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{{quote|A man with a small head is like a pin without any, very apt to get into things beyond his depth.|'''Josh Billings'''}} |
{{quote|A man with a small head is like a pin without any, very apt to get into things beyond his depth.|'''Josh Billings'''}} |
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{{quote|''"Optimism through [[Arbitrary Skepticism|stalwart skepticism]] is a defect not everyone is lucky enough to be cursed with."''|'''Rose Lalonde''', '''[[ |
{{quote|''"Optimism through [[Arbitrary Skepticism|stalwart skepticism]] is a defect not everyone is lucky enough to be cursed with."''|'''Rose Lalonde''', '''[[Homestuck]]'''}} |
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{{quote|"Sometimes it depresses me how well dumb luck works for you."|'''[[The Political Officer|Colonel Jevee Ceeta]]''' to [[The Captain|Kaff Tagon]], ''[[ |
{{quote|"Sometimes it depresses me how well dumb luck works for you."|'''[[The Political Officer|Colonel Jevee Ceeta]]''' to [[The Captain|Kaff Tagon]], ''[[Schlock Mercenary]]''}} |
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{{quote|Fool of a Took! Throw yourself in next time, and rid us of your stupidity!|'''Gandalf''', to Pippin, ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''}} |
{{quote|Fool of a Took! Throw yourself in next time, and rid us of your stupidity!|'''Gandalf''', to Pippin, ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''}} |
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{{quote|''"People who enjoyed a merely superficial acquaintance with my nephew Archibald (said Mr. Mulliner) were accustomed to set him down as just an ordinary pinheaded young man. It was only when they came to know him better that they discovered their mistake. Then they realized that his pinheadedness, so far from being ordinary, was exceptional."''|'''[[ |
{{quote|''"People who enjoyed a merely superficial acquaintance with my nephew Archibald (said Mr. Mulliner) were accustomed to set him down as just an ordinary pinheaded young man. It was only when they came to know him better that they discovered their mistake. Then they realized that his pinheadedness, so far from being ordinary, was exceptional."''|'''[[P. G. Wodehouse|PG Wodehouse]]''', ''The Reverent Wooing of Archibald''}} |
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{{quote|It is true. The flower of luck grows on the dung of stupidity.|'''[http://www.airshipentertainment.com/buckcomic.php?date=20081227 Ambassador Whree]''', ''[[Buck Godot Zap Gun for Hire |
{{quote|It is true. The flower of luck grows on the dung of stupidity.|2='''[http://www.airshipentertainment.com/buckcomic.php?date=20081227 Ambassador Whree]''', ''[[Buck Godot: Zap Gun for Hire|Buck Godot Zap Gun for Hire]]''}} |
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{{quote|''"It is a fool's prerogative to utter truths that no one else will speak."''|'''[[Neil Gaiman]]''', '''''[[The Sandman]]'''''}} |
{{quote|''"It is a fool's prerogative to utter truths that no one else will speak."''|'''[[Neil Gaiman]]''', '''''[[The Sandman]]'''''}} |
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A man with a small head is like a pin without any, very apt to get into things beyond his depth.
—Josh Billings
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"Optimism through stalwart skepticism is a defect not everyone is lucky enough to be cursed with."
—Rose Lalonde, Homestuck
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"Sometimes it depresses me how well dumb luck works for you."
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Fool of a Took! Throw yourself in next time, and rid us of your stupidity!
—Gandalf, to Pippin, The Lord of the Rings
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"People who enjoyed a merely superficial acquaintance with my nephew Archibald (said Mr. Mulliner) were accustomed to set him down as just an ordinary pinheaded young man. It was only when they came to know him better that they discovered their mistake. Then they realized that his pinheadedness, so far from being ordinary, was exceptional."
—PG Wodehouse, The Reverent Wooing of Archibald
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It is true. The flower of luck grows on the dung of stupidity.
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"It is a fool's prerogative to utter truths that no one else will speak."
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