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Our political history shows that the only way we get rid of a temporary tax is by making it permanent.
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Watching teenagers dance these days makes you wonder what they do for fun.
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A problem child is one who makes his father suspect there's a lot he doesn't know about his wife's kinsfolk.
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A secretary who has no trouble with her spelling probably has a boss who does.
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While equality of the sexes is a splendid ideal, few people believe women will ever allow it.
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Anybody who doesn't feel insecure these days is probably irresponsible.
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There are two kinds of teachers in this country: Those who control their class and the unarmed.
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Most women drive on the right side of the road — too.
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A bargain is something you don't need at a price you can't resist.
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The most difficult year of marriage is the one you're in.
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Pedestrians aren't being hit so often these days. Usually, once is enough.
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A man who has the last word usually says, "Yes, dear."
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Many women like bridge because it gives them something to do while talking.
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Those who play the piano by ear would probably do much better using their fingers.
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The trouble with jogging is that, by the time you realize you're not in shape for it, it's too far to walk back.
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Originality is the art of concealing your source.
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The trouble with being punctual is that people think you have nothing important to do.
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You can usually tell by a woman's clothes how much she thinks her husband should be making.
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If possession is nine points of the law, daughters obviously own the bathrooms.
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The latest trouble with Sunday traffic is that you can't avoid it any day of the week.
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A woman who believes everything she reads should stop opening her husband's mail.
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He who hesitates is the last.
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If anybody can keep teenagers from going out late at night, it's probably the warden.
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Nothing changes your opinion of a friend so surely as success — yours or his.
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Anybody who thinks ordinary people lack originality should read their tax returns.
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Franklin P. Jones
Born:
1908
Died:
1980
(aged 72)
Bio:
Franklin P. Jones was an American journalist and humorist. He is known for his column "Put it this Way" in the Saturday Evening Post.
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