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Selected quotes, quips, epigrams and witticisms from Phillips "Book of Great Thoughts & Funny Sayings":
The only thing worse than hearing the alarm clock in the morning is not hearing it.
Absence diminishes little passions and increases great ones just as the wind blows out a candle and fans a flame.
There is nothing so absurd or ridiculous that has not at some time been said by some philosopher. Oliver Goldsmith
I will name you the degreees. The first, the Retort Courteous; the second, the Quip Modest; the third, the Reply Churlish; the fourth, the Reproof Valiant; the fifth, the Countercheck Quarrelsome; the sixth, the Lie with Circumstance; the seventh, the Lie Direct. William Shakespeare
The average Ph.D. thesis is nothing but the transference of bones from one graveyard to another. J. Frank Dobie
There is no such thing as great talent without great willpower.
The actions of men are the best interpreters of their thoughts. John Locke
When you're safe at home you wish you were having an adventure; when you're having an adventure you wish you were safe at home. Thornton Wilder
Every difficulty slurred over will be a ghost to disturb your repose later on. Frederic Chopin
Anybody can give advice - the trouble comes in finding someone interested in using it.
People ask you for criticism, but they only want praise. W. Somerset Maugham
I was court-martialled in my absence, and sentenced to death in my absence, so I said they could shoot me in my absence. Brendan Behan (Irish writer and IRA member)
More to follow at irregular intervals...
Regards, JF
Last edited by John Frank; 04/04/09 11:56 AM.
Every difficulty slurred over will be a ghost to disturb your repose later on. Frederic Chopin
Current favorite bumper sticker: Wag more, bark less.
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Every difficulty slurred over will be a ghost to disturb your repose later on. Frederic Chopin
Current favorite bumper sticker: Wag more, bark less.
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Every difficulty slurred over will be a ghost to disturb your repose later on. Frederic Chopin
Current favorite bumper sticker: Wag more, bark less.
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PeggySue - here it is - I bumped it up for you - just another one of my many thoughtful services!
Regards, JF
Every difficulty slurred over will be a ghost to disturb your repose later on. Frederic Chopin
Current favorite bumper sticker: Wag more, bark less.
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