Pigs

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I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals._Winston Churchill

Pigs are ungulates native to Eurasia collectively grouped under the genus Sus within the Suidae family. They have been domesticated and raised as livestock by some peoples for meat (called pork) as well as for leather.


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  • Pig, n. An animal (Porcus omnivorus) closely allied to the human race by the splendor and vivacity of its appetite, which, however, is inferior in scope, for it sticks at pig.
  • If wishes were wings, pigs would fly.
    • Wheel of Time VI: p. 233.
  • In The Land of the Pig, The Butcher Is King
    • Meat Loaf: Bat out of Hell III.
  • Me pinguem et nitidum bene curata cute vises, ...Epicuri de grege porcum.
  • Translated: You may see me, fat and shining, with well-cared for hide,—...a hog from Epicurus' herd.
    • Horace, Epistolæ, lib. i. iv. 15, 16.

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  • Never wrestle with a pig. You'll both get dirty, but the pig will like it.
  • The chicken is involved but the pig is committed.
  • Studying cows, pigs and chickens can help an actor develop his character. There are a lot of things I learned from animals. One was that they couldn't hiss or boo me. _James Dean
  • Don't give cherries to pigs or advice to fools_Irish Sayings
  • If pigs could vote, the man with the slop bucket would be elected swineherd every time, no matter how much slaughtering he did on the side_Orson Scott
  • Young pigs grunt as as old pigs grunted before them_Danish Proverb
  • Never trust a pig selling pork sandwiches_Tom Robbins-Another Roadside Attraction

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