Altruism and Cynicism
173 aphorisms · 9 comments
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tiny.ag/57fvsz6t · ★★☆☆ Fair (230 ratings) · submitted 1997
No good deed goes unpunished.
tiny.ag/kje1nil8 · ★★☆☆ Fair (339 ratings) · submitted 1997
Grub first, then ethics.
tiny.ag/co7binat · ★★☆☆ Fair (223 ratings) · submitted 1997
The simplest act of surrealism is to walk out into the street, gun in hand, and shoot at random.
tiny.ag/nsami72o · ★★☆☆ Fair (1208 ratings) · submitted 1997
I either want less corruption, or more chance to participate in it.
Ashleigh Brilliant, Brilliant Thoughts (copyright info: www.ashleighbrilliant.com), in Altruism and Cynicism and Law and Politics
tiny.ag/rts5bix2 · ★★☆☆ Fair (1008 ratings) · submitted 1997
My opinions may have changed, but not the fact that I am right.
Ashleigh Brilliant, Brilliant Thoughts (copyright info: www.ashleighbrilliant.com), in Altruism and Cynicism
tiny.ag/tnwmsadk · ★★☆☆ Fair (75 ratings) · submitted 1997
Friends may come and go, but enemies accumulate.
tiny.ag/vr4hxjva · ★★☆☆ Fair (1237 ratings) · submitted 1997
Egoist: A person of low taste, more interested in themselves than in me.
Ambrose Bierce, The Devil's Dictionary, in Altruism and Cynicism
tiny.ag/dxvyak3f · ★★☆☆ Fair (922 ratings) · submitted 1997
Eulogy: Praise of a person who has either the advantages of wealth and power, or the consideration to be dead.
Ambrose Bierce, The Devil's Dictionary, in Altruism and Cynicism
tiny.ag/dzggn7ah · ★★☆☆ Fair (916 ratings) · submitted 1997
Politeness: The most acceptable hypocrisy.
Ambrose Bierce, The Devil's Dictionary, in Altruism and Cynicism
tiny.ag/ixcdrxvs · ★★☆☆ Fair (249 ratings) · submitted 1997
The covers of this book are too far apart.
tiny.ag/khsvt6in · ★★☆☆ Fair (319 ratings) · submitted 1997
It is easier to fight for one's principles than to live up to them.
tiny.ag/j6nzwwaa · ★★☆☆ Fair (223 ratings) · submitted 1997
There's a fine line between participation and mockery.
tiny.ag/eh4xjmzt · ★★☆☆ Fair (188 ratings) · submitted 1997
Love thy neighbor as thyself, but choose your neighborhood.
tiny.ag/ojk8xbtj · ★★☆☆ Fair (981 ratings) · submitted 1997
Bigot: One who is obstinately and zealously attached to an opinion that you do not entertain.
Ambrose Bierce, The Devil's Dictionary, in Altruism and Cynicism
tiny.ag/poggndv0 · ★★☆☆ Fair (2925 ratings) · submitted 1997
Be polite to all, but intimate with few.
tiny.ag/gvohc8br · ★★☆☆ Fair (3332 ratings) · submitted 1997
In nature, there are neither rewards nor punishments -- there are consequences.
tiny.ag/mtktl96r · ★★☆☆ Fair (305 ratings) · submitted 1997
Whatever is not nailed down is mine. What I can pry loose is not nailed down.
tiny.ag/4tfl7wlh · ★★☆☆ Fair (69 ratings) · submitted 1997
Never insult an alligator until after you have crossed the river.
tiny.ag/u1yhdeyw · ★★☆☆ Fair (819 ratings) · submitted 1999
Trust everybody, but cut the cards.
tiny.ag/zm6nq4mh · ★★☆☆ Fair (257 ratings) · submitted 1997
We should forgive our enemies, but only after they've been taken out and shot.
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