"There iz this difference between genius and common sense in a fox: Common sense iz governed bi circumstances, but circumstances iz governed by genius."
— Genius

January 1, 1970

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Variant: There is this difference between genius and common sense in a fox: Common sense is governed by circumstances, but circumstances is governed by genius. — As rendered in Uncle Sam's Uncle Josh: Or, Josh Billings on Practically Everything (1953) edited by Donald Day, p. 120