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The greatest humiliation in life, is to work hard on something from which you expect great appreciation, and then fail to get it.

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However disagreeable a situation is to you, you cannot get rid of it by indignation.

E.W. Howe's Monthly (1911)

A man needs a friend not to flatter him, but to strengthen him at his weak points.

Country Town Sayings (1911)

Always remember that if a man knows where he can make a dollar, he will not tell you about it; he will go after it himself.

Country Town Sayings (1911)

Automobiles are like people: the cheap ones are noisy.

Country Town Sayings (1911)

The trouble in the world is nearly all due to the fact that one-half of the people are men, and the other half women.

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