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Husbands do not care to be contradicted. Indeed, I do not know anyone who does.

Barbara Mertz

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
Superstition has its practical uses.
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Practical Superstitions Use
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
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
The only way to do it is to do it: by writing, writing, writing.
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Only Way Write Writing
A fondness for martyrdom, especially of the verbal variety, is common to the young.
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Common Young Youth
I do, however, think it would be difficult to write books I don’t like to read.
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Book Thinking Writing
To argue without knowledge is like trying to weave without thread.
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Arguing Thread Trying
When men start talking about ‘honor’, there is sure to be trouble ahead.
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Men Political Talking
kissing someone out of pity is always a mistake.
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Kissing Mistake Someone
..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
Humor is an excellent method of keeping a tight rein on unproductive displays of emotion.
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Emotion Excellent Method
a church ought to express the joy of religion as well as its majesty.
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Church Joy Majesty
Giving other people advice is one of the most irritating and useless activities known to man.
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Giving Men People
stereotypes are awfully misleading. There are typical librarians, but not all librarians are typical.
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Librarian Stereo Typical

Husbands do not care to be contradicted. Indeed, I do not know anyone who does.

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