Some people fancy themselves modern poets as soon as they have given up commas.
aphorism by Valeriu Butulescu from Immensity of the Point, translated by Eva A. Ziem
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When a cannibal devours himself, it is no longer cannibalism but self-sacrifice.
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He used to carry a heavy cudgel and give us a course of lectures on tactfulness.
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We know death from books so well that I sometimes wonder why we are still dying.
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The fear of thieves in ancient times has done modern archeology a great service.
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The third prize. For lack of funds, the first two prizes haven
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Still, Sisyphus is contented. The stone will roll back down the slope by itself.
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The greatest of human ambitions only slightly tickle the epidermis of the planet.
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It is quite disagreeable to have your memories written by the clerks of the court.
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The absence of callouses on one's hands is sometimes the only voucher of nobility.
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