Bits and Pieces Of Wisdom...........
Thursday, March 3, 2005 by Old_Crab | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
O.K. .......Got you alls attention. Now....just for hoots ...what do you think of starting a thread with little bits of wisdom? From authors, scientists, teachers, revered ones (holy seers and such) and of course ....er ummm hmmph...politicians.
Examples
"Logic is like the sword - those who appeal to it, shall perish by it."
- Samuel Butler
"It is always the secure who are humble."
-G.K. Chesterton
"We can forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light."
- Plato
"When you are arguing with a fool, make sure he isn't doing the same thing."
- Anonymous
I do hope everyone has some wisdom to share...........as always............Grand Raspberries to all and to all a good night or whatever.
Examples
"Logic is like the sword - those who appeal to it, shall perish by it."
- Samuel Butler
"It is always the secure who are humble."
-G.K. Chesterton
"We can forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light."
- Plato
"When you are arguing with a fool, make sure he isn't doing the same thing."
- Anonymous
I do hope everyone has some wisdom to share...........as always............Grand Raspberries to all and to all a good night or whatever.
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butch123
Reply #62 Tuesday, March 8, 2005 8:31 AM
Reply #62 Tuesday, March 8, 2005 8:31 AM
There isn’t much better in this life than finding a way to spend a few hours in conversation with people you respect and love. You have to carve this time out of your life because you aren’t really living without it. 
Old_Crab
Reply #63 Tuesday, March 8, 2005 3:40 PM
Reply #63 Tuesday, March 8, 2005 3:40 PM
My, My. I never realized that the people from the land of OZ could be so ... long-winded. 
But so intelligent on the up-swing too! 
"Talking and eloquence are not the same: to speak and to speak well are two things. A fool may talk, but a wise man speaks."
- Ben Jonson
Grand Raspberries to all.........! 
But so intelligent on the up-swing too! 
"Talking and eloquence are not the same: to speak and to speak well are two things. A fool may talk, but a wise man speaks."
- Ben Jonson
Grand Raspberries to all.........!
Old_Crab
Reply #64 Wednesday, March 9, 2005 12:45 AM
Reply #64 Wednesday, March 9, 2005 12:45 AM
"People often grudge others what they cannot enjoy themselves."
- Aesop
Grand Raspberries to all and to all a good night........
- Aesop
Grand Raspberries to all and to all a good night........
Sleeping Dragon
Reply #65 Wednesday, March 9, 2005 12:51 AM
Reply #65 Wednesday, March 9, 2005 12:51 AM
Sorrow is like a precious treasure,
Shown only to friends.
-African proverb
Shown only to friends.
-African proverb
Pc_lover12
Reply #66 Wednesday, March 9, 2005 7:56 PM
Reply #66 Wednesday, March 9, 2005 7:56 PM
I don't suffer from insanity, i enjoy every moment of it
I hope that this one OK.
I hope that this one OK.
Old_Crab
Reply #67 Thursday, March 10, 2005 1:26 AM
Reply #67 Thursday, March 10, 2005 1:26 AM
"You need chaos in your soul to give birth to a dancing star."
- Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche
Grand Raspberries to all and to all a good night...day...whatever!
- Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche
Grand Raspberries to all and to all a good night...day...whatever!
Old_Crab
Reply #68 Friday, March 11, 2005 2:27 AM
Reply #68 Friday, March 11, 2005 2:27 AM
"People who treat other people as less than human must not be surprised when the bread they have cast on the waters comes floating back to them, poisoned."
- James Baldwin
- James Baldwin
Sleeping Dragon
Reply #69 Friday, March 11, 2005 6:35 AM
Reply #69 Friday, March 11, 2005 6:35 AM
Wife: "Will you love me when I am old and gray and wrinkled?"
Husband: "I do"
Husband: "I do"
Cordelia
Reply #70 Friday, March 11, 2005 8:23 AM
Reply #70 Friday, March 11, 2005 8:23 AM
"The concept is interesting and well-formed, but in order to earn better than a 'C', the idea must be feasible."
- A Yale University management professor in response to student Fred Smith's paper proposing reliable overnight delivery service (Smith went on to found Federal Express Corp.)
- A Yale University management professor in response to student Fred Smith's paper proposing reliable overnight delivery service (Smith went on to found Federal Express Corp.)
butch123
Reply #71 Friday, March 11, 2005 11:46 AM
Reply #71 Friday, March 11, 2005 11:46 AM
Slow down and enjoy life. It's not only the scenery you miss by going too fast - you also miss the sense of where you are going and why.
butch123
Reply #72 Friday, March 11, 2005 11:48 AM
Reply #72 Friday, March 11, 2005 11:48 AM
You don't stop laughing because you grow old. You grow old because you stop laughing.
Old_Crab
Reply #73 Monday, March 14, 2005 3:09 AM
Reply #73 Monday, March 14, 2005 3:09 AM
It's been a particuliarly confusing day for me. So..............
"You need chaos in your soul to give birth to a dancing star."
- Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche
Anyway....Grand Raspberries to all and to all a good night!
"You need chaos in your soul to give birth to a dancing star."
- Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche
Anyway....Grand Raspberries to all and to all a good night!
NightTrainthedark
Reply #74 Monday, March 14, 2005 6:22 AM
Reply #74 Monday, March 14, 2005 6:22 AM
A woman has the last word in any argument. Anything the man says after that is the start of a new argument. 
Sleeping Dragon
Reply #75 Monday, March 14, 2005 6:58 AM
Reply #75 Monday, March 14, 2005 6:58 AM
The man is the head of the household!!
...but the woman is the neck; and the head goes whichever way the neck tells it to go.
-Alexander Foster Brecheen
My great grandfather who was a minister
...but the woman is the neck; and the head goes whichever way the neck tells it to go.
-Alexander Foster Brecheen
My great grandfather who was a minister
Jafo
Reply #76 Monday, March 14, 2005 7:31 AM
Reply #76 Monday, March 14, 2005 7:31 AM
To do is to be. Socrates.
To be is to do. Jean-Paul Sartre
To be or not to be. William Shakespeare
Do-be-do-be-do. Frank Sinatra
Do do do - da da da. The Police
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Reply #61 Tuesday, March 8, 2005 7:20 AM
"Deteriorata" - National Lampoon
You are a fluke of the universe. You have no right to be here.
Deteriorata. Deteriorata.
Go placidly amid the noise and waste,
And remember what comfort there may be in owning a piece thereof.
Avoid quiet and passive persons, unless you are in need of sleep.
Rotate your tires.
Speak glowingly of those greater than yourself,
And heed well their advice, even though they be turkeys.
Know what to kiss, and _when_.
Consider that two wrongs never make a right, but that three do.
Wherever possible, put people on hold.
Be comforted that in the face of all aridity and disillusionment,
and despite the changing fortunes of time,
There is always a big future in computer maintenance.
Remember The Pueblo.
Strive at all times to bend, fold, spindle, and mutilate.
Know yourself. If you need help, call the FBI.
Exercise caution in your daily affairs,
Especially with those persons closest to you -
That lemon on your left, for instance.
Be assured that a walk through the ocean of most souls
Would scarcely get your feet wet.
Fall not in love therefore. It will stick to your face.
Gracefully surrender the things of youth: birds,
Clean air, tuna, Taiwan.
And let not the sands of time get in your lunch.
Hire people with hooks.
For a good time, call 606-4311. Ask for Candy.
Take heart in the deepening gloom
That your dog is finally getting enough cheese.
And reflect that whatever fortune may be your lot,
It could only be worse in Milwaukee.
You are a fluke of the universe.
You have no right to be here.
And whether you can hear it or not,
The universe is laughing behind your back.
Therefore, make peace with your god,
Whatever you perceive him to be - hairy thunderer, or cosmic muffin.
With all its hopes, dreams, promises, and urban renewal,
The world continues to deteriorate.
Give up!