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1 Tell me and I'll forget; Show me and I may remember; Involve me and I'll understand. Proverb, Chinese English 2010-07-18 22:48 add/edit
2 If money is the root of all evil, why do churches beg for it? (unknown) English 2010-07-12 18:23 add/edit
3 The Ten Commandments consist in observing human behaviour and then inserting a "not". Auden, W. H. English 2010-07-11 14:10 add/edit
4 Answers satisfy the mind, mysteries capture the heart. David Gate English 2010-07-09 12:37 add/edit
5 If I had one hour to save the world, I would spend 55 minutes defining the problem and only five minutes finding the solution. Einstein, Albert English 2010-07-06 09:42 add/edit
6 Power is sex for the old. De Botton, Alain 20100510 English 2010-07-05 18:48 add/edit
7 Wise men talk because they have something to say; Fools talk because they have to say something. Plato 2010-07-05 18:46 add/edit
8 Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away. Dick, Philip Kindred 2010-07-05 18:45 add/edit
9 If you want to make God laugh, tell him about your plans. Allen, Woody 2010-07-05 18:44 add/edit
10 The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt. Russell, Bertrand psychology, intelligence, social, incompetence, confidence, doubt, Bertrand Russel 2010-06-30 18:40 add/edit
11 All religions are equally sublime to the ignorant, useful to the politician, and ridiculous to the philosopher. Lucretius (Titus Lucretius Carus) religion, politics, ignorance, philosophy, manipulation 2010-06-06 14:25 add/edit
12 One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors. Plato English 2010-05-12 22:02 add/edit
13 Any man who would change the World in a significant way must have showmanship, a genial willingness to shed other people's blood, and a plausible new religion to introduce during the brief period of repentance and horror that usually follows bloodshed. Kurt Vonnegut English 2010-05-09 17:28 add/edit
14 God seems to be just another unconfirmed extraterrestrial being. Tomáš J. Fülöpp 20100214 Tomáš J. Fülöpp, religion, extraterrestrial life English 2010-05-06 09:16 add/edit
15 A problem with attaining complete freedom is that it is incompatible with other things we yearn for... like be responsible, accountable, caring. Tomáš J. Fülöpp 20090731 Tomáš J. Fülöpp English 2010-05-06 09:16 add/edit
16 The truth in wine is that it helps you to forget the question. Tomáš J. Fülöpp 20090730 Tomáš J. Fülöpp English 2010-05-06 09:16 add/edit
17 Copyright is a crime against wisdom. Tomáš J. Fülöpp 20080108 Tomáš J. Fülöpp English 2010-05-06 09:15 add/edit
18 Výnimočnosť klíči v samote. Tomáš J. Fülöpp 20071217 Tomáš J. Fülöpp Slovak 2010-05-06 09:15 add/edit
19 Krása je ako polarizované svetlo - vidno ju len z určitého uhla. Tomáš J. Fülöpp 20070420 Tomáš J. Fülöpp Slovak 2010-05-06 09:15 add/edit
20 Miracle is an euphemism for something we simply do not understand! Tomáš J. Fülöpp Tomáš J. Fülöpp, miracle, knowledge English 2010-05-05 23:49 add/edit
21 There's nothing brave in those who expect the worst. They just fear disappointment. Tomáš J. Fülöpp Tomáš J. Fülöpp, pessimism, fear English 2010-05-05 23:48 add/edit
22 The soul invariably travels at the speed of a camel. (Arabic saying) travel, jet lag, camel, soul, adaptation English 2010-05-05 22:45 add/edit
23 What an optimistic animal man is! Imagine expecting the species to last for ten million more years - as though people were as well-designed as turtles! Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. 2010-05-04 09:20 add/edit
24 They hang the man, and flog the woman, That steals the goose from off the common; But let the greater villain loose, That steals the common from the goose. (unknown) 2010-05-04 09:20 add/edit
25 Alcohol is not an answer but it certainly helps to forget the questions. (unknown) 2010-05-04 09:20 add/edit
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