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Aphorisms Attributed to This Aphorist
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tiny.ag/dx8nfe71 · submitted 1997
Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.
Unknown, (Chinese proverb), in Altruism and Cynicism
tiny.ag/a7h1xcrn · submitted 1997
Before you find your handsome prince, you have to kiss a lot of frogs.
Unknown, in Love and Hate
tiny.ag/izsokq3v · submitted 1997
Before the beginning of great brilliance, there must be chaos. Before a brilliant person begins something great, they must look foolish in the crowd.
tiny.ag/0fbye8uj · submitted 1997
Beat your own and others will fear you.
Unknown, (Russian proverb), in Altruism and Cynicism
tiny.ag/uys04zyz · submitted 1997
Be an optimist -- at least until they start moving animals in pairs to Cape Kennedy.
tiny.ag/qkyrww23 · submitted 1997
First Rule of History: History doesn't repeat itself -- historians merely repeat each other.
tiny.ag/5fjxbdkr · submitted 1997
A life spent making mistakes is not only most honorable but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.
tiny.ag/ohswxac4 · submitted 1997
A real patriot is the fellow who gets a parking ticket and rejoices that the system works.
tiny.ag/z1auvpyn · submitted 1997
A little nonsense now and then is cherished by the wisest men.
tiny.ag/axmzaeli · submitted 1997
A man needs a mistress, just to break the monogamy.
Unknown, in Love and Hate and Men and Women
tiny.ag/uapy9tbq · submitted 1997
A man never stands as tall as when he kneels to help a child.
tiny.ag/e8syltpb · submitted 1997
A man with a watch knows what time it is. A man with two watches is never sure.
tiny.ag/eckozapq · submitted 1997
A meeting is an event where minutes are taken and hours wasted.
tiny.ag/fpmrxth3 · submitted 1997
A mountain wears down a horse, anger wears down a man.
tiny.ag/ho6hzfu5 · submitted 1997
A political machine is a united minority working against a divided majority.
Unknown, (from Politicians and Other Scoundrels by Ferdinand Lundberg), in Law and Politics
tiny.ag/sybjkox1 · submitted 1997
Art is a deliberate recreation of a new and special reality that grows from your response to life. It cannot be copied; it must be created.
tiny.ag/sl9dtwjl · submitted 1997
A reactionary is a man whose political opinions always manage to keep up with yesterday.
tiny.ag/llsj2qct · submitted 1997
A pseudo-intellectual is a person who knows what "pseudo" means.
tiny.ag/auqhpii7 · submitted 1997
A person who has both feet planted firmly in the air can be safely called a liberal.
tiny.ag/lkf1oudx · submitted 1997
A person is just about as big as the things that make them angry.
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