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Is there no Latin word for Tea? Upon my soul, if I had known that

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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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

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Animals
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Hilaire Belloc
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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

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Deception/Lying
Author
Hilaire Belloc
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I am aware that in presenting myself as the advocate of the Indians and their rights, I shall stand very much alone. – Sam Houston

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Every animal leaves traces of what it was man alone leaves traces of what he created. – Jacob Bronowski

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The problems that the world faces – from nuclear proliferation to climate change – cant be tackled by the West alone. They need a coalition of not just West and East, but they need a coalition of Christian and Jew and Muslim. – David Miliband

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The right to be let alone is the underlying principle of the Constitutions Bill of Rights. – Erwin Griswold

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