"I have taken all knowledge to be my province." (Sir Francis Bacon)
We all grumble about the weather, but" (dramatic pause) "--but--but nothing is done about it." (Mark Twain)
And mind you, emotions are among the toughest things in the world to manufacture out of whole cloth; it is easier to manufacture seven facts than one emotion. (Mark Twain)
Get your facts first, and then you can distort them as much as you please.
- quoted by Rudyard Kipling in From Sea to Shining Sea
A banker is a fellow who lends you his umbrella when the sun is shining, but wants it back the minute it begins to rain. Mark Twain
The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources. – Einstein
Middle age is when you've met so many people that every new person you meet reminds you of someone else – Ogden Nash
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