Altruism and Cynicism
173 aphorisms · 14 comments
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tiny.ag/scie9t27 · ★★☆☆ Fair (230 ratings) · submitted 1997
Never deprive someone of hope -- it may be all they have.
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/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/ffrhkz8y · ★★☆☆ Fair (257 ratings) · submitted 1997
The Golden Rule: whoever has the gold makes the rules.
tiny.ag/e6ekgqrh · ★★☆☆ Fair (211 ratings) · submitted 1997
Familiarity breeds contempt.
tiny.ag/xl1yrua8 · ★★☆☆ Fair (228 ratings) · submitted 1997
George Washington not only chopped down his father's cherry tree, but he also admitted doing it. Now, do you know why his father didn't punish him? Because George still had the axe in his hand.
tiny.ag/p7q95xlg · ★★☆☆ Fair (210 ratings) · submitted 1997
Hypocrisy is the vaseline of social intercourse.
tiny.ag/ajwgbtvf · ★★☆☆ Fair (229 ratings) · submitted 1997
If you were arrested for kindness, would there be enough evidence to convict you?
tiny.ag/dx8nfe71 · ★★☆☆ Fair (198 ratings) · submitted 1997
Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.
Unknown, (Chinese proverb), in Altruism and Cynicism
tiny.ag/ugaap1m5 · ★★☆☆ Fair (196 ratings) · submitted 1997
Cynics are made, not born.
tiny.ag/kf8mzunf · ★★☆☆ Fair (210 ratings) · submitted 1997
Don't tell any big lies today. Small ones can be just as effective.
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/uapy9tbq · ★★☆☆ Fair (119 ratings) · submitted 1997
A man never stands as tall as when he kneels to help a child.
tiny.ag/0fbye8uj · ★★☆☆ Fair (115 ratings) · submitted 1997
Beat your own and others will fear you.
Unknown, (Russian proverb), in Altruism and Cynicism
tiny.ag/mjjtqyix · ★★☆☆ Fair (324 ratings) · submitted 1997
An excuse is the mark of a moral coward.
tiny.ag/lu0qepci · ★★☆☆ Fair (167 ratings) · submitted 1997
An enemy is anyone who tells the truth about you.
tiny.ag/o1xf5nap · ★★☆☆ Fair (164 ratings) · 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 · ★★☆☆ Fair (69 ratings) · submitted 1997
Never insult an alligator until after you have crossed the river.
tiny.ag/amzxlbug · ★★☆☆ Fair (148 ratings) · submitted 1997
All humans are hypocrites; the biggest hypocrite of all is the one who claims to detest hypocrisy.
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