Proverbs often contradict one another, as any reader soon discovers. The sagacity that advises us to look before we leap promptly warns us that if we hesitate we are lost; that absence makes the heart grow fonder, but out of…

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Extremists think communication means agreeing with them.

Extremists think communication means agreeing with them.

I never cease being dumbfounded by the unbelievable things people believe.

I never cease being dumbfounded by the unbelievable things people believe.

A conservative is one who admires radicals centuries after they're dead.

A conservative is one who admires radicals centuries after they're dead.

An angel is a spiritual creature created by God without a body for the service...

An angel is a spiritual creature created by God without a body for the service...

Courage is the capacity to confront what can be imagined.

Courage is the capacity to confront what can be imagined.

The only reason for being a professional writer is that you can't help it.

The only reason for being a professional writer is that you can't help it.

We see things as we are, not as they are.

We see things as we are, not as they are.

Truth is stranger than fiction; fiction has to make sense.

Truth is stranger than fiction; fiction has to make sense.

Satire is focused bitterness.

Satire is focused bitterness.

Dogs are getting bigger, according to a leading dog manufacturer

Dogs are getting bigger, according to a leading dog manufacturer

A writer writes not because he is educated but because he is driven by the...

A writer writes not because he is educated but because he is driven by the...

Humor is the affectionate communication of insight.

Humor is the affectionate communication of insight.

Words must surely be counted among the most powerful drugs man ever invented.

Words must surely be counted among the most powerful drugs man ever invented.

For what is it but an exquisite and priceless chance of salvation due to God...

For what is it but an exquisite and priceless chance of salvation due to God...

I will never give in to old age until I become old. And I'm not...

I will never give in to old age until I become old. And I'm not...

Proverbs often contradict one another, as any reader soon discovers. The sagacity that advises us...

Proverbs often contradict one another, as any reader soon discovers. The sagacity that advises us...

Any man who hates dogs and babies can't be all bad.

Any man who hates dogs and babies can't be all bad.

An angel is a spiritual creature created by God without a body for the service...

An angel is a spiritual creature created by God without a body for the service...

I learned that it is the weak who are cruel, and that gentleness is to...

I learned that it is the weak who are cruel, and that gentleness is to...

If you are going to do something wrong at least enjoy it.

If you are going to do something wrong at least enjoy it.