Altruism and Cynicism
173 aphorisms · 9 comments
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tiny.ag/khsvt6in · ★★☆☆ Fair (319 ratings) · submitted 1997
It is easier to fight for one's principles than to live up to them.
tiny.ag/j6nzwwaa · ★★☆☆ Fair (223 ratings) · submitted 1997
There's a fine line between participation and mockery.
tiny.ag/mgrteolp · ★★☆☆ Fair (258 ratings) · 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/ywjorl1b · ★★☆☆ Fair (394 ratings) · submitted 1997
When the government fears the people, we have liberty. When the people fear the government, we have tyranny.
tiny.ag/zm6nq4mh · ★★☆☆ Fair (257 ratings) · submitted 1997
We should forgive our enemies, but only after they've been taken out and shot.
tiny.ag/u1yhdeyw · ★★☆☆ Fair (819 ratings) · submitted 1999
Trust everybody, but cut the cards.
tiny.ag/l9jtfiar · ★★☆☆ Fair (249 ratings) · submitted 1997
To err is human, to blame the next guy even more so.
tiny.ag/ceh5zfoy · ★★☆☆ Fair (249 ratings) · submitted 1997
There are two reasons for doing something: a really good reason and the real reason.
tiny.ag/z1irlfxp · ★★☆☆ Fair (251 ratings) · submitted 1997
Once you've tried to change the world you find it's a whole bunch easier to change your mind.
tiny.ag/scie9t27 · ★★☆☆ Fair (230 ratings) · submitted 1997
Never deprive someone of hope -- it may be all they have.
tiny.ag/ncguuawn · ★★☆☆ Fair (225 ratings) · submitted 1997
Never ask the barber if you need a haircut.
tiny.ag/dv1lo7ef · ★★☆☆ Fair (332 ratings) · submitted 1997
Money is the root of all evil, and man needs roots.
tiny.ag/cercjjq0 · ★★☆☆ Fair (239 ratings) · submitted 1997
Love your enemies: they'll go crazy trying to figure out what you're up to.
tiny.ag/siw5bfv8 · ★★☆☆ Fair (243 ratings) · submitted 1997
Love many, trust few, and always paddle your own canoe.
Unknown, (old family saying from Ireland), in Altruism and Cynicism
tiny.ag/ffrhkz8y · ★★☆☆ Fair (257 ratings) · submitted 1997
The Golden Rule: whoever has the gold makes the rules.
tiny.ag/jwsmtwxg · ★★☆☆ Fair (281 ratings) · submitted 1997
Subtlety is the art of saying what you think and getting out of the way before it is understood.
tiny.ag/donivp2q · ★★☆☆ Fair (221 ratings) · submitted 1997
Tact is the ability to tell a man he has an open mind when he has a hole in his head.
tiny.ag/p7q95xlg · ★★☆☆ Fair (210 ratings) · submitted 1997
Hypocrisy is the vaseline of social intercourse.
tiny.ag/xjumrw8y · ★★☆☆ Fair (182 ratings) · submitted 1997
Everything is controlled by a small evil group to which, unfortunately, no one we know belongs.
tiny.ag/kf8mzunf · ★★☆☆ Fair (210 ratings) · submitted 1997
Don't tell any big lies today. Small ones can be just as effective.
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