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From: plaskon@hplabsc.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.nlang
Subject: Re: You get what you pay...
Message-ID: <1878@hplabsc.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 10-May-84 16:28:24 EDT
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Posted: Thu May 10 16:28:24 1984
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Organization: Hewlett Packard Labs, Palo Alto CA
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Leaving colloquial speech behind, one could say:

The price paid determines the quality received.

or try....

You get the value for which you pay.