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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

In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage.
JOHN STEINBECK

Anger Growth People Soul
Maybe the hardest thing in writing is simply to tell the truth about things as we see them.
JOHN STEINBECK

See Truth Writing
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.
JOHN STEINBECK

Difficult Experience Life Problem
It’s so much darker when a light goes out than it would have been if it had never shone.
JOHN STEINBECK

Darkness Grief Light Loss
There’s nothing in the world like that first taste of beer.
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Alcohol Taste World
Somewhere in the world there is a defeat for everyone. Some are destroyed by defeat, and some made small and mean by victory. Greatness lives in one who triumphs equally over defeat and victory.
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Defeat Destroy Greatness Success Victory World
No one wants advice – only corroboration.
JOHN STEINBECK

Advice Business Entrepreneur
I am happy to report that in the war between reality and romance, reality is not the stronger.
JOHN STEINBECK

Reality Romance War
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.
JOHN STEINBECK

Anger Children Men
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
To be alive at all is to have scars.
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Alive Scars
I am convinced that basically dogs think humans are nuts.
JOHN STEINBECK

Dog Human Thinking
The nicest thing in the world you can do for anybody is let them help you.
JOHN STEINBECK

Help World Yourself
Power does not corrupt. Fear corrupts, perhaps the fear of a loss of power.
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Corruption Fear Loss Power
The final weapon is the brain, all else is supplemental.
JOHN STEINBECK

Brain Weapons
You’re bound to get ideas if you go thinkin’ about stuff.
JOHN STEINBECK

Ideas Thinking Yourself

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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