In one case out of a hundred a point is excessively discussed because it is obscure; in the ninety-nine remaining it is obscure because it is excessively discussed.
Horror, detective fiction
Observation on discourse
Undated (common attribution)
Found in 1 providers: gemini
Cross Reference
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"I have a profound contempt for the rabble."
Humorous"I have been a great sufferer. I have been a great sufferer from the misery of the world."
Strange & Unusual"To be good, a double entendre should be at least good English when viewed on either side. Now we may lay by a piece of money — but we lie by a wife."
Humorous"I have a horror of being misunderstood."
Humorous"From childhood's hour I have not been As others were—I have not seen As others saw—I could not bring My passions from a common spring."
Strange & Unusual