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You know how advice is. You only want it if it agrees with what you wanted to do anyway.

John Steinbeck

Nearly everyone has his box of secret pain.
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Pain Secret
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
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 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
Man is the only kind of varmint sets his own trap, baits it, then steps in it.
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Fools Literature Man
What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness.
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Deep Season Summer Winter
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
It’s almost impossible to read a fine thing without wanting to do a fine thing.
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Impossible Reading
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
I am convinced that basically dogs think humans are nuts.
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Dog Human Thinking
I believe a strong woman may be stronger than a man, particularly if she happens to have love in her heart. I guess a loving woman is indestructible.
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Believe Inspirational Man Strong Woman Empowerment Women
Only mediocrity escapes criticism.
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Escape Life
I wonder how many people I’ve looked at all my life and never seen.
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Believe Life Myself People See
People are felt rather than seen after the first few moments.
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Moments People See
With all our horrors and faults, somewhere in us there is a shining.
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Mistake Ourselves Shine
In poverty she is envious. In riches she may be a snob. Money does not change the sickness, only the symptoms.
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Animal Change Herself Money Sickness

You know how advice is. You only want it if it agrees with what you wanted to do anyway.

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