Commas in The New Yorker fall with the precision of knives in a circus act, outlining the victim.

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There is nothing more likely to start disagreement among people or countries than an agreement.

There is nothing more likely to start disagreement among people or countries than an agreement.

The trouble with the profit system has always been that it was highly unprofitable to...

The trouble with the profit system has always been that it was highly unprofitable to...

English usage is sometimes more than mere taste, judgment and education - sometimes it's sheer...

English usage is sometimes more than mere taste, judgment and education - sometimes it's sheer...

Be obscure clearly.

Be obscure clearly.

Whatever else an American believes or disbelieves about himself, he is absolutely sure he has...

Whatever else an American believes or disbelieves about himself, he is absolutely sure he has...

Luck is not something you can mention in the presence of self-made men.

Luck is not something you can mention in the presence of self-made men.

One of the most time-consuming things is to have an enemy.

One of the most time-consuming things is to have an enemy.

The world is full of people who have never, since childhood, met an open doorway...

The world is full of people who have never, since childhood, met an open doorway...

I am reminded of the advice of my neighbor. Never worry about your heart till...

I am reminded of the advice of my neighbor. Never worry about your heart till...

Prejudice is a great time saver. You can form opinions without having to get the...

Prejudice is a great time saver. You can form opinions without having to get the...

The only sense that is common in the long run, is the sense of change...

The only sense that is common in the long run, is the sense of change...

An intelligence service is, in fact, a stupidity service.

An intelligence service is, in fact, a stupidity service.

Another segment of society that has constructed a language of its own is business. ......

Another segment of society that has constructed a language of its own is business. ......

It is not often that someone comes along who is a true friend and a...

It is not often that someone comes along who is a true friend and a...

The trouble with the profit system has always been that it was highly unprofitable to...

The trouble with the profit system has always been that it was highly unprofitable to...

A writer is like a bean plant - he has his little day, and then...

A writer is like a bean plant - he has his little day, and then...

When I was a child people simply looked about them and were moderately happy; today...

When I was a child people simply looked about them and were moderately happy; today...

The world is full of people who have never, since childhood, met an open doorway...

The world is full of people who have never, since childhood, met an open doorway...

I see nothing in space as promising as the view from a Ferris wheel.

I see nothing in space as promising as the view from a Ferris wheel.

Genius is more often found in a cracked pot than in a whole one.

Genius is more often found in a cracked pot than in a whole one.