In Competition No. 2850 you were invited to invent proverbs that sound profound but have no meaning.
This was an extremely popular competition, which attracted an enormous entry. It was a pleasure to judge, and cheering, too, to see lots of unfamiliar names in among the regulars.
The best entries contain just the promise of a profound meaning — but frustrate the reader’s attempt to work out exactly what it is.
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