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Quote by Max Beerbohm
Good sense about trivialities is better than nonsense about things

Good sense about trivialities is better than nonsense about things that matter. – Max Beerbohm

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You cannot make a man by standing a sheep on its hind-legs. But by standing a flock of sheep in that position you can make a crowd of men. – Max Beerbohm

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We must stop talking about the American dream and start listening to the dreams of Americans. – Max Beerbohm

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It is a far, far better thing to have a firm anchor in nonsense than to put on the troubled seas of thought. – John Kenneth Galbraith

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Nonsense is good only because common sense is so limited. – George Santayana

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Forgive me my nonsense as I also forgive the nonsense of those who think they can talk sense. – Robert Frost

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Bump! Bump! Bump! Did you ever ride a wump? We have a Wump with just one hump. But, we know a man called Mr. Gump. Mr Gump has a seven hump Wump. So… if you Bump! Bump! Just jump on the hump on the Wump of Gump. – Dr. Seuss (Theodor Seuss Geisel)

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Nonsense

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