Common sense is compelled to make its way without the enthusiasm of anyone
Edgar Watson Howe
What people say behind your back is your standing in the community.
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I express many absurd opinions, but I am not the first man to do it American freedom consists largely in talking nonsense.
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Abuse a man unjustly, and you will make friends for him.
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When a friend is in trouble, don't annoy him by asking if there is any thing you can do. Think up something appropriate and do it.
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When people hear good music, it makes them homesick for something they never had and never will have.
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One has fear in front of a goat, in back of a mule, and on every side of a fool.
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If you don't learn to laugh at trouble, you won't have anything to laugh at when you're old.
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A woman who can't forgive should never have more than a nodding acquaintance with a man
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When a man is trying to sell you something, don't imagine that he is polite all the time
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You needn't love your enemy, but if you refrain from telling lies about him, you are doing well enough.
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If your faith is opposed to experience, to human learning and investigation, it is not worth the breath used in giving it expression
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The worst feeling in the world is the homesickness that comes over a man occasionally when he is at home
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The greatest humiliation in life, is to work hard on something from which you expect great appreciation, and then fail to get it
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Living up to ideals is like doing everyday work with your Sunday clothes on.
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