Look out for the man whose face shows it pains him to say "Good
Morning."
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Never be afraid to trust the man whose dog meets him with a bound.
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The mad rush to join the appendicitis club and sing in the choir
invisible has lost its popularity, both for the good of posterity and
the pocket book.
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Some people take a great deal of liberty with the English language, when
they speak of work.
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Stick to the boys who borrow a five occasionally and pay it back; rather
than the fellows who love you like a fly does molasses when your roll
would choke a lazy mule.
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It's cheaper to buy your coal from your regular dealer and take short
weight, than to steal it from the railroad and pay court costs.
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It's an ice cold fact that the fellow who is continually condemning
others' faults and pointing with pride to his own great meritable
achievements, is not entitled to a premium for sincerity.
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It's often the sour, surly looking man that goes down in his pocket and
gives you his last quarter, when hunger is beating a fast tattoo against
your breastworks.
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Because a man joins the church and becomes a pious and strict respecter
of Sunday observance, don't cast all caution aside and let him sell you
gold mine stock on Monday, unless you know something about the mine.
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Some men tell you the wonderful things they have done from the corner
store dry goods box and then let their wives earn the living over the
wash tub.
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Many a man has nearly grasped St. Peter's hand, when his wife's razor
edged tongue drove him clean down to perdition.
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The fellow who is always harping hypocrite and hurling cheap invectives
against the church isn't the man to arouse confidence, the only one he
helps is the devil.
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Take away profanity from some men's conversation and you haven't enough
left to know what they said.
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When a man buys an Auto or a Ford on credit and lets the whiskers grow
on his coal bill they say he's got the fever. I don't think it could be
the brain kind.
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If money and whiskey would lose their influence in the courts, juries
and legislatures would go to sleep and jail doors rust on their hinges.
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When the Lord turns his X rays upon the people, the churches will fill
so rapidly that Easter bonnets and dress suits can be picked up
anywhere.
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