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Aphorisms Attributed to This Aphorist
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tiny.ag/lkbki8ft · submitted 1997
For those who fight for it, life has a flavor the sheltered will never know.
tiny.ag/xl1yrua8 · submitted 1997
George Washington not only chopped down his father's cherry tree, but he also admitted doing it. Now, do you know why his father didn't punish him? Because George still had the axe in his hand.
tiny.ag/51wy2e6t · submitted (updated 17:20)
Give a man a fish and he'll ask for a lemon. Teach a man to fish and he'll leave work early on Friday.
tiny.ag/xjb1ypdu · submitted 1997
Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.
Unknown, (Chinese proverb), in Wisdom and Ignorance
tiny.ag/grvjpk8x · submitted 1997
"Political economy" is a phrase consisting of two incompatible words.
Unknown, (from Politicians and Other Scoundrels by Ferdinand Lundberg), in Law and Politics
tiny.ag/abk7huzh · submitted 1997
What a strange game. The only winning move is not to play.
Unknown, (W.O.P.R. computer in War Games), in Success and Failure and War and Peace
tiny.ag/hcgfyxv9 · submitted 1997
A .44 magnum beats four aces.
tiny.ag/is34lohk · submitted 1997
A banker will lend you money only if you can prove you don't need it.
tiny.ag/hjgpjdl6 · submitted 1997
A bend in the road is not the end of the road -- unless you fail to make the turn.
tiny.ag/i9vof3d6 · submitted 1997
A budget is just a method of worrying before you spend money, as well as afterward.
tiny.ag/iuvg5od2 · submitted 1997
A carelessly planned project takes three times longer to complete than expected; a carefully planned project will take only twice as long.
tiny.ag/27fahwgf · submitted 1997
A computer can make as many mistakes in two seconds as 20 men working for 20 years.
tiny.ag/ow0faywn · submitted 1997
A conceited person never gets anywhere because he thinks he is already there.
tiny.ag/6ldwnwhf · submitted 1997
A day for firm decisions! Or is it?
tiny.ag/7j6zgqod · submitted 1997
A diplomat is a man who can convince his wife she'd look stout in a fur coat.
Unknown, in Law and Politics and Men and Women
tiny.ag/zk1y5cnl · submitted 1997
A hunch is creativity trying to tell you something.
tiny.ag/hkkreg0l · submitted 1997
A lack of planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part.
tiny.ag/uqnuiixs · submitted 1997
A liberal is someone too poor to be a capitalist, and too rich to be a communist.
tiny.ag/fajyrg9v · submitted 1997
A library is an arsenal of liberty.
tiny.ag/5fjxbdkr · submitted 1997
A life spent making mistakes is not only most honorable but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.
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