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I shoot the Hippopotamus with bullets made of platinum, because if

I shoot the Hippopotamus with bullets made of platinum, because if I use the leaden one his hide is sure to flatten em. – Hilaire Belloc

Other quotes by Hilaire Belloc

Child! Do not throw this book about;
Refrain from the unholy pleasure
Of cutting all the pictures out!
Preserve it as your chiefest treasure. – Hilaire Belloc

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Hilaire Belloc
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Is there no Latin word for Tea? Upon my soul, if I had known that I would have let the vulgar stuff alone. – Hilaire Belloc

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Animals awaken, first facially, then bodily. Mens bodies wake before their faces do. The animal sleeps within its body, man sleeps with his body in his mind. – Malcolm De Chazal

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What an ugly beast the ape, and how like us. – Marcus Tullius Cicero

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Drinking, when we are not thirsty and making love all year round, madam; that is all there is to distinguish us from other animals. – Pierre De Beaumarchais

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There is in all animals a sense of duty that man condescends to call instinct. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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There is nothing stable in the world uproars your only music. – John Keats

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Parenthood remains the greatest single preserve of the amateur. – Alvin Toffler

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