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Your mathematics seem to me very like a bottle of mixed pickles the more you fish for what you want the less chance you have of getting it.

"and I am convinced that the only people worthy of consideration in this world are the unusual ones. For the common folks are like the leaves of a tree, and live and die unnoticed."

"for laws were never meant to be understood, and it is foolish to make the attempt."

" I'm glad you have decided to come back and restore order, for doing housework and minding the children is wearing out the strength of every man in the Emerald City."

"Hm!" said the Scarecrow, thoughtfully. "If it is such hard work as you say, how did the women manage it so easily?"

"I really do not know" replied the man, with a deep sigh. "Perhaps the women are made of castiron."

"As a matter of fact, we are none of us above criticism; so let us bear with each others' faults."

"Everything in life is unusual until you get accustomed to it."

"In an emergency," he announced, "it is always a good thing to pause and reflect. Please excuse me while I pause and reflect.