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Boys are beyond the range of anybody’s sure understanding, at least when they are between the ages of 18 months and 90 years.

James Thurber

Writers of comedy have outlook, whereas writers of tragedy have, according to them, insight.
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Insight Tragedy Wisdom Writing
I myself have known some profoundly thoughtful dogs.
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Animal Dog Myself Thinking
Discussion in America means dissent.
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Country Discussion
The things we laugh at are awful while they are going on, but get funny when we look back. And other people laugh because they’ve been through it too. The closest thing to humor is tragedy.
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Laughter People Tragedy
There is no safety in numbers, or in anything else.
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Mathematics Safety
Humor is a serious thing. I like to think of it as one of our greatest earliest natural resources, which must be preserved at all cost.
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Cost Greatness Humor Serious Thinking
Mutual suspicions of mental inadequacy are common during the first year of any marriage.
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Marriage Mutual Thinking
If you wonder which is the stronger sex, watch which one twists the other around her little finger.
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Herself Man Sex Strong Woman Wonder
A burden in the bush is worth two on your hands.
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Burden Hands Worth
It is better to know some of the questions than all of the answers.
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Answer Better Known Question
Somebody has said that woman’s place is in the wrong. That’s fine. What the wrong needs is a woman’s presence and a woman’s touch. She is far better equipped than men to set it right.
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Place Presence Right Woman Wrong
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
She wasn’t much to look at but she was something to think about.
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Instagram Captions Philosophy Thinking
You can fool too many of the people too much of the time.
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Fools People Time Yourself
Americans want to go to heaven without dying.
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Death Deep Heaven Hypocrisy Sarcasm
Humor is emotional chaos remembered in tranquility.
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Chaos Emotional Humor Remember Tranquility

Boys are beyond the range of anybody’s sure understanding, at least when they are between the ages of 18 months and 90 years.

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