Altruism and Cynicism
173 aphorisms · 15 comments
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tiny.ag/r3gvjlqa · submitted 1997
Tact is the ability to describe others as they see themselves.
tiny.ag/dv1lo7ef · submitted 1997
Money is the root of all evil, and man needs roots.
tiny.ag/cercjjq0 · submitted 1997
Love your enemies: they'll go crazy trying to figure out what you're up to.
tiny.ag/siw5bfv8 · submitted 1997
Love many, trust few, and always paddle your own canoe.
Unknown, (old family saying from Ireland), in Altruism and Cynicism
tiny.ag/ajwgbtvf · submitted 1997
If you were arrested for kindness, would there be enough evidence to convict you?
tiny.ag/dochckvh · submitted 1997
By means of shrewd lies, unremittingly repeated, it is possible to make people believe that heaven is hell -- and hell heaven. The greater the lie, the more readily it will be believed.
Adolf Hitler, Mein Kampf, in Altruism and Cynicism
tiny.ag/znd6chuu · submitted 1997
I use emotion for the many and reserve reason for the few.
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/hjysnvry · submitted 1997
If it looks like shit, smells like shit, mail it to your enemy -- he'll know what to do with it.
tiny.ag/vpchszet · submitted 1997
If the destination is heaven, why do we scramble to be first in line for hell?
tiny.ag/bggvrf05 · submitted 1997
If you love something, turn it loose. If it doesn't come back, kill it!
tiny.ag/nxpusxd1 · submitted 1997
Live to learn, learn to live, then teach others.
tiny.ag/lu0qepci · submitted 1997
An enemy is anyone who tells the truth about you.
tiny.ag/o1xf5nap · submitted 1997
If a feller says, "It's not the money, it's the principle of the thing," it's the money.
tiny.ag/4tfl7wlh · submitted 1997
Never insult an alligator until after you have crossed the river.
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