Wise Sayings...or Not

[DeanR]

Give this a listen. Pretty much fits the theme of this thread.

 

[docw1]

a good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving.--Lao Tzu

 

[docw1]

“Learn from the mistakes of others. You can never live long enough to make them all yourself.”
― Groucho Marx

 

[ibike2havefun]

You may not get what you paid for but you always pay for what you got.

Corollary: sometimes "Free" is too high a price.

 

[St-Gerard]

Wistest Advice ever given to me, "No Such thing as a Free Lunch".

 

[Uncle Phil]

Wistest Advice ever given to me, "No Such thing as a Free Lunch".

Oh, there are 'free' lunches - but somebody is paying for it and sometimes dearly!

 

[St-Gerard]

Oh, there are 'free' lunches - but somebody is paying for it and sometimes dearly!

My point exactly

 

[docw1]

Wistest Advice ever given to me, "No Such thing as a Free Lunch".

Had a word for that back in college: TANSTAAFL

 

[skidlid1300]

The oxen may be slow, but the earth is patient…

 

[John OoSTerhuis]

Had a word for that back in college: TANSTAAFL

Yes! High school for me. Robert Heinlein - "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress"

 

[Daboo]

"The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command."

1984

 

[docw1]

A wise man once said it is only when a mosquito lands on your testicles that you realize there is always a way to solve problems without using violence.

 

[docw1]

“When you're in jail, a good friend will be trying to bail you out. A best friend will be in the cell next to you saying, 'Damn, that was fun'.”
― Groucho Marx

 

[docw1]

It happens to everyone as they grow up. you find out who you are and
what you want and then you realize the people you’ve known forever don’t see things the same way.
So you keep the wonderful memories but find yourself moving on.
-Nicholas Sparks

 

[docw1]

Don’t be childish, be child-like—Alfie Kane


“You are never too old to become younger!” ― Mae West

 

[Daboo]

"all the greatest things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope." -- Winston Churchill

 

[docw1]

You’ve got to dance like there’s no one watching, love like you’ll never be hurt, sing like there’s nobody listening, and live like it’s heaven on earth.—William Purkey

 

[Daboo]

"If there's anyone who can appear before Aslan without their knees knocking, they're either braver than most, or else just silly." – A humorous observation by Mrs. Beaver regarding the awe-inspiring nature of Aslan.

 

[bdalameda]

"If there's anyone who can appear before Aslan without their knees knocking, they're either braver than most, or else just silly." – A humorous observation by Mrs. Beaver regarding the awe-inspiring nature of Aslan.

"He's not a tame lion." - Mrs Beaver

 

[docw1]

We are what we pretend to be so we must be careful what we pretend to be.—Kurt Vonnegut