![The man is either mad or his is making verses.
[Lat., Aut insanit homo, aut versus facit.]](/assets/img/quote-photos/the-man-is-either-mad-or-his-is-making-verses-lat-aut-insanit-homo-aut-versu.jpg)
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The more man knows of man, the better for the common brotherhood among men.
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men coats shabby
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men talking two
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men years two
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mad matter ifs
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If I've made myself clear, I've misspoken. Alan Greenspan
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mad reason
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Why then we should drop into poetry.
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poetry wish way
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