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Quote by Samuel Butler
Such as take lodgings in a head thats to be let unfurnished. - Sam

Such as take lodgings in a head thats to be let unfurnished. – Samuel Butler

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Letters are like wine; if they are sound they ripen with keeping. A man should lay down letters as he does a cellar of wine. – Samuel Butler

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An idea must not be condemned for being a little shy and incoherent; all new ideas are shy when introduced first among our old ones. We should have patience and see whether the incoherency is likely to wear off or to wear on, in which latter case the sooner we get rid of them the better. – Samuel Butler

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Take the obvious, add a cupful of brains, a generous pinch of imagination, a bucketful of courage and daring, stir well and bring to a boil. – Bernard Baruch

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Others go to bed with their mistresses; I with my ideas. – José Marti, letter, 1890

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There is no adequate defense, except stupidity, against the impact of a new idea. – P. W. Bridgman

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