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Time is the only critic without ambition.

John Steinbeck

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
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
Many a trip continues long after movement in time and space have ceased.
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Journey Space Time
There’s nothing in the world like that first taste of beer.
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Alcohol Taste World
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
Socialism is just another form of religion, and thus delusional.
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Illusion Religion Socialism
Maybe the hardest thing in writing is simply to tell the truth about things as we see them.
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See Truth Writing
And now that you don’t have to be perfect, you can be good.
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Encouragement Goodness Inspirational Perfection
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
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
All war is a symptom of man’s failure as a thinking animal.
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Animal Failure Men War
People like you to be something, preferably what they are.
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People Yourself
If you want to destroy a nation, give it too much – make it greedy, miserable and sick.
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Giving Sick Simple
It’s a hard thing to leave any deeply routine life, even if you hate it.
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Hate Leaving Life
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
I find out of long experience that I admire all nations and hate all governments
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Experience Government Hate Nation

Time is the only critic without ambition.

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