Wit & Wisdom

Focused · Post by **Focused** » Thu Nov 06, 2008 5:16 pm

Optimism: A cheerful frame of mind that enables a tea kettle to sing even though its in hot water up to its nose.

Post by **noreply66** » Tue Nov 11, 2008 6:59 pm

A friend in power is a friend lost.

Henry Adams, quoted in the London Sun

Post by **noreply66** » Sun Nov 16, 2008 3:36 pm

Beware of little expenses; a small leak will sink a great ship.

Benjamin Franklin, quoted in the Memphis Commercial Appeal

Post by **noreply66** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 7:25 pm

Ninety-nine percent of failures come from people who have the habit of making excuses.

George Washington Carver, quoted in the Associated Press.

Post by **noreply66** » Fri Nov 21, 2008 7:48 pm

Matrimony is not a word, it's a sentence.

Comedian Eddie Cantor, quoted in the Pittsburgh Poat-Gazette

Post by **noreply66** » Sat Nov 29, 2008 8:03 pm

The greatest thing about getting older is that you don't lose all the other ages you've been.

Madeleine L'Engle, quoted in the Book Reporter

BubbleGumTiger · Post by **BubbleGumTiger** » Tue Dec 02, 2008 5:32 am

Why is it called "after dark" when it really is "after light"?

BubbleGumTiger · Post by **BubbleGumTiger** » Wed Dec 03, 2008 5:16 am

If passion drives you, let reason hold the reins.

BubbleGumTiger · Post by **BubbleGumTiger** » Fri Dec 05, 2008 8:17 am

Beauty is the promise of happiness.

Post by **noreply66** » Fri Dec 05, 2008 7:56 pm

the man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who cannot read them.

Mark Twain, quoted in the Fort lauderdale Sun-Sentinel

Post by **noreply66** » Tue Dec 09, 2008 6:57 pm

We are all stupid, just on different subjects.

Mark Twain, quoted in The Australian

Post by **noreply66** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 7:44 pm

Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build a bridge even where there is no river.

Nikita Khrushchev,quoted in the London Independent

Post by **noreply66** » Sat Dec 27, 2008 7:07 pm

Nothing shows a man's character more than what he laughs at.

Johann Wolfgamg von Goethe, quoted in the Columbia, S.C. free-Times

Charley Hustle · Post by **Charley Hustle** » Mon Dec 29, 2008 10:02 am

Courage is being scared to death and saddling up anyway.

Cobra · Post by **Cobra** » Mon Dec 29, 2008 10:06 am

Lifes a garden, dig it!

Post by **noreply66** » Thu Jan 08, 2009 2:32 pm

Civilization is a race between education and catastrophe.

H.G. Wells, quoted in Marketwatch

Post by **noreply66** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 7:18 pm

People who pin their faith to a catchword never feel the necessity of understanding anything.

essayist Agnes Repplier,quoted in the Orlando Sentinel

BubbleGumTiger · Post by **BubbleGumTiger** » Tue Jan 27, 2009 8:07 pm

I got a sweater for Christmas. I really wanted a screamer or a moaner.

BubbleGumTiger · Post by **BubbleGumTiger** » Fri Feb 06, 2009 10:03 am

He that best understands the world, least likes it.

BubbleGumTiger · Post by **BubbleGumTiger** » Sat Feb 07, 2009 6:36 pm

My wife and I had words, but I didn't get to
use mine.......

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