Altruism and Cynicism
173 aphorisms · 15 comments
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tiny.ag/0iltdhzx · submitted 1997
The victor will never be asked if he told the truth.
tiny.ag/nzeorxiy · submitted 1997
Every calling is great when greatly pursued.
tiny.ag/bnnutdd7 · submitted 1997
Be your own hero, it's cheaper than a movie ticket.
tiny.ag/j0vq6ox3 · submitted 1997
Beauty is variable, ugliness is constant.
tiny.ag/ooxlc4p0 · submitted 1997
Boring people are a reflection of boring people.
tiny.ag/pmag8qvw · submitted 1997
Buying a lie is one thing, giving it away for free is quite another.
tiny.ag/oswh8aui · submitted 1997
The only normal people are the ones you don't know very well.
tiny.ag/kvgolwyi · submitted 1998
The danger today is not so much that machines will learn to think and feel but that men will cease to do so.
tiny.ag/pyitdvns · submitted 1997
I am free of all prejudices. I hate everyone equally.
tiny.ag/u5uejalg · submitted 1999
Never give a sucker an even break and never smarten up a chump.
tiny.ag/vkemi9qo · submitted 1997
Start every day off with a smile and get it over with.
tiny.ag/xhlm9fsi · submitted 1997
In spite of everything I still believe that people are really good at heart.
tiny.ag/qr9ysjed · submitted 1997
Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen.
tiny.ag/bx0vlces · submitted 1997
Man usually avoids attributing cleverness to somebody else -- unless it is an enemy.
Albert Einstein, in Altruism and Cynicism and Success and Failure
tiny.ag/l9caw6tv · submitted 1997
A prig is a fellow who is always making you a present of his opinions.
tiny.ag/vlei56tn · submitted 1997
Every age is fed on illusions, lest men should renounce life early and the human race come to an end.
tiny.ag/bsgtnfh5 · submitted 1997
tiny.ag/dhapqbwl · submitted 1997
Have a strong mind and a soft heart.
Anthony J. D'Angelo, The College Blue Book, in Altruism and Cynicism
tiny.ag/purgb27l · submitted 1997
A dozen press agents working overtime can do terrible things to the human spirit.
tiny.ag/1make2qd · submitted 1997
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