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A sad soul can kill quicker than a germ.

John Steinbeck

When two people meet, each one is changed by the other so you’ve got two new people.
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Change Deep People Philosophy
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
Nearly everyone has his box of secret pain.
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Pain Secret
Teaching might even be the greatest of the arts since the medium is the human mind and spirit.
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Art Greatness Human Teacher Teaching
Socialism is just another form of religion, and thus delusional.
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Illusion Religion Socialism
The final weapon is the brain, all else is supplemental.
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Brain Weapons
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
Time is the only critic without ambition.
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Ambition Judgment One Liner Time
Perhaps the best conversationalist in the world is the man who helps others to talk.
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Conversion Men World
Maybe ever’body in the whole damn world is scared of each other.
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Lonely People World
If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck.
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Fight Military
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
Write freely and as rapidly as possible and throw the whole thing on paper.
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Paper Whole Writing
I am happy to report that in the war between reality and romance, reality is not the stronger.
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Reality Romance War
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
No one wants advice – only corroboration.
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Advice Business Entrepreneur

A sad soul can kill quicker than a germ.

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