It is very rare for an American to envy someone without wanting also to be like him.
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Envy and Imitation
E
Changing Nostalgia
C
Nostalgia, like so many other things, ain’t what it used to be.
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Choosing Not to Read
C
One of the unsung freedoms that go with a free press is the freedom not to read it.
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Death as Relief
D
Death is like a really effective decongestant, isn’t it?
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Narrowing Through Travel
N
Travel narrows the mind, mate.
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Leisure and Misery
L
The only way to avoid being miserable is not to have enough leisure to wonder whether you are happy or not.
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Vicious Academic Politics
V
Academic politics is the most vicious and bitter form of politics, because the stakes are so low.
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Taste for Ketchup
T
Americans will eat garbage provided you sprinkle it liberally with ketchup.
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Forced Humor
F
A man who voluntarily tries to be funny is a pretty pathetic creature.
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Well-Frog’s Viewpoint
W
You can never speak of the ocean to a well-frog.
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