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I find out of long experience that I admire all nations and hate all governments

John Steinbeck

A man on a horse is spiritually, as well as physically, bigger then a man on foot.
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Feet Horse Men Spiritual
You know how advice is. You only want it if it agrees with what you wanted to do anyway.
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Advice Deep Yourself
Socialism is just another form of religion, and thus delusional.
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Illusion Religion Socialism
No man really knows about other human beings. The best he can do is to suppose that they are like himself.
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Himself Human Literature Men
Socialism never took root in America because the poor see themselves not as an exploited proletariat but as temporarily embarrassed millionaires.
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Appearance Poor Roots
It is a common experience that a problem difficult at night is resolved in the morning after the committee of sleep has worked on it.
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Difficult Experience Life Problem
Girls have a way of knowing or feeling what you feel, but they usually like to hear it also.
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Feeling Yourself
And now that you don’t have to be perfect, you can be good.
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Encouragement Goodness Inspirational Perfection
Nearly everyone has his box of secret pain.
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Pain Secret
This I must fight against: any idea, religion, or government which limits or destroys the individual.
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Destroy Fighting Freedom Government Greatness Limitation Religion
There’s nothing in the world like that first taste of beer.
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Alcohol Taste World
With all our horrors and faults, somewhere in us there is a shining.
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Mistake Ourselves Shine
Sometimes a man wants to be stupid if it lets him do a thing his cleverness forbids.
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Ignorance Men Stupidity
Only through immitation do we develop toward originality.
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Development Transformation
An unbelieved truth can hurt a man much more than a lie. It takes great courage to back truth unacceptable to our times. There’s a punishment for it, and it’s usually crucifixion.
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Acceptable Believe Courage Hurt Lying Punishment Time
Books are the best friends you can have; they inform you, and entertain you, and they don’t talk back.
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Book Entertainment Friendship Talk
The free exploring mind of the individual human is the most valuable thing in the world.
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Exploration Freedom Human Mindset Value World
You’re bound to get ideas if you go thinkin’ about stuff.
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Ideas Thinking Yourself
I am convinced that basically dogs think humans are nuts.
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Dog Human Thinking
People are felt rather than seen after the first few moments.
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Moments People See
No one wants advice – only corroboration.
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Advice Business Entrepreneur
Time is the only critic without ambition.
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Ambition Judgment One Liner Time
An answer is invariably the parent of a whole family of new questions.
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Family Parents
It’s almost impossible to read a fine thing without wanting to do a fine thing.
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Impossible Reading
Men do change, and change comes like a little wind that ruffles the curtains at dawn, and it comes like the stealthy perfume of wildflowers hidden in the grass.
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Change Hide Men
A writer lives in awe of words, for they can be cruel or kind, and they can change their meanings right in front of you. They pick up flavors and odors like butter in a refrigerator.
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Change Kind Word Writing
Ideas are like rabbits. You get a couple and learn how to handle them, and pretty soon you have a dozen.
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Animal Couple Ideas Inspirational Wisdom

I find out of long experience that I admire all nations and hate all governments

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