Quote by Josh Billings
There is a significant Latin proverb; to wit: Who will guard the g

There is a significant Latin proverb; to wit: Who will guard the guards? – Josh Billings

Other quotes by Josh Billings

The thinner the ice, the more anxious is everyone to see whether it will bear. – Josh Billings

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Fear
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If a man should happen to reach perfection in this world, he would have to die immediately to enjoy himself. – Josh Billings

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Perfection
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They that are on their guard and appear ready to receive their adversaries, are in much less danger of being attacked than the supine, secure and negligent. – Benjamin Franklin

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Caution

Caution is the parent of safety. – Proverb

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Caution

When a fox preaches, take care of your geese. – Proverb

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Caution

Whenever our neighbors house is on fire, it cannot be amiss for the engines to play a little on our own. – Edmund Burke

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Caution

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I learned why out riding alone is an oxymoron: An equestrian is never alone, is always sensing the other being, the mysterious but also understandable living being that is the horse. – Jane Smiley

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alone

Common sense tells us that the governments attempts to solve large problems more often create new ones. Common sense also tells us that a top-down, one-size-fits-all plan will not improve the workings of a nationwide health-care system that accounts for one-sixth of our economy. – Sarah Palin

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Many women cut back what had to be done at home by redefining what the house, the marriage and, sometimes, what the child needs. One woman described a fairly common pattern: I do my half. I do half of his half, and the rest doesnt get done. – Arlie Russell Hochschild

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Wars have always started over religion. – Glenn Danzig

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Religion