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Ten commandments yet seven deadly sins: conflict?

Ten commandments yet seven deadly sins: conflict?

A ring is a halo on your finger.

A ring is a halo on your finger.

People are pretty forgiving when it comes to other people's families. The only family that...

People are pretty forgiving when it comes to other people's families. The only family that...

I think the killers get far too much attention.

I think the killers get far too much attention.

Only losers make decisions when things are bad. The time to rejig your life is...

Only losers make decisions when things are bad. The time to rejig your life is...

Clowns drink to blot out the ravages of terrifying children for a living.

Clowns drink to blot out the ravages of terrifying children for a living.

Every human being you see in the course of a day has a problem that's...

Every human being you see in the course of a day has a problem that's...

Too much free time is certainly a monkey's paw in disguise. Most people can't handle...

Too much free time is certainly a monkey's paw in disguise. Most people can't handle...

What if God exists except it turns out he doesn't really like people very much?

What if God exists except it turns out he doesn't really like people very much?

Your ability to rationalize your own bad deeds makes you believe that the whole world...

Your ability to rationalize your own bad deeds makes you believe that the whole world...

On TV people look at your hair and then they look at your skin, and...

On TV people look at your hair and then they look at your skin, and...

Sometimes the best lighting of all is a power failure.

Sometimes the best lighting of all is a power failure.

Salad bars are like a restaurant's lungs. They soak up the impurities and bacteria in...

Salad bars are like a restaurant's lungs. They soak up the impurities and bacteria in...

Big companies are like marching bands. Even if half the band is playing random notes,...

Big companies are like marching bands. Even if half the band is playing random notes,...

Americans are a quarter of a billion people who have almost nothing in common except...

Americans are a quarter of a billion people who have almost nothing in common except...

The capacity for not feeling lonely can carry a very real price, that of feeling...

The capacity for not feeling lonely can carry a very real price, that of feeling...

Christmas makes everything twice as sad.

Christmas makes everything twice as sad.

Make your goals big and broad enough so that they never become answered prayers and...

Make your goals big and broad enough so that they never become answered prayers and...

I find it hard to believe that human beings are the crowning achievement of life...

I find it hard to believe that human beings are the crowning achievement of life...

New York is a theme park for people with IQs over 108.

New York is a theme park for people with IQs over 108.