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The real fun of living wisely is that you get to be smug about it.

Bill Watterson

History is the fiction we invent to persuade ourselves that events are knowable and that life has order and direction. That’s why events are always reinterpreted when values change.
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Direction Events Knowable Order Prejudice
It’s surprising how hard we’ll work when the work is done just for ourselves.
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Done Hard Surprising
Life’s disappointments are harder to take when you don’t know any swear words.
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Disappointment Friendship Harder Swearing
Calvin: ME TARZAN! KING OF JUNGLE! Suzy: Nice underpants. Does your mom know you’re over here like this? Calvin:…I don’t think Jane EVER said that to Tarzan.
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Country Kings Mom Nice People Think
Creating a life that reflects your values and satisfies your soul is a rare achievement.
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Creating Good Life Thinking
Having an enviable career is one thing. Being a happy person is another
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Careers Happy Person
I’ve got plenty of common sense! I just choose to ignore it.
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Common Ignore Plenty Sense
Rainy days should be spent at home with a cup of tea and a good book.
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Book Rain Reading
Once it’s too late, you appreciate what a miracle life is.
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Appreciate Late Miracle
For me, it’s been liberating to put myself in the mind of a fictitious six year-old each day, and rediscover my own curiosity.
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Curiosity Ideas Play Years
I’d hate to have a kid like me.
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Hate Kids Like
I like maxims that don’t encourage behavior modification.
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Behavior Encouragement Friendship Modification
Since September it’s just gotten colder and colder. There’s less daylight now, I’ve noticed too. This can only mean one thing – the sun is going out. In a few more months the Earth will be a dark and lifeless ball of ice. Dad says the sun isn’t going out.
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Dad Dark Daylight Mean Truth
I liked things better when I didn’t understand them.
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Liked Thing Understand
Calvin:”It says here that ‘religion is the opiate of the masses.’…what do you suppose that means?” Television: “…it means that Karl Marx hadn’t seen anything yet
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Mean Opiates Television
Calvin: Know what I pray for? Hobbes: What? Calvin: The strength to change what I can, the inability to accept what I can’t, and the incapacity to tell the difference.
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Differences Inability Praying Strength

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