Some men are tempted to violate secrecy from the uneasiness secrecy gives them, and others, merely to impress you with the extent of their confidence.
NORM MACDONALDThe first principle of solid wisdom is discretion, without it all the erudition of life is merely bagatelle.
More Norm MacDonald Quotes
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During misfortunes, nothing aggravates our condition more, than to be esteemed deserving of them.
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Many frequently change their principles, but seldom their practices.
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Ignorance is better than knowledge misapplied.
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I don’t care for sex. I find it an embarrassing, dull exercise. I prefer sports, where you can win.
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I think clever people think that poor people are stupid.
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Envy, like a false mirror, distorts the symmetry of the sweetest form.
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Hypocrisy is the outward acknowledgment of inward shame.
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Ever see this? It’s a homeless guy but he’s got a dog… The dog’s really thrilled with this idea. The dog’s going, Hey pal, I can do this by myself pretty well. The longest walk in the world you got me on here.
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The beginning of wisdom is the knowledge of folly.
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In math, you could get 100 percent. It was very fair. That’s what I liked about math. You could figure it out, and the teacher couldn’t have a stupid opinion about it.
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Flattery succeeds best on minds previously occupied by conceit.
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A 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.
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Scientists believe they may have discovered a primitive form of life on Jupiter’s moon Europa. That primitive form of life? You guessed it, Frank Stallone.
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I’m thankful for women. I think women are more intelligent than men. Also, without women, there would be no cookies.
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The young compliment their greatness on the number of their friends; the old, on the confidence of them.
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