A Quote by Michel de Montaigne
Obstinacy and heat in argument are surest proofs of folly. Is there anything so stubborn, obstinate, disdainful, contemplative, grave, or serious, as an ass?
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A stubborn ass needs a stubborn driver
To Time it never seems that he is brave
To set himself against the peaks of snow
To lay them level with the running wave,
Nor is he overjoyed when they lie low,
But only grave, contemplative and grave.
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You can't take the heat, get ya ass out the kitchen
Matter fact, take ya ass back in there and wash the dishes.
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