OT: Great quotes and aphorisms

[FONT=Trebuchet MS, arial, helvetica, sans-serif]I forgot this one that I love:

[/FONT]Nostalgia isn't what it used to be.
 
If I agreed with you we'd both be wrong.

War does not determine who is right - only who is left.

Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit; Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.

I asked God for a bike, but I know God doesn't work
that way. So I stole a bike and asked for forgiveness.

Dolphins are so smart that within a few weeks of captivity, they can train people to stand on the very edge of the pool and throw them fish.

A bank is a place that will lend you money, if you can prove that you don't need it.

Whenever I fill out an application, in the part that says "If an emergency, notify:"
I put "DOCTOR".

I didn't say it was your fault, I said I was blaming you.


A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory.

You do not need a parachute to skydive. You only need a parachute to skydive twice.

Hospitality: making your guests feel like they're at home, even if you wish they were.
Some cause happiness wherever they go. Others whenever they go.

I used to be indecisive. Now I'm not sure.

When tempted to fight fire with fire, remember that the Fire Department usually uses water.

You're never too old to learn something stupid.

To be sure of hitting the target, shoot first and call whatever you hit the target.

Change is inevitable, except from a vending machine.
 
As always, the HHGTTG contains some profound wisdoms:

There is an art, it says, or rather, a knack to flying. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss. Pick a nice day, [The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy] suggests, and try it.
 
sanmich said:
Totally OT:

I like smart quotes about life and aphorisms.
I would like to start a thread dedicated to them (hope it's ok with the mods)

so two of them:

"In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice, but in practice, there is"

"All models are wrong, some are usefull"

Your turn, ladies and gentlemen 🙂
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A brain is a society of very small, simple modules that cannot be said to be thinking, that are not smart in themselves. But when you have a network of them together, out of that arises a kind of smartness.
Kevin Kelly

A man must be big enough to admit his mistakes, smart enough to profit from them, and strong enough to correct them.
John C. Maxwell

A smart man makes a mistake, learns from it, and never makes that mistake again. But a wise man finds a smart man and learns from him how to avoid the mistake altogether.
Roy H. Williams

An intelligence test sometimes shows a man how smart he would have been not to have taken it.
Laurence J. Peter
 
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