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We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorns have roses.

Alphonse Karr , in A Tour Round My Garden
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For people who like that kind of thing, this is the kind of thing they like.

Artemus Ward , in The Complete Works of Artemus Ward
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