A fly, Sir, may sting a stately horse and make him wince; but one is but an insect, and the other is a horse still.
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A fly, Sir, may sting a stately horse and make him wince; but one is but an insect, and the other is a horse still.
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Indeed! 🙂
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This reminds me of Winston Churchill’s famous riposte when accused of being drunk in the British Houses of Parliament:
“You sir, are very drunk!”
“And you madam, are very ugly! But at least in the morning I shall be sober”
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😀 Thanks I needed that.xo
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That is very true! Haha!
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Actually this quote sounds like an archaic Seinfeld one liner.. It’s all about NOTHING! LOL
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That is a good one. We must not let the little stings cause us to forget who we are. We are bigger than them and we can rise above.
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Or even big stings. 🙂
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Good point! 🙂
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Good quote; I love when a point like this is made with witty humor! Thanks for sharing it. 🙂
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Good one! At the end of the day, the horse lives on and the fly only lives a short time… I did a search on the lifespan of a horse fly and came up with a really great site, called Horse Nation, and I quote: “The life span of a horse fly is only a few days, but by God, they’re determined to make those few days count–so smack hard and aim true.” This made me laugh 🙂 Thanks!
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