Submissions
These aphorisms have been submitted by users but are not (yet) included in the official collection.
4201–4220 (5999)
tiny.ag/f4isgvuz · submitted 2010 by Jambone9
The love of two people for each other is an understanding that no one else is expected to understand.
tiny.ag/pnl4tfp3 · submitted 2010 by Jambone9
Freedom of speech does not necessarily mean freedom after speech.
Jabo James, in Law and Politics and Life and Death
tiny.ag/28yajbbc · submitted 2010 by Jambone9
Karl Marx once said philosophers have always interpreted the world but the point was to change it. Philosophers aren't particularly good at manning barricades or handling rifles with bayonets.
tiny.ag/jk9hqqfe · submitted 2010 by Jambone9
The last time I looked, I still had my shadow. I much prefer a guardian angel, but my shadow will do for the time being.
tiny.ag/t6itewpr · submitted 2010 by Jambone9
When an older person reads a religious text like never before and tries to live according to its dictates, it may be preparation for a final examination to qualify for a place in the afterlife.
tiny.ag/k5nwpqa6 · submitted 2010 by Jambone9
Wisdom is having sense enough to acknowledge that ignorance exists.
tiny.ag/6ree7hmg · submitted 2010 by Jambone9
Before becoming familiar with the American use of the term "affirmative action," I thought it meant taking the initiative when in a romantic mood.
Jabo James, in Love and Hate and Law and Politics
tiny.ag/hle7mhix · submitted 2010 by Jambone9
There is nothing wrong with ambition. The question becomes how many people are you prepared to impact positively or negatively in order for you to get to where you want to be.
tiny.ag/ha3e6qnk · submitted 2010 by Jambone9
Too many lapses in wisdom may make one a fool.
tiny.ag/kacvw9q8 · submitted 2010 by Jambone9
The best advice you give is the one you yourself do not or will not follow.
tiny.ag/xwncfra5 · submitted 2010 by PatS
The entire sum of existence is the magic of being needed by just one other person!
, in Wealth and Poverty and Happiness and Misery
tiny.ag/hankhwl0 · submitted 2010
The fact that every other person holds his opinion to be true, should make us suspicious of our own.
tiny.ag/ugd159fk · submitted 2010 by Jambone9
If Walt Disney were alive today, he would probably be dismayed that Mickey Mouse has been promoted from a cartoon character to an adjective.
tiny.ag/qzwtsm1m · submitted 2010 by Jambone9
Impatience wants something done the day before yesterday.
tiny.ag/p7y4ulxb · submitted 2010 by Jambone9
A loner uses the word "friend" with the greatest possible caution.
tiny.ag/wfoqet3b · submitted 2010 by Jambone9
Feeling sorry for oneself is a severe form of self-criticism.
tiny.ag/qferzisi · submitted 2010 by Jambone9
People have more fear of being ignored than of being criticized.
tiny.ag/gde65dzx · submitted 2010 by Jambone9
Dreams make reality possible.
tiny.ag/on1qlfkp · submitted 2010 by Jambone9
Biblical hero Samson could not sing, but brought down the house anyway.
tiny.ag/hhp6qyzl · submitted 2010 by Jambone9
Beware what you say; the air has ears.
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