A church is a place in which gentlemen who have never been to heaven brag about it to persons who will never get there.

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A formula for answering controversial letters -- without even reading the letters Dear Sir (or Madame) You may be right.

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Before a man speaks it is always safe to assume that he is a fool. After he speaks, it is seldom necessary to assume it.

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Unquestionably, there is progress. The average American now pays out twice as much in taxes as he formerly got in wages.

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An idealist is one who, on noticing that roses smell better than a cabbage, concludes that it will also make better soup.

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The most common of all follies is to believe passionately in the palpably not true. It is the chief occupation of mankind.

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The most costly of all follies is to believe passionately in the palpably not true. It is the chief occupation of mankind.

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Love is an emotion that is based on an opinion of women that is impossible for those who have had any experience with them.

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An idealist is one who, on noticing that a rose smells better than a cabbage, concludes that it will also make better soup.

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Women always excel men in that sort of wisdom which comes from experience. To be a woman is in itself a terrible experience.

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