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«It puzzles me how they know what corners are good for filling stations. Just how did they know gas and oil was under there?»
«In family life, love is the oil that eases friction, the cement that binds closer together, and the music that brings harmony.»
«It is wise to apply the oil of refined politeness to the mechanism of friendship.»
«It is clear our nation is reliant upon big foreign oil. More and more of our imports come from overseas.»
«Let me tell you something that we Israelis have against Moses. He took us 40 years through the desert in order to bring us to the one spot in the Middle East that has no oil!»
«I consider the positions of kings and rulers as that of dust motes. I observe treasures of gold and gems as so many bricks and pebbles. I look upon the finest silken robes as tattered rags. I see myriad worlds of the universe as small seeds of fruit, and the greatest lake on Earth as a drop of oil on my foot.»
«If the Bible has taught us nothing else, and it hasn't, it's that girls should stick to girls sports, such as hot oil wrestling, foxy boxing, and such and such»
«Lamps make oil-spots and candles need snuffing; it is only the light of heaven that shines pure and leaves no stain»
«If we want a love message to be heard, it has got to be sent out. To keep a lamp burning, we have to keep putting oil in it.»
«I think the devil will not have [you] damned, lest the oil that's in [you] should set hell on fire.»

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