Snuff Quotes
44 quotes by 39 authors
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I would rather have a nod from an American, than a snuff- box from an emperor.
— Lord Byron
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'Tis the maddest trick a man can ever play in his whole life, to let his breath sneak out of his body without any more…
— Miguel de Cervantes
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One of the grandest figures that ever frequented Eastern Yorkshire was William Smith, the distinguished Father of English Geology. My boyish reminiscence of the old…
— William Crawford Williamson
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Middle age snuffs out more talent than even wars or sudden death.
— Gerald Brenan
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First shalt thou take out the Holy Pin. Then shalt thou count to three, no more-no less. Three shall be the number thou shalt count,…
— Michael Palin
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After years of having a dog, you know him. You know the meaning of his snuffs and grunts and barks. Every twitch of the ears…
— Robert R. McCammon
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Up with life. Stamp out all small and large indignities. Leave everyone alone to make it without pressure. Down with hurting. Lower the standard of…
— John D. MacDonald
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Death does not simply end life. It steals away the sunsets you’ll never see, the children you’ll ever hold, the wife you’ll never love. It’s…
— Robert Liparulo
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The competition between human beings destroys with cold and diabolic brutality... Under the pressure of this competitive fury we have not only forgotten what is…
— Konrad Lorenz
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He must not laugh at his own wheeze: a snuff box has no right to sneeze.
— Keith Preston
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If parents snicker at racial and gender jokes, another generation will pass on the poison adults still have not had the courage to snuff out.
— Marian Wright Edelman
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Burn not thy fingers to snuff another man's candle.
— James Howell
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Democracy cannot breathe, indeed will die, if those enjoined to protect it and uphold the laws snuff it out - with no consequences.
— Marian Wright Edelman
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Mine, said the stone,mine is the hour.I crush the scissors,such is my power.Stronger than wishes,my power, alone.Mine, said the paper,mine are the wordsthat smother the…
— David Mason
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We are as we are. How can you claim to know what life I was meant to lead, let alone threaten to force me into…
— Robin Hobb
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I don't feel I have the right to snuff the lives of chicken and fish.
— Douglas Hofstadter
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The wind which snuffs the candle fans the fire.
— Francois de La Rochefoucauld
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Racism tears down your insides so that no matter what you achieve, you're not quite up to snuff.
— Alvin Ailey
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Give me snuff, whiskey, and Swedes, and I will build a railroad to hell.
— James J. Hill
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Despair snuffs the sun from the firmament.
— Amos Bronson Alcott
Who Wrote These Snuff Quotes
39 authors contributed a total of 44 Snuff Quotes, led by these top contributors: