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Aphorisms Attributed to This Aphorist
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tiny.ag/up1actjs · ★★☆☆ Fair (444 ratings) · 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/pnfrcj5n · ★★☆☆ Fair (142 ratings) · submitted 1997
You will break the bow if you keep it always stretched.
tiny.ag/z91tc0go · ★★☆☆ Fair (430 ratings) · 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/g6oi3hzo · ★★☆☆ Fair (1079 ratings) · submitted 1997
We trained hard, but it seemed that everytime we were beginning to form up into teams, we would be reorganized. I was to learn later in life that we tend to meet any new situation by reorganizing; and a wonderful method it can be for creating the illusion of progress while producing confusion, inefficiency and demoralization.
Unknown, (sometimes incorrectly attributed to Petronius Arbiter), in Work and Recreation
tiny.ag/qzqzxjwo · ★★☆☆ Fair (224 ratings) · submitted 1997
There are no errors in this book, except this one.
tiny.ag/uxknfqoq · ★★☆☆ Fair (358 ratings) · submitted 1997
Try to get all of your posthumous medals in advance.
Unknown, in Life and Death and Success and Failure
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/qkpqiaid · ★★☆☆ Fair (257 ratings) · submitted 1997
There are two kinds of people: those who work and those who take the credit. It's better to belong to the first group because there is less competition.
Unknown, (Wilson on Home Improvement), in Work and Recreation
tiny.ag/ceh5zfoy · ★★☆☆ Fair (249 ratings) · submitted 1997
There are two reasons for doing something: a really good reason and the real reason.
tiny.ag/mz7zqsiw · ★★☆☆ Fair (199 ratings) · submitted 1997
There are two sides to every divorce: yours and the shithead's.
Unknown, in Love and Hate
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/h6nrslrd · ★★☆☆ Fair (227 ratings) · submitted 1997
There are two types of people: those who divide people into two types, and those who don't.
tiny.ag/wnvuqdit · ★★☆☆ Fair (186 ratings) · submitted 1997
There is no difference between a wise man and a fool when they fall in love.
Unknown, in Love and Hate
tiny.ag/d0mhaxyw · ★★☆☆ Fair (216 ratings) · submitted 1997
Time is God's way of keeping everything from happening at once.
tiny.ag/pb2gjrze · ★★☆☆ Fair (179 ratings) · submitted 1997
To be upset over what you don't have is to waste what you do have.
tiny.ag/kk23yagw · ★★☆☆ Fair (213 ratings) · submitted 1997
Trust in Allah, but tie your camel.
Unknown, (Muslim proverb), in Wisdom and Ignorance
tiny.ag/npbuejcs · ★★☆☆ Fair (246 ratings) · submitted 1997
True friendship is seen through the heart, not through the eyes.
Unknown, in Love and Hate
tiny.ag/u1yhdeyw · ★★☆☆ Fair (819 ratings) · submitted 1999
Trust everybody, but cut the cards.
tiny.ag/6e8jdhxa · ★★☆☆ Fair (226 ratings) · submitted 1997
To succeed in politics, it is often necessary to rise above your principles.
tiny.ag/6ct2p1fh · ★★☆☆ Fair (214 ratings) · submitted 1997
Truth fears no questions.
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