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It ain’t the roads we take; it’s what’s inside of us that makes us turn out the way we do.

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We may achieve climate, but weather is thrust upon us.
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Achieve Climate Ourselves
Women’s weapon, water-drops.
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Tears Weapon Woman
There is a saying that no man has tasted the full flavor of life until he has known poverty, love, and war.
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Love Man Poverty Taste War
Hospitality in the prairie country is not limited. Even if your enemy passes your way, you must feed him before you shoot him.
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Country Enemy Hospital Pass Praise Yourself
Humans were denied the speech of animals. The only common ground of communication upon which dogs and men can get together is in fiction.
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Animal Communication Human Talk Together
A burglar who respects his art always takes his time before taking anything else.
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Art Himself Respect Time
Turn up the lights. I don’t want to go home in the dark.
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Darkness Home Light Myself
The true adventurer goes forth aimless and uncalculating to meet and greet unknown fate.
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Adventure Calculate Fate Greatness True
A good story is like a bitter pill, with the sugar coating inside of it.
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Creativity Pill Story
If man knew how women pass the time when they are alone, they’d never marry.
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Man Marriage Pass Time Woman
A story with a moral appended is like the bill of a mosquito. It bores you, and then injects a stinging drop to irritate your conscience.
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Boredom Conscience Irritate Morals
When one loves one’s Art no service seems too hard.
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Art Love Oneself Service
There is one day that is ours. Thanksgiving Day is the one day that is purely American.
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Day Oneself Ourselves Patriotic
Life is made up of sobs, sniffles, and smiles, with sniffles predominating.
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Dominate Life Smile
When a man begins to be hilarious in a sorrowful way you can bet a million that he is dyeing his hair.
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Beginning Hilarious Man Sorrow
History is bright and fiction dull with homely men who have charmed women.
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Bright Charm History Home Man Women

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