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Aphorisms Attributed to This Aphorist
61–80 (422)
tiny.ag/gelcd01a · submitted 1997
You should emulate your heroes, but don't carry it too far. Especially if they are dead.
tiny.ag/renqzacv · submitted 1997
You're a genius if you fly a kite during a thunderstorm, and discover that lightning is electricity -- but you're an idiot if you fly a kite during a thunderstorm, and discover that lightning can kill you.
Unknown, (from Mad Magazine), in Success and Failure
tiny.ag/ypqqlw9y · submitted 1998
Always remember your weapons system was made by the lowest bidder
Unknown, in War and Peace
tiny.ag/n51jrfp4 · submitted 1997
When a female has tears in her eyes the one who cannot see is the male.
Unknown, in Men and Women
tiny.ag/ymbukbew · submitted 1997
When a man's wife learns to understand him, she usually stops listening to him.
Unknown, in Men and Women
tiny.ag/pkfmdhte · submitted 1997
When an ordinary man attains knowledge, he is a sage; when a sage attains knowledge, he is an ordinary man.
Unknown, (Zen saying), in Wisdom and Ignorance
tiny.ag/idqkjfr5 · submitted 1997 by Gord Weitzel
When elephants fight, only the grass gets hurt.
Unknown, in War and Peace
tiny.ag/voscxn53 · submitted 1997
When falling in love, some lose their head, others lose their heart.
Unknown, in Love and Hate
tiny.ag/jlmjkna4 · submitted 1997
When people are free to do as they please, they usually imitate each other.
tiny.ag/mdjkyeno · submitted 1997
When spider webs unite, they can tie up a lion.
Unknown, (Ethiopian proverb), in Work and Recreation
tiny.ag/ywjorl1b · submitted 1997
When the government fears the people, we have liberty. When the people fear the government, we have tyranny.
tiny.ag/uxknfqoq · submitted 1997
Try to get all of your posthumous medals in advance.
Unknown, in Life and Death and Success and Failure
tiny.ag/kk23yagw · submitted 1997
Trust in Allah, but tie your camel.
Unknown, (Muslim proverb), in Wisdom and Ignorance
tiny.ag/6e8jdhxa · submitted 1997
To succeed in politics, it is often necessary to rise above your principles.
tiny.ag/u1yhdeyw · submitted 1999
Trust everybody, but cut the cards.
tiny.ag/npbuejcs · submitted 1997
True friendship is seen through the heart, not through the eyes.
Unknown, in Love and Hate
tiny.ag/yqwcpnfd · submitted 1997
To live a perfect life, you must ask nothing, give nothing, and expect nothing.
tiny.ag/hhdwpvkc · submitted 1997
To get something done, a committee should consist of no more than three men, two of them absent.
tiny.ag/uijwr4e3 · submitted 1997
To err is human, to forgive unusual.
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