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As a rule of thumb I say, if Socrates, Jesus and Tolstoy wouldn't do it, don't.

John Gardner
Jesus, Thumbs, Ifs
John Gardner, Stewart O'Nan (1994). “On writers and writing”, Addison-Wesley Longman
As a rule of thumb I say, if Socrates, Jesus and Tolstoy wouldn't do it, don't.