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• A self-made man will be amazed at the number of alterations made when he marries.
• He is a self-made man and worships his creator." John Brigh
• He's a self-made man ... the living proof of the horrors of unskilled labor! -- Ed Wy
• No self-made man ever did such a good job that some woman didn't want to make some alterations.
  -- Kim Hubbard...
• Grammar, n. A system of pitfalls thoughtfully prepared for the feet for the self-made man, along the path by which he advances to distinction.
  -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary...
• I'm a self-made man, but I think if I had to do it over again, I'd call in someone else.
  -- Roland Young...
• Self Denial Made Easy: Abner Gatio