Quote by Mark Forsyth Download Open image ““Oxygen was called flammable air for a while, but it didn't catch on.”” — Mark Forsyth ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.6 out of 5 (9 ratings) Copy quoteShare
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Curiosity may have killed the cat, but it was the sausage-maker who disposed of the body. — Mark Forsyth Copy Share Image
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“Love is nothing because those who do something for the love of it do it for nothing.” — Mark Forsyth Copy Share Image
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But Shakespeare never drank coffee. Nor did Julius Caesar, or Socrates. Alexander the Great conquered half the world without even a café latte to… — Mark Forsyth Copy Share Image
