Too Smooth for Comfort Then a Young Man Proves His Wit
A Toronto Globe quote recounts a widow asking a young man to guess her age. He pauses then jokes that he could make her ten years younger from looks or ten years older from intelligence, proving sharp wit beyond his years.
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Toronto Globe
Huge Bridge Proposed for Straits of Mackinac
A plan to span the Straits of Mackinac with a high suspension bridge is advancing with an organizing group. The five to ten mile wide waterway between Mackinaw City and St. Ignace would carry rail and auto lanes with tolls aiming to cover construction costs over time. The project would connect Michigan’s two peninsulas and boost regional traffic and summer resort access.
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Lake Superior
Moral Success Through Higher Needs
A quotation by John Hunter urges prioritizing the ideal over worldly hunger. It calls for training to curb base desires and fulfill the true ideal of men and women, turning life into a moral success rather than failure.
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John Hunter
Notable Quotes on Friendship and Esteem
A composite of aphorisms about friendship and virtue. J Fenimore Cooper notes that heartfelt friendship cannot freeze under adversity. Burke argues that the esteem of wise, good men encourages virtue, and ignoring it marks an abandoned spirit.
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J. Fenimore Cooper
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