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Botany Is Not A Science; It Is The Art Of Insulting Flowers In Greek And Latin. -- Alphonse Ka
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Botany is not a science; it is the art of insulting flowers in Greek and
Latin.
-- Alphonse Karr
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We can invent only with memory. -- Alphonse Ka
The more things change, the more they remain the same. -- Alphonse Ka
BOTANY, n. The science of vegetables -- those that are not good to eat, as well as those that are.
It deals largely with their flowers, which are commonly badly designed, inartistic in color, and ill- smelling....
If we are to abolish the death penalty, I should like to see the first step taken by my friends the murderers.
-- Alphonse Ka...
The more the change, the more it is the same thing.
[Plus ca change, plus c'est la meme chose.] -- Alphonse Ka...
The more things change, the more they remain the same.
-- Alphonse Karr, "Les Guepes", January 1849...
Every man has three characters: that which he exhibits, that which he has, and that which he thinks he has.
-- Alphonse Karr (1808-1890)...
Some people are always grumbling because roses have thorns.
I am thankful thorns have roses. -- Alphonse Karr, French journali...
Life is not an exact science, it is an art.