Some people are so much afraid of being deceived, that they never venture to trust; like misers, their avarice destroys their gain.
NORM MACDONALDWe often suffer more from our fears, than from the dangers of our situation.
More Norm MacDonald Quotes
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It is necessary to be tolerant, in order to be tolerated.
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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.
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He that searches for praise will often find contempt.
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There 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.
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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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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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Reason is always weak where prejudice is strong.
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Few are more unhappy than those who have great ambition, but little energy to urge it into activity.
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All that weak people learn from disappointment, is less confidence in future enterprise.
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A readiness to excuse some faults, shows a disposition to commit others.
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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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Hypocrisy is the outward acknowledgment of inward shame.
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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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I always told everybody the perfect joke would be where the setup and punch line were identical.
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