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People who relate what they believe to be new and startling information like to have such information received with exclamations of astonishment and admiration.

Barbara Mertz

But the dust! And the clutter! My housewifely and scholarly instincts were equally offended.
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Dust Instinct Scholarly
Humor is an excellent method of keeping a tight rein on unproductive displays of emotion.
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Emotion Excellent Method
Husbands do not care to be contradicted. Indeed, I do not know anyone who does.
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Care Contradicted Husband
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
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
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
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.
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Believe Children Stupid
It is much more sensible to be an optimist instead of a pessimist, for if one is doomed to disappointment, why experience it in advance?
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Disappointment Optimist Pessimist
Most men are reasonably useful in a crisis. The difficulty lies in convincing them that the situation has reached a critical point
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Crisis Lying Men
I do hope you have some money. I’m getting tired of hitting people.
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Hitting People Tired
Superstition has its practical uses.
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Practical Superstitions Use
I disapprove of matrimony as a matter of principle…. Why should any independent, intelligent female choose to subject herself to the whims and tyrannies of a husband? I assure you, I have yet to meet a man as sensible as myself! (Amelia Peabody)
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Husband Independent Intelligent
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
Your trousers are on fire. I would have told you, but you so dislike advice.
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Advice Fire Trouser
When one is striding bravely into the future one cannot watch one’s footing.
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Foot Future Many One People Watches
A lady cannot be blamed if a master criminal takes a fancy to her.
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Criminals Fancy Masters

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