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'VE wisdom from the East and from the West, That's subject to no academic rule; You may find it in the jeering of a jest,
 * Or distil it from the folly of a fool.

I can teach you with a quip, if I've a mind!
 * I can trick you into learning with a laugh;

Oh, winnow all my folly, and you'll find
 * A grain or two of truth among the chaff!