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The French are wiser than they seem, and the Spaniards seem wiser than they are.
Nationalities and Nationalism
Francis Bacon

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When Adam delved and Eve span, who was then the gentleman?
Inequality
John Ball

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I shall state silences more competently than ever a better man spangled the butterflies of vertigo.
Silence
Samuel Beckett

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I speak Spanish to God, Italian to women, French to men and German to my horse.
Language
Charles V

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People seek within a short span of life to satisfy a thousand desires, each of which is insatiable.
Desire
Oliver Goldsmith

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Only a generation of readers will span a generation of writers.
Books - Reading
Steven Spielberg

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The hangover became a part of the day as well allowed-for as the Spanish siesta.
Alcohol and Alcoholism
Source Unknown

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Too many parents are not on spanking terms with their children.
Children
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Research is what I'm doing when I don't know what I'm doing.
[ Research ] Wernher Von Braun