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Let the meek inherit the earth — they have it coming to them.

James Thurber

When all things are equal, translucence in writing is more effective than transparency, just as glow is more revealing than glare.
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Effective Equality Reveal Writing
Women are wiser than men because they know less and understand more.
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Understand Wisdom Woman Yourself
You can fool too many of the people too much of the time.
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Fools People Time Yourself
The nation that complacently and fearfully allows its artists and writers to become suspected rather than respected is no longer regarded as a nation possessed with humor or depth.
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Allow Fear Humor Nation Possession Regard Suspect Writing
The wit makes fun of other persons; the satirist makes fun of the world; the humorist makes fun of himself.
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Funny Himself Person Smart World
I think that maybe if women and children were in charge we would get somewhere.
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Children Position Thinking Woman
Americans want to go to heaven without dying.
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Death Deep Heaven Hypocrisy Sarcasm
She wasn’t much to look at but she was something to think about.
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Instagram Captions Philosophy Thinking
There is no exception to the rule that every rule has an exception.
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Exception Rule
You might as well fall flat on your face as lean over too far backward.
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Face Fall Yourself
The dog has got more fun out of Man than Man has got out of the dog, for the clearly demonstrable reason that Man is the more laughable of the two animals
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Animal Dog Fun Laughter Man Reason
A pinch of probability is worth a pound of perhaps.
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Probability Thinking Worth
Art – the one achievement of man which has made the long trip up from all fours seem well advised
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Achievement Advice Art Man
The past is an old armchair in the attic, the present an ominous ticking sound, and the future is anybody’s guess.
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Future Guess Past Sound
Man is flying too fast for a world that is round. Soon he will catch up with himself in a great rear end collision.
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Collision Fly Greatness Man World
Where most of us end up there is no knowing, but the hellbent get where they are going.
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Destination Direction End Journey Path

Let the meek inherit the earth — they have it coming to them.

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