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A good listener is not only popular everywhere, but after a while, he knows something.

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All anger is not sinful, because some degree of it, and on some occasions, is inevitable. But it becomes sinful and contradicts the rule of Scripture when it is conceived upon slight and inadequate provocation, and when it continues long.

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Do not be desirous of having things done quickly. Do not look at small advantages. Desire to have things done quickly prevents their being done thoroughly. Looking at small advantages prevents great affairs from being accomplished.

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I hate careless flattery, the kind that exhausts you in your efforts to believe it.

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I can usually judge a fellow by what he laughs at.

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A drama critic is a person who surprises the playwright by informing him what he meant.

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A fellow who is always declaring he's no fool usually has his suspicions.

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To my embarrassment I was born in bed with a lady.

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The cuckoo who is on to himself is halfway out of the clock.

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Popularity is exhausting. The life of the party almost always winds up in a corner with an overcoat over him.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Dramatist

Born: May 19th, 1876

Died: April 3rd, 1933

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