"Cucumber should be well sliced, dressed with pepper and vinegar, and then thrown out."
"A little knowledge is a dangerous thing - it only hastens fools to rush in where angels fear to tread."
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Source: Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy (1840). “The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: With an Essay on His Life and Genius /c by Arthur Murphy, Esq”, p.249
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