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| #1161 |  | Neckties strangle clear thinking. -- Lin Yutang
 
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| #1162 |  | Never appeal to a man's "better nature."  He may not have one. Invoking his self-interest gives you more leverage.
 -- Lazarus Long
 
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| #1163 |  | Never ask two questions in a business letter.  The reply will discuss the one you are least interested, and say nothing about the other.
 
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| #1164 |  | Never buy from a rich salesman. -- Goldenstern
 
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| #1165 |  | Never buy what you do not want because it is cheap; it will be dear to you. -- Thomas Jefferson
 
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| #1166 |  | Never call a man a fool.  Borrow from him. 
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| #1167 |  | Never invest your money in anything that eats or needs repainting. -- Billy Rose
 
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| #1168 |  | Never keep up with the Joneses. Drag them down to your level. -- Quentin Crisp
 
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| #1169 |  | Never let someone who says it cannot be done interrupt the person who is doing it.
 
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| #1170 |  | Never say you know a man until you have divided an inheritance with him. 
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