It pays to be obvious, especially if you have a reputation for subtlety.
Isaac Asimov (1920-1992) Russian-American author, polymath, biochemist
Foundation, ch. 2 (1942)
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Epigram attributed to Salvor Hardin.
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SELF-EVIDENT, adj. Evident to one’s self and to nobody else.
Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914?) American writer and journalist
“Self-Evident,” The Devil’s Dictionary (1911)
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Originally published in The Devil's Dictionary [A-Z] as Vol. 7 of his Collected Works.
