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Martyrdom is often the result of excessive gullibility.

Barbara Mertz

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
Conventional history completely ignores half the human race.
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Half History Race
A lady cannot be blamed if a master criminal takes a fancy to her.
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Criminals Fancy Masters
Emerson,’ I said, choosing my words with care, ‘it is a sheer drop from the cleft down to the base of the cliff. If you are bent on breaking your arm or your leg or your neck or all three, find a place closer to home so we won’t have to carry you such a distance.
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Distance Home Three
A fondness for martyrdom, especially of the verbal variety, is common to the young.
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Common Young Youth
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
I sometimes wonder what it would be like to be the respected patriarch of an ordinary English family.” “Very boring, Emerson.
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English Ordinary Sometimes Wonder
Marriage, in my view, should be a balanced stalemate between equal adversaries.
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Marriage Should Views
I knew the answer, and–of course–so did Ramses. He has superb breath control and always gets in ahead of me.
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Answers Courses Superb
Money was the manure of politics.
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Manure Money Politics
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
Love has a very dulling effect on the brain
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Brain Dulling Effects Love
The trouble with unknown enemies is that they are so difficult to identify.
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Difficult Enemy Trouble
The way to get on with a cat is to treat it as an equal – or even better, as the superior it knows itself to be.
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Cat Treats Way
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
If someone lies down and invites you to trample upon him, you are a remarkable individual if you decline the invitation.
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Down And Lying Weakness

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