I collect aphorisms. I enjoy the little twists of phrase that give sage advice for getting along in life. I figured I’d put a bunch of them together and toss them out here, and see if anyone else wants to contribute any others.
I’m not saying I follow all these, but I do try to keep them in mind.
“Never get into an argument with an idiot. They drag you down to their level, and beat you through experience.”
“Freedom is the right to be held responsible for one’s own actions.”
“One definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over, expecting different results.”
“Don’t speak when you can nod. Don’t nod when you can smile. Don’t smile when you can wink.”
“Don’t try to teach a pig to sing. It wastes your time and annoys the pig.”
“Better to be silent and be thought an idiot than to open your mouth and remove all doubt.”
“It’s better to regret the things you did than the things you didn’t do.”
Any others?
J.
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"Friends don't let frien... (Below threshold)1. Posted by Puddle Pirate | May 15, 2004 10:24 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
"Friends don't let friends vote Democrat."
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Posted on May 15, 2004 22:24
2. Posted by Laurence Simon | May 15, 2004 10:33 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
"At least one of my personalities is sane."
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3. Posted by Craig | May 15, 2004 10:49 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
You can pick your friends, and you can pick your nose, but you can't pick your friend's nose.
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Posted on May 15, 2004 22:49
4. Posted by Kang A. Roo | May 16, 2004 12:13 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Wish in one hand and crap in the other, see which gets filled faster.
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Posted on May 16, 2004 00:13
5. Posted by Jay Tea | May 16, 2004 3:35 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
"If a friend owes you $50.00 and you never hear from him again, it was probably worth it."
J.
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6. Posted by Jay Tea | May 16, 2004 3:47 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Hey, Lair, isn't that one of Charles Johnson's rotating headlines? If I wasn't so lazy, I'd google it and see where it comes from.
J.
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7. Posted by Rodney Dill | May 16, 2004 8:38 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Just because you are paranoid, doesn't mean everyone isn't out to get you.
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8. Posted by Rodney Dill | May 16, 2004 8:39 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Never wrestle with a pig. You get dirty and the pig enjoys it.
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9. Posted by Jim | May 16, 2004 8:47 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
We are what we habitually do. Success therefore is not happenstance but experience.
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10. Posted by Jim | May 16, 2004 8:48 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
If at first you don't succeed, skydiving is not the sport for you.
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Posted on May 16, 2004 08:48
11. Posted by McGehee | May 16, 2004 9:24 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Here's one that applies to them on the Left: "Sure, diversity is okay as long as everybody thinks alike."
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12. Posted by Francis W. Porretto | May 16, 2004 10:16 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
The race may not be always to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, but that's the way to bet. -- Terrence Reese.
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13. Posted by homebru | May 16, 2004 10:55 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
"You can't embarrass a flatulent skunk." --- me.
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14. Posted by lachlan | May 19, 2004 11:34 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Perception is nine-tenths of the law.
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Posted on May 19, 2004 23:34