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When a thing has been said and well said, have no scruple; take it and copy it
When a thing has been said and well said, have no scruple; take it and copy it
Humor must not professedly teach and it must not professedly preach, but it must do both if it would live read more
Humor must not professedly teach and it must not professedly preach, but it must do both if it would live forever.
The adventitious beauty of poetry may be felt in the greater delight with a verse given in a happy quotation read more
The adventitious beauty of poetry may be felt in the greater delight with a verse given in a happy quotation than in the poem.
He is a benefactor of mankind who contracts the great rules of life into short sentences, that may be easily read more
He is a benefactor of mankind who contracts the great rules of life into short sentences, that may be easily impressed on the memory, and so recur habitually to the mind.
The seal went into the restaurant and was asked
by the waiter if he would like a Canadian Club
on read more
The seal went into the restaurant and was asked
by the waiter if he would like a Canadian Club
on the rocks.
He replied
no thank you.
Famous remarks are very seldom quoted correctly.
Famous remarks are very seldom quoted correctly.
Proverbs are short sentences drawn from long experience.
Proverbs are short sentences drawn from long experience.
He who laughs last has not yet heard the bad news.
He who laughs last has not yet heard the bad news.
