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 | "My definition [of a philosopher] is of a man up in a balloon, with
his family and friends holding the ropes which confine him to earth and
trying to haul him down." | |
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Found in the topic Philosophy.
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| "It takes people a long time to learn the difference between talent
and genius, especially ambitious young men and women." | |
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Found in the topic Unsorted.
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| "Money is the root of all evil, and yet it is such a useful root that
we cannot get on without it any more than we can without potatoes." | |
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Found in the topic Evil.
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| "Girls are so queer you never know what they mean. They say No when
they mean Yes, and drive a man out of his wits for the fun of it." | |
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Found in the topic Woe.
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| "What do girls do who haven"t any mothers to help them through their
troubles?" | |
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Found in the topic Mother.
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| "It takes two flints to make a fire." | |
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Found in the topic Fire.
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| "Life is my college. May I graduate well, and earn some
honors!" | |
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Found in the topic Life.
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| "All is fish that comes to the literary net. Goethe puts his joys and
sorrows into poems, I turn my adventures into bread and butter." | |
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Found in the topic Fish.
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| "Housekeeping ain"t no joke." | |
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Found in the topic Housework.
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| "I"m not afraid of storms, for I"m learning to sail my ship." | |
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Found in the topic Sailor.
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| "Love is a great beautifier." | |
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Found in the topic Love.
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| "I have made a plan for my life, as I am in my teens, and no more a
child. I am old for my age and don"t care much for girls" things. People
think I"m wild and queer; but mother understands and helps me. I have not
told anyone about my plans but I am going to be good.... Now I"m going to
work really, for I feel a desire to improve and be a help and comfort, not
a care and sorrow to my dear mother." | |
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Found in the topic Ambition.
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| "Far away in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach
them, but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them, and try to
follow where they lead." | |
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Found in the topic See.
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| "Father asked us what was God"s noblest work. Anna said men, but I
said babies. Men are often bad, but babies never are." | |
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Found in the topic Baby.
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