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an elephant

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When you have got an elephant by the hind leg, and he is trying to run away, it's best to let him run. Abraham Lincoln

If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse and you say that you are neutral, the mouse will not appreciate your neutrality. Desmond Tutu

I have a memory like an elephant. In fact, elephants often consult me. Noël Coward

With a sweet tongue of kindness, you can drag an elephant by a hair. Persian Proverb

A gentle hand may lead even an elephant by a single hair. Persian Proverb

When an elephant is in trouble even a frog will kick him. Hindi Proverb

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