The thing generally raised on city land is taxes.

Quote by Charles Dudley Warner

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Public opinion is stronger than the legislature, and nearly as strong as the ten commandments

Public opinion is stronger than the legislature, and nearly as strong as the ten commandments

People always overdo the matter when they attempt deception.

People always overdo the matter when they attempt deception.

Happy is said to be the family which can eat onions together. They are, for...

Happy is said to be the family which can eat onions together. They are, for...

Politics makes strange bedfellows

Politics makes strange bedfellows

Goodness comes out of people who bask in the sun, as it does out of...

Goodness comes out of people who bask in the sun, as it does out of...

I have always known - That at last I would - Take this road, but...

I have always known - That at last I would - Take this road, but...

Lettuce is like conversation; it must be fresh and crisp, so sparkling that you scarcely...

Lettuce is like conversation; it must be fresh and crisp, so sparkling that you scarcely...

I am convinced that the majority of people would be generous from selfish motives, if...

I am convinced that the majority of people would be generous from selfish motives, if...

There was never a nation great until it came to the knowledge that it had...

There was never a nation great until it came to the knowledge that it had...

One of the best things in the world to be is a boy; it requires...

One of the best things in the world to be is a boy; it requires...

Politics makes strange bedfellows.

Politics makes strange bedfellows.

It is fortunate that each generation does not comprehend its own ignorance. We are thus...

It is fortunate that each generation does not comprehend its own ignorance. We are thus...

We are half ruined by conformity, but we should be wholly ruined without it.

We are half ruined by conformity, but we should be wholly ruined without it.

I am convinced that the majority of people would be generous from selfish motives, if...

I am convinced that the majority of people would be generous from selfish motives, if...

It is fortunate that each generation does not comprehend its own ignorance. We are thus...

It is fortunate that each generation does not comprehend its own ignorance. We are thus...

There is no such thing as absolute value in this world. You can only estimate...

There is no such thing as absolute value in this world. You can only estimate...

No one can sincerely try to help another without helping himself.

No one can sincerely try to help another without helping himself.

There is nothing that disgusts a man like getting beaten at chess by a woman.

There is nothing that disgusts a man like getting beaten at chess by a woman.

Please know that I am aware of the hazards. I want to do it because...

Please know that I am aware of the hazards. I want to do it because...

London is full of women who trust their husbands. One can always recognize them. They...

London is full of women who trust their husbands. One can always recognize them. They...