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  1. A quotation from Josh Billings

    I hav known people who waz virtewous just bekauze they waz lazy, they hadn’t snap enuff in them tew brake one of the 10 commandments.
     
    [I have known people who were virtuous just because they were lazy; they hadn’t snap enough in them to break one of the Ten Commandments.]

    Josh Billings (1818-1885) American humorist, aphorist [pseud. of Henry Wheeler Shaw]
    Josh Billings’ Farmer’s Allminax, 1874-01 (1874 ed.)

    More about this quote: wist.info/billings-josh/83437/

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #joshbillings #bother #Decalogue #effort #indolence #initiative #laziness #motivation #sloth #vice #virtue

  2. A quotation from Josh Billings

    I hav known people who waz virtewous just bekauze they waz lazy, they hadn’t snap enuff in them tew brake one of the 10 commandments.
     
    [I have known people who were virtuous just because they were lazy; they hadn’t snap enough in them to break one of the Ten Commandments.]

    Josh Billings (1818-1885) American humorist, aphorist [pseud. of Henry Wheeler Shaw]
    Josh Billings’ Farmer’s Allminax, 1874-01 (1874 ed.)

    More about this quote: wist.info/billings-josh/83437/

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #joshbillings #bother #Decalogue #effort #indolence #initiative #laziness #motivation #sloth #vice #virtue

  3. A quotation from Josh Billings

    I hav known people who waz virtewous just bekauze they waz lazy, they hadn’t snap enuff in them tew brake one of the 10 commandments.
     
    [I have known people who were virtuous just because they were lazy; they hadn’t snap enough in them to break one of the Ten Commandments.]

    Josh Billings (1818-1885) American humorist, aphorist [pseud. of Henry Wheeler Shaw]
    Josh Billings’ Farmer’s Allminax, 1874-01 (1874 ed.)

    More about this quote: wist.info/billings-josh/83437/

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #joshbillings #bother #Decalogue #effort #indolence #initiative #laziness #motivation #sloth #vice #virtue

  4. A quotation from Josh Billings

    I hav known people who waz virtewous just bekauze they waz lazy, they hadn’t snap enuff in them tew brake one of the 10 commandments.
     
    [I have known people who were virtuous just because they were lazy; they hadn’t snap enough in them to break one of the Ten Commandments.]

    Josh Billings (1818-1885) American humorist, aphorist [pseud. of Henry Wheeler Shaw]
    Josh Billings’ Farmer’s Allminax, 1874-01 (1874 ed.)

    More about this quote: wist.info/billings-josh/83437/

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #joshbillings #bother #Decalogue #effort #indolence #initiative #laziness #motivation #sloth #vice #virtue

  5. A quotation from George Carlin

    Religion — easily — has the Greatest Bullshit Story Ever Told! Think about it. Religion has actually convinced people that there’s an invisible man — living in the sky — who watches everything you do, every minute of every day. And the invisible man has a special list of ten things He does not want you to do. And if you do any of these ten things, He has a special place, full of fire and smoke and burning and torture and anguish, where he will send you to live and suffer and burn and choke and scream and cry, forever and ever, till the end of time! But He loves you! He loves you. He loves you and He needs money! He always needs money! He’s all-powerful, all-perfect, all-knowing, and all-wise — somehow just can’t handle money! Religion takes in billions of dollars, they pay no taxes, and they always need a little more. Now, you talk about a good bullshit story, holy shit!

    George Carlin (1937-2008) American comedian
    Show (1999-02-06), You Are All Diseased, Beacon Theater, New York City (HBO)

    Sourcing, notes: wist.info/carlin-george/6787/

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #georgecarlin #charity #church #damnation #Decalogue #divinepunishment #divinewrath #donations #God #hell #money #religion #sin #TenCommandments #tithe

  6. A quotation from George Carlin

    Religion — easily — has the Greatest Bullshit Story Ever Told! Think about it. Religion has actually convinced people that there’s an invisible man — living in the sky — who watches everything you do, every minute of every day. And the invisible man has a special list of ten things He does not want you to do. And if you do any of these ten things, He has a special place, full of fire and smoke and burning and torture and anguish, where he will send you to live and suffer and burn and choke and scream and cry, forever and ever, till the end of time! But He loves you! He loves you. He loves you and He needs money! He always needs money! He’s all-powerful, all-perfect, all-knowing, and all-wise — somehow just can’t handle money! Religion takes in billions of dollars, they pay no taxes, and they always need a little more. Now, you talk about a good bullshit story, holy shit!

    George Carlin (1937-2008) American comedian
    Show (1999-02-06), You Are All Diseased, Beacon Theater, New York City (HBO)

    Sourcing, notes: wist.info/carlin-george/6787/

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #georgecarlin #charity #church #damnation #Decalogue #divinepunishment #divinewrath #donations #God #hell #money #religion #sin #TenCommandments #tithe

  7. A quotation from George Carlin

    Religion — easily — has the Greatest Bullshit Story Ever Told! Think about it. Religion has actually convinced people that there’s an invisible man — living in the sky — who watches everything you do, every minute of every day. And the invisible man has a special list of ten things He does not want you to do. And if you do any of these ten things, He has a special place, full of fire and smoke and burning and torture and anguish, where he will send you to live and suffer and burn and choke and scream and cry, forever and ever, till the end of time! But He loves you! He loves you. He loves you and He needs money! He always needs money! He’s all-powerful, all-perfect, all-knowing, and all-wise — somehow just can’t handle money! Religion takes in billions of dollars, they pay no taxes, and they always need a little more. Now, you talk about a good bullshit story, holy shit!

    George Carlin (1937-2008) American comedian
    Show (1999-02-06), You Are All Diseased, Beacon Theater, New York City (HBO)

    Sourcing, notes: wist.info/carlin-george/6787/

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #georgecarlin #charity #church #damnation #Decalogue #divinepunishment #divinewrath #donations #God #hell #money #religion #sin #TenCommandments #tithe

  8. A quotation from Russell, Bertrand:

    «
    The Ten Commandments that, as a teacher, I should wish to promulgate, might be set forth as follows:

    Do not feel absolutely certain of anything.
    Do not think it worth while to proceed by concealing evidence, for the evidence is sure to come to light.
    Never try to discourage thinking for you are sure to succeed.
    When you meet with oppo…
    »

    Full quote, sourcing, notes:
    wist.info/russell-bertrand/705

    #quote #quotes #quotation #Decalogue #skepticism #freethinking

  9. A quotation from Russell, Bertrand:

    «
    The Ten Commandments that, as a teacher, I should wish to promulgate, might be set forth as follows:

    Do not feel absolutely certain of anything.
    Do not think it worth while to proceed by concealing evidence, for the evidence is sure to come to light.
    Never try to discourage thinking for you are sure to succeed.
    When you meet with oppo…
    »

    Full quote, sourcing, notes:
    wist.info/russell-bertrand/705

    #quote #quotes #quotation #Decalogue #skepticism #freethinking

  10. A quotation from Russell, Bertrand:

    «
    The Ten Commandments that, as a teacher, I should wish to promulgate, might be set forth as follows:

    Do not feel absolutely certain of anything.
    Do not think it worth while to proceed by concealing evidence, for the evidence is sure to come to light.
    Never try to discourage thinking for you are sure to succeed.
    When you meet with oppo…
    »

    Full quote, sourcing, notes:
    wist.info/russell-bertrand/705

    #quote #quotes #quotation #Decalogue #skepticism #freethinking

  11. A quotation from Bierce, Ambrose:

    «
    Thou shalt no God but me adore:
    ‘Twere too expensive to have more.
    No images nor idols make
    For Robert Ingersoll to break.
    Take not God’s name in vain; select
    A time when it will have effect.
    Work not on Sabbath days at all,
    But go to see the teams play ball.
    Honor thy parents. That creates
    For life insurance lower rates.
    Kill not, abet not those w…
    »

    Full quote, sourcing, notes:
    wist.info/bierce-ambrose/66969

    #quote #quotes #quotation #Decalogue #TenCommandments

  12. A quotation from Bierce, Ambrose:

    «
    Thou shalt no God but me adore:
    ‘Twere too expensive to have more.
    No images nor idols make
    For Robert Ingersoll to break.
    Take not God’s name in vain; select
    A time when it will have effect.
    Work not on Sabbath days at all,
    But go to see the teams play ball.
    Honor thy parents. That creates
    For life insurance lower rates.
    Kill not, abet not those w…
    »

    Full quote, sourcing, notes:
    wist.info/bierce-ambrose/66969

    #quote #quotes #quotation #Decalogue #TenCommandments