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If a cat does something, we call it instinct if we do the same thing, for the same reason, we call it intelligence.

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Will Cuppy
Age: 65 †
Born: 1884
Born: August 23
Died: 1949
Died: September 19
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William Jacob Cuppy
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Three million alligators were killed in Florida between 1880 and 1900. Goody!
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Ah, well! We live and learn, or, anyway, we live.
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It's easy to see the faults in people, I know and it's harder to see the good. Especially when the good isn't there.
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An Ant on a hot stove-lid runs faster than an Ant on a cold one. Who wouldn't?
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Much still remains to be learned about his sex life because the Hummingbird is quicker than the eye.
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Aristotle taught that the brain exists merely to cool the blood and is not involved in the process of thinking. This is true only of certain persons.
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The wren-box problem is becoming more acute each year, for wrens now demand better housing conditions and labor-saving devices.
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The stork is voiceless because there is really nothing to say.
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I borrow to pay my honest debts and not to squander foolishly. What's more, I confine my borrowing to those who can well afford it. I don't go around sponging on widows and orphans unless they have plenty.
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The moral of the story of the Pilgrims is that if you work hard all your life and behave yourself every minute and take no time out for fun you will break practically even, if you can borrow enough money to pay your taxes.
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Armadillos make affectionate pets, if you need affection that much.
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To the seeing eye life is mostly Sparrows.
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The Ancient Egyptians considered it good luck to meet a swarm of Bees on the road. What they considered bad luck I couldn't say.
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The Earthworm plows the whole world with his tunnels, drains and aerates the earth… If you ever buy any land, be sure it has plenty of Earthworms toiling and moiling all day so that you can sit down and relax.
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Borrowing has a bad name, but you would be surprised how it helps in a pinch.
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A hermit is simply a person to whom civilization has failed to adjust itself.
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Let's not be too quick to blame the human race for everything. A great many species of animals became extinct before man ever appeared on earth.
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Orangutans teach us that looks are not everything-but warned near it.
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[Footnote:] The female of any species is generally regarded as a relatively anabolic organism, more passive than the male, who is relatively katabolic and active. The fact remains that one frequently runs across a rather katabolic female.
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The Chameleon's face reminded Aristotle of a Baboon. Aristotle wasn't much of a looker himself.
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