Mastiffs Quotes

• That island of England breeds very valiant creatures; their
  mastiffs are of unmatchable courage.

  William Shakespeare

  Islands, England, Valiant

  William Shakespeare (2013). “Second Tetralogy In Plain and Simple English: Includes Richard II, Henry IV Parts 1 and 2, and Henry V”, p.765, BookCaps Study Guides

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• They worry one another like mastiffs, scrambling for rank and pay like apes for nuts.

  John Adams

  Nuts, Worry, Political

  John Adams (2012). “The Letters of John and Abigail Adams”, p.212, Simon and Schuster

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• By nature a philosopher is not in genius and disposition half so different from a street porter, as a mastiff is from a greyhound

  Adam Smith

  Different, Genius, Half

  Adam Smith (1784). “An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations”, p.24

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• He that has not religion to govern his morality, is not a dram better than my mastiff-dog; so long as you stroke him, and please him, and do not pinch him, he will play with you as finely as may be, he is a very good moral mastiff; but if you hurt him, he will fly in your face, and tear out your throat.

  John Selden

  Dog, Hurt, Play

  John Selden (1800). “The Table-talk: Of John Selden, Esq. Being His Sense of Various Matters of Weight and High Consequence; Relating Especially to Religion and State”, p.75

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• [Tyson] looked him over with that massive baby-brown eye. “You are not dead. I like it when you are not dead.” Ella fluttered to the ground and began preening her feathers. “Ella found a dog,” she announced. “A large dog. And a Cyclops.” Was she blushing? Before Percy could decide, his black mastiff pounced on him, knocking Percy to the ground and barking so loudly that even Arion backed up. “Hey, Mrs. O'Leary,” Percy said. “Yeah, I love you, too, girl. Good dog.” Hazel squeaked. “You have a hellhound named Mrs. O'Leary?” “Long story.

  Rick Riordan

  Girl, Dog, Baby

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• On Christmas Day I'll head off for a couple of laps around the Serpentine, or a trek around the whole of Hyde Park. Or I'll walk right across town, with Curtis, my son Jamie's bull mastiff.

  Stella Vine

  Couple, Son, Lap

  "My Christmas". www.theguardian.com. December 08, 2008.

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