Aphorisms

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A lot of people mistake a short memory for a clear conscience. Doug Larson
If it is once again one against forty-eight, then I am very sorry for the... Margaret Thatcher
We must conquer war, or war will conquer us. Ely Gulbertson
Don't fall before you're pushed. English Proverb
Many admire, few know. Hippocrates
There are certain themes of which the interest is all-absorbing, but which... Edgar Allan Poe
If we cannot end now our differences, at least we can help make the world... John F. Kennedy
Not going home is already like death. E. Catherine Tobler
Do you think that the things people make fools of themselves about are any... George Bernard Shaw
Personally I have struggled massively with the dilemma of talent vs desire.... Meri Williams
For animals, the entire universe has been neatly divided into things to (a)... Terry Pratchett
Peace is costly, but it is worth the expense. Kenyan Proverb
The only way to have a friend is to be one. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Hello seeker! Now don't feel alone here in the New Age, because there's a... Firesign Theatre
Drink the first. Sip the second slowly. Skip the third. Knute Rockne
God runs electromagnetics by wave theory on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday,... Sir William Bragg
Justice does not come from the outside. It comes from inner peace. Barbara Hall
Life was meant to be lived, and curiosity must be kept alive. One must never,... Eleanor Roosevelt
Reading well is one of the great pleasures that solitude can afford you. Harold Bloom
Morality is herd instinct in the individual. Friedrich Nietzsche
Blessed are those who can give without remembering, and take without forgetting. Princess Elizabeth Asquith Bibesco
Yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters' table. Bible
Until you've lost your reputation, you never realize what a burden it was. Margaret Mitchell
Cry "Havoc," and let slip the dogs of war. William Shakespeare
There are no whole truths; all truths are half- truths. It is trying to treat... Alfred North Whitehead
Whatever is produced in haste goes hastily to waste. Saadi
If you can't do what you want, do what you can. Lois McMaster Bujold
Man's chiefest treasure is a sparing tongue. Hesiod
California is like an artificial limb the rest of the country doesn't really... Saul Bellow
If you would win a man to your cause, first convince him that you are his... Abraham Lincoln