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> [Desperation is like stealing from the Mafia: you stand a good chance of attracting the wrong attention.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-horton/desperation-is-like-stealing-from-the-mafia-you-stand-a-good-chance/)

[Douglas Horton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-horton/)

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## More by Douglas Horton

> [Why ask why? If it's raining it just is.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-horton/why-ask-why-if-it-s-raining-it-just-is/)

[Douglas Horton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-horton/)

> [Being sorry is the highest act of selfishness, seeing value only after discarding it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-horton/being-sorry-is-the-highest-act-of-selfishness-seeing-value-only-after/)

[Douglas Horton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-horton/)

> [The more we are filled with thoughts of lust the less we find true romantic love.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-horton/the-more-we-are-filled-with-thoughts-of-lust-the-less-we-find-true/)

[Douglas Horton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-horton/)

> [If wishes were fishes we'd all be throwing nets. If wishes were horses we'd all ride.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-horton/if-wishes-were-fishes-we-d-all-be-throwing-nets-if-wishes-were-horses/)

[Douglas Horton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-horton/)

> [Materialism is the only form of distraction from true bliss.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-horton/materialism-is-the-only-form-of-distraction-from-true-bliss/)

[Douglas Horton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-horton/)

> [While seeking revenge, dig two graves - one for yourself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-horton/while-seeking-revenge-dig-two-graves-one-for-yourself/)

[Douglas Horton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-horton/)

> [If food were free, why work?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-horton/if-food-were-free-why-work/)

[Douglas Horton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-horton/)

> [Thought precedes action, action does not always precede thought.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-horton/thought-precedes-action-action-does-not-always-precede-thought/)

[Douglas Horton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-horton/)

> [Man worships because God lays His hand to the dust of our experience, and man miraculously becomes a living soul - and knows it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-horton/man-worships-because-god-lays-his-hand-to-the-dust-of-our-experience/)

[Douglas Horton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-horton/)

> [Seeing the light is a choice, not seeing the light is no choice.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-horton/seeing-the-light-is-a-choice-not-seeing-the-light-is-no-choice/)

[Douglas Horton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-horton/)

> [First rule of Economics 101: our desires are insatiable. Second rule: we can stomach only three Big Macs at a time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-horton/first-rule-of-economics-101-our-desires-are-insatiable-second-rule-we/)

[Douglas Horton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-horton/)

> [We may not always get what we want, but surely we will get what we deserve.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-horton/we-may-not-always-get-what-we-want-but-surely-we-will-get-what-we/)

[Douglas Horton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-horton/)

> [Sherrill On Easter Day the veil between time and eternity thins to gossamer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-horton/sherrill-on-easter-day-the-veil-between-time-and-eternity-thins-to/)

[Douglas Horton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-horton/)

> [As the fly bangs against the window attempting freedom while the door stands open, so we bang against death ignoring heaven.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-horton/as-the-fly-bangs-against-the-window-attempting-freedom-while-the-door/)

[Douglas Horton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-horton/)

> [Beauty is variable, ugliness is constant.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-horton/beauty-is-variable-ugliness-is-constant/)

[Douglas Horton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-horton/)

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