July 22, 200817 yr 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
July 22, 200817 yr Don't worry about the mule going blind, just load the wagon and give me the line. W.C. Murphy, my old boss. Travis
March 23, 201115 yr "If ones words are not better than silence... Perhaps one should remain silent" Kwyjang Cain from Kung Fu. Prolly came from someone else
March 23, 201115 yr "Outside of dogs books are mans best friend. Inside of dogs it is too dark to read." Groucho Marx
March 23, 201115 yr When all else fails, read the instructions. It's not paranoia if they really are out to get you.... :blink:
March 23, 201115 yr 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
March 23, 201115 yr "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.
March 23, 201115 yr 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<><
March 23, 201115 yr those who can ,do those who can't, teach "...and there are lots of ex-teachers in administration."
March 23, 201115 yr 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
March 23, 201115 yr 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
March 23, 201115 yr 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
March 24, 201115 yr When the power of love overcomes the love of power the world will know peace. Jimi Hendrix
March 24, 201115 yr "Do not try to teach a pig to sing. You will waste your time and aggravate the pig" :P
March 24, 201115 yr 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
March 24, 201115 yr 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
March 24, 201115 yr "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 :(
March 24, 201115 yr 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
March 24, 201115 yr "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)
March 26, 201115 yr "its as dangerous as a monkey with a machine gun." forgot where i got that one "Endeavor to Persevere" from Outlaw Josie Wales
March 26, 201115 yr In God we trust, all other pay cash - Flick Experience starts when you begin - Capt Pete Culler Excelsior, Ted
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