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The Most Agreeable Thing In Life Is Worthy Accomplishment. It Is Not Possible That The Idle Tramp Is As Contented As The Farmers Along The Road Who Own Their Own Farms, And Whose Credit Is Good At The Bank In Town. When The Tramps Get Together At Night, They Abuse The Farmers, But Do Not Get As Much Satisfaction Out Of It As Do The Farmers Who Abuse The Tramps. The Sounder Your Argument, The More Satisfaction You Get Out Of It.

-E. W. Howe

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The Most Agreeable Thing

E. W. Howe

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The Most Agreeable Thing In Life Is Worthy Accomplishment. It Is Not Possible That The Idle Tramp Is As Contented As The Farmers Along The Road Who Own Their Own Farms, And Whose Credit Is Good At The Bank In Town. When The Tramps Get Together At Night, They Abuse The Farmers, But Do Not Get As Much Satisfaction Out Of It As Do The Farmers Who Abuse The Tramps. The Sounder Your Argument, The More Satisfaction You Get Out Of It.

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