Aphorist Quotes - Page 2

Death would not surprise us as often as it does, if we let go of the misbelief that newborns are less mortal than the elderly.

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Because he has finally realized that it is it and not him that is loved by the woman he loves, many a man is jealous of his own car, house, wardrobe, or salary.

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Attending a funeral would leave the average person insane, if they truly believed that sooner or later they are also going to die.

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The average adult hates being treated like a child, unless it suits them.

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We love being mentally strong, but we hate situations that allow us to put our mental strength to good use.

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Even those who want to go to heaven would rather kill than be killed.

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We have glorified wealth and freedom so much that it is impossible for most of us to truly believe that a man can truly be happy in a shack or within the confines of a prison cell.

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Most people do not mind having a house that is smaller and/or a car that is cheaper than their neighbours’, as long as they each earn and have more money than their neighbours, and, equally important, their neighbours know that.

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It is still cheating, even if nobody comes.

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It is still cheating, even if nobody comes.

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It is usually unbearably painful to read a book by an author who knows way less than you do, unless the book is a novel.

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You are more likely to find three TVs inside a randomly selected house than you are to find a single book that is or was not read to pass an exam, to please God, or to be a better cook.

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Many obese people spend a significant amount of their energy on suppressing the urge to tell some of the people who are staring at them that they do not eat as much and as frequently as they seem to.

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