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Indecency, vulgarity, obscenity - these are strictly confined to man; he invented them. Among the higher animals there is no trace of them. They hide nothing. They are not ashamed.

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Let us make a special effort to stop communicating with each other, so we can have some conversation.

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When we remember we are all mad, the mysteries disappear and life stands explained.

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A big leather-bound volume makes an ideal razorstrap. A thing book is useful to stick under a table with a broken caster to steady it. A large, flat atlas can be used to cover a window with a broken pane. And a thick, old-fashioned heavy book with a clasp is the finest thing in the world to throw at a noisy cat.

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Seventy is old enough. After that there is too much risk.

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To string incongruities and absurdities together in a wandering and sometimes purposeless way, and seem innocently unaware that they are absurdities, is the basis of the American art, if my position is correct.

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You need not expect to get your book right the first time. Go to work and revamp or rewrite it. God only exhibits his thunder and lightning at intervals, and so they always command attention. These are God's adjectives. You thunder and lightning too much; the reader ceases to get under the bed, by and by.

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Principles aren't of much account anyway, except at election time. After that you hang them up to let them season.

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It's an epitome of life. The first half of it consists of the capacity to enjoy without the chance; the last half consists of the chance without the capacity.

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But I reckon I got to light out for the Territory ahead of therest, because Aunt Sally she's going to adopt me and sivilize me, and I can't stand it. I been there before.

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If we learned to walk and talk the way we learn to read and write, everyone would limp and stutter.

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He could charm an audience an hour on a stretch without ever getting rid of an idea.

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Whatever thing men call great, look for it in Joan of Arc, and there you will find it.

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Wilson stopped and stood silent. Inattention dies a quick and sure death when a speaker does that.

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Dying man couldn't make up his mind which place to go to-both have their advantages, heaven for the climate, hell for the company!

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We all like to see people sea-sick when we are not ourselves.

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I have been on the verge of being an angel all my life, but it's never happened yet.

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Additional problems are the offspring of poor solutions.

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Our inner strengths, experiences, and truths cannot be lost, destroyed, or taken away. Every person has an inborn worth and can contribute to the human community. We all can treat one another with dignity and respect, provide opportunities to grow toward our fullest lives and help one another discover and develop our unique gifts. We each deserve this and we all can extend it to others.

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Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness.

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