"But however secure and well-regulated civilized life may become, bacteria, Protozoa, viruses, infected fleas, lice, ticks, mosquitoes, and bedbugs will always lurk in the shadows ready to pounce when neglect, poverty, famine, or war lets down the defenses."

-- Hans Zinsser

#War Quotes #Shadow Quotes #Lice Quotes

“You only live once, so live a good life!”
“I died to the law so that I might live for God.”
“I know how men in exile feed on dreams.”
“The education of young citizens ought to form them to good manners, to accustom them to labor, to inspire them with a love of order, and to impress them with respect for. lawful authority. Religion is the only solid basis of good morals; therefore education should teach the precepts of religion, and the duties of man towards God.”
“Women always need other women to lean on. They become friends in order to hate each other better. The more they hate each other, the more inseparable they become.”
“Familiar life, tending to sordidness, had been succeeded by remote life, generally idealized; historical detail had been brought in to teach readers who were being entertained.”
“Cheat me not with time, with the dull ache of flesh, for all flesh turns, even the loveliest ankle and frail thigh, to bitterest dust.”
“We have to get rid of ISIS, have to get rid of ISIS. We have no choice.”

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