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A quotation is a handy thing to have about, saving one the trouble of thinking for oneself, always a laborious business.

A. A. Milne

It is a terrible thing for an author to have a lot of people running about his book without any invitation from him at all.
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Book Invitation People Run Terrible
Food is a subject of conversation more spiritually refreshing even than the weather, for the number of possible remarks about the weather is limited, whereas of food you can talk on and on and on.
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Food Number Possible Spiritual Weather
Chess has this in common with making poetry; that the desire for it comes upon the amateur in gusts.
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Amateur Chess Desire Gut Poetry
If a statement is untrue, it is not the more respectable because it has been said in Latin.
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Respect Statement True
Let’s begin by taking a smallish nap or two.
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Beginning Nap One Liner Sleep
They’re funny things, Accidents. You never have them till you’re having them.
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Accident Funny
You are braver than you believe, Stronger than you seem, And smarter than you think.
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Believe Brave Inspirational Smart Strong Thinking
People say nothing is impossible, but I do nothing every day.
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Humour Impossible People Sarcastic
A pipe in the mouth makes it clear that there has been no mistake-you are undoubtedly a man.
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Doubt Man Mistake Mouth
Whenever there comes a day when we can’t be together, keep me in your heart, I’ll stay there forever.
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Anniversary Couple Forever Heart Togetherness Valentine
It is impossible to win gracefully at chess.
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Chess Grace Impossible
To the uneducated, an A is just three sticks.
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Education Stick
Washing, this modern behind the ears nonsense.
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Ears Nonsense Wash
Don’t underestimate the value of Doing Nothing, of just going along, listening to all the things you can’t hear, and not bothering.
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Bother Hear Listen Positive Underestimate Value
Weeds are flowers, too, once you get to know them.
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Drug Flower
Almost anyone can be an author; the business is to collect money and fame from this state of being.
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Business Fame Money State

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