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• To insure peace of mind ignore the rules and regulations.

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  Peace, Mind, Rules And Regulations

  George Ade (1901). “Forty Modern Fables”

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• Anybody can win - unless there happens to be a second entry.

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  Hilarious, Sarcastic, Laughter

  Fables in Slang (1900) p. 133

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• It isn't how long you stick around but what you put over while you are here.

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  Long, Sticks

  George Ade (1920). “Hand-made Fables”

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• The wealthy have nothing left except money.

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  Wealth, Wealthy, Left

  George Ade (1904). “True Bills”

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• Life is a series of relapses and recoveries.

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  Recovery, Life Is, Relapse

  George Ade (1903). “People You Know”

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• Early to bed and early to rise is a bad rule for anyone who wishes to become acquainted with our most prominent and influential people.

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  People, Wish, Bed

  George Ade (1904). “True Bills”

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• A rolling stone gathers no moss and therefore will not be derided as a moss-back. Roll as much as possible.

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  Moss, Rolling, Stones

  George Ade (1960). “The America of George Ade, 1866-1944: Fables, Short Stories, Essays”, New York, Putnam [1960]

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• In scattering seeds of kindness, do it by hand and not by machine.

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  Kindness, Hands, Machines

  George Ade (1915). “Knocking the neighbors”

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• As the twig is bent the tree is inclined.

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  Education, Tree, Twigs

  George Ade (2016). “Fables in Slang”, p.18, Youcanprint

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• Nothing is improbable until it moves into past tense.

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  Time, Moving, Past

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• Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home for wearing what you like.

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  Home, Humble, Sweet Home

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• If a man does not go about his work with enthusiasm, it means that he has not yet found a work that he likes. Every mortal is a busy bee when he comes to the task that Destiny has set aside for him.

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  Work, Mean, Destiny

  George Ade (1904). “True bills”

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• A friend who is near and dear may in time become as useless as a relative.

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  Best Friend, Time, Funny Friend

  George Ade (1903). “People You Know”

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• A rose by any other name would smell as sweet, but would not cost half as much during the winter months.

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  Sweet, Winter, Names

  George Ade (1960). “The America of George Ade, 1866-1944: Fables, Short Stories, Essays”, New York, Putnam [1960]

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• If it were not for the presents, an elopement would be preferable.

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  Marriage, Would Be, Ifs

  Forty Modern Fables (1901) p. 218

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• Where ignorance is not bliss, get wise!

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  Wise, Ignorance, Bliss

  George Ade (1920). “Hand-made Fables”

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• Adversity often hatches out the true nobility of character.

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  Character, Adversity, Nobility

  George Ade (1904). “True bills”

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• She was short on intellect, but long on shape.

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  Intelligent, Long, Shapes

  George Ade (2016). “Fables in Slang”, p.62, Youcanprint

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• Moral: It all depends.

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  Moral, Depends

  George Ade (1915). “Knocking the neighbors”

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• The serpent is helpless unless he finds an apple to work with.

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  Apples, Serpent, Helpless

  George Ade (1920). “Hand-made Fables”

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• Familiarity breeds contentment.

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  Contentment, Familiarity

  George Ade (1920). “Hand-made Fables”

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• A lot of smart young people have come out of Indiana. The smarter they are, the faster they come out

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  Smart, People, Indiana

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• After being Turned Down by numerous Publishers, he had decided to write for Posterity.

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  Writing, Belief, Turned Down

  Fables in Slang (1900) p. 158

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• The time to enjoy a European trip is about three weeks after unpacking.

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  Travel, Journey, Three

  George Ade (1901). “Forty Modern Fables”

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• I got the breaks. Starting from nowhere in the corn belt, I helped edit a country weekly, then was jack-of-all-departments on an obscure daily, so that when I arrived in a big city everything I tackled in the line of column conducting and syndicate peddling and playwriting had to bring promotion, because I had no social standing which could be endangered, no reputation to toss away and no pride which might suffer a setback. Everything I acquired had to be velvet. You cannot lose your silver spoon if you are brought up on pewter.

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  Country, Pride, Cities

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