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When men start talking about ‘honor’, there is sure to be trouble ahead.

Barbara Mertz

But the dust! And the clutter! My housewifely and scholarly instincts were equally offended.
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Dust Instinct Scholarly
Is is difficult to be angry with a gentleman who pays you compliments, even impertinent compliments. Especially impertinent compliments.
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Gentleman Men Pay
His masculinity was only too apparent
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Apparent Masculinity Only
Reputations are shaped not by facts but by prejudices.
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Facts Prejudice Reputation
There was no warning, not even a knock. The door flew open, and he forgot his present aches and pains in anticipation of what lay in store. The figure that stood in the door was not that of an enemy. It was worse. It was his mother.
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Doors Mother Pain
I do, however, think it would be difficult to write books I don’t like to read.
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Book Thinking Writing
I do not scruple to employ mendacity and a fictitious appearance of female incompetence when the occasion demands it.
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Appearance Demand Female
There are too many people in the world as it is, but the supply of ancient manuscripts is severely limited.
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Ancient People World
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
I do hope you have some money. I’m getting tired of hitting people.
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Hitting People Tired
Noble causes have a deplorable effect on the morals of the persons who espouse them.
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Noble Political Politics
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.
BARBARA MERTZ

Blame Cat Dog
You are softening toward the young rascal because he is ill, and because he says he likes cats.” “It is an engaging quality, Emerson.” “That depends,” said Emerson darkly, “on how he likes them.
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Cat Likes Quality
The approval of a cat cannot but flatter the recipient.
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Approval Cat Flatter Recipient
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
I have learned that particularly clever ideas do not always stand up under close scrutiny.
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Clever Ideas Scrutiny

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