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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

One drink is to many for me and a thousand not enough.
BRENDAN BEHAN

Addiction Country Enough Irish People
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
Scream at God if that’s the only thing that will get results.
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Prayer Results Scream
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
An author’s first duty is to let down his country.
BRENDAN BEHAN

Country Down Firsts Let
In a society which really supported marriage the wife would be encouraged to go to the office and make love to her husband on the company’s time and with its blessing.
BRENDAN BEHAN

Blessing Husband Marriage
Critics are like eunuchs; they can tell you what to do, but they can’t do it themselves!
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Critics Eunuchs Themselves
It is a good deed to forget a poor joke
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Deeds Forget Poor
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 is no human situation so miserable that it cannot be made worse by the presence of a policeman.
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Made Miserable Situation
If you accept your limitations you go beyond them.
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Accepting Country Irish Limitation People
He was born an Englishman and remained one for years.
BRENDAN BEHAN

Born Country Irish People Years
When I’m talking to people I like to stop and quote myself. My quotes have a way of spicing up conversation.
BRENDAN BEHAN

People Talking Way
Whatever you hold in contempt is your jailer.
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Contempt Jailer Prison
I saw a notice that said “Drink Canada Dry” and I’ve just started.
BRENDAN BEHAN

Beer Drinking Food
Shakespeare said pretty well everything and what he left out, James Joyce, with a judge from meself, put in.
BRENDAN BEHAN

Judging Said Umpires

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

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