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Tag: back of an envelope

Posted on March 21, 2018

Genius vs Talent

Alfred Stevens - The Letter
Genius can write on the back of old envelopes but mere talent requires the finest stationery available.
Dorothy Parker

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The ancient Egyptians, incidentally, treated arthritis with electric catfish—or, as the hieroglyphics call them, "angry catfish". Remarkably, electric catfish can be trained to stun on cue, which seems like something coastguards and river police should be looking into before a supervillain does.
—The Ambition of a Potato

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