I have been told that I was full of a variety of things, but never wise old adages before.
Then that came outa left field then
Wise old adages
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Then that came outa left field then
better an empty house than a bad tenant.
i love my baked beans.
i love my baked beans.
"When smashing monuments, be sure to save the pedestals. They always come in handy later."
Stanislaw Lec
Stanislaw Lec
Dont let your victories go to your head, or your failures go to your heart.
~Unknown
~Unknown
The man who views the world the same at fifty as he did at twenty has wasted thirty years of his life.
- Muhammad Ali
- Muhammad Ali
don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened.
Unjustly got wealth is snow sprinkled with hot water.
- Chinese Saying (on greed)
- Chinese Saying (on greed)
"A wise man never pisses in headwind."
- Scandinavian saying
- Scandinavian saying
United we stand; divided we fall. - Aesop
"If you want to get the job done in the least amount of time, with the least amount of effort, ask the laziest guy you know how he would do it." My father the engineer, circa 1988.
A single conversation across a table with a wise man is worth a month's study of books.
Chinese proverb
Chinese proverb
Zest is the secret of all beauty. There is no beauty that is attractive without it.
-Christian Dior
-Christian Dior
Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed.
Alexander Pope
Alexander Pope
The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.
Walter Bagehot
Walter Bagehot
Children are likely to live up to what you believe of them.
Lady Bird Johnson
Lady Bird Johnson
By working faithfully eight hours a day you may eventually get to be boss and work twelve hours a day
Robert Frost
An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest.
Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin
don't let perfection be the enemy of good enough
83.2% of statistics are completely made up
