J. B. Morton quotes
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“Vegetarians have wicked, shifty eyes, and laugh in a cold calculating manner. They pinch little children, steal stamps, drink water, favor beards.”
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“Justice must not only be seen to be done but has to be seen to be believed.”
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“Erratum. In my article on the Price of Milk, 'Horses' should have read 'Cows' throughout.”
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“A library is a room where the murders take place.”
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“One disadvantage of being a hog is that at any moment some blundering fool may try to make a silk purse out of your wife's ear.”
-- J. B. MortonSource : 'By the Way' (1931) p. 282
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“To fairy flutes, As the light advances, In square black boots The cabman dances.”
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“Economy: cutting down other people's wages.”
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Source : A.C. Grayling (2012). “Against All Gods: Six Polemics on Religion and an Essay on Kindness”, p.12, Oberon Books
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Source : Jim Henson, A.C.H. Smith (2014). “Jim Henson's Labyrinth: The Novelization”, p.49, Simon and Schuster
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Source : Source: www.etonline.com
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