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We all get a little crazy now and then. The rest of the time we get big crazies.

The Covert Comic, a.k.a. John Alejandro King, in Art and Literature and Happiness and Misery

Policy is the best dishonesty.

The Covert Comic, a.k.a. John Alejandro King, in Wisdom and Ignorance and Law and Politics

If we were as dedicated to our religion as we are to supporting our favorite sports team, we could have twice as many tailgate parties!

The Covert Comic, a.k.a. John Alejandro King, in Science and Religion and Happiness and Misery

Man is a wolf to man. Freud

Unknown, in Altruism and Cynicism and Love and Hate

If you had a tattoo that said 'Top Secret,' where on your body would it be?

The Covert Comic, a.k.a. John Alejandro King, in Wisdom and Ignorance and Happiness and Misery

Do not the hokey pokey, if thou hopest for the hanky panky.

The Covert Comic, a.k.a. John Alejandro King, in Happiness and Misery and Wisdom and Ignorance

Gird one's loins (phr.) To prepare oneself for a challenging task (for example, the task of girding one's loins).

The Covert Comic, a.k.a. John Alejandro King, in Happiness and Misery and Success and Failure

Amazing variety of ways not to tell the name of fear.

@aphorism_e

I feel schadenfreude, but about me.

The Covert Comic, a.k.a. John Alejandro King, in Happiness and Misery and Wisdom and Ignorance

Michelangelo, and a guy named Guido, both obtained their marble from the same Italian quarry. But what each man saw in that marble made the difference between a statue gathering dust in a museum, and the calcite nano-compounds that saved our galaxy from the dreaded Venusian Hell-Beam.

The Covert Comic, a.k.a. John Alejandro King, in Wisdom and Ignorance and Science and Religion

The question isn't 'What's the point?' The question is: What is a point?

The Covert Comic, a.k.a. John Alejandro King, in Wisdom and Ignorance and Happiness and Misery

How did he who rides a tiger get on it in the first place???

The Covert Comic, a.k.a. John Alejandro King, in Wisdom and Ignorance and Law and Politics

Today, as in the past, a successful career requires sacrifice. And today, as in the past, there's usually a maiden and a volcano involved.

The Covert Comic, a.k.a. John Alejandro King, in Success and Failure and Work and Recreation

Any weapon is a biological weapon if it saves your life.

The Covert Comic, in War and Peace and Life and Death

Letter to My Younger Self.

Dear younger self: That idea you had ten minutes ago to write a letter to your younger self was totally sappy.

The Covert Comic, a.k.a. John Alejandro King, in Happiness and Misery and Wisdom and Ignorance

I used to say 'This too shall pass.'

The Covert Comic, a.k.a. John Alejandro King, in Wisdom and Ignorance and Altruism and Cynicism

Peace is an end undo itself.

The Covert Comic, a.k.a. John Alejandro King, in War and Peace and Law and Politics

Aphorisms are like lingerie: revealing in their brevity, plus people get uncomfortable when I show them mine.

The Covert Comic, a.k.a. John Alejandro King, in Art and Literature and Wisdom and Ignorance

I don't mind people marching to the beat of a different drummer, so long as that drummer plays standard march tempo of 120 BPM.

The Covert Comic, a.k.a. John Alejandro King, in Altruism and Cynicism and Happiness and Misery

I always think before I speak. I always think "I think I'll speak now."

The Covert Comic, a.k.a. John Alejandro King, in Wisdom and Ignorance and Success and Failure