Wise Sayings...or Not

[Fawlty]

“We should forgive our enemies, but not before they are hanged”
― Heinrich Heine

 

[ST1100Y]

So whoever came up with the word dentures...

really missed out on the opportunity to simply call them substitooths...

 

[docw1]

“Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.” ―Søren Kierkegaard

 

[Daboo]

“In a word, I was too cowardly to do what I knew to be right, as I had been too cowardly to avoid doing what I knew to be wrong.”
― Charles Dickens, Great Expectations

 

[docw1]

Don't be concerned that the world will end today. In Australia, tomorrow has already arrived. —Charles M. Schulz

 

[ST1100Y]

If you ever hear your wife use the phrase "... I was thinking..." brace yourself...

because you're either going to have to
- move
- build
- buy
- paint someting

whether your like it or not...

 

[Fawlty]

“I think I've discovered the secret of life -- you just hang around until you get used to it.”
― Charles Schultz

 

[ST1100Y]

... Lewd Wig...

 

[docw1]

You should force someone to use a computer with slow internet before you marry them in order to get to know them better. Will Ferrell

 

[Fawlty]

“Sometimes, if you stand on the bottom rail of a bridge and lean over to watch the river slipping slowly away beneath you, you will suddenly know everything there is to be known.”
― A.A. Milne

 

[docw1]

“When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.” —Lao Tzu

 

[ST1100Y]

The trouble with having an open mind, are people insisting on coming along and trying to put things in it -- Terry Pratchett

 

[Daboo]

“It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade.”
― Charles Dickens, Great Expectations

 

[Daboo]

This one is a bit longer. You could look at it as a quote within a quote. The larger context is an email newsletter from a Dr. Chris Harper. I'm growing to like his writing, his wisdom and the stories he tells of everyday life. But here's the quote from his newsletter.

Something Beautiful This Week

I walked down the stairs this week only to catch my son, sitting on the bottom step with a Star Wars book open in front of him. He was locked in, face set like flint, staring a hole into the floor 18 inches in front of him. His left hand was nearly trembling as he appeared to be grasping air. "What are you doing?" I asked, already knowing the answer…

"Trying to use the Force," he said…

"Is it working?" I asked.

"Once…" he confidently replied.

I love this kid. And I hope he never loses that. Not the belief that he can move objects with his mind. We probably need to clear that up [eventually].

But the imagination.

(And the quote within the quote that caught my eye that I wanted to share:")

Somewhere along the way, adults become very good at seeing only what is. Kids can still see what could be. C.S. Lewis wrote, "Reason is the natural organ of truth; but imagination is the organ of meaning."

Imagination isn’t the opposite of truth. At its best, imagination helps us see the beauty, possibility, and meaning of what is true. George MacDonald went even further: "To inquire into what God has made is the main function of the imagination."

 

[Fawlty]

“The art of being wise is knowing what to overlook.”
― William James

 

[docw1]

A day is a waste if you don't laugh. —Charlie Chaplin

 

[Fawlty]

“Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.”
― Rumi

 

[docw1]

Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities.—Voltaire

 

[Fawlty]

“Expectations make people miserable, so whatever yours are, lower them. You'll definitely be happier.”
― Simone Elkeles

 

[docw1]

“Sarcasm is the body’s natural defense against stupidity.”--anon