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" Getting talked about is one of the penalties for being pretty, while being above suspicion is about the only compensation for being homely. "
Kin Hubbard
Pretty
Being
Above
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" There is no failure except in no longer trying. There is no defeat except from within, no really insurmountable barrier save our own inherent weakness of purpose. "
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" If you haven't seen your wife smile at a traffic cop, you haven't seen her smile her prettiest. "
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" Next to a circus there ain't nothing that packs up and tears out faster than the Christmas spirit. "
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" Men are not punished for their sins, but by them. "
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" Nobody ever grew despondent looking for trouble. "
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" It's what a fellow thinks he knows that hurts him. "
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" If there's anything a public servant hates to do it's something for the public. "
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" No one can feel as helpless as the owner of a sick goldfish. "
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" All the world loves a good loser. "
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" An optimist is a fellow who believes what's going to be will be postponed. "
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" Classical music is the kind we keep thinking will turn into a tune. "
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" We would all like to vote for the best man but he is never a candidate. "
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" Now and then an innocent man is sent to the legislature. "
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" Boys will be boys, and so will a lot of middle-aged men. "
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" Some folks can look so busy doing nothing that they seem indispensable. "
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Doing
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" I don't look for much to come out of government ownership as long as we have Democrats and Republicans. "
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Look
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" Fun is like life insurance; the older you get, the more it costs. "
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More
Insurance
" Every once in a while someone without a single bad habit gets caught. "
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" Lack of pep is often mistaken for patience. "
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Often
Mistaken
" A grouch escapes so many little annoyances that it almost pays to be one. "
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Many
Pays
" Don't knock the weather; nine-tenths of the people couldn't start a conversation if it didn't change once in a while. "
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People
" Lots of folks confuse bad management with destiny. "
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" A bee is never as busy as it seems; it's just that it can't buzz any slower. "
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Just
" A loafer always has the correct time. "
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Always
Time
" Nobody works as hard for his money as the man who marries it. "
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" I'll say this for adversity: people seem to be able to stand it, and that's more than I can say for prosperity. "
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" It used to be that a fellow went on the police force when everything else failed, but today he goes in the advertising game. "
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Used
Today
" When a fellow says, 'It ain't the money but the principle of the thing,' it's the money. "
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Fellow
Thing
" Bargain... anything a customer thinks a store is losing money on. "
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" It's pretty hard to tell what does bring happiness; poverty and wealth have both failed. "
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