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Truth Is. . .                    What I like most about myself is that I am so                             understanding when I do something wrong. . .                    You had better appreciate me now and avoid the rush. . .                    We all have one thing in common- a thing called life. . .                     Just exactly what life is has not yet been satisfactorily                          explained to me. . .                     I try to take life as it comes and just hope it keeps coming. . .                     Every time I try to take out a new lease on life, the landlord                          raises the rent. . .                     Win or lose. it's all right. . .                     The world is a very strange community, but it is the only                            one we all belong to. . .                      Quiet people have the loudest minds. . . Truth Is. . .                    There has been so much concern about what might happen                             that what is actually happening has passed almost                             unnoticed. . .                       Some of the worst things I have done have probably been                             forgotten by everybody except me. . .                     Why is it that I so often desire the best and why do I seldom                            get it.. .                     I could do great things if I weren't so busy doing little things                     I am still waiting for some public reaction to my arrival on                            earth. . .                     Of course I know what happiness is because I've seen                             many pictures of it. . .                      Intelligence is not of much use unless you are intelligent                              enough to use it. . . Truth Is. . .                       The reason why most people are careful is that those who                              weren't are no longer living. . .                        Having lived through some bad times, I am living proof                               that some bad times can be lived through. . .                        Just when I nearly had the answer, I forgot the question. .                        Don't believe everything you hear about me regardless of                               how true it may be. . .                        It frightens me when people suddenly start to behave                               sensibly. . .                        Some of my secrets have been hidden so well, I have                                forgotten what they are. . .                           I wonder why it is that many of the most important                                 things are also the most boring things. . .                          If it makes you happy, do it. If it doesn't, then don't. . .
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Dec 11, 2016
Dec 11, 2016 at 3:26 PM UTC
Truth Is part II
Truth Is. . .                    What I like most about myself is that I am so                             understanding when I do something wrong. . .                    You had better appreciate me now and avoid the rush. . .                    We all have one thing in common- a thing called life. . .                     Just exactly what life is has not yet been satisfactorily                          explained to me. . .                     I try to take life as it comes and just hope it keeps coming. . .                     Every time I try to take out a new lease on life, the landlord                          raises the rent. . .                     Win or lose. it's all right. . .                     The world is a very strange community, but it is the only                            one we all belong to. . .                      Quiet people have the loudest minds. . . Truth Is. . .                    There has been so much concern about what might happen                             that what is actually happening has passed almost                             unnoticed. . .                       Some of the worst things I have done have probably been                             forgotten by everybody except me. . .                     Why is it that I so often desire the best and why do I seldom                            get it.. .                     I could do great things if I weren't so busy doing little things                     I am still waiting for some public reaction to my arrival on                            earth. . .                     Of course I know what happiness is because I've seen                             many pictures of it. . .                      Intelligence is not of much use unless you are intelligent                              enough to use it. . . Truth Is. . .                       The reason why most people are careful is that those who                              weren't are no longer living. . .                        Having lived through some bad times, I am living proof                               that some bad times can be lived through. . .                        Just when I nearly had the answer, I forgot the question. .                        Don't believe everything you hear about me regardless of                               how true it may be. . .                        It frightens me when people suddenly start to behave                               sensibly. . .                        Some of my secrets have been hidden so well, I have                                forgotten what they are. . .                           I wonder why it is that many of the most important                                 things are also the most boring things. . .                          If it makes you happy, do it. If it doesn't, then don't. . .
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Dec 11, 2016
Dec 11, 2016 at 3:26 PM UTC
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