Quotes 4141 till 4160 of 4532.
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When a man says he had pleasure with a woman he does not mean conversation.
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When a man says he sees nothing in a book, he very often means that he does not see himself in it: which, if it is not a comedy or a satire, is likely enough.
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When a man says money can do anything, that settles it. He hasn't any.
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When a man says money can do anything, that settles it: he hasn't got any.
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When a man says that he approves something in principal, it means he hasn't the slightest intention of putting it in practice.
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When a man sits with a pretty girl for an hour, it seems like a minute. But let him sit on a hot stove for a minute - then it's longer than any hour. That's relativity!
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When a man spends his time giving his wife criticism and advice instead of compliments, he forgets that it was not his good judgment, but his charming manners, that won her heart.
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When a man steals your wife, there is no better revenge than to let him keep her.
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When a man takes an oath, Meg, he's holding his ownself in his own hands. Like water. And if he opens his fingers then- he needn't hope to find himself again.
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When a man tells you that he got rich through hard work, ask him whose?
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When a man wants to murder a tiger he calls it sport; when a tiger wants to murder him he calls it ferocity.
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When a man wants your advice he generally wants your praise.
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When a man who is drinking neat gin starts talking about his mother he is past all argument.
Source: The African Queen (1935) -
When a man's stomach is full it makes no difference whether he is rich or poor.
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When a stupid man is doing something he is ashamed of, he always declares that it is his duty.
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When a virtuous man is raised, it brings gladness to his friends, grief to his enemies, and glory to his posterity.
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When a woman behaves like a man, why doesn't she behave like a nice man?
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When a woman is very, very bad, she is awful, but when a man is correspondingly good, he is weird.
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When a woman like that whom I've seen so much,
All of a sudden drops out of touch;
Is always busy and never can,
Spare you a moment, it means a man.
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