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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

Dogs can be made to feel guilty about anything, including the sins of their owners. Cats refuse to take the blame for anything – including their own sins.
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Blame Cat Dog
Exaggeration is the cheapest form of humor.
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Exaggeration Form Humor
Noble causes have a deplorable effect on the morals of the persons who espouse them.
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Noble Political Politics
there is nothing like a garden to rest the soul.
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Garden Gardening Soul
Reputations are shaped not by facts but by prejudices.
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Facts Prejudice Reputation
Giving other people advice is one of the most irritating and useless activities known to man.
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Giving Men People
The only people who are not in awe of Emerson’s powerful voice and well-nigh superhuman strength are the members of his own family. He is aware of this, and often complains about it; so from time to time I like to put on a little show of being intimidated. ‘Proceed, my dear,’ I said apologetically.
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People Powerful Voice
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
A man asking for help ought to at least give directions.
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Asking Giving Help Men
I would never have supposed that inexperienced girl was capable of such cold-blooded, calculating manipulation!
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Cold Girl Manipulation
A lady cannot be blamed if a master criminal takes a fancy to her.
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Criminals Fancy Masters
Another dead body. Every year it is the same. Every year, another dead body.
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Another Body Every Year Years
He hesitated for a moment. Then he said softly, “I love you, Mother.” He took my hand and kissed it, and folded my fingers round the stem of the rose. He had stripped it of its thorns.
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Love Mother Son You
No woman really wants a man to carry her off; she only wants him to want to do it.
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Funny Want Women
If you take a man by surprise, and behave with sufficient arrogance, he will generally do what you ask. -Emerson
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Arrogance Men Surprise
Cats always made up to the people who hated them the most. Depending on how you chose to look at it, it was a touching manifestation of trust, or a malicious pleasure in human discomfort.
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Cat People Touching

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

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