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When one is striding bravely into the future one cannot watch one’s footing.

Barbara Mertz

Another dead body. Every year it is the same. Every year, another dead body.
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Another Body Every Year Years
I never meant to marry. In my opinion, a woman born in the last half of the nineteenth century of the Christian era suffered from enough disadvantages without willfully embracing another.
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Christian Half Lasts
Reputations are shaped not by facts but by prejudices.
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Facts Prejudice Reputation
The combination of physical strength and moral sincerity combined with tenderness of heart is exactly what is wanted in a husband.–Ameila Peabody
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Heart Husband Moral
When emotion supersedes reason … gullibility must follow.
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Emotion Gullibility Reason
A lady cannot be blamed if a master criminal takes a fancy to her.
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Criminals Fancy Masters
there is nothing like a garden to rest the soul.
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Garden Gardening Soul
I had refused Emerson’s well-meant offers of assistance, knowing his efforts would be confined to moving the furniture to the wrong places and demanding how much longer the process would take.
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Effort Knowing Moving
..he continues to cling to the forlorn hope that I will turn into one of those swooning females…and fling myself squeeling at him whenever anything happens. Like all men, he clings to his illusions.
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Female Men Swooning
Giving other people advice is one of the most irritating and useless activities known to man.
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Giving Men People
Exaggeration is the cheapest form of humor.
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Exaggeration Form Humor
kissing someone out of pity is always a mistake.
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Kissing Mistake Someone
It may take us a little longer to reach the summit, but never fear, we will get there!
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Determination Littles May
It is easier to counterfeit old age than youth.
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Age Easier Youth
That’s maturity-when you realize that you’ve finally arrived at a state of ignorance as profound as your parents.
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Ignorance Maturity Profound
I can do a book in three months if I spend all day, seven days a week at it and, in fact, I work better that way.
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Book Three Way

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