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Adversity has the same effect on a man that severe training has on the pugilist: it reduces him to his fighting weight.

One of the best temporary cures for pride and affection is seasickness; a man who wants to vomit never puts on airs.

The time to pray is not when we are in a tight spot but just as soon as we get out of it.

About the most originality that any writer can hope to achieve honestly is to steal with good judgment."

Flattery is like cologne water, to be smelt of, not swallowed

It is the little bits of things that fret and worry us; we can dodge a elephant, but we can't dodge a fly

There are people who are always anticipating trouble, and in this way they manage to enjoy many sorrows that never really happen to them

There are people who are always anticipating trouble, and in this way they manage to enjoy many sorrows that never really happen.

There are people who are always anticipating trouble, and in this way they manage to enjoy many sorrows that never really happen to them.

Incredulity is the wisdom of the fool

There are two kinds of fools: those who can't change their opinions and those who won t.

Take all the fools out of this world and there wouldn't be any fun living in it, or profit.

The best way to convince a fool that he is wrong is to let him have his way.

Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.

There's a great power in words, if you don't hitch too many of them together

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