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Bill Vaughan

Who grasps with his fist one who has an arm of steel injures only his own powerless wrist. Wait till inconstant fortune ties his hand, then … pick out his brains.
BILL VAUGHAN

Grasp Hands Power Ties
Books are delightful when prosperity happily smiles; when adversity threatens, they are inseparable comforters.
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Adversity Art Books Threaten
Every woman is infallibly to be gained by every sort of flattery, and every man by one sort or other.
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Every Flattery Man Woman
Suburbia is where the developer bulldozes out the trees, then names the streets after them.
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Developer Fun Home Names Street
The most malignant of enemies is the lust which abides within.
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Enemy Lust Most
What the heck do you think I’m doing? I’m laying these darn bricks! He then walked over to the second bricklayer and asked the same question.
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Bricklayer Bricks Question Same Walked
Insofar as theology is an attempt to define and clarify intellectual positions, it is apt to lead to discussion, to differences of opinion, even to controversy, and hence to be divisive.
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Differences Issues Strong
Beauty, alone, may please, not captivate; if lacking grace, ’tis but a hookless bait.
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Bait Beauty Grace
Pipe-smokers spend so much time cleaning, filling and fooling with their pipes, they don’t have time to get into mischief.
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Cleaning Filling Smoking
Evil is only of this world. In the other world there is neither good nor evil; all there is, is beaut).
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Evil Other World Worlds
It’s not what’s going to happen, but who’s coming.
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Coming Happens Jesus
Doing leads more surely to talking than talking to doing.
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Action Surely Talking
In the game of life, it’s a good idea to have a few early losses, which relieves you of the pressure of trying to maintain an undefeated season.
BILL VAUGHAN

Funny Inspirational Life
Perhaps the crime situation would be improved if we could get more cops off television and onto the streets.
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Cops Improved Punishment Television
On the neck of a giraffe a flea begins to believe in immortality.
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Believe Fleas Necks
The perfumed spectators are wont to look on, not to join in the struggle, nor to endure the sun, the heat, the dust, and the showers.
BILL VAUGHAN

Look Perfume Showers Struggle

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