Success and Failure
376 aphorisms · 7 comments
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tiny.ag/tp4xrqcg · ★★☆☆ Fair (113 ratings) · submitted 1997
There are two types of dirt: the dark kind, which is attracted to light objects, and the light kind, which is attracted to dark objects.
tiny.ag/mnjs1wvi · ★★☆☆ Fair (108 ratings) · submitted 1997
There are people who make things happen, those who watch what happens, and those who wonder what happened.
tiny.ag/yevckcm5 · ★★☆☆ Fair (124 ratings) · submitted 1997
There are a lot of ways to become a failure, but never taking a chance is the most successful.
tiny.ag/d0mk6ixb · ★★☆☆ Fair (129 ratings) · submitted 1997
The trouble with doing something right the first time is that nobody appreciates how difficult it was.
tiny.ag/juykxd68 · ★★☆☆ Fair (105 ratings) · submitted 1997
The tallest blade of grass is the first to be cut by the scythe.
Unknown, (Russian proverb), in Success and Failure
tiny.ag/eoiuzgcy · ★★☆☆ Fair (107 ratings) · submitted 1997
The surest way of having something done is to forbid your kids to do it.
tiny.ag/zt1r3of5 · ★★☆☆ Fair (114 ratings) · submitted 1997
The chief cause of problems is solutions.
tiny.ag/i1mqw56v · ★★☆☆ Fair (146 ratings) · submitted 1997
The future belongs to those who dare.
tiny.ag/cajbytn9 · ★★☆☆ Fair (143 ratings) · submitted 1997
The greatest thing man can create is himself.
tiny.ag/n6uw7frr · ★★☆☆ Fair (142 ratings) · submitted 1997
The last time you failed, did you stop trying because you failed -- or did you fail because you stopped trying?
tiny.ag/zoapng08 · ★★☆☆ Fair (176 ratings) · submitted 1997
The light at the end of the tunnel is the headlight of an approaching train.
tiny.ag/qdve785j · ★★☆☆ Fair (109 ratings) · submitted 1997
The more you know, the less you need to show.
tiny.ag/5wcgbb1a · ★★☆☆ Fair (94 ratings) · submitted 1997
The more you know, the less you think you know.
tiny.ag/31pmzh6f · ★★☆☆ Fair (124 ratings) · submitted 1997
The number of people watching you is directly proportional to the stupidity of your action.
tiny.ag/rhjtfglc · ★★☆☆ Fair (110 ratings) · submitted 1997
The chance of the bread falling with the buttered side down is directly proportional to the cost of the carpet.
tiny.ag/wj0czhzk · ★★☆☆ Fair (249 ratings) · submitted 1997
The more you put into life, the less you will get.
tiny.ag/tglvjgxa · ★★☆☆ Fair (128 ratings) · submitted 1997
The one who says it cannot be done should never interrupt the one who is doing it.
tiny.ag/p0z9jdbr · ★★☆☆ Fair (101 ratings) · submitted 1997
Silverman's Law: If Murphy's Law can go wrong, it will.
tiny.ag/yojpg6ut · ★★☆☆ Fair (103 ratings) · submitted 1997
Some days you're the dog, some days you're the hydrant.
tiny.ag/tkee56g3 · ★★☆☆ Fair (121 ratings) · submitted 1997
Small minds are the first to condemn great ideas.
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