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The luxuries of the present are the necessities of the future. Our grandfathers never had a bath-room....

— John Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher

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The Essence of War is Violence. Moderation in War is Imbecility.

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"Tact" is insulting a man without his knowing it.

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The best scale for an experiment is 12 inches to the foot.

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As age increases, audacity leaks out and caution comes in.

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Even a man's faults may reflect his virtues.

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