It was one of those cases where you approve the broad, general princip…

P. G. Wodehouse
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It was one of those cases where you approve the broad, general principle of an idea but can't help being in a bit of a twitter at the prospect of putting it into practical effect. I explained this to Jeeves, and he said much the same thing had bothered Hamlet. ✨ P.G. Wodehouse (2017). Classic Wodehouse, p.334, Random House
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