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against it。
But…most sorrowfully…many people never achieve spiritual sharing even with the help of male…female advantage； they are condemned to wander through life alone。
第47节
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Touch is the most fundamental sense。 A baby experiences it； all over； before he is born and long before he learns to use sight； hearing； or taste； and no human ever i。eases to need it。 Keep your children short on pocket money…but long on hugs。 … …
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Secrecy is the beginning of tyranny。…
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The greatest productive force is human selfishness。 …
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Be wary of strong drink。 It can make you shoot at tax
collectors…and miss。…
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The profession of shaman has many advantages。 … It offers high status with a safe livelihood free of work in the dreary； sweaty sense。 In most societies it offers legal privileges … and） immunities not granted to other men。 But it is hard to see how a man who has been given a mandate from on High to spread tidings of joy to all mankind can be seriously interested in taking up a collection to pay his salary； it causes one to suspect that the shaman is on the moral level of any。 other con man。
But it's lovely work if you can stomach it。
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A whore should be judged by the same criteria as other professionals offering services for pay…such as dentists； lawyers； hairdressers； physicians； plumbers； etc。 Is she professionally cor9petent？ Does she give good measure？ Is she honest with her clients？ …
It is possible that the percentage of honest and petent whores is higher than that of plumbers and much higher than that of lawyers。 And enormously higher than that of professors。
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Minimize your therbligs until it bees automatic； this doubles your effective lifetime…and thereby gives time to enjoy butterflies and kittens and rainbows。
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Have you noticed how much they look like orchids？ Lovely！
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Expertise it~ one field does not carry over into other fields。 But experts often think so。 The narrower their field of knowledge the more likely they are to think so。
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Never try to outstubborn a cat。
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Tilting at windmills hurts you more than the windmills。
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Yield to temptation； it may not pass your… way again。
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Waking'a person unnecessarily should not be considered a capital crime。 For a first offense； that is。
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〃Go to hell！〃 or other insult direct is all the answer a
snoopy question rates。…
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The correct way to punctuate a sentence that starts： 〃Of course it is none of my business but…〃 is …to place a period after the word 〃but。〃 Don't use excessive force in supplying such moron with a period。 Cutting his throat is only a momentary pleasure and is bound to get you talked about。
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A man does not insist on physical beauty in a woman who builds up his morale。 After a while he ~ealizes that she is beautiful…he just hadn't noticed it at first。
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A skunk is better pany than a person who prides himself on being 〃frank。〃
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〃All's fair in love and war〃…what a contemptible lie！
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Beware of the 〃Black Swan〃 fallacy。 Deductive logic is tautological； there is no way to get a new truth out of it； and it manipulaies false statements as readily as true ones。 If you fail to remember this； it can trip you…with perfect logic。 The designers of the earliest puters called this the 〃Gigo Law；〃 i。e。； 〃Garbage in； garbage out。〃
Inductive logic is much more difficult…but can produce
new truths。…
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A 〃practical joker〃 deserves applause for his wit according
…to its quality。。 Bagtinado is about right。 For exception wit one might grant keelhauling。 But staking him out on an anthill should be reserved ~or the very wittiest。
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Natural laws have no pity。
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On the pla Tranquille around KM849 （G…O） lives a little animal known as a 〃knafn。〃 It is herbivorous and has no natural enemies and …is easily approached and may be petted
…sort of a six…legged puppy with scales。 Stroking it is very pleasant； it wiggles its pleasure and broadcasts euphoria in some band that humans can detect。 It's worth the trip。~
Someday some bright boy will figure out how to record this broadcast； then some smart boy will see mercial angles…and not long after that it will be regulated and taxed。
In the meantime I have faked… that name and catalog number； it is several thousand light…years off in another direction。 Selfish of me… …
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Freedom begins when you tell Mrs。 Grundy to go fly a kite。
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Take care of the cojones and the frijoles will take care of themselves。 Try to have getaway money…but don't b。 fanatic about it。
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If 〃everybody knows〃 such…and…such； then it ain't so； by at least …ten thousand to one。
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Political tags…such as royalist； munist； democrat； populist； fascist； liberal； conservative； and so forth…are never basic … criteria。 The human race divides politically into those who want people to be controlled and those who have no such desire。 The former are idealists acting from highest motives
for the greatest good of the greatest number。 The latter are surly curmudgeons； suspicious and lacking in altruism。 … But they are more ~omfortable neighbors than the other sort。
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All cats are not gray after midnight。 Endless variety…
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Sin lies only in hurting other people unnecessarily。 All other …
〃sins〃 are invented nonsense。 （Hurting yourself is not sinful
…just stupid。）；
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Being generous is inborn； being altruistic is a learned per…
…versity。 No resemblance…
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It is impossible for a man to love his wife wholeheartedly without loving all women somewhat。 I suppose that the converse must be true of women。 … …
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You can go wrong by being too skeptical as readily as by being too trusting。
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Formal courtesy between husband and wife is even more important than it is between strangers。
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Anything free is worth what you pay for it。…
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Don't store garlic near other victuals。
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Climate is what we expect； weather is what we get。
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Pessimist by policy； optimist by temperament…it is possible …
… to be both。 How？ By never taking an unnecessary chance and by minimizing risks you can't avoid。 This permits you to play out the game happily； untroubled by the certainty of the oute。 … …
Do not confuse 〃duty〃 with what other people expect of you； they are utterly different。 Duty is a debt you owe to yourself to fulfill obligations you have assumed voluntarily。 Pa~'ing that debt can entail anything from years of patient work to instant willi