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Rome wasn't built in A.D.


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What you think is the point is not the point at all but only the beginning of the sharpness.

What you think is the point is not the point at all but only the beginning of the sharpness.



A wise old owl once lived in a wood, the more he heard the less he said, the less he said the more he heard, let's emulate that wise old bird.

A wise old owl once lived in a wood, the more he heard the less he said, the less he said the more he heard, let's emulate that wise old bird.



The first beginnings of wisdom...is to ask questions but never to answer any.

The first beginnings of wisdom...is to ask questions but never to answer any.



When things go wrong and will not come right, Though you do the best you can, When life looks black as the hour of night, A PINT OF PLAIN IS YOUR ONLY MAN.

When things go wrong and will not come right, Though you do the best you can, When life looks black as the hour of night, A PINT OF PLAIN IS YOUR ONLY MAN.



The majority of the members of the Irish parliament are professional politicians, in the sense that otherwise they would not be given jobs minding mice at crossroads.

The majority of the members of the Irish parliament are professional politicians, in the sense that otherwise they would not be given jobs minding mice at crossroads.



When money's tight and is hard to get And your horse has also ran, When all you have is a heap of debt A PINT OF PLAIN IS YOUR ONLY MAN.

When money's tight and is hard to get And your horse has also ran, When all you have is a heap of debt A PINT OF PLAIN IS YOUR ONLY MAN.



Your talk," I said, "is surely the handiwork of wisdom because not one word of it do I understand.

Your talk," I said, "is surely the handiwork of wisdom because not one word of it do I understand.



Another day gone and no jokes.

Another day gone and no jokes.



Descartes spent far too much time in bed subject to the persistent hallucination that he was thinking. You are not free from a similar disorder.

Descartes spent far too much time in bed subject to the persistent hallucination that he was thinking. You are not free from a similar disorder.



Strange enlightenments are vouchsafed to those who seek the higher places.

Strange enlightenments are vouchsafed to those who seek the higher places.





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The evolution theory is one of the dumbest and most dangerous religion in history of humanity.

The evolution theory is one of the dumbest and most dangerous religion in history of humanity.



I can only miss the true and I can only mourn the brave. Cowards make it easy to let go because you're not losing anything worth having.

I can only miss the true and I can only mourn the brave. Cowards make it easy to let go because you're not losing anything worth having.



I feel like I've lost so many amazing traits because I've listened to stupid people, ignorant people who are bullies.

I feel like I've lost so many amazing traits because I've listened to stupid people, ignorant people who are bullies.



One day I would like to have my own art show.

One day I would like to have my own art show.



It is unreasonable [for a father] to expect moral success with [his] children without submitting to the laws of morality.

It is unreasonable [for a father] to expect moral success with [his] children without submitting to the laws of morality.



It will soon be possible to transmit wireless messages around the world so simply that any individual can carry and operate his own apparatus.

It will soon be possible to transmit wireless messages around the world so simply that any individual can carry and operate his own apparatus.



The only thing I try to watch carefully is that I never lose the love for the instrument. That's also why I decided against a professional piano career when I was younger.

The only thing I try to watch carefully is that I never lose the love for the instrument. That's also why I decided against a professional piano career when I was younger.



Here's the point to be made - there are no synonyms. There are no two words that mean exactly the same thing.

Here's the point to be made - there are no synonyms. There are no two words that mean exactly the same thing.



I enjoy stand-up because it has the biggest reward: instant gratification. You can hear the people laughing.

I enjoy stand-up because it has the biggest reward: instant gratification. You can hear the people laughing.




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