Unknown
Aphorisms Attributed to This Aphorist
1–20 (422)
tiny.ag/up1actjs · ★★☆☆ Fair (444 ratings) · submitted 1997
Decay is inherent in all compounded things. Strive on with diligence.
Unknown, (sometimes, almost certainly incorrectly, attributed to the Buddha), in Life and Death
tiny.ag/sl9dtwjl · ★★☆☆ Fair (204 ratings) · submitted 1997
A reactionary is a man whose political opinions always manage to keep up with yesterday.
tiny.ag/uapy9tbq · ★★☆☆ Fair (119 ratings) · submitted 1997
A man never stands as tall as when he kneels to help a child.
tiny.ag/e8syltpb · ★★☆☆ Fair (147 ratings) · submitted 1997
A man with a watch knows what time it is. A man with two watches is never sure.
tiny.ag/eckozapq · ★★☆☆ Fair (90 ratings) · submitted 1997
A meeting is an event where minutes are taken and hours wasted.
tiny.ag/fpmrxth3 · ★★☆☆ Fair (117 ratings) · submitted 1997
A mountain wears down a horse, anger wears down a man.
tiny.ag/xrdfngoo · ★★☆☆ Fair (246 ratings) · submitted 1997
A nuclear war can ruin your whole day.
Unknown, in War and Peace
tiny.ag/lkf1oudx · ★★☆☆ Fair (79 ratings) · submitted 1997
A person is just about as big as the things that make them angry.
tiny.ag/auqhpii7 · ★★☆☆ Fair (235 ratings) · submitted 1997
A person who has both feet planted firmly in the air can be safely called a liberal.
tiny.ag/joubc6r8 · ★★☆☆ Fair (733 ratings) · submitted 1997
A political campaign starts when a politician stops working and goes about making speeches about all the work he intends to do.
Unknown, (from Politicians and Other Scoundrels by Ferdinand Lundberg), in Law and Politics
tiny.ag/ho6hzfu5 · ★★☆☆ Fair (642 ratings) · 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/llsj2qct · ★★☆☆ Fair (843 ratings) · submitted 1997
A pseudo-intellectual is a person who knows what "pseudo" means.
tiny.ag/5hnyq46s · ★★☆☆ Fair (22 ratings) · submitted 1997
A smile is an inexpensive way to improve your looks.
tiny.ag/t9lhndlz · ★★☆☆ Fair (20 ratings) · submitted 1997
A winner never quits -- a quitter never wins.
tiny.ag/6nolsedp · ★★☆☆ Fair (25 ratings) · submitted 1997
A well adjusted person is one who makes the same mistake twice without getting nervous.
tiny.ag/n7uywfhs · ★★☆☆ Fair (191 ratings) · submitted 1997
A student who changes the course of history is probably taking an exam.
tiny.ag/lwrzvsfo · ★★☆☆ Fair (216 ratings) · submitted 1997
A stitch in time would have confused Einstein.
tiny.ag/4rgim10d · ★★☆☆ Fair (154 ratings) · submitted 1997
A single fact can spoil a good argument.
tiny.ag/ohswxac4 · ★★☆☆ Fair (226 ratings) · submitted 1997
A real patriot is the fellow who gets a parking ticket and rejoices that the system works.
tiny.ag/8aevknh4 · ★★☆☆ Fair (877 ratings) · submitted 1999
A ship doesn't travel far in a calm sea.
1–20 (422)