A tiny little schoolboy with the name of Trachtenbauer.

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Whenever he reads in the newspaper about the death of a great man, he
wears mourning.

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In the theatre. A gentleman asks a lady to take her hat off, as it
is in his way. Grumbling, disagreeableness, entreaties. At last a
confession: "Madam, I am the author of the play." She answered: "I
don't care."

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In order to act wisely it is not enough to be wise (Dostoevsky).

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A. and B. have a bet. A. wins the wager, by eating twelve cutlets; B.
does not pay even for the cutlets.

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It is terrible to dine every day with a person who stammers and says
stupid things.

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