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Those whom we first love we seldom marry.

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A burglar who respects his art always takes his time before taking anything else.
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Art Himself Respect Time
We can’t buy one minute of time with cash; if we could, rich people would live longer.
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Cash Live People Time
By rights you’re a king. If I was you, I’d call for a new deal.
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Call Deal King Right Yourself
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
Inject a few raisins of conversation into the tasteless dough of existence.
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Conversation Existence Taste
There are a few editor men with whom I am privileged to come in contact. It has not been long since it was their habit to come in contact with me. There is a difference.
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Contact Difference Man Privilege
This fair but pitiless city of Manhattan was without a soul its inhabitants were manikins moved by wires and springs.
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Fair Move Soul Wire
I’ve got some of my best yarns from park benches, lamp posts and newspaper stands.
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Lamp Myself Stand
He studied cities as women study their reflections.
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Reflection Study Woman
If you can’t write a story that pleases yourself, you will never please the public. But in writing the story forget the public.
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Forget Please Story Writing Yourself
Fortune is a prize to be won. Adventure is the road to it. Chance is what may lurk in the shadows at the roadside.
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Fortune Prize Road Shadow Win
Perhaps there is no happiness in life so perfect as the martyr’s.
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Happiness Life Perfection
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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Ourselves Road Travel Way
O all who give and receive gifts, such as they are wisest. Everywhere they are wisest. They are the magi.
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Gift Knowledge Wisdom
No friendship is an accident.
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Accident Friendship
A straw vote only shows which way the hot air blows.
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Air Hot Show Vote Way

Those whom we first love we seldom marry.

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