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Men are not hanged for stealing horses, but that horses may not be stolen.


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Men are not hanged for stealing horses, but that horses may not be stolen.
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P.G. WODEHOUSE I do not want horses or diamonds - I am happy in possessing you.
CLARA SCHUMANN Restive horses must be roughly dealt with.
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WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE Villain, a horse--Villain, I say, give me a horse to fly, To swim the river, villain, and to fly.
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HELEN GEORGE Working hard is very important. You're not going to get anywhere without working extremely hard.
GEORGE LUCAS I had very little fear about it, but basically, my straight friends talked me out of it. I think the...
GEORGE MICHAEL Did you ever get the feeling that the world was a tuxedo and you were a pair of brown shoes?
GEORGE GOBEL When I see an actual flesh-and-blood worker in conflict with his natural enemy, the policeman, I do ...
GEORGE ORWELL I admit, too, that I felt a kind of horror as I looked at the people I was marching among. You canno...
GEORGE ORWELL Within certain limits, it is actually true that the less money you have, the less you worry.
GEORGE ORWELL The stars are a free show; it don’t cost anything to use your eyes
GEORGE ORWELL