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    George V. Higgins
    “This life’s hard, but it’s harder if you’re stupid.”
    ― George V. Higgins, The Friends of Eddie Coyle
    tags: humor, life, misattributed-john-wayne
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    Laurence J. Peter
    “If a cluttered desk is a sign of a cluttered mind, of what, then, is an empty desk a sign?”
    ― Laurence J. Peter
    tags: misattributed-einstein
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    Douglas Adams
    “Time is an illusion. Lunchtime doubly so.”
    ― Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
    tags: humor, philosophy, science-fiction
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    William Blake
    “A truth that's told with bad intent
    Beats all the lies you can invent.”
    ― William Blake, Auguries of Innocence
    tags: lies, logic, philosophy, religion, truth
    3772 likes

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  • #5
    Ian Fleming
    “You only live twice:
    Once when you are born
    And once when you look death in the face”
    ― Ian Fleming, You Only Live Twice
    tags: death, haiku, james-bond, philosophy, poetry
    2815 likes

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  • #6
    Adolf Hitler
    “If you win, you need not have to explain...If you lose, you should not be there to explain!”
    ― Adolf Hitler
    tags: philosophy, war
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    Gabriel García Márquez
    “It is not true that people stop pursuing dreams because they grow old, they grow old because they stop pursuing dreams.”
    ― Gabriel García Márquez
    tags: aging-well, disillusionment, growing-older, philosophy
    2359 likes

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  • #8
    Friedrich Nietzsche
    “The true man wants two things: danger and play. For that reason he wants woman, as the most dangerous plaything.”
    ― Freidrich Neitzsche
    tags: philosophy, women
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    Rollo May
    “It is an ironic habit of human beings to run faster when they have lost their way.”
    ― Rollo May
    tags: philosophy
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    Norton Juster
    “Expect everything, I always say, and the unexpected never happens.”
    ― Norton Juster, The Phantom Tollbooth
    tags: philosophy
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    Epictetus
    “If anyone tells you that a certain person speaks ill of you, do not make excuses about what is said of you but answer, "He was ignorant of my other faults, else he would not have mentioned these alone.”
    ― Epictetus
    tags: history, humility, philosophy
    1800 likes

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    Lao Tzu
    “If you understand others you are smart.
    If you understand yourself you are illuminated.
    If you overcome others you are powerful.
    If you overcome yourself you have strength.
    If you know how to be satisfied you are rich.
    If you can act with vigor, you have a will.
    If you don't lose your objectives you can be long-lasting.
    If you die without loss, you are eternal.”
    ― Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching
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    Robert Anton Wilson
    “belief is the death of intelligence.”
    ― Robert Anton Wilson, Cosmic Trigger: Die letzten Geheimnisse der Illuminaten oder An den Grenzen des erweiterten Bewusstseins
    tags: atheism, belief, faith, intelligence, metaphysics, philosophy, religion
    987 likes

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    Lao Tzu
    “The flame that burns Twice as bright burns half as long.”
    ― Lao Tzu, Te-Tao Ching
    tags: aphorism, philosophy, proverb
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    Henry David Thoreau
    “Things do not change; we change.”
    ― henry david thoreau, Walden or, Life in the Woods
    tags: common-sense, inspirational, philosophy
    1048 likes

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    Epictetus
    “Don't explain your philosophy. Embody it.”
    ― Epictetus
    tags: philosophers, philosophy
    1277 likes

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  • #17
    J.R.R. Tolkien
    “Fair speech may hide a foul heart.”
    ― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Two Towers
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    Gilles Deleuze
    “If you're trapped in the dream of the Other, you're fucked.”
    ― Gilles Deleuze
    tags: dream, fucked-up, funny, humor, other, philosophy, relationships
    664 likes

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  • #19
    Lao Tzu
    “Doing nothing is better than being busy doing nothing.”
    ― Lao Tzu
    tags: philosophy, taoism
    599 likes

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  • #20
    Pablo Neruda
    “Love is a clash of lightnings”
    ― Pablo Neruda, 100 Love Sonnets
    tags: beautiful, love, poetry, spanish, true
    145 likes

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  • #21
    Benjamin Franklin Wade
    “Go to heaven for the climate and hell for the company.”
    ― Benjamin Franklin Wade
    tags: humor, misattributed-mark-twain, philosophy, theology
    19850 likes

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    Benjamin Disraeli
    “There are three types of lies -- lies, damn lies, and statistics.”
    ― Benjamin Disraeli
    tags: attributed-no-source, lies, lying, misattributed-mark-twain, statistics, truth
    4012 likes

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  • #23
    Mark Twain
    “If you don't read the newspaper, you're uninformed. If you read the newspaper, you're mis-informed.”
    ― Mark Twain
    tags: misattributed-mark-twain, newspapers
    3561 likes

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    Libba Bray
    “There is an ancient tribal proverb I once heard in India. It says that before we can see properly we must first shed our tears to clear the way.”
    ― Libba Bray, The Sweet Far Thing
    tags: crying, proverb, revelation, suffering, wisdom
    549 likes

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  • #25
    Elizabeth Gilbert
    “Plant an expectation; reap a disappointment." (Quoting an old adage)”
    ― Elizabeth Gilbert, Committed: A Skeptic Makes Peace with Marriage
    tags: proverb
    181 likes

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    Lisa Shearin
    “Whoever said ignorance is bliss must have died a horrible death with a really surprised look on his face.”
    ― Lisa Shearin, Armed & Magical
    tags: humor, ignorance, proverb
    144 likes

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    Terry Pratchett
    “The second mouse gets the cheese!”
    ― Terry Pratchett, The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents
    tags: caution, mouse, proverb, retort
    38 likes

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  • #28
    “If you forgive the fox for stealing your chickens, he will take your sheep.”
    ― Georgian Proverb
    tags: proverb
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  • #29
    “Whoever gossips to you will gossip about you.”
    ― Spanish Proverb
    tags: gossip, proverb, quote, quotes, spanish-proverb
    2 likes

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  • #30
    John Lennon
    “One thing you can't hide - is when you're crippled inside.”
    ― John Lennon
    tags: beatles, emotions, hypocrisy, pain, suffering
    3415 likes



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