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[โ€“] reverendsteveii@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

"Don't whistle while you're pissing." ---Hagbard Celine - Illuminatus by Robert Anton Wilson

[โ€“] Malfeasant@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago

My personal favorite is (and I'm probably messing it up because it's been 30 years...):

If there were more bloody noses, there'd be fewer wars.

When I read that, I was finally able to reconcile my pacifist upbringing with the reality I was observing.