Midget Quotes (4 quotes)

“Among other possibilities, money was invented to make it possible for a foolish man to control wise men; a weak man, strong men; a child, old men; an ignorant man, knowledgeable men; and for a dwarf to control giants.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana, The Use and Misuse of Children

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“He who makes fun of a short and fat man’s weight is much less cruel than he who makes fun of his height.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

tags: chubby, corpulent, cruel, cruelty, deride, dwarf, exercise, fat, fatty, flab, flabby, fleshy, gym, heavyset, hope, joke, meaty, midget, mock, obese, obesity, overweight, paunchy, plump, portly, potbellied, potbelly, ridicule, short, tall, tease, weight, weight-loss

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“Yes, I'm sure [the princess] thinks daily of a delinquent midget apprentice growing up to claim her hand ahead of all the nobles and princes of the realm. What could any of them possibly give that you don't have, except titles, land, wealth and all that.”
― Jonathan Renshaw, Dawn of Wonder

tags: apprentice, claim, desire, dream, land, love, marry, midget, noble, prince, princess, realm, riches, think, wealth

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“Midget is kind of a long word. I wonder if it’s short for anything.”
― Jarod Kintz, Powdered Saxophone Music

tags: humor, midget, word, words

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