Altruism and Cynicism
173 aphorisms · 14 comments
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tiny.ag/eh4xjmzt · ★★☆☆ Fair (188 ratings) · submitted 1997
Love thy neighbor as thyself, but choose your neighborhood.
tiny.ag/ojk8xbtj · ★★☆☆ Fair (981 ratings) · submitted 1997
Bigot: One who is obstinately and zealously attached to an opinion that you do not entertain.
Ambrose Bierce, The Devil's Dictionary, in Altruism and Cynicism
tiny.ag/vr4hxjva · ★★☆☆ Fair (1237 ratings) · submitted 1997
Egoist: A person of low taste, more interested in themselves than in me.
Ambrose Bierce, The Devil's Dictionary, in Altruism and Cynicism
tiny.ag/dxvyak3f · ★★☆☆ Fair (922 ratings) · submitted 1997
Eulogy: Praise of a person who has either the advantages of wealth and power, or the consideration to be dead.
Ambrose Bierce, The Devil's Dictionary, in Altruism and Cynicism
tiny.ag/458vctqs · ★★☆☆ Fair (314 ratings) · submitted 1997
I have discovered that all human evil comes from this, man's being unable to sit still in a room.
tiny.ag/3vps8ao4 · ★★☆☆ Fair (981 ratings) · submitted 1998 by Caleb Ronsen
If you want to imagine the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face forever.
George Orwell, 1984, in Altruism and Cynicism
tiny.ag/aoh5h6tb · ★★☆☆ Fair (1649 ratings) · submitted 1999
Everybody wants to save the earth; nobody wants to help Mom do the dishes.
P. J. O'Rourke, All the Trouble in the World, in Altruism and Cynicism and Work and Recreation
tiny.ag/4eq50acu · ★★☆☆ Fair (412 ratings) · submitted 1997
All lies are told with a straight face. It is truth that's said with a dismissive giggle.
tiny.ag/pl60skge · ★★☆☆ Fair (52 ratings) · submitted 1997
Hope is nature's veil for hiding truth's nakedness.
tiny.ag/nzeorxiy · ★★☆☆ Fair (464 ratings) · submitted 1997
Every calling is great when greatly pursued.
tiny.ag/y9w5ki2b · ★★☆☆ Fair (267 ratings) · submitted 1997
No man would listen to you talk if he didn't know it was his turn next.
tiny.ag/bnnutdd7 · ★★☆☆ Fair (378 ratings) · submitted 1997
Be your own hero, it's cheaper than a movie ticket.
tiny.ag/j0vq6ox3 · ★★☆☆ Fair (406 ratings) · submitted 1997
Beauty is variable, ugliness is constant.
tiny.ag/ooxlc4p0 · ★★☆☆ Fair (199 ratings) · submitted 1997
Boring people are a reflection of boring people.
tiny.ag/pmag8qvw · ★★☆☆ Fair (151 ratings) · submitted 1997
Buying a lie is one thing, giving it away for free is quite another.
tiny.ag/hjysnvry · ★★☆☆ Fair (116 ratings) · submitted 1997
If it looks like shit, smells like shit, mail it to your enemy -- he'll know what to do with it.
tiny.ag/vpchszet · ★★☆☆ Fair (106 ratings) · submitted 1997
If the destination is heaven, why do we scramble to be first in line for hell?
tiny.ag/xysizfch · ★★☆☆ Fair (79 ratings) · submitted 1997
The key to heaven's gate cannot be duplicated.
tiny.ag/fwdapxsq · ★★☆☆ Fair (75 ratings) · submitted 1997
The art of giving is perfected through anonymity.
tiny.ag/rlehkt4m · ★★☆☆ Fair (88 ratings) · submitted 1997
Smile, it's free therapy.
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