
A fly Sir may sting a stately horse and make him wince but one is but an insect and the other a horse still.

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This page presents the quote "A fly Sir may sting a stately horse and make him wince but one is but an insect and the other a horse still.". Author of this quote is Samuel Johnson. This quote is about calumny, insults,.