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[E]dged tools are dangerous things to handle, and not infrequently
[E]dged tools are dangerous things to handle, and not infrequently do much hurt. – Agnes Reppllier, “Wit and Humor,” 1892 [A bit of context here: “Wit is the salt

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All wood is worth logs. – English proverb quoted by Cotgrave, 1611

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Ultimately, literature is nothing but carpentry…. Both are very hard work. Writing something is almost as hard as making a table. With both you are working with reality, a material just as hard as wood. Both are full of tricks and techniques. Basically very little magic and a lot of hard work… – Gabriel Garcia Marquez, interview, The Paris Review, 1981

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I think objects made of wood by children, left to their own devices, if such there be, will assay ten percent wood, ninety percent nails. – Robert Paul Smith, “Where Did You Go?” “Out.” “What Did You Do?” “Nothing.”, 195

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Put your soul into your work, not your hand… – State Safety News, September 1916, published by the University of Arizona Bureau

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Beauty is natures brag, and must be shown in courts, at feasts, and high solemnities, where most may wonder at the workmanship. – John Milton

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Know well what leads you forward and what holds you back, and choose the path that leads to wisdom. – Buddha

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Im left handed, but my dad taught me to play guitar right-handed. – Dustin Diamond

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I suppose I was a little bit of what would be called today a nerd. I didnt have girlfriends, and really I wasnt a very social boy. – Charles Kuralt

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