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A man is fortunate if he encounters living examples of vice, as well as of virtue, to inspire him.

Brendan Behan

Failure at a task may be the result of having tackled it at the wrong time.
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May Results Tasks
The big difference between sex for money and sex for free is that sex for money usually costs a lot less.
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Funny Marriage Sexy
I was court-martialled in my absence, and sentenced to death in my absence, so I said they could shoot me in my absence.
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Country Dublin Irish Life People
A general and a bit of shooting makes you forget your troubles … it takes your mind off the cost of living.
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Cost General Living Mind War
Critics are like eunuchs in a harem; they know how it’s done, they’ve seen it done every day, but they’re unable to do it themselves.
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Criticism Editors Funny
Most horror movies are certainly that.
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Cinema Horror Most
A pedestrian ought to be legally allowed to toss at least one hand grenade at a motorist every day.
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Hands Life Modern Toss
There’s no bad publicity except an obituary.
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Bad Obituary Publicity
I saw a notice that said “Drink Canada Dry” and I’ve just started.
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Beer Drinking Food
Ninety-seven saint days a year wouldn’t affect the theater, but two Yom Kippurs would ruin it.
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Saint Theatre Two Years
Whatever you hold in contempt is your jailer.
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Contempt Jailer Prison
I’m a drinker with a writing problem.
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Drinkers Problem Writing
He was born an Englishman and remained one for years.
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Born Country Irish People Years
I am married to Beatrice Salkeld, a painter. We have no children, except me.
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Children Married Painter
New York is my Lourdes, where I go for spiritual refreshment… a place where you’re least likely to be bitten by a wild goat.
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Country Funny Irish People Spiritual
Other people have a nationality. The Irish and the Jews have a psychosis.
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Country Inspirational Irish People Psychosis

A man is fortunate if he encounters living examples of vice, as well as of virtue, to inspire him.

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