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A good saying captures a truth in a clever, unforgettable manner. What are your favorite sayings, words of wisdom?
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1.  As clear as res3ia.31  -Dec 21 2007  3:30
31  -Nov 3 2007 17:17
2.  Murphy's Law: If anything can go wrong, it will, often at worst possible time.29  -Oct 23 2007 23:51
43  -Mar 11 2004 12:51
3.  You study long You study wrong23  8Feb 26 2008  2:03
23  -Oct 29 2007  2:44
4.  Payback's a bitch.21  -Jul 15 2007  2:04
23  -Mar 11 2004 12:36
5.  Laugh, and the world laughs withh you. Cry, and you cry alone.16  -Dec 30 2007 14:34
16  -Mar 11 2004 12:38
6.  Scratch a bully, find a coward.16  -Dec 28 2007  9:54
24  -Mar 11 2004 12:37
7.  No fat chicks.14  1Feb 14 2008  5:33
26  -Oct 28 2004  4:40
8.  Excuses are like assholes; everybody's got one.14  -Sep 19 2007 16:33
18  -Mar 11 2004 12:20
9.  Lifes a Bitch then you Marry One13  -Dec 15 2007 12:35
23  -Mar 29 2004 19:44
10.  What goes around, comes around.13  1Feb 27 2008  9:15
13  -Mar 11 2004 12:25
11.  Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.12  1Mar 4 2008  7:24
12  -Mar 28 2004 20:42
12.  God must love homely women - he made so many of them.12  -Sep 19 2007 16:32
16  -Mar 11 2004 12:19
13.  I hope I die before I get old. (The Who, My Generation)11  -Sep 10 2007 12:53
11  -Mar 11 2004 12:49
14.  Men use love to get sex; women use sex to get love.11  -Dec 15 2007 12:36
17  -Mar 11 2004 12:17
15.  Tough times don't last, tough people do10  2Mar 11 2008 14:42
10  -Jun 19 2006 15:44
16.  Ignorant people ridicule what they don't (or can't) understand.10  -Dec 28 2006  7:47
10  -Mar 11 2004 12:21
17.  Life is hard, and then you die.9  1Apr 23 2008 17:27
9  -Mar 11 2004 12:35
18.  Better to keep quiet and be thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt.8  1Mar 3 2008  5:37
10  -Mar 11 2004 12:47
19.  Ignorance is bliss.8  1Mar 1 2008  8:08
8  -Mar 11 2004 12:46
20.  The only way to get rid of temptation, is to give into it.7  -Dec 28 2007  7:14
7  -Mar 20 2006  0:21
21.  Lead By Example7  -Dec 23 2007 17:27
7  -Jan 21 2005 13:27
22.  Actions speak louder than words.7  -Oct 23 2007  1:06
7  -Jun 15 2004 13:02
23.  Bend over, put your head between your legs and kiss your ass goodbye7  -Apr 3 2004  2:03
7  -Mar 28 2004 20:43
24.  The Peter Principle: In organizations, people rise to the level of incompetence7  -Sep 9 2006 14:12
7  -Mar 11 2004 12:52
25.  Treat others how you would like to be treated. (the Golden Rule)7  -Mar 8 2006  1:27
7  -Mar 11 2004 12:30
26.  lets shagg our way through life6  -Oct 23 2007  1:06
6  -Mar 2 2007 14:30
27.  You can catch more bees with honey than you can with vinegar.6  -Apr 10 2005  4:35
6  -Jan 31 2005 17:40
28.  Anger turned inward - depression; anger turned outward - rage; sideways - wit.6  -Oct 23 2007  1:07
6  -Nov 5 2004 18:38
29.  You can't fight city hall.6  -Nov 28 2005 15:08
6  -Mar 11 2004 12:50
30.  Timing is everything.6  1Mar 2 2008 13:37
6  -Mar 11 2004 12:29
31.  You can't take it with you.6  -Mar 22 2006  0:18
6  -Mar 11 2004 12:28
32.  It's better to be lucky than good.6  -Dec 16 2007 11:56
8  -Mar 11 2004 12:25
33.  Hell is the impossibillity of reason.6  -Jan 29 2005 18:32
6  -Mar 11 2004 12:19
34.  Jesus is coming, look busy5  -Nov 15 2007 16:46
5  -Nov 15 2007 16:40
35.  Violence is the last resort of the incompetent5  -Sep 30 2007  6:49
Isaac Asimov in the Foundation5  -Sep 30 2007  6:48
36.  The Little Fish Cannot Eat the Big Fish5  -Jan 24 2005 13:56
5  -Jan 24 2005 13:54
37.  Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.5  -Dec 17 2004 17:51
5  -Jun 15 2004 13:03
38.  You might as well dream big; it doesn't cost any more.5  -Apr 25 2007 21:45
5  -Mar 11 2004 12:48
39.  A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.5  -Dec 16 2007 12:52
5  -Mar 11 2004 12:47
40.  The only certainties in life are death and taxes.5  1Feb 19 2008 12:28
5  -Mar 11 2004 12:39
41.  Nothing in life is free. (There's no such thing as a free lunch.)5  -Apr 25 2007 21:46
5  -Mar 11 2004 12:39
42.  Be careful of what you wish for; you just might get it.5  -Sep 10 2007 12:55
5  -Mar 11 2004 12:26
43.  Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're gonna get4  -Apr 25 2007 21:44
4  -Mar 20 2005 21:17
44.  Good fences make good neighbors.4  -Dec 27 2007 10:33
an old New England piece of wisdom4  -Jan 27 2005 18:07
45.  Don't get mad. Get even.4  -Feb 28 2007 11:05
4  -Jan 21 2005  2:38
46.  To err is human, to forgive is divine.4  -Oct 14 2007 21:25
4  -Dec 2 2004  5:17
47.  The unexamined life is not worth living.4  -Dec 2 2004  5:18
4  -Jun 15 2004 13:02
48.  No matter how humble, there's no place like home.4  -Dec 15 2007 12:38
4  -Mar 11 2004 12:48
49.  The only thing constant is change.4  -Dec 23 2007  8:23
4  -Mar 11 2004 12:44
50.  Shit happens. - once popular bumper sticker4  -Sep 9 2005 21:41
4  -Mar 11 2004 12:42
51.  The ends justify the means. - always true, regardless of the situation4  -Jan 25 2005 16:31
4  -Mar 11 2004 12:41
52.  You get what you pay for.4  -1Mar 21 2008  0:10
6  -Mar 11 2004 12:38
53.  All things come to he who waits.4  -Dec 15 2007 14:17
4  -Mar 11 2004 12:36
54.  The AA Prayer: God grant me the serenity to accept the ways things are, ...4  -Jan 8 2005 17:04
4  -Mar 11 2004 12:30
55.  A fool and his money are soon parted.4  -Dec 23 2007  7:16
4  -Mar 11 2004 12:29
56.  You make your own luck.4  -Dec 24 2007 10:32
4  -Mar 11 2004 12:25
57.  Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.4  -Feb 2 2005 17:23
4  -Mar 11 2004 12:17
58.  Men are like roses, you have to watch out for all the pricks3  -Dec 28 2006  7:49
not being sexist3  -Mar 16 2006 11:41
59.  You Can't Always Get What You Want.3  -Jun 23 2005 18:18
The Rolling Stones3  -Jun 23 2005 18:18
60.  It was a hard learnin, but a good learnin.3  -Apr 18 2005 15:08
* my dad, after dishing out a good whooping.3  -Apr 18 2005 13:44
61.  lifes a living hell3  -Dec 27 2007  8:14
3  -Mar 8 2005 14:34
62.  If it ain't broke, don't fix it.3  -Dec 7 2007 10:42
3  -Jan 21 2005  2:39
63.  Hindsight is always 20/20 vision.3  -Jan 25 2005  7:10
3  -Dec 3 2004 16:53
64.  Religion is the opium of the masses. - usually attributed to Karl Marx3  -Jan 25 2005 16:31
3  -Nov 26 2004 10:44
65.  There is nothing so powerful as an idea whose time has come.3  -Jan 30 2005 16:05
3  -Nov 25 2004 14:20
66.  A new broom sweeps clean.3  -Jan 27 2005 18:08
3  -Nov 13 2004 18:52
67.  Rome wasn't built in a day.3  -Dec 21 2007 17:40
3  -Nov 5 2004  7:28
68.  I never promised you a rose garden.3  -Nov 17 2004 20:21
5  -Oct 9 2004 18:03
69.  All governments are run by liars and nothing they say should be believed.3  -Oct 22 2006 16:50
I.F.Stone3  -Jul 26 2004  2:11
70.  Those that live by the sword, die by the sword.3  -Jan 27 2005 18:08
3  -Jun 15 2004 13:03
71.  In for a penny, in for a pound.3  -Oct 22 2006 16:50
3  -Apr 7 2004  9:42
72.  Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.3  -Nov 30 2004 23:25
3  -Apr 6 2004 23:44
73.  Everyone has his price.3  -Dec 10 2007 11:59
3  -Mar 11 2004 12:49
74.  Blood is thicker than water.3  -Nov 20 2004 19:10
3  -Mar 11 2004 12:48
75.  Make today the first day of the rest of your life.3  -Oct 14 2007 21:26
3  -Mar 11 2004 12:47
76.  Do it right the first time.3  -Dec 19 2007 15:40
3  -Mar 11 2004 12:45
77.  Invest your time before you invest your money.3  -Sep 9 2005 21:43
3  -Mar 11 2004 12:44
78.  Anything worth having is worth working for.3  -Dec 15 2007 11:41
3  -Mar 11 2004 12:43
79.  Success is 10% inspiration, 90% perspiration.3  -Dec 13 2007 14:33
3  -Mar 11 2004 12:42
80.  Might makes right. - sad, but true3  -Nov 22 2004 17:27
3  -Mar 11 2004 12:41
81.  Speak softly, and carry a big stick.3  -Dec 8 2007 13:54
3  -Mar 11 2004 12:40
82.  The bigger they are, the harder they fall.3  -Dec 1 2007  8:28
3  -Mar 11 2004 12:40
83.  To judge a person, look at how their pets behave.3  -Dec 15 2007 14:09
3  -Mar 11 2004 12:38
84.  Those who can, do. Those who can't, teach. - so, so true3  -Mar 22 2006  0:18
41  -Mar 11 2004 12:36
85.  The surest formula for success is to spend each day a penny less than you make.3  -Jan 23 2005 20:33
3  -Mar 11 2004 12:35
86.  Is the fucking you get worth the fucking you get? - about marriage3  -Jan 23 2005  4:14
3  -Mar 11 2004 12:33
87.  Good intentions are not enough. -slogan of PETA, animal rights group3  -Jul 14 2005 12:02
7  -Mar 11 2004 12:33
88.  A conservative is a liberal who's been mugged.3  -Jan 23 2005 20:33
3  -Mar 11 2004 12:29
89.  The grass is always greener on the other fellow's lawn.3  -Jan 29 2005 18:32
3  -Mar 11 2004 12:27
90.  When the going gets tough, the tough get going.3  -Dec 14 2007 10:54
3  -Mar 11 2004 12:26
91.  Luck is the residue of hard work.3  -Dec 12 2007 15:03
3  -Mar 11 2004 12:26
92.  Take care of the pennies, and the dollars take care of themselves.3  -Dec 5 2007 16:35
3  -Mar 11 2004 12:19
93.  Genius is an infinite capacity for detail. (Francis Crick, Nobel DNA laureate)3  -Nov 25 2004 14:23
3  -Mar 11 2004 12:18
94.  Clothes make the man.3  -Dec 5 2007 12:40
3  -Mar 11 2004 12:17
95.  If at first you don't succede, remove all evidence that you tried2  -Dec 23 2007  8:50
2  -Nov 15 2007 16:41
96.  If you ain't earnin' it, you burnin' it.2  -Dec 15 2007 12:29
2  -Jul 30 2006 17:49
97.  The only thing we have to fear is fear itself. -FDR, 19332  -Jul 18 2006 13:58
2  -Oct 2 2005 20:07
98.  ''A Saturday night beating, on a Sunday afternoon!''2  -Apr 18 2005 15:18
-Ottawa Valley phrase.2  -Apr 18 2005 15:11
99.  You get further with a kind word and a gun than with just a kind word alone.2  -May 20 2005  3:13
4  -Feb 14 2005 19:31
100.  Let him who is without sin cast the first stone.2  -Dec 16 2007  8:35
2  -Feb 2 2005 17:29
101.  To have a friend, you must first be a friend.2  -Dec 28 2005 10:01
2  -Jan 25 2005 16:30
102.  Think before you act.2  -Dec 8 2007 11:02
2  -Jan 25 2005  7:11
103.  Leave well enough alone.2  -Dec 8 2007 16:27
2  -Jan 21 2005  8:00
104.  Measure twice, cut once.2  -Jul 30 2006 17:53
2  -Dec 18 2004 23:54
105.  It's human nature - explains a lot of seemingly irrational behavior2  -Dec 17 2004 17:50
and has a lot of truth in it too2  -Dec 9 2004 15:50
106.  Moderation in all things.2  -Dec 7 2004  5:26
2  -Dec 4 2004  7:22
107.  Nobody said life is fair.2  -Dec 7 2004  5:26
2  -Dec 2 2004 17:41
108.  The pen is mightier than the sword.2  -Dec 2 2004 17:48
2  -Nov 25 2004 14:21
109.  Money is the root of all evil.2  -Nov 25 2004 14:22
2  -Nov 24 2004  6:41
110.  god helps those who help themselves2  -Dec 11 2007  5:47
2  -