A thick skin is a gift from God.

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Kennedy cooked the soup that Johnson had to eat.

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Only the stupidest calves choose their own butcher.

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History is the sum total of things that could have been avoided.

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First make yourself unpopular, then people will take you seriously.

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All parts of the human body get tired eventually - except the tongue.

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The rare case where the conquered is very satisfied with the conqueror.

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An infallible method of conciliating a tiger is to allow oneself to be devoured.

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The art of politics consists in knowing precisely when it is necessary to hit an opponent slightly below the belt.

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In view of the fact that God limited the intelligence of man, it seems unfair that he did not also limit his stupidity.

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