The approval of a cat cannot but flatter the recipient.
BARBARA MERTZMoney was the manure of politics.
More Barbara Mertz Quotes
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I do not scruple to employ mendacity and a fictitious appearance of female incompetence when the occasion demands it.
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I have no writing habit. I work when I feel like it, and I work when I have to – mostly the latter.
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Your trousers are on fire. I would have told you, but you so dislike advice.
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..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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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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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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Martyrdom is often the result of excessive gullibility.
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I do, however, think it would be difficult to write books I don’t like to read.
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To argue without knowledge is like trying to weave without thread.
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It’s not unsporting to thrash a cowardly cad,’ said Simmons. ‘Everyone knows you don’t fight like a gentleman.’ ‘That might be called an oxymoron,’ Ramses said. ‘Oh–sorry. Bad form to use long words. Look it up when you get home.’ The poor devil didn’t know how to fight, like a gentleman or otherwise.
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Cats always pick the laps of the people who don’t like them.
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If you take a man by surprise, and behave with sufficient arrogance, he will generally do what you ask. -Emerson
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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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Is is difficult to be angry with a gentleman who pays you compliments, even impertinent compliments. Especially impertinent compliments.
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Humor is an excellent method of keeping a tight rein on unproductive displays of emotion.
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