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" The best way to convince a fool that he is wrong is to let him have his own way. "
Josh Billings
Wrong
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" It is much easier to repent of sins that we have committed than to repent of those that we intend to commit. "
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" The wheel that squeaks the loudest is the one that gets the grease. "
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" As a general thing, when a woman wears the pants in a family, she has a good right to them. "
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" In youth we run into difficulties. In old age difficulties run into us. "
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