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Quote by Pierre Daninos

“The ostrich is the only animal officially endowed with political direction.”

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Pierre Daninos, born on May 26, 1913, and died on January 7, 2005, was a prominent Greek writer of the 20th century, known for his rich literary works. more

“If animals had a Pope," Major Thompson said to me, "their Vatican would be in London. And if by some dire submarine cataclysm that noble vessel, Great Britain, were to be shipwrecked and start to founder, believe me, there would surely be somebody in Westminster to cry from the top of the Tower: "Dogs first!”

Ifs Firsts Believe Said Would Be Animal Dog Cry Majors Noble London Britain Believe In Me Founders Towers Pope Vessel Great Britain Submarines Westminster

Author:Pierre Daninos

“English life is nothing but a huge masquerade ball in which the participants contrive to conceal their feelings, their addresses, their hobbies, their incomes, their decorations, their sorrows, their talents, their achievements, and even their names.”

Feelings Life Is Names Talent Huge Sorrow Achievement Balls Income Addresses Hobbies Participants Decoration Masquerade

Author:Pierre Daninos

“One of the marked superiorities the English enjoy over other peoples is their ability to imbue the foreigner with a crippling inferiority complex the moment he sets foot on British soil.”

Moments Enjoy Ability Feet Complexes British Soil Superiority Foreigners Inferiority Inferiority Complex

Author:Pierre Daninos

“To a gentleman, a gentleman-someone who dies without ever pronouncing the word-is a man who climbs Everest, never mentions it to a soul, and listens politely to Pochet's account of how in 1937 in spite of his sciatica, he conquered the Puy de Dome.”

Men Soul Dies Accounts Gentleman Spite Climbs Everest Domes Sciatica

Author:Pierre Daninos

“Even when the bird walks we see that it has wings.”

Walks Bird Wings

Author:Antoine-Marin Lemierre

“It is a profound mistake to think that every thing has been discovered; as well think the horizon the boundary of the world.”

Thinking World Wells Has Beens Mistake Discovery Profound Boundaries Horizon

Author:Antoine-Marin Lemierre

“If the enemy can keep us occupied, we don't present much opposition.”

Ifs Enemy Busy Opposition

Author:Dan Davis

“You don't have to make excuses for God.”

Excuse

Author:Dan Davis

“Our focus must always be on building people up.”

People Focus Building Encouragement

Author:Dan Davis

“It's not that we have to give to support the gospel. Giving is the gospel.”

Giving Support

Author:Dan Davis

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