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

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Dogs are getting bigger, according to a leading dog manufacturer

Dogs are getting bigger, according to a leading dog manufacturer

First-rate people hire first-rate people; second-rate people hire third-rate people.

First-rate people hire first-rate people; second-rate people hire third-rate people.

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

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

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

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

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...

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.

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...

The writer wants to be understood much more than he wants to be respected or...

The writer wants to be understood much more than he wants to be respected or...

Some things are so unexpected that no one is prepared for them.

Some things are so unexpected that no one is prepared for them.

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...

Extremists think communication means agreeing with them.

Extremists think communication means agreeing with them.

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

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

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...

Satire is focused bitterness.

Satire is focused bitterness.

Humor is, I think, the subtlest and chanciest of literary forms. It is surely not...

Humor is, I think, the subtlest and chanciest of literary forms. It is surely not...

Humor is, I think, the subtlest and chanciest of literary forms. It is surely not...

Humor is, I think, the subtlest and chanciest of literary forms. It is surely not...

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

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

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

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

Courage is the capacity to confront what can be imagined.

Courage is the capacity to confront what can be imagined.

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...