You may proclaim, good sirs, your fine philosophy But till you feed us, right and wrong can wait!
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It isn’t important to come out on top, what matters is to be the one who comes out alive.
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It’s never too late for those whose time has come.
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Mixing one’s wines may be a mistake, but old and new wisdom mix admirably.
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With drooping shoulders The majority sit hunched, their foreheads furrowed like Stony ground that has been repeatedly ploughed-up to no purpose.
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Go make yourself a plan And be a shining light. Then make yourself a second plan, For neither will come right.
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Science knows only one commandment – contribute to science.
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What happens to the hole when the cheese is gone?
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In the contradiction lies the hope.
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What’s breaking into a bank compared with founding a bank?
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General, man is very useful. He can fly and he can kill. But he has one defect: He can think.
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The man who laughs has simply not yet had the terrible news.
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I don’t trust him. We’re friends.
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Oh! Moon of Alabama We now must say good-bye We’ve lost our good old mama And must have whiskey Oh, you know why!
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Then I will tell you something. I do not believe in it. Forty years among men has consistently taught me that they are not amenable to commonsense.
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People who fight may lose. People who do not fight have already lost.
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