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Thursday, April 05, 2018

Post #2549

In ancient days the most celebrated precept was, "know thyself"; in modern times it has been supplanted by the more fashionable maxim, "Know thy neighbor and everything about him."
—Samuel Johnson

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A deadly viper once bit a hole snipe's hide; But 'twas the viper, not the snipe, that died.

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