Altruism and Cynicism
173 aphorisms · 15 comments
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tiny.ag/nqcfjvh0 · submitted 1997
Natives who beat drums to drive off evil spirits are objects of scorn to smart Americans who blow horns to break up traffic jams.
tiny.ag/sc3tpgkp · submitted 1997
We have met the enemy, and he is us.
tiny.ag/mnrh4p2b · submitted 1997
Always forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.
John F. Kennedy, in Altruism and Cynicism and Vice and Virtue
tiny.ag/uaqbnf1k · submitted 1997
All men are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality.
tiny.ag/tnwmsadk · submitted 1997
Friends may come and go, but enemies accumulate.
tiny.ag/gvohc8br · submitted 1997
In nature, there are neither rewards nor punishments -- there are consequences.
tiny.ag/poggndv0 · submitted 1997
Be polite to all, but intimate with few.
tiny.ag/y9w5ki2b · submitted 1997
No man would listen to you talk if he didn't know it was his turn next.
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.
tiny.ag/mtktl96r · submitted 1997
Whatever is not nailed down is mine. What I can pry loose is not nailed down.
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!
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