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September 2, 2013 by kevinstilley

Bated Breath, or Baited Breath?

Cruel Clever Cat

by Geoffrey Taylor

Sally, having swallowed cheese,
Directs down holes the scented breeze,
Enticing thus with baited breath
Nice mice to an untimely death.

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May 15, 2011 by kevinstilley

Benjamin Disraeli – select quotes

Every woman should marry, and no man.
~ in Lothair

Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action.

Circumstances are beyond the control of man; but his conduct is in his own power.

I must follow the people. Am I not their leader?

Little things affect little minds.

Never apologize for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologize for the truth.

Never complain and never explain.

Patience is a necessary ingredient of genius.

The secret of success is constancy of purpose.

There are three kinds of lies; lies, damned lies, and statistics.

Through perseverance many people win success out of what seemed destined to be certain failure.

To be conscious that you are ignorant of the facts is a great step to knowledge.

We all of us live too much in a circle.

We are all born for love. It is the principle of existence, and its only end.

When men are pure, laws are useless; when men are corrupt, laws are broken.

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