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Hippo Quotes

And the Hippos were boiled in their tanks!

William S. Burroughs, Jack Kerouac (2009). “And the Hippos Were Boiled in Their Tanks”, p.185, Grove/Atlantic, Inc.

A thing is not necessarily true because badly uttered, nor false because spoken magnificently.

Saint Augustine, F. J. Sheed (2007). “Confessions (Second Edition)”, p.81, Hackett Publishing

Marriage! ... Why, it is like living in a thimble with a hippopotamus!

Phyllis Bottome (1998). “Old Wine: A Novel”, p.86, Northwestern University Press

The hippopotamus looks monogamous- he looks as if he would have to be.

Will Cuppy, P. G. Wodehouse (2005). “How to Tell Your Friends from the Apes”, p.113, David R. Godine Publisher

The people who remained victorious were less like conquerors than conquered.

Saint Augustine of Hippo, Catholic Way Publishing (2015). “The City of God”, p.139, Catholic Way Publishing

Believe that you may understand.

Saint Augustine (2010). “Sermons on the Liturgical Seasons (The Fathers of the Church, Volume 38)”, p.141, CUA Press

The hippo of recollection stirred in the muddy waters of the mind.

Terry Pratchett (2009). “Soul Music: (Discworld Novel 16)”, p.69, Random House

Hippos kill more people in Africa annually than any other wild animal.

"Obama’s Victory Shames Africa" by George Ayittey, www.huffingtonpost.com. January 4, 2009.