Lobengula famous quotes
Last updated: Sep 5, 2024
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Did you ever see a chameleon catch a fly? The chameleon gets behind the fly and remains motionless for some time, then he advances very slowly and gently, first putting forward one leg and then the other. At last, when well within reach, he darts his tongue and the fly disappears. England is the chameleon and I am that fly.
-- Lobengula
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You can always count on the New York Times to cut your legs off.
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The strange thing about Roman soldiers in the comics was the amount of trouble they took over their armor and their helmets, and then, after all that, they left their legs bare. It didn't make any sense at all. Weatherwise or otherwise.
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As we keep or break the Sabbath Day we nobly save or meanly lose the last best hope by which man rises.
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Creating something new is easy, creating something that lasts is the challenge.
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Good guys are most likely to finish last, but also most likely to finish first.
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The limb that a person most needs to purify is his tongue.
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A drunk tongue is an honest one in my opinion.
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He who is greedy is disgraced; he who discloses his hardship will always be humiliated; he who has no control over his tongue will often have to face discomfort.
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Be careful what you wish for. I know that for a fact. Wishes are brutal, unforgiving things. They burn your tongue the moment they're spoken and you can never take them back.
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I am obnoxious to each carping tongue who says my hand a needle better fits,
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