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Behold the fool saith, "Put not all thine eggs in the one basket" -- which
is but a manner of saying, "Scatter your money and your attention"; but
the wise man saith, "Put all your eggs in the one basket and -- watch that
basket!"
-- Mark Twain
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Freebsd Fortunes 3: 332 of 2182 |
Behold the unborn foetus and
Weep salt tears crocodilian;
All life is sacred (save, of course,
An enemy civilian).
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Freebsd Fortunes 3: 333 of 2182 |
Behold the warranty -- the bold print
giveth and the fine print taketh away.
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Freebsd Fortunes 3: 334 of 2182 |
Being a mime means never having to say you're sorry.
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Freebsd Fortunes 3: 335 of 2182 |
Being a miner, as soon as you're too old and tired and sick and
stupid to do your job properly, you have to go, where the very
opposite applies with the judges.
-- Beyond the Fringe
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Freebsd Fortunes 3: 336 of 2182 |
Being a woman is a terribly difficult trade,
since it consists principally of dealings with men.
-- Conrad
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Being asked solicitously about the state of her health was becoming bothersome
to the pregnant woman at the cocktail party. And yet another guest went over
and inquired, "Well, how are you feeling these days?"
"Not too well," said the expectant mother. "You know, I've missed
seven or eight periods now and it's beginning to worry me."
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Being conservative has never been regarded as old-fashioned. But
if you fight for a sensible step in the right direction which others
has deserted you will be branded "reactionary".
-- Poul Henningsen [1894-1967]
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Freebsd Fortunes 3: 339 of 2182 |
Being frustrated is disagreeable, but the real
disasters in life begin when you get what you want.
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Being in politics is like being a football coach. You have to be smart
enough to understand the game and dumb enough to think it's important.
-- Eugene McCarthy
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