Altruism and Cynicism
173 aphorisms · 15 comments
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tiny.ag/rx3wkhug · ★★☆☆ Fair (133 ratings) · submitted 1997
You are cautious in showing your true self to others. Have you thought about plastic surgery?
tiny.ag/qr9ysjed · ★★☆☆ Fair (328 ratings) · submitted 1997
Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen.
tiny.ag/tacuwmyh · ★★☆☆ Fair (146 ratings) · submitted 1997
He who hesitates is probably smart... or maybe stapled to the floor.
tiny.ag/v128alif · ★★☆☆ Fair (126 ratings) · submitted 1997
In the country of the blind, the one-eyed man is king... and the one-eyed man with the high heels and the feather boa is queen.
tiny.ag/9xelzoym · ★★☆☆ Fair (175 ratings) · submitted 1997
Life is a tragedy for those who feel, and a comedy for those who think, and a docudrama with ugly actors for those who film docudramas.
tiny.ag/l9caw6tv · ★★☆☆ Fair (124 ratings) · submitted 1997
A prig is a fellow who is always making you a present of his opinions.
tiny.ag/bx0vlces · ★★☆☆ Fair (323 ratings) · submitted 1997
Man usually avoids attributing cleverness to somebody else -- unless it is an enemy.
Albert Einstein, in Altruism and Cynicism and Success and Failure
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/ajwgbtvf · ★★☆☆ Fair (229 ratings) · submitted 1997
If you were arrested for kindness, would there be enough evidence to convict you?
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/cercjjq0 · ★★☆☆ Fair (239 ratings) · submitted 1997
Love your enemies: they'll go crazy trying to figure out what you're up to.
tiny.ag/dv1lo7ef · ★★☆☆ Fair (332 ratings) · submitted 1997
Money is the root of all evil, and man needs roots.
tiny.ag/ncguuawn · ★★☆☆ Fair (225 ratings) · submitted 1997
Never ask the barber if you need a haircut.
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/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.
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/uapy9tbq · ★★☆☆ Fair (119 ratings) · submitted 1997
A man never stands as tall as when he kneels to help a child.
tiny.ag/td1vfiu9 · ★★☆☆ Fair (121 ratings) · submitted 1997
Cynics regard everybody as equally corrupt... Idealists regard everybody as equally corrupt, except themselves.
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