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No man really knows about other human beings. The best he can do is to suppose that they are like himself.

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
And finally, in our time a beard is the one thing that a woman cannot do better than a man, or if she can her success is assured only in a circus.
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Circus Equality Women
An answer is invariably the parent of a whole family of new questions.
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Family Parents
There’s a responsibility in being a person. It’s more than just taking up space where air would be.
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Person Responsibility Space
Ah, the prayers of the millions, how they must fight and destroy each other on their way to the throne of God.
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Fight God Philosophy Prayer
I know now why confusion in government is not only tolerated but encouraged. I have learned. Confused people can make no clear demands.
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Confused Government People Tolerance
I am convinced that basically dogs think humans are nuts.
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Dog Human Thinking
The craft or art of writing is the clumsy attempt to find symbols for the wordlessness.
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Art Word Writing
If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck.
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Fight Military
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
When a man comes to die, no matter what his talents and influences and genius, if he dies unloved his life must be a failure to him and his dying a cold horror.
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Death Failure Love Men Talent
American married life is the doormat to the whorehouse.
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Life Marriage Sex
Out of all this struggle a good thing is going to grow. That makes it worthwhile.
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Goodness Growth Inspirational Struggle Worth
Always dream and shoot higher than you know you can do, Try to be better than yourself.
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Dream Excellence Writing
If you want to destroy a nation, give it too much – make it greedy, miserable and sick.
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Giving Sick Simple
How can you frighten a man whose hunger is not only in his own cramped stomach but in the wretched bellies of his children? You can’t scare him–he has known a fear beyond every other.
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Anger Children Men

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