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Swearing was invented as a compromise between running away and fighting.


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Trust everybody, but cut the cards.

Trust everybody, but cut the cards.



A man's idea in a game of cards is war, cruel, devastating, and pitiless. A lady's idea of it is a combination of larceny, embezzlement and burglary.

A man's idea in a game of cards is war, cruel, devastating, and pitiless. A lady's idea of it is a combination of larceny, embezzlement and burglary.



A fanatic is a man that does what he thinks the Lord would do if He knew the facts of the case.

A fanatic is a man that does what he thinks the Lord would do if He knew the facts of the case.



The past always looks better than it was; it's only pleasant because it isn't here.

The past always looks better than it was; it's only pleasant because it isn't here.



That is, no matther whether th' constitution follows th' flag or not, th' supreme coort follows th' iliction returns.

That is, no matther whether th' constitution follows th' flag or not, th' supreme coort follows th' iliction returns.



What is instinct? It is the natural tendency in one when filled with dismay to turn to his wife.

What is instinct? It is the natural tendency in one when filled with dismay to turn to his wife.



An appeal is when you ask one court to show its contempt for another court.

An appeal is when you ask one court to show its contempt for another court.



Most vegetarians look so much like the food they eat that they can be classified as cannibals.

Most vegetarians look so much like the food they eat that they can be classified as cannibals.



I niver knew a pollytician to go wrong ontil he's been contaminated by contact with a business man.

I niver knew a pollytician to go wrong ontil he's been contaminated by contact with a business man.



Alcohol is necessary for a man so that he can have a good opinion of himself, undisturbed by the facts.

Alcohol is necessary for a man so that he can have a good opinion of himself, undisturbed by the facts.





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We are all blessed, but the problem is that some of us count their blessings while others count their struggles, challenges and obstacles.

We are all blessed, but the problem is that some of us count their blessings while others count their struggles, challenges and obstacles.



Quid nomen tibi est? She was not about to offer her name up to a stranger. It was almost the only thing she possessed that nobody had stolen.

Quid nomen tibi est? She was not about to offer her name up to a stranger. It was almost the only thing she possessed that nobody had stolen.



Your back may be pushed against the wall, but your brain is not.

Your back may be pushed against the wall, but your brain is not.



The great distinction of a true Christian is the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. How careful should he be, lest anything in his thoughts or feelings would be offensive to the Divine Guest.!

The great distinction of a true Christian is the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. How careful should he be, lest anything in his thoughts or feelings would be offensive to the Divine Guest.!



Reason is itself a matter of faith. It is an act of faith to assert that our thoughts have any relation to reality at all.

Reason is itself a matter of faith. It is an act of faith to assert that our thoughts have any relation to reality at all.



Look at social media. It's what we do, right?

Look at social media. It's what we do, right?



If I didn't even stand a chance of winning races and competing for the title, I don't think I would be that interested in continuing my career.

If I didn't even stand a chance of winning races and competing for the title, I don't think I would be that interested in continuing my career.



Take no revenge that you have not pondered beneath a starry sky, or on a canyon overlook, or to the lapping of waves and the mewing of a distant gull.

Take no revenge that you have not pondered beneath a starry sky, or on a canyon overlook, or to the lapping of waves and the mewing of a distant gull.



You create the world, blink by blink. It is entirely yours to discover and yours to create.

You create the world, blink by blink. It is entirely yours to discover and yours to create.




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