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Don Marquis

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A slacker is just like custard pie, yellow all through but without crust enough to go over the top.
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A slacker is just like custard pie, yellow all through but without crust enough to go over the top.
He is so unlucky that he runs into accidents which start out to happen to somebody else.
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He is so unlucky that he runs into accidents which start out to happen to somebody else.
It takes all sorts of people to make the underworld.
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It takes all sorts of people to make the underworld.
Many a parent spanks his children for things his own parent should of spanked out of him.
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Many a parent spanks his children for things his own parent should of spanked out of him.
having something / to say is the thing being sincere / counts for more than forms of expression.
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having something / to say is the thing being sincere / counts for more than forms of expression.
If you make people think they're thinking, they'll love you. But if you really make them think, they'll hate you.
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If you make people think they're thinking, they'll love you. But if you really make them think, they'll hate you.
When a man tells you that he got rich through hard work, ask him: Whose?
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When a man tells you that he got rich through hard work, ask him: Whose?
Many people who spend their time mourning over the brevity of life, could make it seem longer if they did a little more work.
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Many people who spend their time mourning over the brevity of life, could make it seem longer if they did a little more work.
Every cloud has its silver lining but it is sometimes a little difficult to get it to the mint
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Every cloud has its silver lining but it is sometimes a little difficult to get it to the mint
Happiness comes fleeting now and then to those who have learned to do without it, and to them only.
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Happiness comes fleeting now and then to those who have learned to do without it, and to them only.
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