When I was a child people simply looked about them and were moderately happy, today they peer beyond the seven seas bury themselves waist deep in tidings and by and large what they see and hear makes them unutterably sad.

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English usage is sometimes more than mere taste judgment and education - sometimes it's sheer luck

English usage is sometimes more than mere taste judgment and education - sometimes it's sheer luck, like getting across the street.

I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world.

I arise in the morning, torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world. This makes it hard to plan the day.

Analyzing humor is like dissecting a frog. Few people are interested and the frog dies of it.

Analyzing humor is like dissecting a frog. Few people are interested and the frog dies of it.

It is easier for a man to be loyal to his club than to his planet, the bylaws are shorter and he is

It is easier for a man to be loyal to his club than to his planet, the bylaws are shorter and he is personally acquainted with the other members.

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    I have found out that there ain’t no surer way to find out whether you like people or hate them than to travel with them.

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    He who would travel happily must travel light.

    He who would travel happily must travel light.

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