A man should keep his little brain attic stocked with all the furnitur…

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A man should keep his little brain attic stocked with all the furniture that he is likely to use, and the rest he can put away in the lumber-room of his library, where he can get it if he wants it. ✨ Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1892) Five Orange Pips
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