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What are the proper proportions of a maxim? A minimum of sound to a maximum of sense.

Mark Twain
Inspirational, Sarcastic, Writing
More Tramps Abroad ch. 23, "Pudd'nhead Wilson's New Calendar" (1897)
What are the proper proportions of a maxim? A minimum of sound to a maximum of sense.