Aphorisms

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Bacchus hath drowned more men than Neptune. Dr. Thomas Fuller
Bad habits are like a comfortable bed, easy to get into, but hard to get out of. Anonymous
Bad is never good until worse happens. Danish Proverb
Bad men live that they may eat and drink, whereas good men eat and drink that... Socrates
Bad mind, bad heart. (Mals Mens, Malus Animus) Anacharsis Cloots
Bad news goes about in clogs, Good news in stockinged feet. Welsh Proverb
Baloney is the lie laid on so thick you hate it. Blarney is flattery laid on... Fulton J. Sheen
Barnum was wrong - it's more like every 30 seconds. Unknown
Barometer, n.: An ingenious instrument which indicates what kind of weather... Ambrose Bierce
Barring that natural expression of villainy which we all have, the man looked... Mark Twain
Baseball is 90% mental, the other half is physical. Yogi Berra
Baseball is like church. Many attend, few understand. Leo Durocher
Basic research is what I am doing when I don't know what I am doing. Wernher von Braun
Be a craftsman in speech that thou mayest be strong, for the strength of one... Maxims of Ptahhotep
Be a first rate version of yourself, not a second rate version of someone else. Judy Garland
Be a fountain, not a drain. Rex Hudler
Be a friend to thyself, and others will be so too. Thomas Fuller
Be a good listener. Your ears will never get you in trouble. Frank Tyger
Be a yardstick of quality. Some people aren't used to an environment where... Steve Jobs
Be alert to give service. What counts a great deal in life is what we do for... Anonymous
Be as careful of the books you read, as of the company you keep; for your... Paxton Hood
Be ashamed to die until you have won some victory for humanity. Horace Mann
Be aware that a halo has to fall only a few inches to be a noose. Dan McKinnon
Be bold and mighty powers will come to your aid. Basil King
Be brief, for no discourse can please when too long. Miguel de Cervantes
Be careful -- with quotations, you can damn anything. Andre Malraux
Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint. Mark Twain
Be careful that victories do not carry the seed of future defeats. Ralph W. Sockman
Be charitable before wealth makes thee covetous. Sir Thomas Browne
Be civil to all; sociable to many; familiar with few; friend to one; enemy to... Benjamin Franklin

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