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I know that most men, including those at ease with problems of the greatest complexity, can seldom accept even the simplest and most obvious truth if it be such as would oblige them to admit the falsity of conlusions which they have delighted in explaining to colleages, which they have proudly taught to others, and which they have woven, thread by thread, into the fabric of their lives.

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The strongest of all warriors are these two -- Time and Patience.

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Old age is the most unexpected of things that can happen to a man.

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If there is one basic element in our Constitution, it is civilian control of the military.

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Whenever you find that you are on the side of the majority, it is time to reform.

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God made the Idiot for practice, and then He made the School Board

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I thoroughly disapprove of duels. If a man should challenge me, I would take him kindly and forgivingly by the hand and lead him to a quiet place and kill him.

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Sacred cows make the best hamburger.

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How come we rejoice at a birth and grieve at a funeral? It is because we are not the person involved.

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If a person offend you and you are in doubt as to whether it was intentional or not, do not resort to extreme measures. Simply watch your chance and hit him with a brick.

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