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Post by andydp on May 8, 2021 11:42:23 GMT
When men are most sure and arrogant they are commonly most mistaken.
David Hume
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Post by andydp on May 9, 2021 12:58:48 GMT
An ounce of mother is worth a pound of clergy.
Rudyard Kipling
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Post by andydp on May 10, 2021 12:18:16 GMT
People can be induced to swallow anything, provided it is sufficiently seasoned with praise.
Moliere
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Post by andydp on May 11, 2021 12:27:19 GMT
Those who fear the facts will forever try to discredit the fact-finders.
Denis Diderot
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Post by andydp on May 12, 2021 12:24:26 GMT
How wretched is the person who hangs on by the favors of the powerful.
Robert Burns
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Post by andydp on May 13, 2021 13:22:27 GMT
In anticipation of our coming trip to Denver CO, I decided on a travel quote:
The scientific theory I like best is that the rings of Saturn are composed entirely of lost airline luggage.
Mark Russell
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Post by andydp on May 15, 2021 19:02:52 GMT
The world would be happier if men had the same capacity to be silent that they have to speak.
Baruch Spinoza
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Post by andydp on May 16, 2021 14:16:22 GMT
Just came across this beauty
A group of politicians deciding to dump a President because his morals are bad is like the Mafia getting together to bump off the Godfather for not going to church on Sunday.
Russell Baker
My actual Sunday quote:
Give me a Sunday morning, that's full of grace, A simple life and I'll be okay, here in small town U.S.A.
Justin Moore
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Post by andydp on May 17, 2021 14:45:48 GMT
You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life.
Winston Churchill
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Post by andydp on May 19, 2021 13:19:58 GMT
Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not.
Epicurus
Bonus track:
A man who causes fear cannot be free from fear.
Epicurus
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Post by andydp on May 20, 2021 12:27:41 GMT
The greater the difficulty, the greater the glory.
Marcus Tullius Cicero
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Post by RichTBikkies on May 20, 2021 13:00:28 GMT
Those who fear the facts will forever try to discredit the fact-finders.Denis Diderot You better believe it! |
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Post by andydp on May 25, 2021 23:46:34 GMT
I realize some of you may have missed the daily diatribe. Just to give you an idea: I have not spent a Monday night in my bed since May 10.
Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.
William James
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Post by andydp on May 26, 2021 13:24:43 GMT
Since I was out of it for a few days here's a two fer from GB Shaw:
The longer I live, the more convinced am I that this planet is used by other planets as a lunatic asylum.
Those who can’t change their minds can’t change anything.
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Post by andydp on May 27, 2021 12:34:10 GMT
When I think over what I have said, I envy mute (dumb) people.
Seneca the Younger
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Post by andydp on May 28, 2021 19:03:23 GMT
The greatest advantage in gambling lies in not playing at all.
Gerolamo Cardano
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Post by andydp on May 30, 2021 13:00:09 GMT
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Post by andydp on May 31, 2021 13:23:16 GMT
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Post by Deleted on May 31, 2021 15:11:18 GMT
By that measure Trump is a hero. First he gave a grand inspiring speech. Then he led the rebel army right in to the halls of Congress and overran the Senate chamber.
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Post by andydp on May 31, 2021 15:55:59 GMT
By that measure Trump is a hero. First he gave a grand inspiring speech. Then he led the rebel army right in to the halls of Congress and overran the Senate chamber. I have the feeling Pres Trump would act like like this person did in Desert Storm: "Froze like a deer in headlights." |
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Post by Deleted on May 31, 2021 16:45:46 GMT
By that measure Trump is a hero. First he gave a grand inspiring speech. Then he led the rebel army right in to the halls of Congress and overran the Senate chamber. I have the feeling Pres Trump would act like like this person did in Desert Storm: "Froze like a deer in headlights." Ah, but you forget the glowing orb and the sword dance in the desert. |
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Post by andydp on Jun 1, 2021 11:31:07 GMT
Speed is irrelevant if you are going in the wrong direction.
Mahatma Gandhi
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Post by andydp on Jun 2, 2021 10:41:08 GMT
To multiply your joy, count your blessings.
J. B. Priestley
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Post by andydp on Jun 3, 2021 12:54:01 GMT
Life is pretty simple:
You do some stuff. Most fails. Some works.
You do more of what works.
Leonardo da Vinci
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Post by andydp on Jun 4, 2021 12:01:56 GMT
A two fer today:
It is the task of a good man to help those in misfortune.
Stubbornness and stupidity are twins.
Sophocles
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