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Housework is what a woman does that nobody notices unless she hasn't done it. Evan Esar
Home Woman Unless Nobody She Housework Does Done Notices
One of the unsung freedoms that go with a free press is the freedom not to read it. Ferdinand Mount
Freedom Free Free Press Press Freedoms Unsung Read Go
Our virtues are often, in reality, no better than vices disguised. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Reality Better Our Virtues Than Often Disguised Vices
People that are conceited of their own merit take pride in being unfortunate, that themselves and others may think them considerable enough to be the envy and the mark of fortune. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
People Pride Envy Own Think Enough Mark Others Considerable Take Conceited Merit May Being Unfortunate Them Themselves Fortune
Few people have the wisdom to prefer the criticism that would do them good, to the praise that deceives them. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Wisdom Good People Criticism Few Would Praise Few People Deceives Prefer Them
If we had no faults of our own, we should not take so much pleasure in noticing those in others. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Own Others Our Pleasure Faults Those Take Had Much Should Noticing
If we have not peace within ourselves, it is in vain to seek it from outward sources. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Peace Vain Ourselves Seek Outward Within Sources
If we are strong, and have faith in life and its richness of surprises, and hold the rudder steadily in our hands. I am sure we will sail into quiet and pleasent waters for our old age. Freya Stark
Life Faith Age Strong Old Will Sail Old Age Rudder Waters Our Steadily Sure Am Surprises Quiet Hands Hold Richness
We really only have two choices. Play it safe, or take a chance. For me, pulling back because of fear has always made me feel worse. Gail Sheehy
Me Fear Made Back Worse Only Take Take A Chance Feel Safe Because Always Really Choices Play Chance Two Pulling
Stress overload makes us stupid. Solid research proves it. When we get overstressed, it creates a nasty chemical soup in our brains that makes it hard to pull out of the anxious depressive spiral. Gail Sheehy
Stress Stupid Research Our Solid Out Spiral Makes Chemical Overload Nasty Soup Proves Brains Get Anxious Depressive Us Creates Hard Pull
Cursing is highly effective in person - someone kicks his car in rage, forgetting he's wearing flip-flops, flames pour from his mouth, and it's impressive. But you see it in print, and it's just ugly. Garrison Keillor
You Cursing Ugly Car Pour Mouth Rage Kicks See Wearing Someone He Highly Print His Effective Impressive Person Forgetting Flames Just In Print
The scariest thought in the world is that someday I'll wake up and realize I've been sleepwalking through my life: underappreciating the people I love, making the same hurtful mistakes over and over, a slave to neuroses, fear, and the habitual. George Saunders
Life Love People World Fear Wake Up Thought My Life Mistakes Hurtful Scariest Someday Neuroses Through Habitual Over Making Been Wake Up Same Realize Slave
A teacher must believe in the value and interest of his subject as a doctor believes in health. Gilbert Highet
Teacher Health Doctor Value Believe Must His Subject Interest Believes
When we really worship anything, we love not only its clearness but its obscurity. We exult in its very invisibility. Gilbert K. Chesterton
Love Worship Exult Only Obscurity Invisibility Clearness Very Anything Really
The Christian ideal has not been tried and found wanting. It has been found difficult and left untried. Gilbert K. Chesterton
Christian Difficult Has-Been Tried Ideal Been Left Wanting Found
Courage is almost a contradiction in terms. It means a strong desire to live taking the form of readiness to die. Gilbert K. Chesterton
Courage Strong Live Strong Desire Taking Almost Terms Readiness Contradiction Die Form Means Desire
If you do not understand a man you cannot crush him. And if you do understand him, very probably you will not. Gilbert K. Chesterton
You Man Will Crush Him Understand Very Cannot
It only seems that there is something more important for you to do than to just quietly be yourself. Guy Finley
You Yourself Be Yourself Important Seems Something More Only Than Quietly Just
Man is always looking for someone to boast to; woman is always looking for a shoulder to put her head on. H. L. Mencken
Man Woman Looking Someone Put Head Always Boast Shoulder Her
Conscience is the inner voice that warns us that someone might be looking. H. L. Mencken
Looking Inner Voice Someone Voice Might Us Conscience Inner
The cynics are right nine times out of ten. H. L. Mencken
Nine Out Ten Times Cynics Right
It is impossible to imagine Goethe or Beethoven being good at billiards or golf. H. L. Mencken
Good Impossible Beethoven Goethe Being Golf Billiards Imagine
No matter how long he lives, no man ever becomes as wise as the average woman of forty-eight. H. L. Mencken
Wise Man Woman Matter Long He Becomes How Average Ever Lives
I'm like a snake sleeping on a rock. I won't bother you unless you poke a stick at me. Harlan Ellison
Me You Snake Sleeping Unless Bother Poke Like Stick Rock
I don't mind you thinking I'm stupid, but don't talk to me like I'm stupid. Harlan Ellison
Me You Mind Stupid Thinking Like Talk
I would rather drudge out my life on a cotton plantation, till the grave opened to give me rest, than to live with an unprincipled master and a jealous mistress. Harriet Ann Jacobs
Life Jealous Jealousy Me Rest My Life Master Live Out Would Unprincipled Give Give Me Rather Cotton Opened Mistress Till Than Plantation Grave
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