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Writers like teeth are divided into incisors and grinders.
Writers like teeth are divided into incisors and grinders.
The wise weigh their words on a scale with gold.
The wise weigh their words on a scale with gold.
Wear the old coat and buy the new book.
Wear the old coat and buy the new book.
That is the point of quotations. One can use another's words to be insulting.
That is the point of quotations. One can use another's words to be insulting.
Gentle words, quiet words, are after all the most powerful words. They are more convincing, more compelling, more prevailing.
Gentle words, quiet words, are after all the most powerful words. They are more convincing, more compelling, more prevailing.
Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.
Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.
The reason that there are so few good books written is that so few people who write know anything.
The reason that there are so few good books written is that so few people who write know anything.
Essential characteristic of the really great novelist: a Christ-like, all-embracing compassion.
Essential characteristic of the really great novelist: a Christ-like, all-embracing compassion.
In judging others, folks will work overtime for no pay.
In judging others, folks will work overtime for no pay.
