Unknown
Aphorisms Attributed to This Aphorist
1–20 (422)
tiny.ag/z91tc0go · submitted 1997
It's better to keep your mouth shut and give the impression that you're stupid than to open it and remove all doubt.
tiny.ag/up1actjs · submitted 1997
Decay is inherent in all compounded things. Strive on with diligence.
Unknown, (sometimes, almost certainly incorrectly, attributed to the Buddha), in Life and Death
tiny.ag/qse5ziat · submitted 1998
Give a man a fish and he'll ask for a lemon. Teach a man to fish and he'll leave work early on Friday.
tiny.ag/ypqqlw9y · submitted 1998
Always remember your weapons system was made by the lowest bidder
Unknown, in War and Peace
tiny.ag/renqzacv · submitted 1997
You're a genius if you fly a kite during a thunderstorm, and discover that lightning is electricity -- but you're an idiot if you fly a kite during a thunderstorm, and discover that lightning can kill you.
Unknown, (from Mad Magazine), in Success and Failure
tiny.ag/gelcd01a · submitted 1997
You should emulate your heroes, but don't carry it too far. Especially if they are dead.
tiny.ag/ugcdh8oe · submitted 1997
You may only have two of the three choices: (1) Enjoy your job. (2)Work within the law. (3)Make lots of money.
tiny.ag/8kw5laiw · submitted 1997
You draw nothing out of the bank of life except what you deposit in it.
tiny.ag/lc1buagj · submitted 1997
You cannot produce a baby in one month by impregnating nine women.
tiny.ag/tnfwhxlp · submitted 1997
You cannot discover new oceans unless you have the courage to lose sight of the shore.
tiny.ag/gpnuvt0q · submitted 1997
You cannot achieve the impossible without attempting the absurd.
tiny.ag/qtbtjqxs · submitted 1997
You can't carve your way to success without cutting remarks.
tiny.ag/ifmh7qzv · submitted 1997
Everything you do or say is public relations.
tiny.ag/5dmluv32 · submitted 1997
Finagle's Fourth Law: Once a job is fouled up, anything done to improve it only makes it worse.
tiny.ag/e6ekgqrh · submitted 1997
Familiarity breeds contempt.
tiny.ag/iltu4sq1 · submitted 1997
Fairy tales: Horror stories for children to get them used to reality.
tiny.ag/rhb5ylek · submitted 1997
Experience is the worst teacher. It always gives the test first and the instruction afterwards.
tiny.ag/njk4cbzp · submitted 1997
Experience is often what you get when you were expecting something else.
tiny.ag/sbgdcf8o · submitted 1999
Everyone smiles in the same language.
tiny.ag/fqtpy65n · submitted 1997
Everybody should believe in something -- I believe I'll have another drink.
1–20 (422)