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When a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it...

When a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully.

Quote by Samuel Johnson about mind, man

The simplest Protocol Directive will be worded in the most obscure and complicated manner possible. Speeds, for example, will be expressed as Furlongs per Fortnight and flow rates as Hogsheads per Hour.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about medicine, example

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