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“I have heard of a dog that barked at every stranger who approached his master's premises with clothes on, but was easily quieted by a naked thief”

Henry David Thoreau

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I had three chairs in my house; one for solitude, two for friendship, three for society.

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Learn a lesson from your dog. No matter what life brings you, kick some grass over that shit and move on.

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Thank goodness pets cant talk, they all know too much.

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