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Aphorisms Attributed to This Aphorist
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tiny.ag/up1actjs · ★★☆☆ Fair (444 ratings) · submitted 1997
Decay is inherent in all compounded things. Strive on with diligence.
Unknown, (sometimes, almost certainly incorrectly, attributed to the Buddha), in Life and Death
tiny.ag/z91tc0go · ★★☆☆ Fair (430 ratings) · submitted 1997
It's better to keep your mouth shut and give the impression that you're stupid than to open it and remove all doubt.
tiny.ag/yy2e1ad8 · ★★☆☆ Fair (284 ratings) · submitted 1997
Why bother building any more nuclear warheads until we've used the ones we have?
Unknown, in War and Peace
tiny.ag/qse5ziat · ★★☆☆ Fair (701 ratings) · submitted 1998
Give a man a fish and he'll ask for a lemon. Teach a man to fish and he'll leave work early on Friday.
tiny.ag/bzeqsrni · ★★☆☆ Fair (264 ratings) · submitted 1997
Wise men make proverbs; fools repeat them.
tiny.ag/tcrvsd4o · ★★☆☆ Fair (298 ratings) · submitted 1997
Women first want to find out what is in your wallet, and second what is in your pants.
Unknown, in Men and Women
tiny.ag/muxgqopb · ★★☆☆ Fair (256 ratings) · submitted 1997
Wonder is the beginning of wisdom.
Unknown, (Greek proverb), in Wisdom and Ignorance
tiny.ag/vtwqjzpa · ★★☆☆ Fair (256 ratings) · submitted 1997
Work is accomplished by those employees who have not reached their level of incompetence.
Unknown, (probably a misquote of Peter's Principle), in Work and Recreation
tiny.ag/f65xdmkd · ★★☆☆ Fair (182 ratings) · submitted 1997
You are not what you think you are, you are not what they think you are, but you could be what you think they think you are.
tiny.ag/mfa7pfik · ★★☆☆ Fair (323 ratings) · submitted 1998 by Dave Supulski
You are only young once... but you can be immature your whole life.
tiny.ag/ygbwscup · ★★☆☆ Fair (258 ratings) · submitted 1997
You can tell a lot about a person by looking at what kind of people are his friends and children.
tiny.ag/8kw5laiw · ★★☆☆ Fair (294 ratings) · submitted 1997
You draw nothing out of the bank of life except what you deposit in it.
tiny.ag/ypqqlw9y · ★★☆☆ Fair (672 ratings) · submitted 1998
Always remember your weapons system was made by the lowest bidder
Unknown, in War and Peace
tiny.ag/renqzacv · ★★☆☆ Fair (208 ratings) · submitted 1997
You're a genius if you fly a kite during a thunderstorm, and discover that lightning is electricity -- but you're an idiot if you fly a kite during a thunderstorm, and discover that lightning can kill you.
Unknown, (from Mad Magazine), in Success and Failure
tiny.ag/gelcd01a · ★★☆☆ Fair (203 ratings) · submitted 1997
You should emulate your heroes, but don't carry it too far. Especially if they are dead.
tiny.ag/ugcdh8oe · ★★☆☆ Fair (217 ratings) · submitted 1997
You may only have two of the three choices: (1) Enjoy your job. (2)Work within the law. (3)Make lots of money.
tiny.ag/tnfwhxlp · ★★☆☆ Fair (185 ratings) · submitted 1997
You cannot discover new oceans unless you have the courage to lose sight of the shore.
tiny.ag/gpnuvt0q · ★★☆☆ Fair (246 ratings) · submitted 1997
You cannot achieve the impossible without attempting the absurd.
tiny.ag/qtbtjqxs · ★★☆☆ Fair (185 ratings) · submitted 1997
You can't carve your way to success without cutting remarks.
tiny.ag/lc1buagj · ★★☆☆ Fair (223 ratings) · submitted 1997
You cannot produce a baby in one month by impregnating nine women.
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