The test of an adventure is that when you're in the middle of it, you say to yourself, Oh, now I've got myself into an awful mess I wish I were sitting quietly at home.
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The more decisions that you are forced to make alone, the more you are aware of your freedom to choose.
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When you're safe at home you wish you were having an adventure; when you're having an adventure you wish you were safe at home.
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Pride, avarice, and envy are in every home.
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A sense of humor judges one's actions and the actions of others from a wider reference . . . and finds them incongruous. It dampens enthusiasm it mocks hope it pardons shortcomings it consoles failure. It recommends moderation.
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