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You Beat Your Pate, And Fancy Wit Will Come; Knock As You Please, There 's Nobody At Home.
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You beat your pate, and fancy wit will come;
Knock as you please, there 's nobody at home.
-- Alexander Pope (1688-1744)
-- Epigram
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His wit invites you by his looks to come, But when you knock, it never is at home.
-- William Cowper (1731-1800) -- Conversation, Line 303...
Come if you can't, but if you can, please stay home.
The higher you climb, the more you show your ass. -- Alexander Pope, "The Dunciad
Pink Floyd's "Nobody Home":) You have reached 587-8783.
Please leave a message. ("Ohhhhhhhhh, babe... When I pick up the phone....
If you aim to please nobody it is highly probable that you will achieve some sort of award for the attainment of your goal.
You have a strong desire for a home and your family interests come first.
You can say what you please in America, but nobody listens.