We often suffer more from our fears, than from the dangers of our situation.
NORM MACDONALDReason is always weak where prejudice is strong.
More Norm MacDonald Quotes
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The praise we seek for our own virtues sometimes tempts us to flatter the imperfections of other men.
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You ever be having a really good dream, and then, uh- right in the middle of the dream you wake up, right in the best part of the dream? And there you are, back in your stinkin’ life again? Man, that’s rough, eh?
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Hypocrisy is the outward acknowledgment of inward shame.
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As evacuation eases the body, so occasional ejectment of passion seems to appease the agonies of the soul, and dispose to tranquility the agitations of the heart.
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Chastity is oftener owing to diffidence and shame, than to fortitude of reason or virtue.
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In love, we are best pleased when we please others.
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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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Liberty, like health, appears most precious when lost.
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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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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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The first principle of solid wisdom is discretion, without it all the erudition of life is merely bagatelle.
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Reason is always weak where prejudice is strong.
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Ignorance is better than knowledge misapplied.
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I think clever people think that poor people are stupid.
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All my life’s about is cracking up people and them cracking me up and trying not to think about dying. That doesn’t cost very much money.
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