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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.17  1Jun 10 2008 16:41
17  -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.  Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.13  2Jun 10 2008 16:41
13  -Mar 28 2004 20:42
11.  What goes around, comes around.13  1Feb 27 2008  9:15
13  -Mar 11 2004 12:25
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.  Tough times don't last, tough people do11  3Jun 10 2008 16:42
11  -Jun 19 2006 15:44
14.  I hope I die before I get old. (The Who, My Generation)11  -Sep 10 2007 12:53
11  -Mar 11 2004 12:49
15.  Men use love to get sex; women use sex to get love.11  -Dec 15 2007 12:36
17  -Mar 11 2004 12:17
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.  Jesus is coming, look busy7  2Jun 5 2008 12:11
7  -Nov 15 2007 16:40
21.  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
22.  Lead By Example7  -Dec 23 2007 17:27
7  -Jan 21 2005 13:27
23.  Anger turned inward - depression; anger turned outward - rage; sideways - wit.7  1Jun 25 2008 16:40
7  -Nov 5 2004 18:38
24.  Actions speak louder than words.7  -Oct 23 2007  1:06
7  -Jun 15 2004 13:02
25.  Bend over, put your head between your legs and kiss your ass goodbye7  -Apr 3 2004  2:03
7  -Mar 28 2004 20:43
26.  The Peter Principle: In organizations, people rise to the level of incompetence7  -Sep 9 2006 14:12
7  -Mar 11 2004 12:52
27.  Treat others how you would like to be treated. (the Golden Rule)7  -Mar 8 2006  1:27
7  -Mar 11 2004 12:30
28.  lets shagg our way through life6  -Oct 23 2007  1:06
6  -Mar 2 2007 14:30
29.  You can catch more bees with honey than you can with vinegar.6  -Apr 10 2005  4:35
6  -Jan 31 2005 17:40
30.  You can't fight city hall.6  -Nov 28 2005 15:08
6  -Mar 11 2004 12:50
31.  Timing is everything.6  1Mar 2 2008 13:37
6  -Mar 11 2004 12:29
32.  You can't take it with you.6  -Mar 22 2006  0:18
6  -Mar 11 2004 12:28
33.  It's better to be lucky than good.6  -Dec 16 2007 11:56
8  -Mar 11 2004 12:25
34.  Hell is the impossibillity of reason.6  -Jan 29 2005 18:32
6  -Mar 11 2004 12:19
35.  Life is Short, Enjoy it..!!5  5Jun 26 2008  5:14
5  -Jun 26 2008  5:10
36.  Violence is the last resort of the incompetent5  -Sep 30 2007  6:49
Isaac Asimov in the Foundation5  -Sep 30 2007  6:48
37.  The Little Fish Cannot Eat the Big Fish5  -Jan 24 2005 13:56
5  -Jan 24 2005 13:54
38.  Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.5  -Dec 17 2004 17:51
5  -Jun 15 2004 13:03
39.  You might as well dream big; it doesn't cost any more.5  -Apr 25 2007 21:45
5  -Mar 11 2004 12:48
40.  A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.5  -Dec 16 2007 12:52
5  -Mar 11 2004 12:47
41.  The only certainties in life are death and taxes.5  1Feb 19 2008 12:28
5  -Mar 11 2004 12:39
42.  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
43.  Be careful of what you wish for; you just might get it.5  -Sep 10 2007 12:55
5  -Mar 11 2004 12:26
44.  You make your own luck.5  1Jun 3 2008 16:39
5  -Mar 11 2004 12:25
45.  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
46.  lifes a living hell4  1May 25 2008  6:30
4  -Mar 8 2005 14:34
47.  Good fences make good neighbors.4  -Dec 27 2007 10:33
an old New England piece of wisdom4  -Jan 27 2005 18:07
48.  If it ain't broke, don't fix it.4  1Jun 10 2008 16:42
4  -Jan 21 2005  2:39
49.  Don't get mad. Get even.4  -Feb 28 2007 11:05
4  -Jan 21 2005  2:38
50.  To err is human, to forgive is divine.4  -Oct 14 2007 21:25
4  -Dec 2 2004  5:17
51.  The unexamined life is not worth living.4  -Dec 2 2004  5:18
4  -Jun 15 2004 13:02
52.  No matter how humble, there's no place like home.4  -Dec 15 2007 12:38
4  -Mar 11 2004 12:48
53.  The only thing constant is change.4  -Dec 23 2007  8:23
4  -Mar 11 2004 12:44
54.  Shit happens. - once popular bumper sticker4  -Sep 9 2005 21:41
4  -Mar 11 2004 12:42
55.  The ends justify the means. - always true, regardless of the situation4  -Jan 25 2005 16:31
4  -Mar 11 2004 12:41
56.  You get what you pay for.4  -1Mar 21 2008  0:10
6  -Mar 11 2004 12:38
57.  To judge a person, look at how their pets behave.4  1May 31 2008  4:20
4  -Mar 11 2004 12:38
58.  All things come to he who waits.4  -Dec 15 2007 14:17
4  -Mar 11 2004 12:36
59.  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
60.  A fool and his money are soon parted.4  -Dec 23 2007  7:16
4  -Mar 11 2004 12:29
61.  The grass is always greener on the other fellow's lawn.4  1Jun 18 2008  7:33
4  -Mar 11 2004 12:27
62.  When the going gets tough, the tough get going.4  1Jun 7 2008 17:58
4  -Mar 11 2004 12:26
63.  Luck is the residue of hard work.4  1Jun 23 2008  5:18
4  -Mar 11 2004 12:26
64.  Take care of the pennies, and the dollars take care of themselves.4  1Jun 28 2008  7:23
4  -Mar 11 2004 12:19
65.  Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.4  -Feb 2 2005 17:23
4  -Mar 11 2004 12:17
66.  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
67.  The only thing we have to fear is fear itself. -FDR, 19333  1Jun 17 2008 13:56
3  -Oct 2 2005 20:07
68.  Wherever you go, there you are3  2Jun 14 2008 16:44
5  -Jul 9 2005 18:17
69.  You Can't Always Get What You Want.3  -Jun 23 2005 18:18
The Rolling Stones3  -Jun 23 2005 18:18
70.  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
71.  Think before you act.3  1Jun 25 2008  3:50
3  -Jan 25 2005  7:11
72.  Measure twice, cut once.3  1Jun 12 2008 16:32
3  -Dec 18 2004 23:54
73.  Hindsight is always 20/20 vision.3  -Jan 25 2005  7:10
3  -Dec 3 2004 16:53
74.  Religion is the opium of the masses. - usually attributed to Karl Marx3  -Jan 25 2005 16:31
3  -Nov 26 2004 10:44
75.  The pen is mightier than the sword.3  1May 24 2008 10:12
3  -Nov 25 2004 14:21
76.  There is nothing so powerful as an idea whose time has come.3  -Jan 30 2005 16:05
3  -Nov 25 2004 14:20
77.  A new broom sweeps clean.3  -Jan 27 2005 18:08
3  -Nov 13 2004 18:52
78.  A watched pot never boils.3  1Jul 5 2008  4:23
3  1Nov 13 2004 18:52
79.  To the victor go the spoils.3  1Jun 3 2008  4:56
3  -Nov 6 2004 18:01
80.  Rome wasn't built in a day.3  -Dec 21 2007 17:40
3  -Nov 5 2004  7:28
81.  I never promised you a rose garden.3  -Nov 17 2004 20:21
5  -Oct 9 2004 18:03
82.  Life is what you make of it.3  1Jun 7 2008  9:14
3  -Oct 9 2004 18:03
83.  Momma told me there'd be days like this.3  1Jun 10 2008 16:44
3  -Sep 6 2004 21:00
84.  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
85.  The best friend is someone who likes you just the way you are.3  1Jun 22 2008  5:06
3  -Jun 21 2004 12:33
86.  Those that live by the sword, die by the sword.3  -Jan 27 2005 18:08
3  -Jun 15 2004 13:03
87.  In for a penny, in for a pound.3  -Oct 22 2006 16:50
3  -Apr 7 2004  9:42
88.  Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.3  -Nov 30 2004 23:25
3  -Apr 6 2004 23:44
89.  He Who Dares Wins3  1Jun 11 2008  5:34
3  -Mar 29 2004 19:48
90.  The devil is in the details.3  1May 31 2008  9:26
3  -Mar 20 2004 11:14
91.  Everyone has his price.3  -Dec 10 2007 11:59
3  -Mar 11 2004 12:49
92.  Blood is thicker than water.3  -Nov 20 2004 19:10
3  -Mar 11 2004 12:48
93.  Make today the first day of the rest of your life.3  -Oct 14 2007 21:26
3  -Mar 11 2004 12:47
94.  Do it right the first time.3  -Dec 19 2007 15:40
3  -Mar 11 2004 12:45
95.  A stitch in time saves nine.3  1May 25 2008 15:23
3  -Mar 11 2004 12:45
96.  An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.3  1May 25 2008 17:28
3  -Mar 11 2004 12:45
97.  You can pay me now, or you can pay me later.3  1May 28 2008  6:02
3  -Mar 11 2004 12:44
98.  Invest your time before you invest your money.3  -Sep 9 2005 21:43
3  -Mar 11 2004 12:44
99.  Anything worth having is worth working for.3  -Dec 15 2007 11:41
3  -Mar 11 2004 12:43
100.  Success is 10% inspiration, 90% perspiration.3  -Dec 13 2007 14:33
3  -Mar 11 2004 12:42
101.  Might makes right. - sad, but true3  -Nov 22 2004 17:27
3  -Mar 11 2004 12:41
102.  Speak softly, and carry a big stick.3  -Dec 8 2007 13:54
3  -Mar 11 2004 12:40
103.  Neither a borrower nor a lender be.3  2Jun 2 2008  8:02
3  -Mar 11 2004 12:40
104.  The bigger they are, the harder they fall.3  -Dec 1 2007  8:28
3  -Mar 11 2004 12:40
105.  A friend in need is a friend indeed. - can be taken two ways3  1May 25 2008 16:45
3  -Mar 11 2004 12:37
106.  Those who can, do. Those who can't, teach. - so, so true3  -Mar 22 2006  0:18
41  -Mar 11 2004 12:36
107.  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
108.  Is the fucking you get worth the fucking you get? - about marriage3  -Jan 23 2005  4:14
3  -Mar 11 2004 12:33
109.  Good intentions are not enough. -slogan of PETA, animal rights group3  -Jul 14 2005 12:02
7  -Mar 11 2004 12:33
110.