Fortune Cookies

Over the years, I've collected a whole bunch of "fortune cookies" -- aphorisms, proverbs, insults, and generally witty sayings on a variety of topics. They're culled from novels, histories, news stories, and even other people's Usenet .sig files. The entire collection, organized by topic, is available through the following links:

If you have any corrections or comments about these fortune cookies, or have any new ones I should add to my list, please mail me at leipold@acm.org.


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