Synonyms for spoils
spoils

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1. List of paraphrases for "spoils":

   booties, rots, sludges, cuttings

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1. Leonardo da Vinci:

   Study without desire spoils the memory, and it retains nothing that it takes in.

2. Norman Mailer:

   I think it's bad to talk about one's present work, for it spoils something at the root of the creative act. It discharges the tension.

3. William Shakespeare:

   The man that hath no music in himself, nor is not moved with concord of sweet sounds, is fit for treasons, stratagems, and spoils. The motions of his spirit are dull as night, and his affections dark as Erebus. Let no such man be trusted.

4. Quentin Crisp:

   Life is a game in which the rules are constantly changing; nothing spoils a game more than those who take it seriously. Adultery? Phooey! You should never subjugate yourself to another nor seek the subjugation of someone else to yourself. If you follow that Crispian principle you will be able to say Phooey, too, instead of reaching for your gun when you fancy yourself betrayed.

5. Ancient Egyptian:

   A rotten fish spoils all the fish in the basket.