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«The average man will bristle if you say his father was dishonest, but he will brag a little if he discovers that his great-grandfather was a pirate.»
«If a line of poetry strays into my memory, my skin bristles so that the razor ceases to act.»
«YOUTH, n. The Period of Possibility, when Archimedes finds a fulcrum, Cassandra has a following and seven cities compete for the honor of endowing a living Homer.Youth is the true Saturnian Reign, the Golden Age on earth again, when figs are grown on thistles, and pigs betailed with whistles and, wearing silken bristles, live ever in clover, and clows fly over, delivering milk at every door, and Justice never is heard to snore, and every assassin is made a ghost and, howling, is cast into Baltimost! --Polydore Smith»
«PIETY, n. Reverence for the Supreme Being, based upon His supposed resemblance to man.The pig is taught by sermons and epistles To think the God of Swine has snout and bristles. --Judibras»
«When dealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic, but with creatures of emotion, creatures bristling with prejudice, and motivated by pride and vanity»
«Your legs and breast bristle with shaggy hair but your mind, Pannicus, shows no signs of manliness»