HABIT, n. A shackle for the free.
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NOISE, n. A stench in the ear. Undomesticated music. The chief product and authenticating sign of civilization.
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RESPONSIBILITY, n. A detachable burden easily shifted to the shoulders of God, Fate, Fortune, Luck or one's neighbor. In the days of astrology it was customary to unload it upon a star.
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Certainty, When one is mistaken at the top of ones voice.
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Speak when you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret.
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PERFECTION, n. An imaginary state of quality distinguished from the actual by an element known as excellence an attribute of the critic.
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