Quote#Wisdom
"Vot", asked George I courteously, "is the difference between a…
Quote byS. J. Simon · 1904–1948
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: No Nightingales.
English (original)
"Vot", asked George I courteously, "is the difference between a public nuisance and a public convenience?"
— S. J. Simon
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Since it is probable that any book flying a bullet in its title is going to produce a corpse sooner or later - here it is.
The sun, heavy-eyed from lack of sleep, owing to the system of a staggered summer time, stumbled into the heavens, and with a heavy sigh set about its duties.
The scene was changed. It was a bark that slowly held its way, And o'er its lee the coast of France in the light of evening lay; And on its deck a lady sat, who gazed with tearful eyes Upon the fast receding hills that dim and distant rise.
What great Effects from slender Causes flow!
So All is diff’rent, and yet All is One.
But as well may you, when urging a man up-hill with a heavy load upon his back, and with your lash also upon his back, tell him, that be has nothing to do either with the load or the lash.