The New Speaker's Treasury of Wit and WisdomHerbert Victor Prochnow Quotations arranged alphabetically by subject matter. |
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Page 217
... don't see why you call this type of house a bungalow . " " Well , " explained the owner , " we just don't know what else to call it . The job was a bungle , and we still owe for it . " HUMAN NATURE Things had been extremely quiet around ...
... don't see why you call this type of house a bungalow . " " Well , " explained the owner , " we just don't know what else to call it . The job was a bungle , and we still owe for it . " HUMAN NATURE Things had been extremely quiet around ...
Page 299
... don't they say we are too serious . If we stick to the office all day , we ought to be out hunting stories ; if we go out and try to hustle , we ought to be at the office . If we don't accept con- tributions , we don't appreciate genius ...
... don't they say we are too serious . If we stick to the office all day , we ought to be out hunting stories ; if we go out and try to hustle , we ought to be at the office . If we don't accept con- tributions , we don't appreciate genius ...
Page 314
... don't expect the impossible ; don't be too dominating ; don't impose your own ambitions or hobbies ; don't be upset at what your neighbor's children accomplish ; don't remind yourself constantly that you worked more and harder or had ...
... don't expect the impossible ; don't be too dominating ; don't impose your own ambitions or hobbies ; don't be upset at what your neighbor's children accomplish ; don't remind yourself constantly that you worked more and harder or had ...
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