Bohemia is nothing more than the little country in which you do not live. If you try to obtain citizenship in it, at once the court and retinue pack the royal archives and treasure and move away beyond the hills.

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A straw vote only shows which way the hot air blows.

A straw vote only shows which way the hot air blows.

It brings up happy old days when I was only a farmer and not an...

It brings up happy old days when I was only a farmer and not an...

Write what you like; there is no other rule.

Write what you like; there is no other rule.

Inject a few raisins of conversation into the tasteless dough of existence.

Inject a few raisins of conversation into the tasteless dough of existence.

Whenever he saw a dollar in another man's hands he took it as a personal...

Whenever he saw a dollar in another man's hands he took it as a personal...

If man knew how women pass the time when they are alone, they'd never marry.

If man knew how women pass the time when they are alone, they'd never marry.

She plucked from my lapel the invisible strand of lint (the universal act of woman...

She plucked from my lapel the invisible strand of lint (the universal act of woman...

Love and business and family and religion and art and patriotism are nothing but shadows...

Love and business and family and religion and art and patriotism are nothing but shadows...

The true adventurer goes forth aimless and uncalculating to meet and greet unknown fate.

The true adventurer goes forth aimless and uncalculating to meet and greet unknown fate.

The true adventurer goes forth aimless and uncalculating to meet and greet unknown fate.

The true adventurer goes forth aimless and uncalculating to meet and greet unknown fate.

By nature and doctrines I am addicted to the habit of discovering choice places wherein...

By nature and doctrines I am addicted to the habit of discovering choice places wherein...

Life is made up of sobs, sniffles, and smiles, with sniffles predominating.

Life is made up of sobs, sniffles, and smiles, with sniffles predominating.

It couldn't have happened anywhere but in little old New York.

It couldn't have happened anywhere but in little old New York.

If men knew how women pass the time when they are alone, they'd never marry.

If men knew how women pass the time when they are alone, they'd never marry.

We may achieve climate, but weather is thrust upon us.

We may achieve climate, but weather is thrust upon us.

It'll be a great place if they ever finish it.

It'll be a great place if they ever finish it.

There is one day that is ours. Thanksgiving Day is the one day that is...

There is one day that is ours. Thanksgiving Day is the one day that is...

By rights you're a king. If I was you, I'd call for a new deal.

By rights you're a king. If I was you, I'd call for a new deal.

Turn up the lights. I don't want to go home in the dark.

Turn up the lights. I don't want to go home in the dark.

East is East, and West is San Francisco, according to Californians. Californians are a race...

East is East, and West is San Francisco, according to Californians. Californians are a race...