"The porcupine, which one must handle gloved, may……" — Arthur Guiterman
"The porcupine, which one must handle gloved, may be respected, but is never loved."
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Arthur Guiterman
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21 Quotes by Arthur Guiterman
Arthur Guiterman has 21 quotes on this site.
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The stones that critics hurl with harsh intent, a man may use to build his monument.
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The Cat on your hearthstone to this day presages, By solemnly sneezing, the coming of rain!
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Don't tell your friends about your indigestion. "How are you" is a greeting, not a question.
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Oh the saddest of sights in a world of sin Is the little lost pup with his tail tucked in.
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So once in every year we throng Upon a day apart, to praise the Lord with feast and song in…
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Active minds that think and study, like swift brooks are seldom muddy.
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In life as in football, fall forward when you fall.
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I hope the Vandals had thorns in their sandals
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Admitting errors clears the score and proves you wiser than before.
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It takes a bee to get the honey out
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What one approves , another scorns, And thus his nature each discloses: You find the rosebush full of thorns, I…
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Amoebas at the start Were not complex; They tore themselves apart And started Sex.
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More Gloved Quotes
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You know how easily and suddenly these things happen, beginning in playful teasing and ending in something a little warmer…
— Arthur Conan Doyle
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The silence holds with its gloved hand the wild hawk of the mind.
— R. S. Thomas
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- Might it console you to know that I expect nothing but torture from her return? That I regard you…
— Vladimir Nabokov
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In fact her maturity and blood kinship converted her passion to fever, so it was more affliction than affection. It…
— Toni Morrison
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When he nodded, the physician disappeared into thin air, and then a moment later, Payne felt a warm palm encompass…
— J R Ward
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The world is a chessboard, Madam, on which we play out our ploys and follies. You are the Queen, of…
— Catherine Fisher
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Hey,” the other said, coming to life. “You’re supposed to be in jail.” Al grinned at him, his white-gloved grip…
— Kim Harrison
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Where did he go!” he bellowed, gloved hands clenching. “I had him in a snare that would take Alexander the…
— Kim Harrison
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I came over here (Hollywood) to act, but it turned out all I had to do was to be high-minded,…
— Deborah Kerr
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She sat on the bench and hugged the robe like a pillow. I still think that Brett guy is cute.…
— Shalini
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