Altruism and Cynicism
173 aphorisms · 15 comments
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tiny.ag/lu0qepci · ★★☆☆ Fair (167 ratings) · submitted 1997
An enemy is anyone who tells the truth about you.
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/j6nzwwaa · ★★☆☆ Fair (223 ratings) · submitted 1997
There's a fine line between participation and mockery.
tiny.ag/gf6ry8xs · ★★☆☆ Fair (87 ratings) · submitted 1997
Thinking good thoughts is not enough, doing good deeds is not enough, seeing others follow your good examples is enough.
tiny.ag/sq9g8eav · ★★☆☆ Fair (3330 ratings) · submitted 1997
tiny.ag/dochckvh · ★★☆☆ Fair (862 ratings) · submitted 1997
By means of shrewd lies, unremittingly repeated, it is possible to make people believe that heaven is hell -- and hell heaven. The greater the lie, the more readily it will be believed.
Adolf Hitler, Mein Kampf, in Altruism and Cynicism
tiny.ag/znd6chuu · ★★☆☆ Fair (309 ratings) · submitted 1997
I use emotion for the many and reserve reason for the few.
tiny.ag/0iltdhzx · ★★☆☆ Fair (341 ratings) · submitted 1997
The victor will never be asked if he told the truth.
tiny.ag/nzeorxiy · ★★☆☆ Fair (464 ratings) · submitted 1997
Every calling is great when greatly pursued.
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/bggvrf05 · ★★☆☆ Fair (180 ratings) · submitted 1997
If you love something, turn it loose. If it doesn't come back, kill it!
tiny.ag/r3gvjlqa · ★★☆☆ Fair (192 ratings) · submitted 1997
Tact is the ability to describe others as they see themselves.
tiny.ag/q5s2gnzy · ★★☆☆ Fair (76 ratings) · submitted 1997
Television has proved that people will look at anything rather than each other.
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/fjmqiepc · ★★☆☆ Fair (98 ratings) · submitted 1997
Smile, it's better than a poke in the eye.
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