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It is a curious fact that personal possessions take on fictitious values and exceptional charms when the owner, no matter how generous, is faced with giving them away or even selling them (which usually amounts to the same thing).

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It is a regrettable, but undeniable, fact that the most delightful people are seldom big money-makers.

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There's still another problem which puzzles a lot of people — whether or not a baby will come within the budget. Our sentimental advice is to have one anyway, if you want one and have been through the marriage ceremony. The people who wait till they can afford a baby seldom have one at all except by surprise.

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Remember that nothing is so damaging to self-esteem as waiting for a telephone or door-bell that doesn't ring.

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Never, never, never let yourself feel that anybody ought to do anything for you. Once you become a duty you also become a nuisance.

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One of the most popular narcotics to ease the pain of economy is cherishing the belief that better days are ahead. This is both efficacious and commendable, but it sometimes turns out to be a habit-forming drug.... Things to which you look forward too long are almost invariably disappointing when you get them, and you might die first anyway.

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Born: May 25, 1890
Died: 1971 (aged 80)
Bio: Marjorie Hillis was an American author of popular nonfiction books for women in the 1930s.
Known for:
  1. Live alone and like it (1936)

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