Kozma Prutkov

People's memory is like a piece of white paper: sometimes it writes well, and sometimes bad.

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in memory of

[in memory of] {prep.} As something that makes people remember (a person or thing); as a reminder of; as a memorial to. * /The building was named Ford Hall in […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

Kozma Prutkov

What other people can say about you if you can't say anything about yourself? www.sky-net-eye.com

Prutkov Kozma

Kozma Prutkov - a collective pseudonym for the group of Russian writers - Alexey Tolstoy and Zhemchuzhnikov brothers, who performed jointly in 50-60s of the 19th century. www.sky-net-eye.com

black and white

[black and white] {n. phr.} 1. Print or writing; words on paper, not spoken; exact written or printed form. * /He insisted on having the agreement down in black and […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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