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Whenever he saw a dollar in another man’s hands he took it as a personal grudge, if he couldn’t take it any other way.

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Of habit, the power that keeps the earth from flying to pieces; though there is some silly theory of gravitation.
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Gravitation Habit Pieces Power Theory
In the Big City a man will disappear with the suddenness and completeness of the flame of a candle that is blown out.
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Anand Thakur
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
Be always decent and right in your home town; and when you’re on the road, never take more than four glasses of beer a day or play higher than a twenty-five-cent limit.
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Decent Home Limitation Right Yourself
Men to whom life had appeared as a reversible coat – seamy on both sides.
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Appearance Life Man Side
Except in streetcars one should never be unnecessarily rude to a lady.
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Exception Necessary Rude Woman
Write what you like; there is no other rule.
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Rule Writing Yourself
It’ll be a great place if they ever finish it.
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Greatness Place
There is this difference between the grief of youth and that of old age; youth’s burden is lightened by as much of it as another shares; old age may give and give, but the sorrow remains the same.
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Difference Grief Light Old Remain Sorrow
She plucked from my lapel the invisible strand of lint (the universal act of woman to proclaim ownership).
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Invisible Strand Woman
Inject a few raisins of conversation into the tasteless dough of existence.
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Conversation Existence Taste
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
Life is made up of sobs, sniffles, and smiles, with sniffles predominating.
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Dominate Life Smile
East is East, and West is San Francisco, according to Californians. Californians are a race of people; they are not merely inhabitants of a State.
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Ethnicity Identity Race State
All great men have declared that they owe their sucess to the aid and encouragement of some brilliant woman.
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Brilliant Declare Encouragement Greatness Woman
A straw vote only shows which way the hot air blows.
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Air Hot Show Vote Way

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