Though we may not desire to detect fraud, we must not, on that account, endeavor to be insensible of it, for, as cunning is a crime, so is duplicity a fault, and if men dread knaves, they also despise fools.
NORM MACDONALDThough we may not desire to detect fraud, we must not, on that account, endeavor to be insensible of it, for, as cunning is a crime, so is duplicity a fault, and if men dread knaves, they also despise fools.
NORM MACDONALDLiberty, like health, appears most precious when lost.
NORM MACDONALDYou can’t love your team without hating another team.
NORM MACDONALDFlattery succeeds best on minds previously occupied by conceit.
NORM MACDONALDThey say that if you’re afraid of homosexuals, it means that deep down inside you’re actually a homosexual yourself. That worries me because I’m afraid of dogs.
NORM MACDONALDA lot of writers come from Harvard and such, and are rich, and they write under the misapprehension that poor people are stupid. So when they do write them, they are hillbillies or rednecks or Christian idiots.
NORM MACDONALDChastity is oftener owing to diffidence and shame, than to fortitude of reason or virtue.
NORM MACDONALDReason is always weak where prejudice is strong.
NORM MACDONALDYou ever be having a really good dream, and then, uh- right in the middle of the dream you wake up, right in the best part of the dream? And there you are, back in your stinkin’ life again? Man, that’s rough, eh?
NORM MACDONALDNote to self: no matter how bad life gets, there’s always beer.
NORM MACDONALDThere are two things which a man should scrupulously avoid: giving advice that he would not follow, and asking advice when he is determined to pursue his own opinion.
NORM MACDONALDAll that weak people learn from disappointment, is less confidence in future enterprise.
NORM MACDONALDIt is necessary to be tolerant, in order to be tolerated.
NORM MACDONALDI think clever people think that poor people are stupid.
NORM MACDONALDI don’t care for sex. I find it an embarrassing, dull exercise. I prefer sports, where you can win.
NORM MACDONALDI generally have a real strong idea or a strong punchline, and I just try to get to it by rambling around, as I don’t like to memorize words.
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