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If someone lies down and invites you to trample upon him, you are a remarkable individual if you decline the invitation.

Barbara Mertz

A man asking for help ought to at least give directions.
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Asking Giving Help Men
But the dust! And the clutter! My housewifely and scholarly instincts were equally offended.
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Dust Instinct Scholarly
I’ve been reading ghost stories ever since I could read. I’m immensely curious about ghosts and UFOs and all that stuff, but I’m a very hard-headed person.
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Ghost Reading Stories Stuff
There is nothing sadder than the cheerful letters of the dead, expressing hopes that were never fulfilled, ambitions that were never achieved, dreams cut off before they could come to fruition.
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Ambition Cutting Dream
Conventional history completely ignores half the human race.
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Half History Race
There are too many people in the world as it is, but the supply of ancient manuscripts is severely limited.
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Ancient People World
I have learned that particularly clever ideas do not always stand up under close scrutiny.
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Clever Ideas Scrutiny
Reputations are shaped not by facts but by prejudices.
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Facts Prejudice Reputation
When men start talking about ‘honor’, there is sure to be trouble ahead.
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Men Political Talking
Your trousers are on fire. I would have told you, but you so dislike advice.
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Advice Fire Trouser
The trouble with unknown enemies is that they are so difficult to identify.
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Difficult Enemy Trouble
A lady cannot be blamed if a master criminal takes a fancy to her.
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Criminals Fancy Masters
Superstition has its practical uses.
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Practical Superstitions Use
There was no warning, not even a knock. The door flew open, and he forgot his present aches and pains in anticipation of what lay in store. The figure that stood in the door was not that of an enemy. It was worse. It was his mother.
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Doors Mother Pain
Spring is always cruel, with its false promise of resurrection.
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Promise Resurrection Spring
I don’t think she realized how much she cared for him, or he for her, until the end. Hasn’t someone said a woman may be known by the men who love her enough to die for her? (If they haven’t, I claim the credit myself.)
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Credit Men Thinking

If someone lies down and invites you to trample upon him, you are a remarkable individual if you decline the invitation.

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