Kozma Prutkov

Wisdom is like turtle soup in that not everybody can get it.

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Kozma Prutkov

Know, my reader, that wisdom reduces complaints but not the suffering. www.english-slang.com

Prutkov Kozma

Kozma Prutkov - a collective pseudonym for the group of Russian writers - Alexey Tolstoy and Zhemchuzhnikov brothers, who performed jointly in 50-60s of the 19th century. www.english-slang.com

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