The reason we have few friends in adversity, is, because we have no true ones in prosperity.
NORM MACDONALDIt is vain to complain of fortune while we fail in policy and conduct.
More Norm MacDonald Quotes
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Ignorance is better than knowledge misapplied.
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If you desire praise or esteem, endeavor to merit it.
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Note to self: no matter how bad life gets, there’s always beer.
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When people told the audience that [Sam Kinison] was good, he was accepted after that.
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You can’t love your team without hating another team.
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With the ambitious, the failure of one expedient is the suggestion of another; but with the irresolute, defeat usually occasions abandonment of purpose.
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He that searches for praise will often find contempt.
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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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You know, with Hitler, the more I learn about that guy, the more I don’t care for him.
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A readiness to excuse some faults, shows a disposition to commit others.
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It is necessary to be tolerant, in order to be tolerated.
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Some people are so much afraid of being deceived, that they never venture to trust; like misers, their avarice destroys their gain.
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Many frequently change their principles, but seldom their practices.
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In love, we are best pleased when we please others.
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The most frequent cause of regret for what we have done is because its effects interfere with what we would do.
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