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Than Quotes by Elwyn Brooks White
- Genius is more often found in a cracked pot than in a whole one.
- A good farmer is nothing more nor less than a handy man with a sense of humus.
- Democracy is the recurrent suspicion that more than half of the people are right more than half of the time.
- There is nothing more likely to start disagreement among people or countries than an agreement.
- It is easier for a man to be loyal to his club than to his planet; the bylaws are shorter, and he is personally acquainted…
- English usage is sometimes more than mere taste, judgment and education - sometimes it's sheer luck, like getting across the street.
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