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You can’t teach an old dogma new tricks.

Dorothy Parker

Should they whisper false of you, Never trouble to deny; Should the words they say be true, Weep and storm and say they lie.
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Deny Fake Lying Storm Trouble
People ought to be one of two things, young or dead.
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Death People Young
All I say is, nobody has any business to go around looking like a horse and behaving as if it were all right. You don’t catch horses going around looking like people, do you?
DOROTHY PARKER

Animal Business People Right Yourself
Misfortune, and recited misfortune especially, can be prolonged to the point where it ceases to excite pity and arouses only irritation.
DOROTHY PARKER

Excitement Fortune Irritation
That woman speaks eighteen languages, and can’t say ‘No’ in any of them.
DOROTHY PARKER

Language No Talk Woman
Those who have mastered etiquette, who are entirely, impeccably right, would seem to arrive at a point of exquisite dullness.
DOROTHY PARKER

Boredom Elegant Manner Right
He is a writer for the ages, the ages of four to eight.
DOROTHY PARKER

Age Children Forever Himself Time Writing
The definition of eternity is two people and a ham.
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Food Forever People
If you have any young friends who aspire to become writers, the second-greatest favor you can do them is to present them with copies of The Elements of Style. The first-greatest, of course, is to shoot them now, while they’re happy.
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Friendship Greatness Happiness Present Writing Young
The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity.
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Boredom Curious Deep
They tire of quiet, that have known the storm
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Quiet Storm
Take me or leave me; or, as is the usual order of things, both.
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Acceptance Leaving Myself
A girl’s best friend is her mutter.
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Best Friendship Girl Herself
I was always sweet, at first. Oh, it’s so easy to be sweet to people before you love them.
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Easy Love People Sweet Yourself
If love is blind, why is lingerie so popular?
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Appearance Fashion Funny Love Sex
Now, look, baby, ‘Union’ is spelled with 5 letters. It is not a four-letter word.
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Letter Look Word

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