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She wasn’t much to look at but she was something to think about.

James Thurber

Man has gone long enough, or even too long, without being man enough to face the simple truth that the trouble with man is man.
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Enough Hard Time Man Simplicity Trouble Truth
I can feel a thing I cannot touch and touch a thing I cannot feel. The first is sad and sorry, the second is your heart.
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Feeling Heart Sadness Sorry Touch Yourself
Don’t get it right, just get it written.
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Right Writing
Where most of us end up there is no knowing, but the hellbent get where they are going.
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Destination Direction End Journey Path
The dog has got more fun out of Man than Man has got out of the dog, for the clearly demonstrable reason that Man is the more laughable of the two animals
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Animal Dog Fun Laughter Man Reason
You might as well fall flat on your face as lean over too far backward.
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Face Fall Yourself
Time is for dragonflies and angels. The former live too little and the latter live too long.
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Angel Lifespan Time
Man is troubled by what might be called the Dog Wish, a strange and involved compulsion to be as happy and carefree as a dog.
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Dog Happiness Man Strange Trouble
Love is what you’ve been through with somebody.
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Break Up Love Yourself
The past is an old armchair in the attic, the present an ominous ticking sound, and the future is anybody’s guess.
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Future Guess Past Sound
You can fool too many of the people too much of the time.
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Fools People Time Yourself
The laughter of man is more terrible than his tears, and takes more forms -hollow, heartless, mirthless, maniacal.
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Heartless Laughter Man Tears Terrible
One martini is all right. Two are too many, and three are not enough.
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Alcohol Drink Enough Right
I always begin at the left with the opening word of the sentence and read toward the right and I recommend this method.
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Beginning Method Myself Open Word
Two is company, four is a party, three is a crowd. One is a wanderer.
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Company Crowd Party Travel Wanderer
All men should strive to learn before they die, what they are running from, and to, and why.
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Death Learning Man Strive Wisdom

She wasn’t much to look at but she was something to think about.

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