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We plan to go to the moon not because it is easy, but because it is hard

- PotUS Kennedy

A queer sentiment, but it could apply to cycling, +1
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Pastychomper wrote:
sjs wrote:"Never argue with an idiot. They will only bring you down to their level and beat you with experience."

Attributed variously, including to George Carlin. May have been mentioned before on this thread, possibly even by me. Applicability to some of the discussions on this forum is a matter for debate.


Two similar quotes:

 Never argue with a fool...

    ...Onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.

    ...He may be doing the same thing.

The first gets attributed to Mark Twain, I don't know about the second but it might have roots in the Proverbs of Solomon. It seems idiots have been arguing for millennia, so why did anyone bother making the Internet? :lol:

So one can argue with many other idiots at the same time without meeting them, no risk of physical violence so trolling had to be invented, -1
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If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent Her
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If one cannae be part of the solution, one can make good money by keeping the problem going
- Management con-sultant
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Ich bin bekannt, jetzt moechte ich auch noch beliebt werden

People know me, now I just want them to like me too

Jens Spahn, ambitious politician (next Bundeskanzler?)
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"Es muss demokratisch aussehen, aber wir muessen alles in der Hand haben"

It must look democratic but we must have everything under control

Walter Ulbricht DDR politician, 1945
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Austin Maxi with front-wheel drive

Pulls you out of trouble instead of pushing you into it :?
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Not exactly a quote , but,

definition of an expert...... ex an unknown quantity, spurt a drip under pressure,
Percussive maintainance, if it don't fit, hit it with the hammer.
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Many would be cowards if they had courage enough
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Viel Feind, Viel Ehr (German)

Many enemies, much honour
or
If one has many critics, one should be proud
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Every refuge has its price.
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'In general, the more trivial the offence, the more complicated the legislation'
- Third crank

I guess 'thou shalt not kill' for example is easy to understand :?
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You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.
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Got a bad report from school again, back home a parent said -"I do not know what you are made of!"

-"Slugs and snails and puppy-dogs tails!" I replied quick-wittedly
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Cyril Haearn wrote:Viel Feind, Viel Ehr (German)

Many enemies, much honour
or
If one has many critics, one should be proud

Just dreamed up a third translation:
"He who has many enemies, has many friends"

Might apply to Matthew Hodges
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