It is much easier to repent of sins that we have committed than to repent of those that we intend to commit.

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Threescore years and ten is enough; if a man can't suffer all the misery he wants in that time, he must be numb.

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Love is said to be blind, but I know some fellows in love who can see twice as much in their sweethearts as I do.

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My son, observe the postage stamp! Its usefulness depends upon its ability to stick to one thing until it gets there.

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One of the best temporary cures for pride and affectation is seasickness; a man who wants to vomit never puts on airs.

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Adversity has the same effect on a man that severe training has on the pugilist: it reduces him to his fighting weight.

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A man running for office puts me in mind of a dog that's lost--he smells everybody he meets, and wags himself all over.

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There's a lot of people in this world who spend so much time watching their health that they haven't the time to enjoy it.

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Don't ever prophesy; for if you prophesy wrong, nobody will forget it; and if you prophesy right, nobody will remember it.

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About the only difference between the poor and the rich, is this, the poor suffer misery, while the rich have to enjoy it.

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