I Remember That A Wise Friend Of Mine Did Usually Say, "That Which Is Everybody's Business Is Nobody's Business.

I Remember That A Wise Friend Of Mine Did Usually Say, "That Which Is Everybody's Business Is Nobody's Business.

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I remember that a wise friend of mine did usually say, "That which
is everybody's business is nobody's business."
-- Izaak Walton (1593-1683)
-- The Complete Angler, Part i, Chap. ii

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