“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.”
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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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12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos, Rule 1: Stand up straight with your shoulders back
“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.”
Thurgood Marshall (1908–1993) Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court
Lewis
Neil A.
June 29, 1991
Marshall Urges Bush to Pick 'the Best'
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.”
Ilona Andrews American husband-and-wife novelist duo
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