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These people were well dressed in skins, had some guns, but armed generally with bows and arrows and such other instruments of war as are… — William Henry Ashley
Nope, I don't enjoy work generally. Not because I'm lazy; it's just all so stressful and worrying. — Rowan Atkinson
Husbands and wives generally understand when opposition will be vain. — Jane Austen
A tool is usually more simple than a machine; it is generally used with the hand, whilst a machine is frequently moved by animal or… — Charles Babbage
Faced with the choice of enduring a bad toothache or going to the dentist, we generally tried to ride out the bad tooth. — Joseph Barbera
There is a difference between happiness and wisdom: he that thinks himself the happiest man is really so; but he that thinks himself the wisest… — Francis Bacon
People usually think according to their inclinations, speak according to their learning and ingrained opinions, but generally act according to custom. — Francis Bacon
The First World War, and especially the latest one, largely swept away what was left in Europe of feudalism and of feudal landlords, especially in… — Emily Greene Balch
As a general thing, I have not 'duped the world' nor attempted to do so... I have generally given people the worth of their money… — P T Barnum
The problem with winter sports is that - follow me closely here - they generally take place in winter. — Dave Barry
I guess I do have a childlike sense of fun, and although I still have my dark days, I'm generally an optimistic person. The way… — Drew Barrymore
Deep down, no one really believes they have a right to live. But this death sentence generally stays tucked away, hidden beneath the difficulty of… — Jean Baudrillard
Those Marriages generally abound most with Love and Constancy, that are preceded by a long Courtship. — Joseph Addison
Generally speaking, actors are allowed NO input. Actors are dumb. — Dirk Benedict
But it's not just the cattle producers, it's all the attendant industries like transport and shipping and feed producers and the like. There will be… — Julie Bishop
While farmers generally allow one rooster for ten hens, ten men are scarcely sufficient to service one woman. — Giovanni Boccaccio
This kind of overall way of thinking is not only a fertile source of new theoretical ideas: it is needed for the human mind to… — David Bohm
My suggestion is that at each state the proper order of operation of the mind requires an overall grasp of what is generally known, not… — David Bohm
Soldiers generally win battles; generals get credit for them. — Napoleon Bonaparte
I don't snack. I don't generally eat sweets or drink soda. I never eat between meals or even before big ones. — Anthony Bourdain

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