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• Never appeal to a man's "better nature." He may not have one.
  Invoking his self-interest gives you more leverage. -- Lazarus Long...
• Never frighten a little man. He'll kill you. -- Lazarus Long, from Robert A.
  Heinlein's "Time Enough For Love...
• Long's Notes 1) Always store beer in a dark place.
  2) Any priest or shaman must be presumed guilty until proved innocent....
• A poet who reads his verse in public may have other nasty habits.
  -- Lazarus Long, from Robert A. Heinlein's "Time Enough For Love...
• Tilting at windmills hurts you more than the windmills.
  -- Lazarus Long, from Robert A. Heinlein's "Time Enough For Love...
• A zygote is a gamete's way of producing more gametes.
  This may be the purpose of the universe. -- Lazarus Long, from Robert A....
• One man's "magic" is another man's "engineering." "Supernatural" is a null word.
  -- Lazarus Long, from Robert A. Heinlein's "Time Enough For Love...
• Yield to Temptation ... it may not pass your way again.
  -- Lazarus Long, from Robert A. Heinlein's "Time Enough For Love...
• Never try to out-stubborn a cat. -- Lazarus Long, from Robert A. Heinlein's "Time Enough For Love