Finnr Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 Jerry I think that was a Mark Twain quote. He also said " beauty is only skin deep, but ugly is clear to the bone." Finnr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurlyGeorge Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 Jerry, I know a few people that suffer from that second one!! LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travis Covington Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 Don't worry about the mule going blind, just load the wagon and give me the line. W.C. Murphy, my old boss. Travis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borntoolate Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 "If ones words are not better than silence... Perhaps one should remain silent" Kwyjang Cain from Kung Fu. Prolly came from someone else Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomhw Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 "Outside of dogs books are mans best friend. Inside of dogs it is too dark to read." Groucho Marx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OddDuck Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 When all else fails, read the instructions. It's not paranoia if they really are out to get you.... :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramsberg Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 Silence is golden. . . until it is tarnished by a fart! ***************************** You are not what you were, You are not what you have been, You were nor what you are, You are who you shall become. ***************************** Both quotes are mine, the first a modified classic of course, the second original. Caleb Ramsby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Turley Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 "Measure twice, cut once" -- not sure where it came from, but my Dad always said it and it has stuck. -Colleen The corollary: Measure once; cut twice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marksnagel Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 My father used to say, "The hurrier I go, the behinder I get." I have proved it over and over again. I believe it is a saying he saw or heard in the Pennsylvania Dutch area. Mark<>< Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Turley Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 those who can ,do those who can't, teach "...and there are lots of ex-teachers in administration." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francis Trez Cole Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 this has always been my favorite quote It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open one's mouth and remove all doubt.Abraham Lincoln Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old N Rusty Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 "stupid is as stupid does" Forest Gump Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John B Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 Ignorance is knowledge not yet acquired Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wedwards Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 It's good to see this thread resurrected. These are all good, as I like to call them, "Rules of Life". A few of my favorites are: 1. my signature 2. Everybody wants to go to heaven but nobody wants to die. 3. If it's worth fighting for it's worth fighting dirty for, and 4. its corollary from my CQB (close quarters battle) instructor: Never open up a half a can of whupass. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Turley Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 Be what you is, And not what you ain't. "Cause if you ain't what you is, You is what you ain't! Whenever you start is the right time. Chinese The reason we call a person a "pill" is because he or she is hard to take. The drowning man is not troubled by rain. Persian proverb In order to burn out, a person needs to have been on fire at one time. Ayala Pines Nothing unless first a dream. Carl Sandburg We have enough youth; how about a fountain of Smart? Bumper sticker If you don't believe in eternity, just visit the Motor Vehicle Division. You can't unring a bell. Why is New Age age old? We knew dinner was ready when the smoke alarm went off. Steve Stucker The coffee's ready when the horseshoe floats. Mules don't have withers? Now I know what to get 'em for Christmas! Jimmy Gomez Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Steinkirchner Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 When the power of love overcomes the love of power the world will know peace. Jimi Hendrix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim McCoy Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 "Do not try to teach a pig to sing. You will waste your time and aggravate the pig" :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe C B Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 Wow, Blacksmith philosophers. I read thru them all and I don't think that I saw this one... lifted from an others byline. I love it... "Never attribute to malice that which can be explained by stupidity" Joe B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Steinkirchner Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 forgot my sig “Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools speak because they have to say something.” -Plato- "good is the enemy of great" one of the chefs(instructors) said that and it just kind of stuck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wedwards Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 A Smith and Wesson beats four aces. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marksnagel Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 "If ifs and ands, were pots and pans, the world would be a kitchen." author unknown to me. And one I learned on my own but hear it quite often, "YES, black can be HOT!" ouch :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pike3e Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 Got this one from this site For all of your days be prepared, And meet them ever alike. When you are the anvil, bear - When you are the hammer, strike. Edwin Markham Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mycroft Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 "Never make irrevocable decisions while tired or hungry" - Robert Heinlein I'm fond of this one whenever someone is complaining about something: "Life sucks, get a helmet" - Dr. Denis Leary or for the same situation: "No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it." Hebrews 12:11 (NIV) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old N Rusty Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 "its as dangerous as a monkey with a machine gun." forgot where i got that one "Endeavor to Persevere" from Outlaw Josie Wales Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tobago Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 In God we trust, all other pay cash - Flick Experience starts when you begin - Capt Pete Culler Excelsior, Ted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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