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It’s said that love makes the world go around. Let me tell you, the announcement lacks verification. It’s the wind from the dinner horn that does it.

O. Henry

Except in streetcars one should never be unnecessarily rude to a lady.
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Exception Necessary Rude Woman
What is the world at its best but a little round field of the moving pictures with two walking together in it?
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Best Move Picture Round World
Men to whom life had appeared as a reversible coat – seamy on both sides.
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Appearance Life Man Side
Each of us, when our day’s work is done, must seek our ideal, whether it be love or pinochle or lobster à la Newburg, or the sweet silence of the musty bookshelves.
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Book Day Ideal Seek Silence Work
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
Write what you like; there is no other rule.
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Rule Writing Yourself
It gives men courage and ambition and the nerve for anything. It has the colour of gold, is clear as a glass and shines after dark as if the sunshine were still in it.
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Ambition Color Courage Darkness Man Sunshine
It was beautiful and simple, as truly great swindles are.
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Beautiful Greatness Simplicity True
Women’s weapon, water-drops.
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Tears Weapon Woman
Most wonderful of all are words, and how they make friends one with another.
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Friendship Oneself Wonderful Word
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
Those whom we first love we seldom marry.
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Love Marriage
Whenever my patient begins to count the carriages in her funeral procession I subtract 50 per cent from the curative power of medicines.
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Beginning Count Funeral Medicine Myself Patience Power
By nature and doctrines I am addicted to the habit of discovering choice places wherein to feed.
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Addiction Choice Discover Eat Habit Nature Place
If a person has lived through war, poverty and love, he has lived a full life.
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Life Live Person Poverty War
Life is made up of sobs, sniffles, and smiles, with sniffles predominating.
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Dominate Life Smile

It’s said that love makes the world go around. Let me tell you, the announcement lacks verification. It’s the wind from the dinner horn that does it.

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It’s said that love makes the world go around. Let me tell you, the announcement lacks verification. It’s the wind from the dinner horn that does it.

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