"A horse, if he happens to have a contemptuous disposition, can sneer very effectively."

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Source : Esther Meynell (1940). “A Woman Talking”, London, Chapman & Hall [1940.]

Esther Meynell

#Horse Quotes #Disposition Quotes #Contemptuous Quotes

“Let's drop the whole 'atheist evangelism' thing and call out bullshit questions like 'what does atheism have to offer?' for just what they are: Bullshit. I mean, what does knowing that the Earth goes around the Sun have to offer? Who cares? It just is.”
“One Ranger is all you'll ever need. - Ranger”
“Whenever we see something that we want to create, the first thing we bump into is these beliefs (reasons) that have shaped our experience thus far. And so the battle ensues. Possibilities vs. Limitations.”
“Food sacred to the manes or to the gods must be given to a man distinguished by sacred knowledge, for hands, smeared with blood, cannot be cleansed with blood.”
“I have the time needed to support the album and tour.”
“The purpose of fiction is to combat loneliness.”
“When human laws contradict or discountenance the means, which are necessary to preserve the essential rights of any society, they defeat the proper end of all laws, and so become null and void.”
“Mathematical reasoning may be regarded...”

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