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 MACDONALDI always told everybody the perfect joke would be where the setup and punch line were identical.
More Norm MacDonald Quotes
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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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When people told the audience that [Sam Kinison] was good, he was accepted after that.
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It is vain to complain of fortune while we fail in policy and conduct.
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The beginning of wisdom is the knowledge of folly.
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Liberty, like health, appears most precious when lost.
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Few people love with the violence they hate.
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Note to self: no matter how bad life gets, there’s always beer.
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Yeah man, they call gambling a disease, but it’s the only disease where you can win a bunch of money.
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Comedy is surprises, so if you’re intending to make somebody laugh and they don’t laugh, that’s funny.
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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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Enjoyment inflames love in some men, and extinguishes it in others: the wind that assists large vessels, upsets small ones.
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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.
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You can’t love your team without hating another team.
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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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They that are fated to be fools, have one consolation, that they are fated also to be ignorant of it.
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