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a church ought to express the joy of religion as well as its majesty.

Barbara Mertz

I sometimes wonder what it would be like to be the respected patriarch of an ordinary English family.” “Very boring, Emerson.
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English Ordinary Sometimes Wonder
People who relate what they believe to be new and startling information like to have such information received with exclamations of astonishment and admiration.
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Astonishment Believe People
a church ought to express the joy of religion as well as its majesty.
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Church Joy Majesty
Money was the manure of politics.
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Manure Money Politics
Since I am not as stupid as my children believe I am, I had immediately realized this might be a ruse, but I was not at all averse to a confrontation. In fact, I had been hoping for some such thing.
BARBARA MERTZ

Believe Children Stupid
Is is difficult to be angry with a gentleman who pays you compliments, even impertinent compliments. Especially impertinent compliments.
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Gentleman Men Pay
Superstition has its practical uses.
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Practical Superstitions Use
Cats always pick the laps of the people who don’t like them.
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Cat Lap People
there is nothing like a garden to rest the soul.
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Garden Gardening Soul
Exaggeration is the cheapest form of humor.
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Exaggeration Form Humor
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
It was hate at first sight, clean, pure and strong as grain alcohol.
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Hate Sight Strong
Getting an idea for a book is not the problem, but you need 300 ideas – an idea a page.
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Book Idea Needs
I have learned that particularly clever ideas do not always stand up under close scrutiny.
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Clever Ideas Scrutiny
The approval of a cat cannot but flatter the recipient.
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Approval Cat Flatter Recipient
The only people who are not in awe of Emerson’s powerful voice and well-nigh superhuman strength are the members of his own family. He is aware of this, and often complains about it; so from time to time I like to put on a little show of being intimidated. ‘Proceed, my dear,’ I said apologetically.
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People Powerful Voice

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