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CONTROLLING YOUR CAT
If you don't want a cat to jump into your lap, don't replique montre make eye contact with it.
Kim Murphy, columnist, Portland, Maine
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 4.4 out of 10 based on 137 reviews
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WINNING AT CHESS
The sacrifice of one pawn is worth three free moves.
Norman Brenner, Fleetwood, New York
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Current Rating: 4.6 out of 10 based on 17 reviews
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FINDING TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
Cheap paperback novels average one typographical error for every ten pages.
Joe Applegate, typo hunter as reported by Fred T. Shuster, Associated Press, Los Angeles, California
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Current Rating: 4.9 out of 10 based on 27 reviews
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MAKING CRIME PAY
Commit a crime that a judge can relate to.
Stephen Gillers, journalist
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Current Rating: 4.5 out of 10 based on 20 reviews
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WRITING A BOOK
Someone who can't write three clear sentences in a row will never write a good book.
Walter Pitkin, literary agent, Weston, Connecticut
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Current Rating: 6.5 out of 10 based on 25 reviews
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FERTILIZING TOMATOES
Fertilize tomatoes for the second time when the first cluster of fruit starts to ripen.
Peter van Berkum, Kittery Point, Maine
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Current Rating: 5.7 out of 10 based on 15 reviews
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CHOOSING AN ARROW
To quickly estimate the arrow length best for you, take 38 percent of the distance between your fingertips with your arms extended sideways.
Cliff Burns, bow hunter
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Current Rating: 4.3 out of 10 based on 13 reviews
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STARTING TO WRITE SOMETHING
Never put pen to paper until you know what you want to accomplish. If you don't know what success looks like for a particular project, you are too unclear to even begin.
Terry Larimore, writer and therapist, Houston, Texas
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Current Rating: 6.1 out of 10 based on 25 reviews
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GROWING HEAT
One-eighth of an acre, an area about 50 by 100 feet, will grow enough wheat for an average homesteading family. For this, you will need to plant about 15 pounds of seed.
Richard Bacon, writer and historian
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Current Rating: 5.0 out of 10 based on 17 reviews
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USING A TELEPHONE
If a phone rings more than six times, it probably won't be answered.
Cheryl A. Russell, demographer, mother, editor-in-chief, American Demographics
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Current Rating: 4.9 out of 10 based on 16 reviews
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FARMER'S FISHING RULE
If your cows are lying down, it's bad fishing; when they are grazing it's good fishing.
Agnes Everett, Housewife, Cedar Rapids, IA, USA
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(EC) Collected by The Editors
Current Rating: 5.0 out of 10 based on 15 reviews
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