Tuesday, October 31, 2017
Monday, October 30, 2017
Fortune Quote #1916
A soft answer turneth away wrath; but grievous words stir up
anger. -- Proverbs 15:1
anger. -- Proverbs 15:1
Sunday, October 29, 2017
Saturday, October 28, 2017
Fortune Quote #1914
A platitude is simply a truth repeated till people get tired of hearing
it. -- Stanley Baldwin
it. -- Stanley Baldwin
Friday, October 27, 2017
Fortune Quote #1913
A pipe gives a wise man time to think and a fool something to stick in his
mouth.
mouth.
Thursday, October 26, 2017
Fortune Quote #1912
A man gazing at the stars is proverbially at the mercy of the puddles in
the road. -- Alexander Smith
the road. -- Alexander Smith
Wednesday, October 25, 2017
Tuesday, October 24, 2017
Monday, October 23, 2017
Sunday, October 22, 2017
Saturday, October 21, 2017
Friday, October 20, 2017
Thursday, October 19, 2017
Fortune Quote #1905
A good name lost is seldom regained. When character is gone, all is gone,
and one of the richest jewels of life is lost forever. -- J. Hawes
and one of the richest jewels of life is lost forever. -- J. Hawes
Wednesday, October 18, 2017
Tuesday, October 17, 2017
Monday, October 16, 2017
Fortune Quote #1902
A farmer with extremely prolific hens posted the following sign. "Free
Chickens. Our Coop Runneth Over."
Chickens. Our Coop Runneth Over."
Sunday, October 15, 2017
Saturday, October 14, 2017
Friday, October 13, 2017
Fortune Quote #1899
Irrigation of the land with seawater desalinated by fusion power is
ancient. It's called `rain'. -- Michael McClary, in alt.fusion
ancient. It's called `rain'. -- Michael McClary, in alt.fusion
Thursday, October 12, 2017
Fortune Quote #1898
The lawgiver, of all beings, most owes the law allegiance. He of all men
should behave as though the law compelled him. But it is the universal
weakness of mankind that what we are given to administer we presently
imagine we own. -- H.G. Wells
should behave as though the law compelled him. But it is the universal
weakness of mankind that what we are given to administer we presently
imagine we own. -- H.G. Wells
Wednesday, October 11, 2017
Fortune Quote #1897
> From MAILER-DAEMON@Think.COM Thu Mar 2 13:59:11 1989 > Subject:
Returned mail: unknown mailer error 255 "Dale, your address no longer
functions. Can you fix it at your end?" -- Bill Wolfe
(wtwolfe@hubcap.clemson.edu) "Bill, your brain no longer functions. Can
you fix it at your end?" -- Karl A. Nyberg (nyberg@ajpo.sei.cmu.edu)
Returned mail: unknown mailer error 255 "Dale, your address no longer
functions. Can you fix it at your end?" -- Bill Wolfe
(wtwolfe@hubcap.clemson.edu) "Bill, your brain no longer functions. Can
you fix it at your end?" -- Karl A. Nyberg (nyberg@ajpo.sei.cmu.edu)
Tuesday, October 10, 2017
Fortune Quote #1896
If a nation values anything more than freedom, it will lose its freedom;
and the irony of it is that if it is comfort or money it values more, it
will lose that, too. -- W. Somerset Maugham
and the irony of it is that if it is comfort or money it values more, it
will lose that, too. -- W. Somerset Maugham
Monday, October 9, 2017
Fortune Quote #1895
If you can, help others. If you can't, at least don't hurt
others. -- the Dalai Lama
others. -- the Dalai Lama
Sunday, October 8, 2017
Fortune Quote #1894
Remember, extremism in the nondefense of moderation is not a
virtue. -- Peter Neumann, about usenet
virtue. -- Peter Neumann, about usenet
Saturday, October 7, 2017
Friday, October 6, 2017
Fortune Quote #1892
It follows that any commander in chief who undertakes to carry out a plan
which he considers defective is at fault; he must put forth his reasons,
insist of the plan being changed, and finally tender his resignation rather
than be the instrument of his army's downfall. --
Napoleon, "Military Maxims and Thought"
which he considers defective is at fault; he must put forth his reasons,
insist of the plan being changed, and finally tender his resignation rather
than be the instrument of his army's downfall. --
Napoleon, "Military Maxims and Thought"
Thursday, October 5, 2017
Fortune Quote #1891
"We want to create puppets that pull their own strings." -- Ann
Marion "Would this make them Marionettes?" -- Jeff Daiell
Marion "Would this make them Marionettes?" -- Jeff Daiell
Wednesday, October 4, 2017
Fortune Quote #1890
The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one
persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress
depends on the unreasonable man. -- George Bernard Shaw
persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress
depends on the unreasonable man. -- George Bernard Shaw
Tuesday, October 3, 2017
Monday, October 2, 2017
Fortune Quote #1888
It is hard to overstate the debt that we owe to men and women of
genius. -- Robert G. Ingersoll
genius. -- Robert G. Ingersoll
Sunday, October 1, 2017
Fortune Quote #1887
Let every man teach his son, teach his daughter, that labor is
honorable. -- Robert G. Ingersoll
honorable. -- Robert G. Ingersoll
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