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Selected from Michael Moncur's Collection of Quotations - December 04, 2023
A stupid man's report of what a clever man says can never be accurate, because he unconsciously translates what he hears into something he can understand.
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Bertrand Russell (1872 - 1970)  
The only thing that overcomes hard luck is hard work.
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Harry Golden (1902 - 1981)  
The world is full of people whose notion of a satisfactory future is, in fact, a return to the idealised past.
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Robertson Davies, "A Voice from the Attic", 1960  
It was on my fifth birthday that Papa put his hand on my shoulder and said, 'Remember, my son, if you ever need a helping hand, you'll find one at the end of your arm.'
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Sam Levenson (1911 - 1980)  
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