Do-gooding is like treating hemophilia - the real cure is to let hemophiliacs bleed to death...before they breed more hemophiliacs.


Robert A. Heinlein

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Progress is made by lazy men looking for easier ways to do things
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Everything in excess! To enjoy the flavor of life, take big bites. Moderation is for monks.
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A great artist can look at an old woman, portray her exactly as she is... and force the viewer to se...
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Under what circumstances is it moral for a group to do that which is not moral for a member of that ...
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Stupidity cannot be cured. Stupidity is the only universal capital crime; the sentence is death. The...
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Anything which is physically possible can always be made financially possible; money is a bugaboo of...
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One man’s “magic” is another man’s engineering. “Supernatural” is a null word.
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I woke up in bed with a man and a cat. The man was a stranger; the cat was not
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A community where everyone is a ruthless murderer, with handy access to death-dealing devices, is a ...
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Every general prohibition creates its bootleggers.
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Heroism' often consists in keeping your head in an emergency and doing the best you can with what yo...
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Sin lies only in hurting other people unnecessarily. All other "sins" are invented nonsense. (Hurtin...
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Everybody lies about sex.
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The correct way to punctuate a sentence that states: "Of course it is none of my business, but -- " ...
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Work is not an end in itself; there must always be time enough for love.
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Never tease an old dog; he might have one bite left.
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Take big bites. Anything worth doing is worth overdoing.
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Animals can be driven crazy by placing too many in too small a pen. Homo sapiens is the only animal ...
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Cheops' Law: Nothing ever gets built on schedule or within budget.
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Certainly the game is rigged. Don't let that stop you; if you don't bet you can't win.
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I came, I saw, she conquered."
The original Latin seems to have been garbled.
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If you are part of a society that votes, then do so. There may be no candidates and no measures you ...
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Live and learn, or you don't live long.
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Be wary of strong drink, it can make you shoot at the tax collector...and miss.
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A generation which ignores history has no past — and no future.
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Delusions are often functional. A mother's opinions about her children's beauty, intelligence, goodn...
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Always listen to experts. They'll tell you what can't be done, and why. Then do it.
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There is no such thing as "Just a cat.
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Customs tell a man who he is, where he belongs, what he must do. Better illogical customs than none;...
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Find out what you want to do, then do it. Never talk yourself into doing something you don’t want....
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Television leaves no external scars.
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Some people insist that ‘mediocre’ is better than ‘best.’ They delight in clipping wings bec...
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Dress yourself in heavy fishing waders, put on an overcoat and boxing gloves and a bucket over your ...
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Library science was the foundation of all sciences.
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You can't believe what a lovely planet we have until you see her from outside.
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The Mother Thing makes our world.
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Everybody else specializes. Daddy knows everything, and he puts the pieces together.
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More depended on the student than on the school.
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Mother had the social restraint of an ambassador.
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I needed a space suit the way a pig needs a pipe organ.
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