Quote#Wisdom
Smelling like a municipal budget
Quote bySamuel Hoffenstein · 1890–1947
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Year In You're Out (1930), Entre'acte, no. 6: "And Mr. Carl Sandburg, Dry" (p. 168).
English (original)
Smelling like a municipal budget.
— Samuel Hoffenstein
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