Andrew Lang Quotes
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An unsophisticated forecaster uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp-posts - for support rather than for illumination.
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You can cover a great deal of country in books.
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O grant me a house by the beach of a bay, Where the waves can be surly in winter, and play With the sea-weed in…
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Young men, especially in America, write to me and ask me to recommend “a course of reading.†Distrust a course of reading! People who really…
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...remember that the danger that is most to be feared is never the danger we are most afraid of.
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He missed an invaluable opportunity to hold his tongue.
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He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp posts - for support rather than for illumination.
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I don't think the idea of homosexuality is really taboo any more. Our culture is evolving. This is an exciting time to be living.
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Life's more amusing than we thought.
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If the wild bowler thinks he bowls, Or if the batsman thinks he's bowled, They know not, poor misguided souls, They, too, shall perish unconsoled.
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