Today's Word – BANAL
It is alright to be cautious – but even the turtle never gets anywhere until he sticks his head out.
— Anonymous
Courage makes both friends and foes.
— Anonymous
The master said: "To see what is right and not do it, is want of courage."
— Confucius
People glorify all sorts of bravery except the bravery they might show on behalf of their nearest neighbors.
— George Eliot
Life, misfortunes, isolation, abandonment, poverty, are battlefields which have their heroes; obscure heroes, sometimes greater than the illustrious heroes.
— Victor Hugo
Many a man who is proud of his right to say what he pleases wishes he had the courage to do so.
— Anonymous
Courage is doing what you are afraid to do. There can be no courage unless you're scared.
— Eddie Rickenbacker
Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage.
– Anais Nin
ba·nal adjective
Drearily commonplace and often predictable; trite. Synonym trite. [French, from Old French,
shared by tenants in a feudal jurisdiction, from ban, summons to military service,
of Germanic origin.]
She watched his anxiety melting away under her sunny smile, and
soon perceived that, whatever doubt may have crossed his mind at the moment, she had, by
the time the last bars of the minuet had been played, succeeded in completely dispelling
it; he never realized in what a fever of excitement she was, what effort it cost her to
keep up a constant ripple of BANAL conversation.
THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL
BARONESS ORCZY
Definition from American Heritage Dictionary
In 1836, the US Congress faced an unusual problem. It seems that during the administration of Andrew Jackson of that year, the government had accumulated a surplus of $37 million. Congress debated what to do with the surplus money. It was decided to refund the money to the states in proportion to their representation in Congress. The following year the panic of 1837 hit and revenues decreased. The United States federal government would never again be burdened with a budget surplus. The federal deficit started in 1837, and it has never been eliminated. Source: "Knowledge in a Nutshell"
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| "What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. These are but trifles, to be sure; but, scattered along life's pathway, the good they do is inconceivable." Joseph Addison |
A FEW SMILES
The Scientists
"Well," snarled the tough old sergeant to the bewildered private. "I suppose after you get discharged from the Army, you'll just be waiting for me to die so you can come and spit on my grave." "Not me, Sarge!" the private replied. "Once I get out of the Army, I ain't never going to stand in line again!"
Johnny's 1st Day of School
TRUE FACT ... Humans begin laughing at two to three months of age. Six year olds laugh about 300 times per day, while adults laugh from 15 to 100 times per day. |
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