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He is useless on top of the ground; he ought to be under it, inspi

He is useless on top of the ground; he ought to be under it, inspiring the cabbages. – Mark Twain

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When people do not respect us we are sharply offended yet in his private heart no man much respects himself. – Mark Twain

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Wit is the sudden marriage of ideas which before their union were not perceived to have any relation. – Mark Twain

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It is the superfluous things for which men sweat. – Seneca (Seneca the Elder)

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A constant smirk upon the face, and a whiffing activity of the body, are strong indications of futility. – Lord Chesterfield

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No! I am not Prince Hamlet, nor was meant to be: am an attendant lord, one that will do to swell a progress, start a scene or two, advise the prince. – TS (Thomas Stearns) Eliot

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Life is indeed darkness save when there is urge, and all urge is blind save when there is knowledge, and all knowledge is vain save when there is work, and all work is empty save when there is love. – Kahlil Gibran

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Out of this nettle, danger, we pluck this flower, safety. – William Shakespeare

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Another term for preventive war is aggressive war – starting wars because someday somebody might do something to us. That is not part of the American tradition. – Ron Paul

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