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Quote Left Every parent is at some time the father of the unreturned prodigal, with nothing to do but keep his house open to hope. Quote Right
Quote Left The Constitution gives every American the inalienable right to make a damn fool of himself. Quote Right
Quote Left A university is what a college becomes when the faculty loses interest in students. Quote Right
Quote Left There is nothing wrong with sobriety in moderation. Quote Right
Quote Left Love is the word used to label the sexual excitement of the young, the habituation of the middle-aged, and the mutual dependence of the old. Quote Right
Quote Left A dollar saved is a quarter earned. Quote Right
Quote Left Gentility is what is left over from rich ancestors after the money is gone. Quote Right
Quote Left You don't have to suffer to be a poet adolescence is enough suffering for anyone. Quote Right
Quote Left A good question is never answered. It is not a bolt to be tightened into place but a seed to be planted and to bear more seed toward the hope of greening the landscape of idea. Quote Right
Quote Left Early to bed and early to rise probably indicates unskilled labor. Quote Right
Quote Left It is easy enough to praise men for the courage of their convictions. I wish I could teach the sad young men of this mealy generation the courage of their confusion. Quote Right
Quote Left Every game ever invented by mankind, is a way of making things hard for the fun of it Quote Right

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