Wisdom and Ignorance
327 aphorisms · 10 comments
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tiny.ag/oujwgybq · submitted 1997
Wit is educated insolence.
tiny.ag/evgupvn3 · submitted 1997
I cannot speak well enough to be unintelligible.
tiny.ag/to1nvxvz · submitted 1997
A synonym is a word you use when you can't spell the word you first thought of.
tiny.ag/pgsxbect · submitted 1998
It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle if it's been though a blender first.
Les Barker, An Infinite Number of Occasional Tables, in Success and Failure and Wisdom and Ignorance
tiny.ag/o1adwrjp · submitted 1997
Never forget what you need to remember.
tiny.ag/ieyckbys · submitted 1997
A blow with a word strikes deeper than a blow with a sword.
tiny.ag/fj2gtz79 · submitted 1997
Ignorance is the mother of devotion.
Robert Burton, in Science and Religion and Wisdom and Ignorance
tiny.ag/satkf7ke · submitted 1997
Any fool can tell the truth, but it requires a man of some sense to know how to lie well.
tiny.ag/klphp6u7 · submitted 1997
Intolerance of ambiguity is the mark of an authoritarian personality.
tiny.ag/qgiakofl · submitted 1999 by Johan
Sharks mainly attack when your're wet.
tiny.ag/9zpbxeoc · submitted 1997
Some people speak from experience; others, from experience, don't speak.
tiny.ag/hjfwoanr · submitted 1997
Stupidity is also known as a medical disorder known as a rectal-cranial inversion.
tiny.ag/ezridljt · submitted 1997
The IQ of the group is the lowest IQ of a member of the group divided by the number of people in the group.
tiny.ag/voc2uwcw · submitted 1997
The best defense against logic is ignorance.
tiny.ag/1iteoxru · submitted 1997
The best way to succeed in life is to act on the advice we give to others.
tiny.ag/bueg0ydy · submitted 1999 by S. Gilmary Beagle
The dead and the stupid never change their opinions.
tiny.ag/xnd6bvkt · submitted 1998 by Dave Supulski
The definition of experience is knowledge acquired too late.
tiny.ag/haktn62q · submitted 1997
The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits.
tiny.ag/amjjwwpz · submitted 1997
The human brain is like a railroad freight car -- guaranteed to have a certain capacity but often running empty.
tiny.ag/rlmumka4 · submitted 1998 by Dave Supulski
The most undependable part on your car is the nut holding the wheel.
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