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Proverbs, aphorisms, quotations (English) by Linux fortune

One of the most overlooked advantages to computers is...  If they do
foul up, there's no law against whacking them around a little.
                -- Joe Martin
optimist, n.:
        A proponent of the belief that black is white.

        A pessimist asked God for relief.
        "Ah, you wish me to restore your hope and cheerfulness," said God.
        "No," replied the petitioner, "I wish you to create something that
would justify them."
        "The world is all created," said God, "but you have overlooked
something -- the mortality of the optimist."
                -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary"
Whitehead's Law:
        The obvious answer is always overlooked.
Any time things appear to be going better, you have overlooked something.
If everything seems to be going well, you have obviously overlooked something.
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