It's never a good idea to ask a man on a tight-rope how he keeps his balance: a) … - Terry Pratchett

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Choose a firm cloud before it fall, and in it Catch, ere she change, the Cynthia of this minute.

Terry Pratchett

It's never a good idea to ask a man on a tight-rope how he keeps his balance: a) he would probably fall off and b) he probably doesn't know what the muscles are called in any case.

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They say a little knowledge is a dangerous thing, but it's not one half so bad as a lot of ignorance.

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