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There is no exception to the rule that every rule has an exception.

James Thurber

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
Well, if I called the wrong number, why did you answer the phone?
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Call Myself Number Phone Wrong Yourself
Humor is a serious thing. I like to think of it as one of our greatest earliest natural resources, which must be preserved at all cost.
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Cost Greatness Humor Serious Thinking
Humourists lead… an existence of jumpiness and apprehension. They sit on the edge of the chair of Literature. In the house of Life they have the feeling that they have never taken off their overcoats.
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Edge Existence Literature
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
Sixty minutes of thinking of any kind is bound to lead to confusion and unhappiness.
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Confusion Happiness Thinking
Don’t get it right, just get it written.
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Right Writing
Americans want to go to heaven without dying.
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Death Deep Heaven Hypocrisy Sarcasm
Mutual suspicions of mental inadequacy are common during the first year of any marriage.
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Marriage Mutual Thinking
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
The most dangerous food is wedding cake.
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Cake Dangerous Food Marriage One Liner Sarcasm
Boys are beyond the range of anybody’s sure understanding, at least when they are between the ages of 18 months and 90 years.
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Behavior Man Mindset Understand
Time is for dragonflies and angels. The former live too little and the latter live too long.
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Angel Lifespan Time
Humor and pathos, tears and laughter are, in the highest expression of human character and achievement, inseparable.
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Achievement Character Expression Humor Laughter Separate
Humor is emotional chaos remembered in tranquility.
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Chaos Emotional Humor Remember Tranquility
Writers of comedy have outlook, whereas writers of tragedy have, according to them, insight.
JAMES THURBER

Insight Tragedy Wisdom Writing

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