A man is called selfish not for pursuing his own good, but for neglecting his neighbor's. ~Richard Whately
One can be a brother only in something. Where there is no tie that binds men, men are not united but merely lined up. ~Antoine de Saint-Exupery, Flight to Arras One can enjoy a wood fire worthily only when he warms his thoughts by it as well as his hands and feet. ~Odell Shepherd
When a cow laughs, does milk come out her nose? ~Author Unknown
Tea should be taken in solitude. ~C.S. Lewis
Question: " I understand that Congress is considering a so-called 'flat' tax system. How would this work?" Answer: "If Congress were to pass a 'flat' tax, you'd simply pay a fixed percentage of your income, and you wouldn't have to fill out any complicated forms, and there would be no loopholes for politically connected groups, and normal people would actually understand the tax laws, and giant talking broccoli stalks would come around and mow your lawn for free, because Congress is NOT going to pass a flat tax, you pathetic fool." ~Dave Barry
The only weapon with which the unconscious patient can immediately retaliate upon the incompetent surgeon is hemorrhage. ~William Stewart Halsted
Good, honest, hardheaded character is a function of the home. If the proper seed is sown there and properly nourished for a few years, it will not be easy for that plant to be uprooted. ~George A. Dorsey
Fear knocked at the door. Faith answered. And lo, no one was there. ~Author Unknown
Being divorced is like being hit by a Mack truck. If you live through it, you start looking very carefully to the right and to the left. ~Jean Kerr, Mary, Mary, 1960
If I can hit a curveball, why can't I hit a ball that is standing still on a course? ~Larry Nelson
Painting is poetry that is seen rather than felt, and poetry is painting that is felt rather than seen. ~Leonardo da Vinci
My soul is in the sky. ~William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream
There are times when silence has the loudest voice. ~Leroy Brownlow
Fear is the needle that pierces us that it may carry a thread to bind us to heaven. ~James Hastings
You can bury a lot of troubles digging in the dirt. ~Author Unknown
Deciding whether or not to trust a person is like deciding whether or not to climb a tree, because you might get a wonderful view from the highest branch, or you might simply get covered in sap, and for this reason many people choose to spend their time alone and indoors, where it is harder to get a splinter. ~Lemony Snicket
Even God has to practice his putting. ~Golf Saying
The measure of a man's real character is what he would do if he knew he never would be found out. ~Thomas Babington Macaulay
Man's destructive hand spares nothing that lives; he kills to feed himself, he kills to clothe himself, he kills to adorn himself, he kills to attack, he kills to defend himself, he kills to instruct himself, he kills to amuse himself, he kills for the sake of killing. ~Josef de Maistre
If men could get pregnant, abortion would be a sacrament. ~Florynce R. Kennedy, 1973
There comes a morning in life when you wake up a new person; that is to say, you wake up the same person but you realize it's your own fault. ~Robert Brault, www.robertbrault.com
Unraveling proverbs is a suitable puzzle for an old man. I put pieces in order and build up a kind of Utopian castle. ~Matti Kuusi
I am pretty sure that, if you will be quite honest, you will admit that a good rousing sneeze, one that tears open your collar and throws your hair into your eyes, is really one of life's sensational pleasures. ~Robert Benchley, "Hiccoughing Makes Us Fat," No Poems: or around the world backwards and sideways, 1932
It's getting harder and harder to worry needlessly. ~Robert Brault, www.robertbrault.com
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