Though we may not desire to detect fraud, we must not, on that account, endeavor to be insensible of it, for, as cunning is a crime, so is duplicity a fault, and if men dread knaves, they also despise fools.
NORM MACDONALDIgnorance is better than knowledge misapplied.
More Norm MacDonald Quotes
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Chastity is oftener owing to diffidence and shame, than to fortitude of reason or virtue.
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He that searches for praise will often find contempt.
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I got my computer. The great thing about the computer is that you only need enough money to buy a computer and some food, and you’re all right. I don’t have to go to premières.
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The reason we have few friends in adversity, is, because we have no true ones in prosperity.
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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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You know, with Hitler, the more I learn about that guy, the more I don’t care for him.
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Most men will go farther to give advice than to follow their own opinion.
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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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A great cause of evil in the world is that men seldom think themselves criminal if they offer the same injustice to others that has been successfully practiced on themselves.
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I don’t have any ambition.
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The beginning of wisdom is the knowledge of folly.
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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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I don’t know the difference between a hippie and a hipster but, it’s fun to watch either one of them get beat up.
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I don’t care for sex. I find it an embarrassing, dull exercise. I prefer sports, where you can win.
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I don’t really like politics that much. And I like the order and simplicity of sports. They have an ending. You can argue with your friends about it, but in the end you still like sports. I almost love the fantasy world of sports more than the real world.
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