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Altruism and Cynicism
There's a fine line between participation and mockery. [Select] It is easier to fight for one's principles than to live up to them. [Select] The only normal people are the ones you don't know very well. [Select] Love thy neighbor as thyself, but choose your neighborhood. [Select] Bigot: One who is obstinately and zealously attached to an opinion that you do not entertain. [Select] Ambrose Bierce: The Devil's Dictionary [Shop] Egoist: A person of low taste, more interested in themselves than in me. [Select] Ambrose Bierce: The Devil's Dictionary [Shop] Eulogy: Praise of a person who has either the advantages of wealth and power, or the consideration to be dead. [Select] Ambrose Bierce: The Devil's Dictionary [Shop] Politeness: The most acceptable hypocrisy. [Select] Ambrose Bierce: The Devil's Dictionary [Shop] The covers of this book are too far apart. [Select] No good deed goes unpunished. [Select] Grub first, then ethics. [Select] The simplest act of surrealism is to walk out into the street, gun in hand, and shoot at random. [Select] I either want less corruption, or more chance to participate in it. [Select] Ashleigh Brilliant: Brilliant Thoughts (copyright info: www.ashleighbrilliant.com) {Also in: Law and Politics} My opinions may have changed, but not the fact that I am right. [Select] Ashleigh Brilliant: Brilliant Thoughts (copyright info: www.ashleighbrilliant.com) A book may be compared to the life of your neighbor. If it be good, it cannot last too long; if bad, you cannot get rid of it too early. [Select] Egotism is the anesthetic given by a kindly nature to relieve the pain of being a damned fool. [Select] I am not a vegetarian because I love animals; I am a vegetarian because I hate plants. [Select] The statistics on sanity are that one out of every four Americans is suffering from some form of mental illness. Think of your three best friends. If they're okay, then it's you. [Select] You can't be truly rude until you understand good manners. [Select] All government -- indeed, every human benefit and enjoyment, every virtue and every prudent act -- is founded on compromise and barter. [Select]
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