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In poverty she is envious. In riches she may be a snob. Money does not change the sickness, only the symptoms.

John Steinbeck

No one wants advice – only corroboration.
JOHN STEINBECK

Advice Business Entrepreneur
An unbelieved truth can hurt a man much more than a lie. It takes great courage to back truth unacceptable to our times. There’s a punishment for it, and it’s usually crucifixion.
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Acceptable Believe Courage Hurt Lying Punishment Time
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, of course, people are interested only in themselves. If a story is not about the hearer he will not listen.
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Himself Listening People Story
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
Only mediocrity escapes criticism.
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Escape Life
It’s so much darker when a light goes out than it would have been if it had never shone.
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Darkness Grief Light Loss
I am convinced that basically dogs think humans are nuts.
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Dog Human Thinking
Books are the best friends you can have; they inform you, and entertain you, and they don’t talk back.
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Book Entertainment Friendship Talk
A man without words is a man without thought.
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Life Men Word
People like you to be something, preferably what they are.
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People Yourself
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
I believe that love cannot be bought except with love.
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Believe Love Myself
I find out of long experience that I admire all nations and hate all governments
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Experience Government Hate Nation
Socialism is just another form of religion, and thus delusional.
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Illusion Religion Socialism
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

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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