“If you don’t look for snakes, you cannot complain when one bites you.”
Lini
(15 October 1993)
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“The brigand is as a snake: if you don't annoy him, he doesn't bite you.”
Il brigante è come la serpe, se non la stuzzichi non ti morde.
As quoted in Voci dall'ergastolo, E. Loescher, 1903, by Romolo Ribolla

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“If you can bite, you generally don’t have to.”
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“When you know that the snake is in you – that's wisdom.”
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“[T]here's no difference between a white snake and a black snake. They'll both bite.”
Lewis
Neil A.
June 29, 1991
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New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/1991/06/29/us/marshall-urges-bush-to-pick-the-best.html
2017-04-08
MIsquote: White snake, black snake: They both bite.
“When you walk a dog on a short leash, she's close enough to bite you.”
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