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The beginning of wisdom is the knowledge of folly.

Norm MacDonald

The praise we seek for our own virtues sometimes tempts us to flatter the imperfections of other men.
NORM MACDONALD

Imperfection Man Ourselves Praise Seek Virtue
The most frequent cause of regret for what we have done is because its effects interfere with what we would do.
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Action Affect Deep Future Ourselves Regret
Back in the old days, a man could just get sick and die. Now they have to wage a battle. So my Uncle Bert is waging a courageous battle, which I’ve seen, because I go and visit him. And this is the battle: he’s lying in the hospital bed, with a thing in his arm, watching Matlock on the TV.
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Battle Day Death Funny Hospital Man Myself Old Sick
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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Death Life Money Myself People Thinking Try
Note to self: no matter how bad life gets, there’s always beer.
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Alcohol Bad Drink Hard Time Life
Flattery succeeds best on minds previously occupied by conceit.
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Best Mindset Praise Success
Few are more unhappy than those who have great ambition, but little energy to urge it into activity.
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Activity Ambition Energy Greatness Happiness
Violent people usually express their love of a thing by their hatred of its opposite.
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Behavior Hate Love Mental People Violence
The joy a person is usually seen to express at the conversion of another to his opinion is seldom more than the impulse of egotistical satisfaction at being considered worthy of didactic imitation.
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Ego Expression Imitation Joy Opinion Person Satisfaction See Worth
Reason is always weak where prejudice is strong.
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Philosophy Prejudice Reason Strong Weakness
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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Game Man Money Sick Win Yourself
During misfortunes, nothing aggravates our condition more, than to be esteemed deserving of them.
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Condition Deserve Misfortune Ourselves
In love, we are best pleased when we please others.
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Best Kindness Love
Many frequently change their principles, but seldom their practices.
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Action Change Practice Principle Thinking
Instead of loving your enemies, have no enemies to love.
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Choice Deep Enemy Love Philosophy
Most men will go farther to give advice than to follow their own opinion.
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Advice Man Opinion

The beginning of wisdom is the knowledge of folly.

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