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Every man is wise when

Every man is wise when attacked by a mad dog; fewer when pursued by a mad woman; only the wisest survive when attacked by a mad notion.
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I object to being told

I object to being told that I am saving daylight when my reason tells me that I am doing nothing of the kind... At the back of the Daylight Saving scheme, I detect the bony, blue-fingered hand of Puritanism, eager to push people into bed earlier, and get them up earlier, to make them healthy, wealthy, and wise in spite of themselves.
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He was a genius -

He was a genius - that is to say, a man who does superlatively and without obvious effort something that most people cannot do by the uttermost exertion of their abilities.
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A happy childhood has spoiled

A happy childhood has spoiled many a promising life.
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To be a book-collector is

To be a book-collector is to combine the worst characteristics of a dope fiend with those of a miser.
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Every man is wise when

Every man is wise when attacked by a mad dog fewer when pursued by a mad woman only the wisest survive when attacked by a mad notion.
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Few people can see genius

Few people can see genius in someone who has offended them.
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There is no nonsense so

There is no nonsense so gross that society will not, at some time, make a doctrine of it and defend it with every weapon of communal stupidity.
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The love of truth lies

The love of truth lies at the root of much humor.
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Many a promising career has

Many a promising career has been wrecked by marrying the wrong sort of woman. The right sort of woman can distinguish between Creative Lassitude and plain shiftlessness.
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