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Long ago I proposed that unsuccessful candidates for the Presidency be quietly hanged, as a matter of public sanitation and decorum.
The sight of their grief must have a very evil effect upon the you...
LONGANIMITY, n. The disposition to endure injury with meek forbearance while maturing a plan of revenge.
-- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary...
Long computations which yield zero are probably all for naught.
Long Distance is sometimes just next door.
Long-distance runners do it on a predetermined route.
Long distance runners last longer.
Long engagements give people the opportunity of finding out each other's character before marriage, which is never advisable.
-- Oscar Wilde...
Longevity, like intelligence and good looks and health and strength of character, is largely a matter of genetic heritage.
Choose your parents with care. -- Edward Abbey...
LONGEVITY, n. Uncommon extension of the fear of death.
-- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary...
Long experience has taught me that in America, no one goes to the theater to watch a movie unless they are in the final stages of bronchitis.

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