Clever jabs
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He that hath a beard is more than a youth, and he that hath no beard is less than a man
William Shakespeare1564–1616Much Ado About Nothing (c. 1598), Act II, Scene I, spoken by BeatriceIn context- William Shakespeare1564–1616As You Like It (c. 1599), Act III, Scene V, spoken by RosalindIn context
Really, if the lower orders don’t set us a good example, what on earth is the use of them?
Never speak disrespectfully of Society, Algernon. Only people who can’t get into it do that.
Oscar Wilde1854–1900The Importance of Being Earnest (1895), Third Act, spoken by Lady BracknellIn contextI have hardly ever known a mathematician who was capable of reasoning.
