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You can get assent to almost any proposition so long as you are not going to do anything about it.
You can get assent to almost any proposition so long as you are not going to do anything about it.
Miss: A title with which we brand unmarried women to indicate that they are in the market. Miss, Misses (Mrs.) read more
Miss: A title with which we brand unmarried women to indicate that they are in the market. Miss, Misses (Mrs.) and Mister (Mr.) are the three most distinctly disagreeable words in the language, in sound and sense. Two are corruptions of Mistress, the other of Master. If we must have them, let us be consistent and give one to the unmarried man. I venture to suggest Mush, abbreviated to MH.
You should never name an animal which is not yours to keep, or which you intend to eat.
You should never name an animal which is not yours to keep, or which you intend to eat.
On, Amos Cottle!--Phoebus! what a name!
On, Amos Cottle!--Phoebus! what a name!
Nobody agrees with anybody else anyhow, but adults conceal it and infants show it
Nobody agrees with anybody else anyhow, but adults conceal it and infants show it
To break an oral agreement which is not legally binding is morally wrong
To break an oral agreement which is not legally binding is morally wrong
My name may have buoyancy enough to float upon the sea of time.
My name may have buoyancy enough to float upon the sea of time.
A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving
favour rather than silver and gold.
A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving
favour rather than silver and gold.
A lean agreement is better than a fat judgment
A lean agreement is better than a fat judgment
