The first principle of solid wisdom is discretion, without it all the erudition of life is merely bagatelle.
NORM MACDONALDSome men are tempted to violate secrecy from the uneasiness secrecy gives them, and others, merely to impress you with the extent of their confidence.
More Norm MacDonald Quotes
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Many frequently change their principles, but seldom their practices.
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I always told everybody the perfect joke would be where the setup and punch line were identical.
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There are two indiscretions that generally distinguish fools: a readiness to report whatever they hear, and a practice of communicating with secrecy what is commonly understood.
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If you desire praise or esteem, endeavor to merit it.
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There are two things at which most men are grieved: when their faults are exposed, and when their virtues are concealed.
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Ignorance is better than knowledge misapplied.
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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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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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They say that if you’re afraid of homosexuals, it means that deep down inside you’re actually a homosexual yourself. That worries me because I’m afraid of dogs.
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It is necessary to be tolerant, in order to be tolerated.
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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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With the ambitious, the failure of one expedient is the suggestion of another; but with the irresolute, defeat usually occasions abandonment of purpose.
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The beginning of wisdom is the knowledge of folly.
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Scientists believe they may have discovered a primitive form of life on Jupiter’s moon Europa. That primitive form of life? You guessed it, Frank Stallone.
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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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