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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

Matilda told such dreadful lies,
It made one gasp and stretch ones eyes;
Her aunt, who from her earliest youth,
Had kept a strict regard for truth,
Attempted to believe Matilda:
The effort very nearly killed her. – Hilaire Belloc

Category:
Deception/Lying
Author
Hilaire Belloc
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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

Category:
Books
Author
Hilaire Belloc
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Loss and possession, death and life are one, There falls no shadow where there shines no sun. – Hilaire Belloc

Category:
Death
Author
Hilaire Belloc
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Other Quotes from
Animals
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I believe in animal rights, and high among them is the right to the gentle stroke of a human hand. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

Category:
Animals

The difference between friends and pets is that friends we allow into our company, pets we allow into our solitude. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

Category:
Animals

We know what the animals do, what are the needs of the beaver, the bear, the salmon, and other creatures, because long ago men married them and acquired this knowledge from their animal wives. Today the priests say we lie, but we know better. – American Indian Proverb

Category:
Animals

I subscribe to the theory that Mankind never domesticated any animal. They came in from the cold and looked cute until they were fed. – David Beard, @Raqhun

Category:
Animals

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