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From The Notebooks of Lazarus Long -- Robert A. Heinlein


Always store beer in a dark place.

By the data to date, there is only one animal in the galaxy dangerous to man
-- man himself. so he must supply his own indispensable competition. He has no
enemy to help him.

Men are more sentimental than women. It blurs their thinking.

Certainly the game is rigged. Don't let that stop you; if you don't bet, you
can't win.

Any priest or shaman must be presumed guilty until proved innocent.

Always listen to the experts. They'll tell you what can't be done, and why.
Then do it.

Get a shot off FAST. This upsets him long enough to let you make your second
shot perfect.

There is no conclusive evidence of life after death. but there is no evidence
of any sort against it. Soon enough you will KNOW. So why fret about it?

If it can't be expressed in figures, it is not science; it is opinion.

It has long been known that one horse can run faster than another -- but
WHICH ONE? Differences are crucial.

A fake fortune-teller can be tolerated. But an authentic soothsayer should be
shot on sight. Cassandra did not get half the kicking around she deserved.

Delusions are often functional. A mother's opinions about her children's
beauty, intelligence, goodness, et cetera ad nauseam, keep her from drowning
them at birth.

Most "scientists" are bottle washers and button sorters.

A "pacifist male" is a contradiction in terms. Most self-described
"pacifists" are not pacific; they simply assume false colors. When the wind
changes, they hoist the Jolly roger.

Nursing does not diminish the beauty of a woman's breasts; it enhances their
charm by making them look lived in and happy.

A generation that ignores history has no past -- and no future.

A poet who reads his verse in public may have other nasty habits.