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If you could kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, youwouldn't sit for a month.

Every man is wanted; and no man is wanted much.

Buying ischeaper than asking.

To teach isto learn twice.

Makesure you never, never argue at night. You just lose a good night's sleep, andyou can't settle anything until morning anyway.

If Igive you an idea, and you give me an idea, we will each have two ideas.

Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face.

He who truly knows has no occasion to shout

A room without books is a body without soul

The bird a nest, the spider a web, man friendship.

It isn't important to come out on top, what matters is to be the one who comes out alive.