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My Lord, I find thy face apelike and thy form misshapen. Thy beard, moreover, is an offense against decency, resembling more closely the scabrous fir which doth decorate the hinder portion of a mongrel dog than a proper adornement for a human face. Is it possible that thy mother, seized by some wild lechery, did dally at some time past with a randy goat? -Mandorallen David Eddings
When men are most sure and arrogant they are commonly most mistaken, giving views to passion without that proper deliberation which alone can secure them from the grossest absurdities. David Hume
Isaac Asimov quote: "You can prove anything you want by coldly logical reason---if..."
You can prove anything you want by coldly logical reason---if you pick the proper postulates. Isaac Asimov
Tom Robbins quote: "Breathe properly. Stay curious. And eat your beets."
Breathe properly. Stay curious. And eat your beets. Tom Robbins
Ayaan Hirsi Ali quote: "A virgin's silence is the proper answer to a marriage..."
A virgin's silence is the proper answer to a marriage proposal; it signifies a dignified consent. Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Charlaine Harris quote: " what she had was hers absolutely, not to be touched by other..."
.. what she had was hers absolutely, not to be touched by other hands without proper permission being asked and granted. Charlaine Harris
It's a terrible thing when a person dies, whatever the circumstances. A hole opens up in the world, and we need to pay the proper respects. If we don't, the hole will never be filled in again. Haruki Murakami
In this statement, my Scipio, I build on your own admirable definition, that there can be no community, properly so called, unless it be regulated by a combination of rights. And by this definition it appears that a multitude of men may be just as tyrannical as a single despot and indeed this is the most odious of all tyrannies, since no monster can be more barbarous than the mob, which assumes the name and mask of the people. Marcus Tullius Cicero
Flattery is as important a machine as the lever, isn't it, Saxonberg? Give it a proper place to rest, and it can move the world. E. L. Konigsburg
Think of yourself as dead. You have lived your life. Now, take what's left and live it properly. What doesn't transmit light creates its own darkness. Marcus Aurelius
Tom Robbins quote: "A sense of humor, properly developed, is superior to any..."
A sense of humor, properly developed, is superior to any religion so far devised. Tom Robbins
Umberto Eco quote: "It is necessary to meditate early, and often, on the art of..."
It is necessary to meditate early, and often, on the art of dying to succeed later in doing it properly just once. Umberto Eco
Small islands, not capable of protecting themselves, are the proper objects for kingdoms to take under their care; but there is something absurd, in supposing a continent to be perpetually governed by an island. Thomas Paine
I think it would be well, and proper, and obedient, and pure, to grasp your one necessity and not let it go, to dangle from it limp wherever it takes you. Annie Dillard
Death and Famine and War and Pollution continued biking towards Tadfield. And Grievous Bodily Harm, Cruelty To Animals, Things Not Working Properly Even After You've Given Them A Good Thumping but secretly No Alcohol Lager, and Really Cool People travelled with them. Neil Gaiman

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