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If you wonder which is the stronger sex, watch which one twists the other around her little finger.

James Thurber

A pinch of probability is worth a pound of perhaps.
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Probability Thinking Worth
Time is for dragonflies and angels. The former live too little and the latter live too long.
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Angel Lifespan Time
I never really rallied after the birth of my first child.
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Born Children Myself
History is replete with proofs, from Cato the Elder to Kennedy the Younger, that if you scratch a statesman you find an actor, but it is becoming harder and harder, in our time, to tell government from show business.
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Business Evidence Government History Ourselves Time
Reason is 6/7 of treason.
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Death One Liner Reason Treason
When all things are equal, translucence in writing is more effective than transparency, just as glow is more revealing than glare.
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Effective Equality Reveal Writing
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
The act of writing is either something the writer dreads or actually likes, and I actually like it. Even re-writing’s fun. You’re getting somewhere, whether it seems to move or not.
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Act Move Myself Writing
I myself have known some profoundly thoughtful dogs.
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Animal Dog Myself Thinking
A burden in the bush is worth two on your hands.
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Burden Hands Worth
You might as well fall flat on your face as lean over too far backward.
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Face Fall Yourself
The wit makes fun of other persons; the satirist makes fun of the world; the humorist makes fun of himself.
JAMES THURBER

Funny Himself Person Smart World
One martini is all right. Two are too many, and three are not enough.
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Alcohol Drink Enough Right
If you wonder which is the stronger sex, watch which one twists the other around her little finger.
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Herself Man Sex Strong Woman Wonder
Beautiful things don’t ask for attention.
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Attention Beautiful One Liner
Writers of comedy have outlook, whereas writers of tragedy have, according to them, insight.
JAMES THURBER

Insight Tragedy Wisdom Writing

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