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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/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/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/l9jtfiar · ★★☆☆ Fair (249 ratings) · submitted 1997
To err is human, to blame the next guy even more so.
tiny.ag/hzol4xrd · ★★☆☆ Fair (171 ratings) · submitted 1997
Watch for big problems; they disguise big opportunities.
tiny.ag/uijwr4e3 · ★★☆☆ Fair (221 ratings) · submitted 1997
To err is human, to forgive unusual.
tiny.ag/hhdwpvkc · ★★☆☆ Fair (182 ratings) · submitted 1997
To get something done, a committee should consist of no more than three men, two of them absent.
tiny.ag/yqwcpnfd · ★★☆☆ Fair (402 ratings) · submitted 1997
To live a perfect life, you must ask nothing, give nothing, and expect nothing.
tiny.ag/6e8jdhxa · ★★☆☆ Fair (226 ratings) · submitted 1997
To succeed in politics, it is often necessary to rise above your principles.
tiny.ag/npbuejcs · ★★☆☆ Fair (246 ratings) · submitted 1997
True friendship is seen through the heart, not through the eyes.
Unknown, in Love and Hate
tiny.ag/kk23yagw · ★★☆☆ Fair (213 ratings) · submitted 1997
Trust in Allah, but tie your camel.
Unknown, (Muslim proverb), in Wisdom and Ignorance
tiny.ag/6ct2p1fh · ★★☆☆ Fair (214 ratings) · submitted 1997
Truth fears no questions.
tiny.ag/2kf4ndl1 · ★★☆☆ Fair (269 ratings) · submitted 1997
War is menstruation envy.
Unknown, in War and Peace
tiny.ag/u1yhdeyw · ★★☆☆ Fair (819 ratings) · submitted 1999
Trust everybody, but cut the cards.
tiny.ag/y8tf4vup · ★★☆☆ Fair (257 ratings) · submitted 1997
Wasting time is an important part of living.
tiny.ag/r8nedjty · ★★☆☆ Fair (258 ratings) · submitted 1998
Waste not fresh tears over old griefs.
tiny.ag/tbra32py · ★★☆☆ Fair (306 ratings) · submitted 1997
Use soft words and hard arguments.
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