An intelligence test sometimes shows a man how smart he would have been not to have taken it.
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A man doesn't know what he knows until he knows what he doesn't know.
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The man who says he is willing to meet you halfway is usually a poor judge of distance.
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Going to church doesn't make you any more a Christian than going to the garage makes you a car.
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Committees have become so important nowadays that subcommittees have to be appointed to do the work.
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If two wrongs don't make a right, try three.
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