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If you love something,
set it free.
If it doesn't come back,
hunt it down and kill it.

I believe in large families -
every woman should have at least three husbands.


An open mind is one thing.
Letting turkeys run around in there is quite another.

Life is too short for resentment not nearly long enough for love.


If you think you are beaten - you are,
If you think you dare not - you don't,
If you like to win but you think you can't,
It's almost certain you won't.
If you think you'll lose - you've lost,
For out of the world we find -
Success begins with a fellow's will,
Its all in the state of mind.
If you think you're outclassed - you are,
you've got to be sure of yourself
before you can win a prize.
Life's battles don't always go to
the strongest or fastest man,
but soon or late
the man who wins is the man who thinks he can.

Television will never completely
replace the newspaper.
You can't swat a fly with it.


There was no respect for youth when I was young,
and now that I am old, there is no respect for age.
I seem to have missed it both ways.

We are not what we think we are,
but what we think, we are.


The utmost we can hope for in this world is contentment;
if we aim at anything higher,
we shall meet with nothing but grief and disappointment.
:Joseph Addison

An ego trip is something that never gets you anywhere.


Always remember,
a smile is the same in any language.

You don't need wealth or high renown to make a body smile,
to warm her heart and banish aches and loneliness awhile.
Just lift the latch and, smiling,
say - "Now, Granny, how are you today?"


People will believe anything if you whisper it.

A conceited youth visited a wise man
who was sitting alone in his library.
Said the youth: "I cannot think how you
endure such a life as this,
with no people near, and only a lot of books around you,
you must be very lonely."
"No," answered the wise man,
"you are quite mistaken.
I was in good company until you came in."
And the moral attached to the story is : -
Good books are far better than foolish men.


Always pick your friends,
but not to pieces.

Live your life so that you can say -
"No one has suffered because of me,
I have gained friendship by being a friend to all."


Are you lonely and fed up?
Just make a cup of tea.
Nothing like it to dispel self-pity,
you'll agree.
Two cups cost but little more,
take them with you - go next door.

Halfway around the world is actually further away than all the way around.


Appreciate what you are and what you have now
and don't worry about what has passed or
what might loom in the future.

When you question your wife's judgement,
remember that she married you.


Music has been truly described as the Mother of sympathy,
the handmaid of religion and will never exercise its full effect
unless it aims,
not merely to charm the ear,
but to touch the heart.

Bumper sticker: Make your local MP work.
Don't re-elect him.


When men speak ill of others do not believe it;
when men speak ill of you, live so nobody can believe it.

There is no weakness in crying.
If we do not sorrow over what hurts us,
how do we ever go past it?


The clock of life is wound but once
and no man has the power to tell
just when the hands will stop at late or early hour.
Now is the only time you own; live,
love, toil with a will;
place no faith in tomorrow for,
the hands may then be still.

The best thing about the future is that it only comes one day at a time.


Patience is the ability to put up with people you'd like to put down.

You can't expect them to understand you - you can only try to understand them.


If we had our way,
most of us would choose the front of the bus,
the back of the church and the centre of attention.

Nature gives you the face you possess at twenty;
life, the face you possess at thirty,
but the face you have at fifty is the face you deserve.


There are no dumb questions - only dumb answers.

Midlife crisis is that moment
when you realise your children
and your clothes are about the same age.


The best of us at some time may slip in the mud,
but we don't have to stay there.

Children *have* to know that you love and care for them.


Smoking's bad for your health... so's standing in front of a moving bus.

An optimist thinks the glass is half full;
a pessimist thinks the glass is half empty.
A realist knows that if he sticks around,
he's eventually going to have to wash the glass.


I figure you have the same chance of winning lotto whether you play or not.

For a person with no forgiveness in his heart,
living is a worse punishment than death.


Looks aren't as important as who you are as a person.

True love knows no bounds.


What was, was. What is, is.

Have you noticed how many people say:
"I wasn't born yesterday',
and act as if they were only born today?


You are genuinely happy if you don't know why.

A man falls in love through his eyes,
A woman through her ears.


When you can no longer taste the divine nectar of life,
when love no longer exists,
then life is death.

"Whats the biggest problem in the world today,
ignorance or apathy?"
"I don't know and I don't care".


Some people are so concerned about what might happen
that they miss what happens.

Chop your own wood, it warms you twice!


Bad habits are like a warm bed -
easy to get into, hard to get out of.

Increase your happiness by giving some away.


Two persons cannot long be friends
if they cannot forgive each others little failings.

Music hath powers to charm the heart and purify the soul.


Why lie about your age when your face tells the truth?

The thing that goes the farthest,
towards making life worthwhile,
that costs the least and does the most,
is just a pleasant smile.


Husband to wife:
I may have a lot of faults, but
being wrong isn't one of them.

Wife to husband:
can't we dicuss something just once without being reasonable?


It's often those who have the courage to
be different who make the discoveries.

A woman should never chase after a man,
unless of course he's trying to get away.


All it takes to rocket some men to the top
is the right woman to provide them with the fuel.

I like the old days best - I was younger then.


Just remember, If you leave
the smallest corner of your brain vacant for a moment,
you will find other people's opinions will rush in from all quarters.

Realtors Dictionary
Secluded hideaway - impossible to find
Old world charm - no bath
Quaint - run down
Standard - substandard
Deluxe - standard
..and much, much more - that's about all there is.


A friend is a present that you give yourself.

Man is the only animal that blushes - or needs to.
Mark Twain


Never run away from the truth because you carry it on your shoulder.

Its a lucky man who has a woman who loves her work and her man equally.


Always laugh when you can, it is cheap medicine.

All most people want is a little more than they'll ever get.


If you're run ragged and don't have time
to sit and have a good read,
its a sure sign that you should.

Man is dog's idea of what God should be.


Words of Wisdom
Nowdays we think of a philanthropist as
someone who donates big sums of money,
yet the word is derived from two Greek words,
philos (loving) and anthropos (man); loving man.
All of us are capable of being philanthropists.
We can give of ourselves.
:Edward Lindsay

A hug is the perfect gift - one size fits all
and nobody minds if you exchange it.


Don't lie or steal.
The government hates competition.

UFO's are for real!
The airforce doesn't exist!


Remember, when you point your finger at someone,
there are always three pointing back at you.

The only cure for suffering
is to face it head on,
grab it round the neck,
and use it.



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