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A loafer never works except when there's a fire; then he will carry out more furniture than anybody.

— E. W. Howe Ventures in Common Sense (1919)

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

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

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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.

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Automobiles are like people: the cheap ones are noisy.

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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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