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posted by Staff, on 16 august 2026 12.00 in Quotes & Aphorisms (Moods)

Surprises are foolish things. The pleasure is not enhanced, and the inconvenience is often considerable.

posted by Staff, on 16 august 2026 0.00 in Quotes & Aphorisms (Behavior)

Everybody yelled at him, and laughed at him, and sassed him, and he sassed back, and said he'd attend to them and lay them out in their regular turns, but he couldn't wait now, because he'd come to town to kill old Colonel Sherburn, and his motto was, "Meat first, and spoon vittles to top off on."

Mark Twain

posted by Staff, on 15 august 2026 12.00 in Quotes & Aphorisms (Society)

It is allowed on all hands that the people of England are more corrupt in their morals than any other nation this day under the sun.

Jonathan Swift

posted by Staff, on 15 august 2026 0.00 in Quotes & Aphorisms (Society, Truth and lies)

Truth is generally the best vindication against slander.

Abraham Lincoln

posted by Staff, on 14 august 2026 12.00 in Quotes & Aphorisms (Wisdom)

It is with theories as with wells: you may see to the bottom of the deepest if there be any water there, while another shall pass for wondrous profound when 'tis merely shallow, dark, and empty.

Jonathan Swift

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