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All great and precious things are lonely.

John Steinbeck

Perhaps the best conversationalist in the world is the man who helps others to talk.
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Conversion Men World
An answer is invariably the parent of a whole family of new questions.
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Family Parents
I am convinced that basically dogs think humans are nuts.
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Dog Human Thinking
Socialism never took root in America because the poor see themselves not as an exploited proletariat but as temporarily embarrassed millionaires.
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Appearance Poor Roots
You know how advice is. You only want it if it agrees with what you wanted to do anyway.
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Advice Deep Yourself
It’s a hard thing to leave any deeply routine life, even if you hate it.
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Hate Leaving Life
Don’t worry about losing. If it is right, it happens – The main thing is not to hurry. Nothing good gets away.
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Goodness Lose Love Right
Out of all this struggle a good thing is going to grow. That makes it worthwhile.
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Goodness Growth Inspirational Struggle Worth
A man without words is a man without thought.
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Life Men Word
If you’re in trouble, or hurt or need – go to the poor people. They’re the only ones that’ll help – the only ones.
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Help Hurt People Poor Trouble
And, of course, people are interested only in themselves. If a story is not about the hearer he will not listen.
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Himself Listening People Story
I am happy to report that in the war between reality and romance, reality is not the stronger.
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Reality Romance War
Somewhere in the world there is a defeat for everyone. Some are destroyed by defeat, and some made small and mean by victory. Greatness lives in one who triumphs equally over defeat and victory.
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Defeat Destroy Greatness Success Victory World
Many a trip continues long after movement in time and space have ceased.
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Journey Space Time
If you want to destroy a nation, give it too much – make it greedy, miserable and sick.
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Giving Sick Simple
My imagination will get me a passport to hell one day.
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Funny Hell Imagination Travel

All great and precious things are lonely.

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