There are very few honest friends--the demand is not particularly great. - Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach - Quotesmemo.com

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Burns' Hog-Weighing Method: (1) Get a perfectly symmetrical plank and balance it across a sawhorse. (2) Put the hog on one end of the plank. (3) Pile rocks on the other end until the plank is again perfectly balanced. (4) Carefully guess the weight of the rocks.

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Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach

There are very few honest friends--the demand is not particularly great.

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