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were not

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No matter how happily a woman may be married, it always pleases her to discover that there is a nice man who wishes that she were not. H. L. Mencken

There are many things that we would throw away if we were not afraid that others might pick them up. Oscar Wilde

The heights by great men reached and kept Were not attained by sudden flight, But they, while their companions slept, Were toiling upward in the night. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

If it were not for the hands, the clock would be useless. Polish Proverb

If it were not for eating, the back might wear gold. American Proverb

If God were not forgiving, heaven would be empty. Berber Proverb

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