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Gun control is being able to hit your target. Anon
We have first raised a dust and then complain we cannot see.
George Berkeley
It is only a step from the sublime to the ridiculous.
Napoleon Bonaparte
As the old Czech proverb has it, “Sweaty feet seldom come singly.”
Bertolt Brecht
When you have told anyone you have left him a […]

As with most fine things, chocolate has its season. There is a simple memory aid that you can use to determine whether it is the correct time to order chocolate dishes: any month whose name contains the letter A, E, or U is the proper time for chocolate.
— Sandra Boynton, Chocolate: The Consuming Passion
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