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Wise men make proverbs, but fools repeat them.
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The husband who wants a happy marriage should learn to keep his mouth shut and his checkbook open. -- Groucho Marx My good intentions are completely lethal.
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I have been attacked by Rush Limbaugh on the air, an experience somewhat akin to being
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-- Arthur C. Coxe History is more or less bunk.
-- Henry Ford Faith is believing what you know ain't so.
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friendships of the same intimacy. On the contrary, in friendship union is more about ideal things:
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-- Gustav Holst, on amateur music-making Peculiar travel suggestions are dancing lessons from God.
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