Literal and Figurative Advice Always start out with a larger pot than what you think you need. —Julia Child Johnny-on-the-Spot He had heard that widows were inclined to grant a great deal of latitude, so […]
Armenian Proverb Don’t buy a house, buy a neighbor. Don’t Tell a Lie She sat in a hammock and strummed her guitar. He sat down beside her and smoked his cigar. He told her he […]
Newspaper Headline Crack in Toilet Bowl Leads to Three Arrests Our Fascist Dime (By Robert R. Van Ryzin) Among the many false rumors spread about U.S. coins over the years was that the appearance of […]
Entry in an Autograph Album Say it with flowers Say it with mink But never, never Say it with ink. The Ins and Outs He who looks outside dreams. He who looks inside awakens. …Carl […]
Self-Knowledge He who knows himself best esteems himself least. H.G. Bohn Two Key Men in a Dead Lock I fail to appreciate twelve-tone music Because there is no key: For me the music is enlocked; […]
Daffy-nition Epitaph: a monumental lie. An Anonymous View of Married Life Some go to night clubs And some take to liquor But some, to fight boredom, Just sit there and bicker. When evenings are dullish […]
Armenian Proverb The friend who doesn’t regularly come and go becomes a stranger; the stranger who regularly comes and goes becomes a friend. On Deviation from Orthodoxy Leave no turn unstoned. Daffy-nition Breeding: the quality […]
Folk Wisdom The man with time to burn never gave the world any light. From One Who Knows Great literature is simply language charged with meaning to the utmost possible degree. …Ezra Pound […]
Old Time Adage The trouble with secrets is that they’re either not worth keeping, or they’re too good to keep. Footprints in the Sand One night a man had a dream. He dreamed he was […]
Swedish Proverb One should go invited to a friend in good fortune and uninvited in misfortune. Daffy-nition Snob: A person who wants to know only the people who don’t want to know him. Divided […]
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