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The surest sign that you haven...

The surest sign that you haven't any sense is to argue with one who hasn't.

Laurence Johnston Peter 192 quotes

Many live by their wits but fe...

Many live by their wits but few by their wit.

Laurence Johnston Peter 192 quotes

A rut is a grave with the ends...

A rut is a grave with the ends knocked out.

Laurence Johnston Peter 192 quotes

Prejudice is one of the world'...

Prejudice is one of the world's greatest labor-saving devices; it enables you to form an opinion without having to dig up the facts.

Laurence Johnston Peter 192 quotes

Competition in academia is so ...

Competition in academia is so vicious because the stakes are so small.

Laurence Johnston Peter 192 quotes

Poetry is that which is lost i...

Poetry is that which is lost in translation.

Laurence Johnston Peter 192 quotes

You shouldn't punish others fo...

You shouldn't punish others for your own choices.

Laurence Johnston Peter 192 quotes

A bore is a person who lights ...

A bore is a person who lights up the room simply by leaving it.

Laurence Johnston Peter 192 quotes

Every man serves a useful purp...

Every man serves a useful purpose: a miser, for example, makes a wonderful ancestor.

Laurence Johnston Peter 192 quotes

There is no stigma attached to...

There is no stigma attached to recognizing a bad decision in time to install a better one.

Laurence Johnston Peter 192 quotes

Ignorance once dispelled is di...

Ignorance once dispelled is difficult to reestablish.

Laurence Johnston Peter 192 quotes

You could generally inform a r...

You could generally inform a real close friend: when you have manufactured a idiot of on your own he does not truly feel you've finished a long lasting job.

Laurence Johnston Peter 192 quotes

Democracy is a process by whic...

Democracy is a process by which the people are free to choose the man who will get the blame. Education is a method whereby one acquires a higher grade of prejudices. In spite of the cost of living, it's still popular.

Laurence Johnston Peter 192 quotes

The advantage of modern means ...

The advantage of modern means of communication is they enable you to worry about things in all of the world

Laurence Johnston Peter 192 quotes

All science is concerned with ...

All science is concerned with the relationship of cause and effect. Each scientific discovery increases man's ability to predict the consequences of his actions and thus his ability to control future events.

Laurence Johnston Peter 192 quotes

No committee could ever come u...

No committee could ever come up with anything as revolutionary as a camel - anything as practical and as perfectly designed to perform effectively under such difficult conditions.

Laurence Johnston Peter 192 quotes

If we lacked imagination enoug...

If we lacked imagination enough to foresee something better, life would indeed be a tragedy.

Laurence Johnston Peter 192 quotes

The devil could change. He wa...

The devil could change. He was once an angel and may be evolving still.

Laurence Johnston Peter 192 quotes

We are members of a strange sp...

We are members of a strange species that devotes its energies to climbing the ladder of success in order to make money to buy things we don't like.

Laurence Johnston Peter 192 quotes

Don't worry about middle age: ...

Don't worry about middle age: you'll outgrow it.

Laurence Johnston Peter 192 quotes

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