E. W. Howe - Country town sayings (1911)

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The man who can keep a secret may be wise, but he is not half as wise as the man with no secrets to keep.

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Even if a farmer intends to loaf, he gets up in time to get an early start.

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Many people would be more truthful were it not for their uncontrollable desire to talk.

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When a friend is in trouble, don't annoy him by asking if there is anything you can do. Think up something appropriate and do it.

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What people say behind your back is your standing in the community.

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If you have sense enough to realize why flies gather around a restaurant, you should be able to appreciate why men run for office.

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A man forgets his good luck next day, but remembers his bad luck until next year.

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About all some men accomplish in life is to send a son to Harvard.

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Probably you have noted the resemblance of the critic to the crank.

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Men are a good deal better collectively than they are individually. Many a man will do that privately which he will denounce in a crowd.

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Nearly every man is a coward, if confronted by the proper terror.

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Having fun is a dismal business after you pass fifty.

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Every time you become confidential with some people, you hear of a new kind of dirty trick.

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The only way to amuse some people is to slip and fall on an icy pavement.

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Half the time men think they are talking business, they are wasting time.

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If you go to church, and like the singing better than the preaching, that's not orthodox.

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Another thing which is about as sure as death and taxes, is that no man can go on bluffing indefinitely without being called.

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The feeling of sleepiness when you are not in bed, and can't get there, is the meanest feeling in the world.

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It is your enemies who keep you straight. For real use one active, sneering enemy is worth two ordinary friends.

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A man should be taller, older, heavier, uglier, and hoarser than his wife.

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A man has his clothes made to fit him; a woman makes herself fit her clothes.

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The way out of trouble is never as simple as the way in.

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Faith may have removed mountains way off somewhere, a long time ago, but it won't remove a wart at home this week.

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A woman might as well propose: her husband will claim she did.

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When a man is trying to sell you something, don't imagine he is that polite all the time.

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