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Let the meek inherit the earth — they have it coming to them.

James Thurber

I am not a cat man, but a dog man, and all felines can tell this at a glance – a sharp, vindictive glance.
JAMES THURBER

Man Myself Sharp
Americans want to go to heaven without dying.
JAMES THURBER

Death Deep Heaven Hypocrisy Sarcasm
The dog has seldom been successful in pulling man up to its level of sagacity, but man has frequently dragged the dog down to his.
JAMES THURBER

Dog Himself Level Man Success
So much has already been written about everything that you can’t find out anything about it.
JAMES THURBER

Finding Writing Yourself
You might as well fall flat on your face as lean over too far backward.
JAMES THURBER

Face Fall Yourself
A burden in the bush is worth two on your hands.
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Burden Hands Worth
There is no exception to the rule that every rule has an exception.
JAMES THURBER

Exception Rule
Love is what you’ve been through with somebody.
JAMES THURBER

Break Up Love Yourself
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.
JAMES THURBER

Enough Hard Time Man Simplicity Trouble Truth
Art – the one achievement of man which has made the long trip up from all fours seem well advised
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Achievement Advice Art Man
Time is for dragonflies and angels. The former live too little and the latter live too long.
JAMES THURBER

Angel Lifespan Time
It is better to know some of the questions than all of the answers.
JAMES THURBER

Answer Better Known Question
I write humor the way a surgeon operates, because it is a livelihood, because I have a great urge to do it, because many interesting challenges are set up, and because I have the hope it may do some good.
JAMES THURBER

Goodness Hope Humor Interest Operate Surgeon Writing
Nowadays men lead lives of noisy desperation.
JAMES THURBER

Desperate Live Man Noisy
I never really rallied after the birth of my first child.
JAMES THURBER

Born Children Myself
Things have dropped from me. I have outlived certain desires; I have lost friends, some by death… others through sheer inability to cross the street.
JAMES THURBER

Cross Desire Friendship Lost Street

Let the meek inherit the earth — they have it coming to them.

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