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Circumstances make man, not man circumstances.

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The pulpit and the optimist are always talking about the human race's steady march toward ultimate perfection. As usual, they leave out the statistics. It is the pulpit's way - the optimist's way.

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We often feel sad in the presence of music without words; and often more than that in the presence of music without music.

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Let us consider that we are all partially insane. It will explain us to each other; it will unriddle many riddles; it will make clear and simple many things which are involved in haunting and harassing difficulties and obscurities now.

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....honest men are few when it comes to themselves.

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Education consists mainly of what we have unlearned.

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Words are only painted fire; a look is the fire itself.

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The public is the only critic whose judgment is worth anything at all.

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Customs do not concern themselves with right or wrong or reason. But they have to be obeyed; one reasons all around them until he is tired, but he must not transgress them, it is sternly forbidden.

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There is no such thing as the Queen's English. The property has gone into the hands of a joint stock company and we own the bulk of the shares!

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We never knew an ignorant person yet but was prejudiced.

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It is no use to keep private information which you can't show off.

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All people have had ill luck, but Jairus's daughter and Lazarus had the worst.

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What's the use you learning to do right , when it's troublesome to do right and it ain't no trouble to do wrong, and the wages is just the same?

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I reverently believe that the Maker who made us all makes everything in New England but the weather. I don't know who makes that, but I think it must be raw apprentices in the weather clerk's factory who experiment and learn how, in New England, for board and clothes, and then are promoted to make weather for countries that require a good article, and will take their custom elsewhere if they don't get it...

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The catfish is Plenty good enough fish for anyone

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Kings cannot ennoble thee, thou good, great soul, for One who is higher than kings hath done that for thee; but a king can confirm thy nobility to men.

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[I] shall never use profanity except in discussing house rent and taxes. Indeed, upon second thought, I will not use it then, for it is unchristian, inelegant, and degrading--though to speak truly I do not see how house rent and taxes are going to be discussed worth a cent without it.

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Work consists of whatever a body is obliged to do. Play consists of whatever a body is not obliged to do.

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We laugh and laugh. Then cry and cry- Then feebler laugh, Then die.

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