She came naturally by her confused and groundless fears, for her own mother lived the latter years of her life in the horrible suspicion that electricity was dripping invisibly all over the house.
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I always begin at the left with the opening word of the sentence and read toward the right and I recommend this method.
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in Quotes & Aphorisms (Job)
Editing should be, especially in the case of old writers, a counseling rather than a collaborating task. The tendency of the writer-editor to collaborate is natural, but he should say to himself, "How can I help this writer to say it better in his own style?" And avoid "How can I show him how I would write it, if it were my piece?"
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A pinch of probability is worth a pound of perhaps.
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The dog has seldom been successful in pulling Man up to its level of sagacity, but Man has frequently dragged the dog down to his.
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In order to be eligible to play it was necessary for him to keep up in his studies, a very difficult matter, for while he was not dumber than an ox he was not any smarter.
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A burden in the bush is worth two on your hands.
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Moral: Where most of us end up there is no knowing, but the hellbent get where they are going.
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in Quotes & Aphorisms (Life)
Nowadays most men lead lives of noisy desperation.
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If I have sometimes seemed to make fun of Woman, I assure you it has only been for the purpose of egging her on.
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