Children use all their wiles to get their way with adults. Adults do the same with children.
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City people make most of the fuss about the charms of country life.
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Compassion brings us to a stop, and for a moment we rise above ourselves.
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Complainers change their complaints, but they never reduce the amount of time spent in complaining.
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Conscious thought is the tidying up at the end.
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Consciousness is our only reprieve from Time.
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Creativity makes a leap, then looks to see where it is.
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Critic's delight: scolding the Mighty Dead.
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Cruelty is softened by fear, not pity.
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Cure for an obsession: get another one.
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Cynicism is full of naive disappointments.
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Dancing and running shake up the chemistry of happiness.
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Death is frightening, and so is Eternal Life.
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Documents create a paper reality we call proof.
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Don't stare into a mirror when you are trying to solve a problem.
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Eternity eludes us, even as a thought.
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Even boredom has its crises.
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Even cats grow lonely and anxious.
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Even the most fickle are faithful to a few bad habits.
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Events are called inevitable only after they have occurred.
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