Altruism and Cynicism
173 aphorisms · 15 comments
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tiny.ag/fjmqiepc · submitted 1997
Smile, it's better than a poke in the eye.
tiny.ag/2cihxuml · submitted 1997
Materialism is the only form of distraction from true bliss.
tiny.ag/nxpusxd1 · submitted 1997
Live to learn, learn to live, then teach others.
tiny.ag/bggvrf05 · submitted 1997
If you love something, turn it loose. If it doesn't come back, kill it!
tiny.ag/57fvsz6t · submitted 1997
No good deed goes unpunished.
tiny.ag/mgrteolp · submitted 2011 by peter
Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.
Robert J. Hanlon, in Altruism and Cynicism and Vice and Virtue
tiny.ag/dv1lo7ef · submitted 1997
Money is the root of all evil, and man needs roots.
tiny.ag/pmag8qvw · submitted 1997
Buying a lie is one thing, giving it away for free is quite another.
tiny.ag/ooxlc4p0 · submitted 1997
Boring people are a reflection of boring people.
tiny.ag/j0vq6ox3 · submitted 1997
Beauty is variable, ugliness is constant.
tiny.ag/bnnutdd7 · submitted 1997
Be your own hero, it's cheaper than a movie ticket.
tiny.ag/nzeorxiy · submitted 1997
Every calling is great when greatly pursued.
tiny.ag/0iltdhzx · submitted 1997
The victor will never be asked if he told the truth.
tiny.ag/znd6chuu · submitted 1997
I use emotion for the many and reserve reason for the few.
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/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/ncguuawn · submitted 1997
Never ask the barber if you need a haircut.
tiny.ag/scie9t27 · submitted 1997
Never deprive someone of hope -- it may be all they have.
tiny.ag/ywjorl1b · submitted 1997
When the government fears the people, we have liberty. When the people fear the government, we have tyranny.
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