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Clifton Fadiman

U.S. writer

The German mind has a talent for making no mistakes but the very greatest.

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Clifton Fadiman, Any Number Can Play, 1957

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Georg C. Lictenberg

(1742-1799), German writer, Aphorisms Nothing is more conducive to peace of mind than not having any opinion at all. www.english-slang.com

mind one's p's and q's

[mind one's p's and q's] {v. phr.} To be very careful what you do or say; not make mistakes. * /When the principal of the school visited the class the […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

mind

[mind] See: [CROSS ONE'S MIND] or [PASS THROUGH ONE'S MIND], [GIVE A PIECE OF ONE'S MIND], [HALF A MIND], [IN MIND], [IN ONE'S MIND'S EYE], [MAKE UP ONE'S MIND], [NEVER […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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(1818-1885) U.S. humorist Advice is like castor oil, easy enough to give but dreadful uneasy to take.

doddle

[doddle] {n.} Something simple or easy to accomplish.

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change one's tune

[change one's tune] {v. phr.}, {informal} To make a change in your story, statement, or claim; change your way of acting. * […]

master of ceremonies

[master of ceremonies] or [M.C.] or [emcee] {n.} The person in charge of introducing the various participants in a show or […]

go halves

[go halves] {v. phr.}, {informal} To share half or equally become partners. * /The boys went halves in raising pigs./ * /The […]