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A boy doesn't have to go to war to be a hero; he can say he doesn't li...  
A modest man is usually admired, if people ever hear of him.  
A young man is a theory, an old man is a fact.  
All of the troubles that some people have in life is that which they m...  
Common sense is compelled to make its way without the enthusiasm of an...  
Don't abuse your friends and expect them to consider it criticism.  
Every successful man I have heard of has done the best he could with c...  
Everyone suffers wrongs for which there is no remedy.  
Families with babies and families without babies are sorry for each ot...  
For every quarrel a man and wife have before others, they have a hundr...  
It may be a cold, clammy thing to say, but those that treat friendship...  
Many a man is saved from being a thief by finding everything locked up...  
Many people would be more truthful were it not for their uncontrollabl...  
None of us can boast about the morality of our ancestors. The record d...  
The average man's judgment is so poor, he runs a risk every time he us...  
The little trouble in the world that is not due to love is due to frie...  
The modest person is usually admired, if people ever hear of them.  
The only way to amuse some people is to slip and fall on an icy paveme...  
The way out of trouble is never as simple as the way in.  
The worst feeling in the world is the homesickness that comes over a m...  
To be an ideal guest, stay at home.  
Virtue must be valuable, if men and women of all degrees pretend to ha...  
When a man has no reason to trust himself, he trusts in luck.  
When men are not regretting that life is so short, they are doing some...