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06 Nov 2007, 10:51 am

Okay, the idea of this thread is to share your fortune cookie fortunes or enlightening quotes from the great philospher 孔丘, known as Confucius in Western culture. I'll start:

"When you have faults, do not fear to abandon them."

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06 Nov 2007, 1:28 pm

Alrighty then, I'll just have to move it along.

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06 Nov 2007, 1:54 pm

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06 Nov 2007, 2:25 pm

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06 Nov 2007, 2:41 pm

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06 Nov 2007, 6:58 pm

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06 Nov 2007, 8:04 pm

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I carried that one around in my coat pocket. No clue why.

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06 Nov 2007, 9:30 pm

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07 Nov 2007, 12:56 am

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07 Nov 2007, 1:52 am

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07 Nov 2007, 1:56 pm

The best men are born wise. Next come those who grow wise by learning: then, learned, narrow minds. Narrow minds, without learning, are the lowest of the people.

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07 Nov 2007, 2:01 pm

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07 Nov 2007, 2:04 pm

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07 Nov 2007, 2:39 pm

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07 Nov 2007, 3:15 pm

I have a fortune in my wallet. It's my all time favourite:

"Don't panic!"

I assume Confucious was sleeping that day.

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07 Nov 2007, 4:47 pm

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