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What the eye does not see, the stomach does not get upset over

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I often arrive at quite sensible ideas and judgements, on the spur of the moment. It is when I stop to think that I become foolish.

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There are various methods by which you may achieve ignominy and shame. By murdering a large and respected family in cold blood and afterward depositin...more

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I look in the glass sometimes at my two long, cylindrical bags (so picturesquely rugged about the knees), my stand-up collar and billycock hat, and wo...more

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There is no more thrilling sensation I know of than sailing. It comes as near to flying as man has got to yet - except in dreams.

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I knew a young fellow once, who was studying to play the bagpipes, and you would be surprised at the amount of opposition he had to contend with. Why,...more

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But who wants to be foretold the weather? It is bad enough when it comes, without our having the misery of knowing about it beforehand.

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It is very strange, this domination of our intellect by our digestive organs. We cannot work, we cannot think, unless our stomach wills so. It dictate...more

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George got out his banjo after supper, and wanted to play it, but Harris objected: he said he had got a headache, and did not feel strong enough to st...more

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When Montmorency meets a cat, the whole street knows about it; and there is enough bad language wasted in ten seconds to last an ordinarily respectabl...more

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I also think pronunciation of a foreign tongue could be better taught than by demanding from the pupil those internal acrobatic feats that are general...more