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12/10/2024

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Hopes And Dreams

12/9/2024

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“Love the life you have while you create the life of your dreams.” -Hal Elrod

“Hope is like a road in the country; there was never a road, but when many people walk on it, the road comes into existence.” -Lu Xun (also known as Lusin (1881 - 1936)): as quoted in Lin Yutang, editor and translator, “The Wisdom of China and India” (1942), ‘The Epigrams of Lusin’

“To accomplish great things we must not only act, but also dream, not only plan, but also believe.” [translation to English]
“Pour accomplir de grandes choses il ne suffit pas d’agir, il faut rêver; il ne suffit pas de calculer, il faut croire.” [original French]
-Anatole France (pseudonym of Jacques Anatole François Thibault (1844 - 1924)): “Discours de réception, Séance De L’académie Française” (24 December 1896) (introductory speech at a session of the French Academy), commenting on Ferdinand de Lesseps’ work on the Suez Canal

“Everything that is done in the world is done by hope.” -Martin Luther (1483 - 1546)

“Everything begins as a dream.” -Author Unknown
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“Help others achieve their dreams and you will achieve yours.” -Les Brown (Leslie Calvin ‘Les’ Brown (born 1945))

“Hope has two beautiful daughters, named Anger and Courage; Anger at the way things are, and Courage to change them.” -Augustine of Hippo (also known as Aurelius Augustinus Hipponensis (C.E. 354 - C.E. 430))

“HOPE: Hanging Onto Positive Expectations.” -Author Unknown
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“The hopeful man sees success where others see failure; sunshine where others see shadows and storm.” -Orison S. Marden (Orison Swett Marden (1848 - 1924))

“The Sun always shines above the clouds.” -Paul F. Davis

“If one dream should fall and break into a thousand pieces, never be afraid to pick one of those pieces up and begin again.” -Flavia Weedn (Flavia Marie Register Weedn (1929 - 2015)): “Flavia and the Dream Maker” (1988) at flaviastore.archivea.com
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“Hope costs nothing.” -Colette (Sidonie Gabrielle Colette (1873 - 1954))

“Here I possessed nothing in the world. I was no more than a mortal strayed between sand and stars, conscious of the single blessing of breathing. And yet I discovered myself filled with dreams.” -Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (Antoine Marie Jean-Baptiste Roger, comte de Saint-Exupéry (1900 - 1944)) at https://www.antoinedesaintexupery.com/

“Hope sees the invisible, feels the intangible, and achieves the impossible.” -Helen Keller (Helen Adams Keller (1880 - 1968))

“Dream. Then Do.” -Ferdi Scheepers
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“Do all you can to make your dreams come true.” -Joel Osteen (born 1963)

“Hold on to your dreams, for they are, in a sense, the stuff of which reality is made. It is through our dreams that we maintain the possibility of a better, more meaningful life.” -Leo Buscaglia (Felice Leonardo ‘Leo’ Buscaglia, also known as Leo F. Buscaglia (1924 - 1998))

“Dreams come a size too big so you can grow into them.” -Author Unknown
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“Have big dreams. You will grow into them.” -Author Unknown

“No dreamer is ever too small; no dream is ever too big.” -Author Unknown

“Hope is not the lucky gift of circumstance or disposition, but a virtue like faith and love, to be practiced whether or not we find it easy or even natural, because it is necessary to our survival as human beings.” -Clara Park
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“What steps could you take right now to begin turning your dreams into realities?” -Brian Tracy (born 1944) at https://www.briantracy.com

“While there’s life, there’s hope.” -Publius Terentius Afer (also known simply as Terence (185 B.C.E. - 159 B.C.E.)): “Heuton timoroumenos,” line 981

“Keep your dreams alive. Understand to achieve anything requires faith and belief in yourself, vision, hard work, determination, and dedication. Remember all things are possible for those who believe.” -Gail Devers
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“The very least you can do in your life is to figure out what you hope for. And the most you can do is live inside that hope.” -Barbara Kingsolver (born 1955)

“Dreams come true; without that possibility, nature would not incite us to have them.” -John Updike (John Hoyer Updike (1932 - 2009)): “Self-Consciousness: Memoirs” (1989), Chapter 3

“Hope doesn’t require a massive chain where heavy links of logic hold it together. A thin wire will do . . . just strong enough to get us through the night until the winds die down.” -Charles R. Swindoll (Charles Rozell ‘Chuck’ Swindoll (born 1934))

“Don’t lose hope. When the Sun goes down, the stars come out.” -Author Unknown
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Hope, like the gleaming taper’s light,
Adorns and cheers our way;
And still, as darker grows the night,
Emits a brighter ray.
-Oliver Goldsmith (1728 - 1774): “The Captivity, An Oratorio” (1764), Act II, scene 1

“Dream lofty dreams, and as you dream, so shall you become. Your vision is the promise of what you shall at last unveil.” -John Ruskin (1819 - 1900)

“Dreams are renewable. No matter what our age or condition, there are still untapped possibilities within us and new beauty waiting to be born.” -Dale E. Turner (Dale Emerson Turner (1917 - 2006)) at https://www.reverenddaleturner.org/
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“When the world says, ‘Give up,’ Hope whispers, ‘Try one more time.’” -Author Unknown

“We all have dreams. But in order to make dreams come into reality, it takes an awful lot of determination, dedication, self-discipline, and effort.” -Jesse Owens (1913 - 1980)

“Set out each day believing in your dreams. Know without a doubt that you were made for amazing things.” -Josh Hinds (Josh Stephen Hinds (born 1973))
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“Hope is necessary in every condition. The miseries of poverty, of sickness, or captivity, would, without this comfort, be insupportable; nor does it appear that the happiest lot of terrestrial existence can set us above the want of this general blessing; or that life, when the gifts of nature and of fortune are accumulated upon it, would not still be wretched, were it not elevated and delighted by the expectation of some new possession, of some enjoyment yet behind, by which the wish shall at last be satisfied, and the heart filled up to its utmost extent.” -Samuel Johnson (1709 - 1784): as quoted in “The Rambler” (1750 - 1752), Number 67 (6 November 1750)

“Let your hopes, not your hurts, shape your future.” -Robert H. Schuller (Robert Harold Schuller (1926 - 2015))

“So many of our dreams at first seem impossible, then they seem improbable, and then, when we summon the will, they soon become inevitable.” -Christopher Reeve (Christopher D’Olier Reeve (1952 - 2004))

“Happy are those who dream dreams and are ready to pay the price to make them come true.” -Léo Joseph Suenens (1904 - 1996)

“At the darkest moment comes the light.” -Joseph Campbell (Joseph John Campbell (1904 - 1987)): “The Power of Myth” book based on “Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth” television documentary (broadcast 21 through 26 June 1988), Chapter 2: ‘The Journey Inward’

“Hope is something that brings sunshine into the shadows of our lives. It is our link to a better tomorrow. When hope is gone, so too is our force, and when hope is kept alive, so too is our determination to go on.” -Author Unknown: dedication to George Mahdesian (1927 - 1998)
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“One’s thoughts turn towards Hope.” -Leonardo da Vinci (Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci (1452 - 1519)): as quoted in Edward MacCurdy, translator: “The Notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinci” (1938), ‘Studies and Sketches for Pictures and Decorations’

“In all things it is better to hope than to despair.” -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)

“A dream becomes a goal when action is taken toward its achievement.” -Bo Bennett (Robert Foster ‘Bo’ Bennett (born 1972))

“Dreams are necessary to life.” -Anaïs Nin (born Angela Anaïs Juana Antolina Rosa Edelmira Nin y Culmell (1903 - 1977))

“Hope, like faith, is nothing if it is not courageous.” -Thornton Wilder (Thornton Niven Wilder (1897 - 1975))

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“Never deprive someone of hope; it might be all they have.” -H. Jackson Brown (Horace Jackson Brown, Junior (1940 - 2021)): “Life’s Little Instruction Book” (1991)

“Hope is important because it can make the present moment less difficult to bear. If we believe that tomorrow will be better, we can bear a hardship today.” -Thích Nhất Hanh (born 1926 as Nguyễn Xuân Bảo)
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“It may be that those who do most, dream most.” -Stephen Butler Leacock (1869 - 1944)

‘Hope’ is the thing with feathers -
That perches in the soul -
And sings the tune without the words -
And never stops - at all -
And sweetest - in the Gale - is heard -
And sore must be the storm -
That could abash the little Bird
That kept so many warm -
I’ve heard it in the chillest land -
And on the strangest sea -
Yet, never - in extremity -
It asked a crumb of me -
-Emily Dickinson (Emily Elizabeth Dickinson (1830 - 1886)): as published in Thomas H. Johnson, editor: “The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson” (1960), Poem 254

“He who has hope has everything.” -Author Unknown

“The path to a dream is paved with sacrifices and lined with determination. And although it has many stumbling blocks along the way and may go in more than one direction, it is marked with faith. It is traveled by belief in you and others but requires courage, persistence, and hard work. It is conquered with a willingness to face challenges and take chances, to fail and try again and again. Along the way, you may have to confront doubts, setbacks, and unfairness. But when the path comes to an end, you will find that there is no greater joy than making your dream come true.” -Author Unknown

“Hope begins in the dark, the stubborn hope that if you just show up and try to do the right thing, the dawn will come. You wait and watch and work; you don’t give up.” -Anne ‘Annie’ Lamott (born 1954)

“Most people never run far enough on their first wind to find out they’ve got a second. Give your dreams all you’ve got and you’ll marvel at the energy that comes out of you.” -William James (1842 - 1910)

“Miracles start to happen when you give as much energy to your dreams as you do to your fears.” -Richard Wilkins (Richard Stephen Wilkins (born 1954))
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“The greatest achievement was at first and for a time a dream. The oak sleeps in the acorn; the bird waits in the egg; and in the highest vision of the soul a waking angel stirs. Dreams are the seedlings of realities.” -James Allen (1864 - 1912): “As a Man Thinketh” (1902), ‘Visions and Ideals’

“Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.” -Helen Keller (Helen Adams Keller (1880 - 1968)): “Optimism” (1903)

“There is always hope.” -Frances Walsh, Philippa Boyens, and Peter Jackson: “The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers” film (2002) film based on J. R. R. Tolkien: “The Lord of the Rings” published as three volumes, “The Fellowship of the Ring,” “The Two Towers,” and “Return of the King” (29 July 1954 to 20 October 1955)

“I have had dreams and I have had nightmares. I overcame the nightmares because of my dreams.” -Jonas Salk (Jonas Edward Salk (1914 - 1995))

“Don’t let someone who gave up on their dreams talk you out of going after yours.” -Zig Ziglar (Hilary Hinton ‘Zig’ Ziglar (1926 - 2012))
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“The capacity for hope is the most significant fact of life. It provides human beings with a sense of destination and the energy to get started.” -Norman Cousins (1915 - 1990)

“It is good to dream, but it is better to dream and work. Faith is mighty, but action with faith is mightier. Desiring is helpful, but work and desire are invincible.” -Thomas Robert Gaines (1877 - 1965)

“Of all the people I have ever known, those who have pursued their dreams and failed have lived a much more fulfilling life than those who have put their dreams on a shelf for fear of failure.” -Author Unknown
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“The only thing that stands in between you and your dreams is the will to try and the belief that it is actually possible.” -Joel Brown at https://www.IAmJoelBrown.com/

“Hope is like the Sun, which, as we journey toward it, casts the shadow of our burden behind us.” -Samuel Smiles (1812 - 1904): “Self-help, with Illustrations of Character and Conduct” (1861), page 67

“The hopes of men have been justly called waking dreams.” -Basil (C.E. 330 - C.E. 379): letter to Gregory of Nazianzus: as quoted in S. Baring-Gould (Sabine Baring-Gould (1834 - 1924)): “The Lives of the Saints” (1873)

“At every crossroad, follow your dream. It is courageous to let your heart lead the way.” -Thomas Leland (1722 - 1785)

“Never stop believing in hope because miracles happen every day.” -Author Unknown

“Hope is as cheap as Despair.” -Thomas Fuller (1654 - 1734): “Gnomologia: Adages and Proverbs” (1732), number 2542

“Dreams don’t work unless you do.” -John C. Maxwell (John Calvin Maxwell (born 1947))

“When you have a dream, you’ve got to grab it and never let go.” -Carol Burnett (Carol Creighton Burnett (born 1933))

“Dreams can come true if you take the time to think about what you want in life.” -Author Unknown
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“My hopes are not always realized, but I always hope.” -Publius Ovidius Naso (also known simply as Ovid (43 B.C.E. - about C.E. 17))

“Every moment is another chance to make your dreams come true.” -Author Unknown

“Practice hope. As hopefulness becomes a habit, you can achieve a permanently happy spirit.” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993)
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“False hope is better than no hope at all.” -Lois Greiman (Lois Denise Greiman (born 1959))

“Hope is both the earliest and the most indispensable virtue inherent in the state of being alive. If life is to be sustained hope must remain, even where confidence is wounded, trust impaired.” -Erik Erikson (1902 - 1994)

“It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live, remember that.” -J. K. Rowling (Joanne Kathleen ‘Jo’ Rowling (born 1965)): “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” (1997)

“Where there is no hope, there can be no endeavor.” -Samuel Johnson (1709 - 1784): as quoted in “The Rambler” (6 April 1751)

“All men who have achieved great things have been great dreamers.” -Orison S. Marden (Orison Swett Marden (1848 - 1924))

“If you do not hope, you will not find what is beyond your hopes.” -Clement of Alexandria (also known as Titus Flavius Clemens (about C.E. 150 - about C.E. 215))
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“For hope is but the dream of those that wake.” -Matthew Prior (1664 - 1721): “Solomon on the Vanity of the World,” book iii, line 102

“Successful people are dreamers who have found a dream too exciting, too important, to remain in the realm of fantasy. Day by day, hour by hour, they toil in the service of their dream until they can see it with their eyes and touch it with their hands.” -Earl Nightingale (1921 - 1989)

“All men of action are dreamers.” -James G. Huneker (James Gibbons Huneker (1860 - 1921))

“Nothing is as real as a dream. The world can change around you, but your dream will not. Responsibilities need not erase it. Duties need not obscure it. Because the dream is within you, no one can take it away.” -Tom Clancy (Thomas Leo Clancy, Junior (1947 - 2013))
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“Trust your hopes, not your fears.” -David Mahoney (David Joseph Mahoney, Junior (1923 - 2000))

“Never laugh at anyone’s dreams. People who don’t have dreams don’t have much.” -Author Unknown

“Hope is the only thing stronger than fear.” -Suzanne Collins
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“Hope never abandons you; you abandon it.” -George Weinberg (1929 - 2017)

“Great Hopes make great Men.” -Thomas Fuller (1654 - 1734): Gnomologia: Adages and Proverbs” (1732), number 1759

“Dreaming, after all, is a form of planning.” -Gloria Steinem (born 1934)
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“People too weak to follow their own dreams typically tend to find a way to discourage yours.” -Author Unknown

“Always chase your dreams instead of running from your fears.” -Author Unknown

“If you don’t have a dream, how are you going to make a dream come true?” -Oscar Hammerstein
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“If it were not for Hopes, the Heart would break.” -Thomas Fuller (1654 - 1734): Gnomologia: Adages and Proverbs” (1732), number 2689

“Nothing happens unless first a dream.” -Carl Sandburg (Carl Augustus Sandburg (1878 - 1967))

“Once you choose hope, anything is possible.” -Christopher Reeve (Christopher D’Olier Reeve (1952 - 2004))
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“Everything that is done in the world is done by the hopeful. No matter your age. No matter your circumstances. No matter your financial wealth. Without hope, nothing is possible. But with hope . . . well . . . watch out.” -Martin Luther (1483 - 1546)

“Your dreams tell you what to do; your reason tells you how to do it.” -Jonas Salk (1914 - 1995)

“Hope is itself a species of happiness, and, perhaps, the chief happiness which this world affords.” -Samuel Johnson (1709 - 1784): letter (8 June 1762) as quoted in James Boswell: “The Life of Samuel Johnson” (1791), Volume 1, page 103

“To be hopeful in bad times is not just foolishly romantic. It is based on the fact that human history is a history not only of cruelty, but also of compassion, sacriﬁce, courage, kindness. What we choose to emphasize in this complex history will determine our lives. If we see only the worst, it destroys our capacity to do something. If we remember those times and places - and there are so many - where people have behaved magniﬁcently, this gives us the energy to act, and at least the possibility of sending this spinning top of a world in a different direction. And if we do act, in however small a way, we don’t have to wait for some grand utopian future. The future is an inﬁnite succession of presents, and to live now as we think human beings should live, in deﬁance of all that is bad around us, is itself a marvelous victory.” -Howard Zinn (1922 - 2010): “A Power Governments Cannot Suppress” (1 December 2006), page 270
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Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it.
Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it!
-Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832): “Faust” (1806) lines 214 and 215, as translated by John Anster (1835)

“In both children and adults, there can be a hard-to-deny link between a robust sense of hope and either work productivity or academic achievement.” -Jeffrey Kluger (born 1954)

“Always believe that something wonderful is about to happen.” -attributed to Coco Chanel (Gabrielle Bonheur ‘Coco’ Chanel (1883 - 1971))
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“There is nothing like a dream to create the future.” -Victor Hugo (Victor Marie Hugo (1802 - 1885))

“Dream and give yourself permission to envision a You that you choose to be.” -Joy Page

“Keep your heart open to dreams. For as long as there’s a dream, there is hope, and as long as there is hope, there is joy in living.” -Author Unknown
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We are MFOL! . . . and our fondest Hopes And Dreams are that you will visit us often . . . as you make your way toward all the good that life has in store for you . . .

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Vehicles And Driving

12/4/2024

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“Everything in life is somewhere else, and you get there in a car.” -E. B. White (Elwyn Brooks White (1899 - 1985)): “Fro-Joy” (January 1940)

Knock, knock!
Who’s there?
Cargo.
Cargo, who?
Cargo, “Beep, beep!”
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Child: Mom, what happens to a car when it is too old to run anymore?
Mother: Someone sells it to your father.
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“Law of Driver Impatience: If you change lanes because traffic seems to be moving too slow and you are impatient, the lane you were in will start to move faster than the one you have moved to.” -Author Unknown

Reckless automobile driving arouses the suspicion that much of the horse sense of the good old days was possessed by the horse. The reason there were fewer wrecks in the horse-and-buggy era was that the driver did not depend wholly on his own judgement.
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“Another often-overlooked benefit of the introduction of the automobile is the resulting decrease in horse stealing.” -Author Unknown

Sammy: Why couldn’t the rooster buy a car?
Amy: Because he couldn’t scratch up enough money.
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In 1894, there were only four automobiles in the United States of America. Imagine the traffic jams, or rather, the lack thereof!

A man in his beat-up old car drove up to a tollbooth. The toll collector said, “Two dollars.” The vehicle owner said, “Sold!”
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“The best car safety device is a rear-view mirror with a cop in it.” -Dudley Moore

“I’ve found that an overlooked psychological factor contributing to auto accidents is the driver’s dislike for his car.” -Sheldon Zigelbaum
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Neil: Which traffic light is the bravest?
Nell: The one that doesn’t turn yellow.

“Restore human legs as a means of travel. Pedestrians rely on food for fuel and need no special parking facilities.” -Lewis Mumford
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One rainy evening, my husband, John, and I emerged from a restaurant only to find that he had locked the keys in the car. He insisted he could open the door with a wire coat hanger, so we went back to the restaurant to get one. There were none to be found. John then ran to a department store a quarter-mile away and returned with a hanger. After a few attempts, he got the door open and we climbed in. As we sat there, soaked and cold, he stuck the hanger under his seat. With a smug grin, he said, “Now if this ever happens again, I’ll have one.”
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A man was having trouble with his new car. He had added a carburetor that saved 30 percent on gas, a timer that saved 50 percent on gas, and spark plugs that saved 30 percent on gas. The trouble started when he drove ten miles and the gas tank overflowed.

Clementine: What kind of country would this be if everyone drove a pink car?
Lemuel: A pink carnation!
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Mini Caught Speeding at Mach 3. A Belgian motorist has been sent a speeding ticket for traveling at 3,379 kilometers (2,100 miles) per hour. The ticket claimed he had been caught doing Mach 3 in his Mini in a Brussels city suburb. Police have apologized for the mistake, and have blamed a faulty radar. They said human error was to blame for sending out the ticket, even though it was clear the man’s car could not have been traveling at three times the speed of sound.

Glenn: Have you heard about the vehicle that runs on water?
Logan: Yes, I believe it is called a sailboat.

“The shortest distance between two points is under construction.” -Noelie Altito
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“Some people just don’t know how to drive. I call these people, ‘Everybody but me.’” -Author Unknown

Picture of a dog sitting in the driver’s seat of a vehicle, looking directly at the viewer, as if about to drive the vehicle, and the words, ‘Visit www.MakeFunOfLife.net.’

During a countywide drive to round up all unlicensed dogs, a patrolman signaled a car to pull over to the curb. When the driver asked why he had been stopped, the officer pointed to the big dog sitting on the seat beside him and asked, “Does your dog have a license?” “No,” the man said, “He doesn’t need one.” “Yes, he does,” answered the officer. “But,” protested the driver, “I always do all the driving.”
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“Even though there are days I wish I could change some things that happened in the past, I realize there is a reason the rearview mirror is so small and the windshield is so big. Where you are headed is so much more important than what you have left behind.” -Author Unknown
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Neoautodentaphobia is a persistent fear of getting a dent in a new car.

A woman was found guilty in traffic court and when asked for her occupation, she said she was a schoolteacher. The judge rose from the bench. “Madam, I have waited years for a schoolteacher to appear before this court.” He smiled with delight. “Now sit down at that table and write, ‘I will not run a red light’ - five hundred times!”

Riddle: What has ten letters and starts with g-a-s?
Solution: An ‘automobile.’
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Wally: What part of a vehicle causes the most accidents?
Wallace: A loose screw in the nut located just behind the steering wheel.

“What am I supposed to do with this?” grumbled the motorist as the clerk handed him a receipt for paying his traffic fine. “Keep it,” the clerk advised. “When you get four of them, you get a bicycle.”
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Slow drivers are called ‘dinosaurs’ and fast drivers are called, “Did you see that?”

“Driving: Flying through the air while making intermittent contact with the road surface.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)

“You know, somebody actually complimented me on my driving today. They left a little note on the windscreen - it said, ‘Parking Fine.’” -Tommy Cooper
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“Never drive faster than your guardian angel can fly.” -Author Unknown

Deborah: How many dinosaurs will fit into a small car?
Debby: I don’t know, but sixteen small cars will fit into a dinosaur!
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Red Light: The place where you catch up with the motorist who passed you going 80 miles per hour a mile back.

“The car has become . . . an article of dress without which we feel uncertain, unclad, and incomplete.” -Marshall McLuhan: “Understanding Media” (1964)
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Millicent: Where do vehicles get the most flat tires?
Milford: Where there is a fork in the road.

Bumper Sticker: If you think I’m a lousy driver, wait until you see me putt!
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Percival: What kind of driver never gets a speeding ticket?
Priscilla: A screwdriver.

Darlene: What model car is that you’re driving?
Darin: Well, it’s not so much a model as it is a bad example.
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Motorist: Someone who keeps pedestrians in good running order.

“We are not proving ourselves spiritually worthy of our material progress. We have not been neighborly, courteous, and kind upon the highway. Our lack of decency toward our fellow men is a definite black mark against us.” -Cary T. Grayson
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Libby: What happened when the wheel was invented?
Lovey: It caused a ‘revolution.’

“What a lucky thing the wheel was invented before the automobile; otherwise, can you imagine the awful screeching?” -Samuel Hoffenstein

Have you heard about the guy who was T-boned while making a U-turn on an S-Curve? He got an ‘A’ for being in an accident.
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Sing While You Drive

At 45 miles per hour, sing:
     “Highways are Happy Ways.”
At 55 miles per hour, sing:
      “I’m But a Stranger Here, Heaven is My Home.”
At 65 miles per hour, sing:
      “Nearer, My God, to Thee!”
At 75 miles per hour, sing:
      “When the Roll is Called Up Yonder, I’ll Be There.”
At 85 miles per hour, sing:
      “Lord, I’m Coming Home.”

By Author Unknown

“Never buy a car you can’t push.” -Author Unknown
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“If everything comes your way, you are in the wrong lane.” -Author Unknown

“The longest journey begins with a single step, not with a turn of the ignition key.” -Edward Abbey
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“Aerodynamics are for people who cannot build engines.” -Enzo Ferrari

Devon: How do you avoid being driven crazy?
Irving: Walk.
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A man was driving along in his car when his wife called him on his cell phone. “Honey, be careful. I just heard on the news that there’s a car driving the wrong way on the freeway.” The man replied, “Only one - are you kidding? There must be hundreds of them!”

Mercy: How many sides does a stop sign have?
Piercy: Being octagons, stop signs have eight sides. (Alternative answer: Two: front and back, with eight ‘edges.’)

A woman who was speeding had an officer pull her to the side of the road. She did not have her seat belt on, so as soon as she stopped, she quickly slipped it on before the officer got to her window. After talking to her about speeding, the officer said, “I see you are wearing your seat belt. Do you believe in wearing it at all times?” “Yes, I do, officer,” she replied. “Well,” asked the officer, “do you always do it up with it looped through your steering wheel?”

Why is the time of day with the slowest traffic called ‘rush hour’?
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Safety Belts

Safety belts, safety belts,
     Wear them all the way!
Every time you’re in the car,
     Every night and day, oh!

Safety belts, safety belts,
     Wear them round your lap!
Then before you start to ride,
     Everybody snap!

By Author Unknown, can be sung to the same tune as that of “Jingle Bells”

Jill’s car was unreliable, and she called John for a ride every time it broke down. One day John got yet another one of those calls. “What happened this time?” he asked. “My brakes went out,” Jill said. “Can you come to get me?” “Where are you?” John asked. “I’m in the drugstore,” Jill responded. “And where’s the car?” John asked. Jill replied, “It’s in here with me.”
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“The civilized man has built a coach, but has lost the use of his feet.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 - 1882): “Self-Reliance” (1841)

Jenny: What is the difference between a car and a cow?
Jennifer: A car only has one horn.
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Driving test question: What jumps up and down on the front of a motor vehicle to help a driver see at night?
a. A clown on a pogo stick.
b. Glow-in-the-dark rabbits.
c. Froglights.
d. Windshield wipers.
Answer: c. Froglights.

“What if you steered your vehicle with your feet, and the brakes and accelerator were controlled by your hands?” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
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“Leave sooner, drive slower, live longer.” -Author Unknown

Two elderly women were out driving in a large car, and both of them could barely see over the dashboard. As they were cruising along, they came to an intersection. The stoplight was red, but they just went on through. The woman in the passenger seat thought to herself “I must be losing it. I am sure we just went through a red light.” After a few more minutes, they came to another intersection and the light was red again. Again, they went right through. The woman in the passenger seat was almost sure that the light had been red but was really concerned that she was losing it. She was getting nervous. At the next intersection, sure enough, the light was red and they went on through. So, she turned to the other woman and said, “Mildred, did you know that we just ran through three red lights in a row? You could have injured us both!” Mildred turned to her and said, “Oh, my goodness, am I driving?”
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If your car could travel at the speed of light, would your headlights work?

“When buying a used car, punch the buttons on the radio. If all the stations are rock and roll, there’s a good chance the transmission is shot.” -Larry Lujack
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“If someone can’t operate a turn-signal properly, what makes that person think that he or she can operate the whole car?” -Author Unknown

Fools Indeed

What fools indeed we mortals are
     To lavish care upon a car,
With ne’er a bit of time to see
     About our own machinery!

By John Kendrick Bangs (1862 - 1922)
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“The motor-car will help solve the congestion of traffic.” -A. J. Balfour (Arthur James Balfour (1848 - 1930)) (about 1910)

“I drive way too fast to worry about cholesterol.” -Author Unknown
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“Consider the man on horseback, and I have been a man on horseback for most of my life. Well, mostly he is a good man, but there is a change in him as soon as he mounts. Every man on horseback is an arrogant man, however gentle he may be on foot. The man in the automobile is one thousand times as dangerous. I tell you, it will engender absolute selfishness in mankind if the driving of automobiles becomes common. It will breed violence on a scale never seen before. It will mark the end of the family as we know it, the three or four generations living happily in one home. It will destroy the sense of neighborhood and the true sense of Nation. It will create giganticized cankers of cities, false opulence of suburbs, ruinized countryside, and unhealthy conglomerations of specialized farming and manufacturing. It will make every man a tyrant.” -R. A. Lafferty: “Interurban Queen” (1970), a short story set in the late 1800’s

“A commuter tie-up consists of you - and people who for some reason won’t use public transit.” -Robert Brault (born 1938) at rbrault.blogspot.com

A man was driving down a lonely country road when it began to snow heavily. His car windows fogged up and the windshield became covered with snow, but his wiper blades were badly worn, and consequently they soon fell apart. The man could not see out of the front of his car anymore and he could not continue to drive, so he stopped the car. Then he got out and started to turn over some large rocks that he found alongside the road. Finally, he found two frozen snakes under the rocks. He straightened them out, stuck them flat onto his blades, and they worked just fine. He was able to continue on his way thanks to his pair of wind-chilled vipers.

“Primitives who beat drums to drive off evil spirits are objects of scorn to smart Americans who blow horns to break up traffic jams.” -Mary Ellen Kelly

Stoplight: A place where the cautious and the reckless meet.
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Motorists, here is how you can avoid being prosecuted for using your cell phone while driving. Simply place your phone inside a large seashell, and the police will think that you are listening to the sound of the ocean as you drive.

“A tree never hits an automobile - except in self-defense.” -Author Unknown

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Continuing And Progressing

12/2/2024

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“Happiness and self-confidence come naturally when you feel yourself moving and progressing toward becoming the very best person you can possibly be.” -Brian Tracy (born 1944) at https://www.briantracy.com

“Every day you can take a tiny step in the right direction.” -Author Unknown
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“I’ve always tried to go a step past wherever people expected me to end up.” -Beverly Sills (pseudonym of Belle Miriam ‘Bubbles’ Silverman (1929 - 2007)): “Beverly: An Autobiography” (1988), page 356

“Don’t worry if you’re not where you want to be yet. Great things take time.” -Author Unknown
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“Never discourage anyone who continually makes progress, no matter how slow.” -Plato (about 427 B.C.E. - about 347 B.C.E.): “Sophist” (360 B.C.E.)

“A little progress each day adds up to big results.” -Author Unknown

If you can’t fly then run,
If you can’t run then walk,
If you can’t walk then crawl,
But whatever you do,
You have to keep
Moving forward.
-Author Unknown
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“I didn’t come this far to only come this far.” -Author Unknown

“It is those who concentrate on but one thing at a time who advance in this world.” -Og Mandino (Augustine ‘Og’ Mandino II (1923 - 1996))

“Little progress can be made merely by repressing what is bad. Our great hope lies in developing what is good.” -Author Unknown
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“Men have no more time to understand anything. They buy things ready-made at the shops. But there is no shop anywhere where one can buy friendship, and so men have no friends anymore.” -Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (Antoine Marie Jean-Baptiste Roger, comte de Saint-Exupéry (1900 - 1944))

“Continuous improvement is better than delayed perfection.” -Mark Twain (pseudonym of Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835 - 1910))

“No matter how many mistakes you make or how slow you progress, you are still way ahead of everyone who isn’t trying.” -Author Unknown
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“It does not matter how slowly you go, as long as you do not stop.” -Confucius (a fifteenth-century Portuguese Jesuit scholars’ rendering of the Chinese name K’ung Fu-tzu or K’ung Ch’iu into Classical Latin (English: Master K’ung) (about 551 B.C.E. - about 479 B.C.E.))

“In the final analysis, there is no solution to man’s progress but the day’s honest work, the day’s honest decisions, the day’s generous utterances, and the day’s good deed.” -Clare Boothe Luce (1903 -1987)

“By the time it came to the edge of the Forest the stream had grown up, so that it was almost a river, and, being grown-up, it did not run and jump and sparkle along as it used to do when it was younger, but moved more slowly. For it knew now where it was going, and it said to itself, ‘There is no hurry. We shall get there some day.’” -A. A. Milne (Alan Alexander Milne (1882 - 1956)): “The House at Pooh Corner” (1928): Chapter Six
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“In all things that are purely social we can be as separate as the fingers, yet one as the hand in all things essential to mutual progress.” -Booker T. Washington (Booker Taliaferro Washington (1856 - 1915)): “Up from Slavery” (1901), Chapter XIV: ‘The Atlanta Exposition Address’

“I make progress by having people around me who are smarter than I am - and listening to them. And I assume that everyone is smarter about something than I am.” -Henry J. Kaiser (Henry John Kaiser (1882 - 1967))

“All progress has resulted from people who took unpopular positions. All change is the result of a change in the contemporary state of mind. Don’t be afraid of being out of tune with your environment, and above all pray God that you are not afraid to live, to live hard and fast. To my way of thinking, it is not the years in your life but the life in your years that count in the long run. You’ll have more fun, you’ll do more and you’ll get more, you’ll give more satisfaction the more you know, the more you have worked, and the more you have lived. For yours is a great adventure at a stirring time in the annals of men.” -Adlai Stevenson (Adlai Ewing Stevenson II (1900 - 1965))
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“Yield not to misfortunes, but advance all the more boldly against them.” [translation to English]
“Tu ne cede malis, sed contra audentior ito.” [original Latin]
-Publius Vergilius Maro (also known simply as Vergil or Virgil (70 B.C.E. - 19 B.C.E.)): “Aeneid” (29 B.C.E. - 19 B.C.E.), ‘Book VI,’ line 95

“All experiences of life seems to prove that the impediments thrown in the way of the human advancement may for the most part be overcome by steady good conduct, honest zeal, activity, perseverance and above all, by a determined resolution to surmount difficulties and stand up manfully against misfortune.” -Samuel Smiles (1812 - 1904): “Self-help, with Illustrations of Character and Conduct” (1861), page 312

“Progress in every age results only from the fact that there are some men and women who refuse to believe that what they know to be right cannot be done.” -Russell W. Davenport
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“Be content with what you have, but never with what you are.” -Author Unknown

“If you get tired, learn to rest, not to quit.” -Banksy

“Results happen over time, not overnight. Work hard, stay consistent, and be patient.” -Author Unknown
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“Take pride in how far you have come, have faith in how far you can go.” -Author Unknown
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“Keep on going, and chances are that you will stumble on something, perhaps when you are least expecting it. I never heard of anyone ever stumbling on something sitting down.” -Charles F. Kettering (Charles Franklin Kettering (1876 - 1958))

“Victory is won not in miles but in inches. Win a little now, hold your ground, and later, win a little more.” -Louis L’Amour (born Louis Dearborn LaMoore (1908 - 1988))

“If you get stuck, get away from your desk. Take a walk, take a bath, go to sleep, make a pie, draw, listen to music, meditate, exercise; whatever you do, don’t just stick there scowling at the problem. But don’t make telephone calls or go to a party; if you do, other people’s words will pour in where your lost words should be. Open a gap for them, create a space. Be patient.” -Hilary Mantel
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“We should not only make progress but we should keep happy and harmonious.” -Orison S. Marden (Orison Swett Marden (1848 - 1924)): “How to Get What You Want” (1917)

“The power of a man increases steadily by continuing in one direction.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 - 1882)

“Do not let time pass without accomplishing something. Otherwise you will regret it when your hair turns gray.” -Yue Fei (C.E. 1103 - C.E. 1141)
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“You are not judged by the height you have risen, but from the depth you have climbed.” -Frederick Douglass (pseudonym of Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey (1817 - 1895)): “Life and Times of Frederick Douglass” (1881); type of work: autobiography

“Great ideas are the fuel of progress. Act on your ideas. Ideas in action solve problems, achieve goals and, as much as anything can, assure a happy life.” -Earl Nightingale (1921 - 1989)

“You are making progress if each mistake is a new one.” -Author Unknown
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“He who moves not forward goes backward.” -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)

“At first people refuse to believe that a strange new thing can be done. Then they begin to hope it can be done. Then they see it can be done. Then it is done and all the world wonders why it was not done centuries ago.” -Frances Hodgson Burnett (Frances Eliza Hodgson Burnett (1849 - 1924))

“All that is human must retrograde if it does not advance.” -Edward Gibbon (1737 - 1794): “The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire: Volume 1” (1776), Chapter 71

“Sometimes we have one thing we have left undone which occupies our minds so completely that we cannot do all of the other many things we also must do. It seems that only if we deliberately take the time and effort to complete or finish that one thing which blocks all other progress, can we then move on to accomplish other things. Sometimes it is simply a chore or talking to one specific person about some specific matter.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
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“Progress is not created by contented people.” -Frank Tyger (1929 - 2011)

“Emergencies have always been necessary to progress. It was darkness which produced the lamp. It was fog that produced the compass. It was hunger that drove us to exploration. And it took a depression to teach us the real value of a job.” -Victor Hugo (Victor Marie Hugo (1802 - 1885))

“In order to get from what was to what will be, you must go through what is.” -Author Unknown

“It is by tiny steps that we ascend [to] the stars.” -Jack Leedstrom
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“Strive for progress, not perfection.” -Author Unknown

“If we attend continually and promptly to the little that we can do, we shall ere* long be surprised to find how little remains that we cannot do.” -Samuel Butler (also known as Samuel Butler the Younger (1835 - 1902))
ere: before*

“Experience teaches that men are often so much governed by what they are accustomed to see and practice, that the simplest and most obvious improvements, in the most ordinary occupations, are adopted with hesitation, reluctance, and by slow gradations.” -Alexander Hamilton (1755 - 1804): “Report on Manufactures” (5 December 1791)

“The course of true anything never does run smooth.” -Samuel Butler (also known as Samuel Butler the Younger (1835 - 1902))

“Little by little, one travels far.” -J. R. R. Tolkien (John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (1892 - 1973))

“I may not be there yet, but I’m closer than I was yesterday.” -Author Unknown
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“If the world ever advances beyond what it is today, it must be led by men who express their real opinions.” -Robert G. Ingersoll (Robert Green ‘Bob’ Ingersoll (1833 - 1899))

“It’s not who you are that holds you back. It’s who you think you’re not that does.” -Author Unknown
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“Standing still is the fastest way of moving backwards in a rapidly changing world.” -Lauren Bacall (born Betty Joan Perske (1924 - 2014)

“The blessed work of helping the world forward, happily does not wait to be done by perfect men.” -George Eliot (pseudonym of Mary Ann Evans, possibly also known as Marian Evans Cross (1819 - 1880)): “Scenes of Clerical Life” (1858), ‘Janet’s Repentance,’ Chapter 10

“Our business in life is not to get ahead of other people, but to get ahead of ourselves.” -Maltbie Davenport Babcock (1858 - 1901)

“Not to go back is somewhat to advance.” -Alexander Pope (1688 - 1744)

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To reach a goal, we must continue onward . . . standing still and wishing accomplishes nothing . . .
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“Every moment of one’s existence, one is growing into more or retreating into less.” -Norman Mailer (Norman Kingsley Mailer (pseudonym of Nachem Malech Mailer (1923 - 2007)))
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“Progress was all right. Only it went on too long.” -James Thurber (James Grover Thurber (1894 - 1961))

“Look at your past. Your past has determined where you are at this moment. What you do today will determine where you are tomorrow. Are you moving forward or standing still?” -Tom Hopkins (born 1944)

“Be not afraid of going slowly; be afraid only of standing still.” -Author Unknown
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“Following-through is the only thing that separates dreamers from people that accomplish great things.” -Gene Hayden

“It is by those who have suffered that the world has been advanced.” -Leo Tolstoy (Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy (1828 - 1910))

“If you wish to travel far and fast, travel light. Take off all your envies, jealousies, unforgiveness, selfishness, and fears.” -Glenn Clark
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“When we feel stuck, going nowhere - even starting to slip backward - we may actually be backing up to get a running start.” -Dan Millman (Daniel Jay ‘Dan’ Millman (born 1946)) at https://www.peacefulwarrior.com/

“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 (1856 - 1950): “Man and Superman” (1903), ‘Maxims for Revolutionists’; type of work: play

“It does not matter how long it takes you as long as you never give up.” -Author Unknown
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“The most important thing is not where we are but where we are going.” -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)

“We all want progress, but if you’re on the wrong road, progress means doing an about-turn, and walking back to the right road.” -C. S. Lewis (Clive Staples Lewis (1898 - 1963))

“Where will you be in five years? Develop a plan, and then activate that plan to put yourself where you want to be in five years. Be sure to update your five-year plan at least annually in order to stay ahead of the game.” -Tom Hopkins (born 1944)
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“Not to go back is somewhat to advance.” -Quintus Horatius Flaccus (also known simply as Horace (65 B.C.E. - 8 B.C.E.))

“Success each day should be judged by the seeds sown, not the harvest reaped.” -John C. Maxwell (John Calvin Maxwell (born 1947))

“We conquer - not in any brilliant fashion - we conquer by continuing.” -George Matheson (1842 - 1906)
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“We are either progressing or retrograding all the while; there is no such thing as remaining stationary in this life.” -James F. Clarke (James Freeman Clarke (1810 - 1888)): as quoted in Edge-Tools of Speech (1886) by Maturin M. Ballou, page 397

“Win or lose, every time you do something in life be positive about it, be proud of the progress you’re making.” -Troy Mullins (2018)
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“Whatever one man is capable of imagining, other men will prove themselves capable of realizing.” -Jules Verne

“The distance a person goes is not as important as the direction.” -Author Unknown

“There was that law of life, so cruel and so just, that one must grow or else pay more for remaining the same.” -Norman Mailer (Norman Kingsley Mailer (pseudonym of Nachem Malech Mailer (1923 - 2007)))
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“Most great people have attained their greatest success just one step beyond their greatest failure.” -Napoleon Hill (Oliver Napoleon ‘Napoleon’ Hill (1883 - 1970))

“I may not be there yet, but I’m on my way!” -Author Unknown
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“We do more talking progress than we do progressing.” -Will Rogers (William Penn Adair ‘Will’ Rogers (1879 - 1935)): as quoted in Ben Yagoda: “Will Rogers: A Biography” (1993)

“All progress occurs because people dare to be different.” -Harry Millner
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“Nothing so obstinately stands in the way of all sorts of progress as pride of opinion; while nothing is so foolish and baseless.” -Josiah Gilbert Holland (1819 - 1881)

“Stop this Progress!” -H. G. Wells (Herbert George Wells): “Things to Come” (1936) movie; line spoken by fictional character Theotocopulos

“The issue of time is not what we have done but what we have become. It soon becomes apparent that the critical element is progress, not longevity. The question is not how much time we have logged, but how far we have progressed.” -Dallin H. Oaks (Dallin Harris Oaks (born 1932))
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“It takes many inches to make a mile. We can only move by inches, one inch at a time. It’s when we look miles ahead and wonder ‘how are we going to get so far?’ that we fail to move forward at all. The paradox is that we can choose to live life ‘in the rear view mirror’ and remain so far back that moving forward, even an inch, is most difficult. Most important, we must always keep in mind that anytime we suffer a setback while moving forward, it will always be just a matter of inches, and not miles.” -Rick Beneteau (Richard ‘Rick’ Beneteau) at https://richardbeneteau.com/

“The world is moving so fast these days that the man who says it can’t be done is generally interrupted by someone doing it.” -Elbert Hubbard (Elbert Green Hubbard (1856 - 1915)): as quoted in Evan Esar: “The Treasury of Humorous Quotations” (1951), page 103

“Whatever there be of progress in life comes not through adaptation but through daring.” -Henry Miller (Henry Valentine Miller (1891 - 1980))
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“I may not be where I want to be, but thank God I am not where I used to be.” -Joyce Meyer (born 1943 as Pauline Joyce Hutchison)

“Around here, however, we don’t look backwards for very long. We keep moving forward, opening up new doors and doing new things, because we’re curious . . . and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.” -Walt Disney (Walter Elias ‘Walt’ Disney (1901 - 1965)): as quoted in “Meet the Robinsons” (30 March 2007), movie closing credits and also in Jane Sutcliffe: “Walt Disney” (2009), page 45

“Progress lies not in enhancing what is, but in advancing toward what will be.” -Kahlil Gibran: “A Handful of Sand on the Shore, as quoted in Alterquest: the Alternative Quest for Answers (2006) by Karen Fiala, page 127
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“And gain is gain, however small.” -Robert Browning (1812 - 1889): “Paracelsus” (1835), Part 4

“Go as far as you can see; when you get there, you’ll be able to see farther.” -Thomas Carlyle (1795 - 1881)

“Do your best every day, and your life will gradually expand into satisfying fullness.” -Horotio W. Dresser (Horatio Willis Dresser (1866 - 1954))
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The Golden Rule

11/25/2024

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The Golden Rule

To do to others as I would
That they should do to me,
Will make me gentle, kind, and good,
As people ought to be.

By Author Unknown
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“People have got to understand that the commandment, “Do unto others as you would that they should do unto you” applies to animals, plants, and things, as well as to people. And that if it is regarded as applying only to people . . . then the animals, plants and things will, in one way or another, do as badly by man as man has done by them.” -Aldous Huxley (Aldous Leonard Huxley (1894 - 1963))

“May I do to others as I would they should do unto me.” -Plato (about 427 B.C.E. - about 347 B.C.E.)

“The duty of man is plain and simple, and consists of but two points - his duty to God, which every man must feel; and, with respect to his neighbor, to do as he would be done by.” -Thomas Paine (1737 - 1809)

“. . . wish not for others what ye wish not for yourselves . . .” -Bahá’u’lláh (born Husayn-‘Alí (1817 - 1892)): “Kitáb-i-Aqdas” (English: “The Most Holy Book”) (1873), 148
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“Love thy neighbor as thyself.” -Author Unknown: as quoted in “The Bible,” ‘Leviticus,’ chapter 19, verse 18

“To keep the Golden Rule we must put ourselves in other people’s places, but to do that consists in and depends upon picturing ourselves in their places.” -Harry Emerson Fosdick (1878 - 1969): as quoted in Johnny Ong: “Don’t Try to Live Your Life in One Day!” (2008), page 171

“Look to be treated by others as you have treated others.” -Publilius Syrus (85 B.C.E. - 43 B.C.E.)

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Slightly less well-known than The Golden Rule is The Golden Ruler . . .

Then give to the world the best you have
And the best will come back to you.
-Madeline S. Bridges (pseudonym of Mary Ainge De Vere (1844 - 1920)): “Life’s Mirror,” stanza 1, lines 3 and 4; type of work: poem
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“The good, which each follower of virtue seeks for himself, he will desire also for others.” -Baruch Spinoza (also known as Baruch de Spinoza, Benedict de Spinoza, Bento de Espinosa, Benedito de Espinosa and Benedict Spinoza, born as Benedito de Espinosa (1632 - 1677)): “Ethica” (1667), Part 4, Prop. XXXVII, as translated by R. H. M. Elwes

“Treat everyone you meet as if they were you.” -Doug Dillon

“Look into your own heart, discover what it is that gives you pain and then refuse, under any circumstance whatsoever, to inflict that pain on anybody else.” -Karen Armstrong

“An old nursemaid once made a comment to me that I’ve never forgotten: “I finds, Miss Evie, that you luck is how you treats people.” -Evelyn A. Benson
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“Reason shows me that if my happiness is desirable and a good, the equal happiness of any other person must be equally desirable.” -Henry Sidgwick: “The Methods of Ethics” (1874)
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“We have committed the Golden Rule to memory; let us now commit it to life.” -Edwin Markham (born Charles Edward Anson Markham (1852 - 1940))

“‘Do unto others as you’d have them do unto you’ is the greatest phrase ever written. If everyone followed that creed, this world would be a paradise.” -Stan Lee

“Do unto others twenty percent better than you would expect them to do unto you, to correct for subjective error.” -Linus Pauling (Linus Carl Pauling (1901 - 1994))

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Shown above is the Golden Rule Sign that hung above the door of the employee entrance of the Acme Factory in Toledo, Ohio, photographed in 1913. The factory was owned by the mayor of Toledo, Samuel M. Jones. The bottom three lines read, “Therefore whatsoever ye would that men should do unto you, do ye even so unto them,” quoting Jesus of Nazareth, from “The Bible,” ‘Book of Matthew,’ chapter 7, verse 12
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What is The Great Commandment? According to the Bible, Jesus Christ answered a question about the greatest commandment as follows: 37 “Love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ 38 This is the first and greatest commandment. 39 And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.” (“The Bible,” ‘Matthew,’ chapter 22, verses 37 through 39 (NIV))

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“Say of others as you would want to be said of you.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)

In Charles Kingsley’s “The Water Babies” (1863) book, he includes two characters, a Mrs. Do-As-You-Would-Be-Done-By and a Mrs. Be-Done-By-As-You-Did.

Golden Rule Day is celebrated on 5 April each year.

“He that does good to another, does good also to himself, not only in the consequence, but in the very act; for the consciousness of well-doing is, in itself, ample reward.” -Lucius Annaeus Seneca (also known as Seneca the Younger (3 B.C.E. - C.E. 65)): as attributed in Maturin M. Ballou: “Treasury of Thought” (1872), page 51

“One should seek for others the happiness one desires for one’s self.” -Author Unknown
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“The question was once put to Aristotle how we ought to behave to our friends; and his answer was, ‘As we should wish them to behave to us.’” -Diogenes Laertius: “The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers,” V:21

How does a person live The Golden Rule? By treating others with kindness, compassion, and respect, as one would treat oneself.
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Superheroes

11/19/2024

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“Ask yourself who you want to help today, then put on your cape and do it.” -Scottie Somers
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Judy: Who can leap higher than a tall building?
Jody: Anybody, because tall buildings cannot leap!

Darla: Why did the superhero cross the road?
Marla: To get to the supermarket.
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Overheard: I am not saying I am Batman, I am just saying that no one has ever seen me and Batman in a room together.

Myrna: What is Batman’s favorite part of a joke?
Verna: The ‘punch’ line!

We have a great idea for a new superhero: Spudman. Like all potato people, he has many ‘eyes’ so he can simultaneously see in all directions without having to turn and look. His secret hideout is underground in a farm field, although he is often spotted in the produce section at grocery stores. He has to contend with a number of villainous chefs who want to turn him into garlic mashed potatoes, onion-potato cakes, a bacon-and-chives topped stuffed baked potato, or other fabulous foodstuffs, while he tries to save the people of Vegopolis from a massive celery famine, all the while being distracted by Sweet Potato and Candied Yam, both of whom are competing for his attention . . . what’s that . . . oh, gotta go, the boss is yelling at us to stop goofing around and get back to work!

Eunice: Why is Superman’s shirt so tight?
Eustice: Because it is a size ‘S’!

Kirby: How does the butler Alfred Pennyworth call Batman to dinner?
Herbie: “Dinner-dinner-dinner-dinner-dinner-dinner-Batman!!!” (Sing it to the tune of the 1960’s “Batman” television show theme music to get the full effect of the joke.)

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Overheard: If I could be a superhero, I would be called Ironic. That way, when there is any trouble and I am running away from it, people would say, “Isn’t that Ironic?”

Every episode of the television show “Seinfeld” has a Superman picture, action figure, or reference somewhere in it.

Alvin: What is Spiderman’s favorite month?
Vincent: Webruary.

Superman first appeared in “Action Comics no. 1” (June 1938).
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People tend to think they are physically stronger when wearing Superman t-shirts.

Superboy: Why could Batman and Robin not go fishing?
Superman: Why?
Superboy: Because Robin ate all the worms!
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Spiderman went to the video rental store and asked if he could have “Batman Forever.” The clerk said, “No, just 24 hours like everyone else.”
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Emma: How does Spiderman repair holes in his costume?
Emmit: With super glue!

“Not all superheroes wear capes . . . some of them wear funny hats.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
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Charlene: What would you get if Batman and his sidekick Robin were run over by a herd of stampeding elephants?
Darlene: Flatman and Ribbon.
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The unassuming Clark Kent wears regular-people clothes, but when he becomes Superman, he rapidly changes into a colorful red-and-blue spandex suit with a cape - so what does he do with his regular clothes when he is in super-mode? Rumor has it that he wears his superhero outfit under his regular clothes, and that he has a hidden pocket in his cape, into which he places his super-neatly-folded regular clothes. Mystery solved!
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Jingle Bells, Batman smells,
Robin laid an egg,
The bat-mobile lost its wheels,
And Joker got away!
-Author Unknown

Superman, also known as Clark Kent, was created in 1934 by Jerome ‘Jerry’ Siegel, a graduate of Glenville High School in Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America. Mr. Siegel’s partner, Joseph ‘Joe’ Shuster, improved the character with tights, a cape, and a handsome face. They moved to New York City, where they faced hard times and sold all rights to the comic-strip character to DC Comics for a mere $130. In June 1938, the first Superman comic appeared, and the muscle-bound flying man ‘really took off.’
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Merlin: What was Batman doing in a tree?
Marlena: Looking for Robin.

Superheroes wear costumes made of space-age materials such as Spandex and Mylar.

As the mild-mannered Clark Kent, Superman is afraid of girls. He is probably worried that he will run into the one he stole the red-and-blue outfit he wears from.
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The Lone Ranger + Time Travel Machine = Batman?

Archie: What is green and sour and flies?
Archibald: Super Pickle!
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The name ‘Clark Kent’ (Superman) was derived from the names of actors Clark Gable and Kent Taylor.
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Ernest: What is the difference between the Green Lantern and a leprechaun?
Nestor: Nothing; they are both fictional characters.

Legal disclaimer on an actual superhero costume: Wearing this costume does not enable its wearer to fly.

Amy: Why did Batman cross the road?
Jamie: To be a good example by showing people how to cross safely!

In brightest day, in blackest night,
No evil shall escape my sight
Let those who worship evil’s might,
Beware my power . . .
Green Lantern’s light!
-Green Lantern
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“DC Comics is reviving Superman’s old outfit. I never understood Superman’s clothes. We all got used to the fact that he wears his underpants over the leotard. But why do his underpants have a belt on them?” -Jay Leno (James Douglas Muir ‘Jay’ Leno (born 1950))

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It’s just an ordinary day in the life of a superhero . . . who lives by the code, “Do a good deed each day.”
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Does ‘Spiderman’ have a ‘website’?
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Mathilda: Where do superheroes hold their annual convention?
Hilda: Cape Town.

William Moulton Marston was the creator of the fictional superhero character Wonder Woman. Additionally, he invented the polygraph, also known as ‘the lie detector.’ Perhaps then it is then no coincidence that Wonder Woman possesses a ‘golden lasso of truth’?

Unlikely Superheroes
- Vacuum Cleaner Sales & Repair Man: He not only sells you a vacuum cleaner, but he also fixes it if is ever broken.
- Shoe Collector Woman: Travels through the air in a flying shoe and throws shoes at criminals.
- Hysterical Parrot: Shows up and causes so much chaos and confusion that villains give up and flee the scene.
- Ironman: Saves people by removing the wrinkles from their clothes, as for example, just before their job interviews and weddings.
- The Historian: Has the power to become any person in history.
- The Caped Politician: Watches over polling places to make sure nobody cheats by voting more than once.
- The Cheapskate: A superhero who saves the world by showing people how to do everything for less money.
- The Element: A superhero who can become anything on the Periodic Table.
- The Grenade: A superhero who explodes and then later reassembles.
- The Ponderer: A superhero who stands by with his finger to his cheek and once in a while says, “Hmmm . . .”
- Cat Lady: Lives in a mobile home, has 41 pet cats, and you can imagine the rest.
- Can you think of others?

Superman climbed the Empire State Building to challenge King Kong to a fight. King Kong said, “I don’t have time - I’ve got to catch a plane!”

This looks like a job for a superhero . . . or perhaps it is a job for you . . .

Things Robin, The Boy Wonder, Never Said
- We’re doomed for sure this time, Batman!
- You’re Batman, I’m Robin - let’s just flap our wings and fly out of this predicament.
- So, I’ve been trying to figure this out, Batman - are you really half man, half bat, or is that just a costume?
- After we finish our next crime-fighting caper, can we stop at the ice cream shop for ice cream Sundaes?
Can you think of others things Robin never said?
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Why do superheroes wear their underpants on the outside of their clothes? Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman all wear elaborate costumes. The trio of superhero characters was created between 1935 and 1945. They were meant to be men and women of action, so their costumes were based on the men and women of action of the time. Superman’s costume was originally like that of a circus strongman. Wonder Woman’s was modeled on the costume of a trapeze artist. Their costumes were meant to be flashy and exciting and glamorous. Batman’s costume was based more on the black-and-white ‘film noir’ movies of the times, which were about dark avengers who skulked about in the shadows, scaring the wits out of criminals (Sounds like fun, right? Maybe you should consider a career in law enforcement.). Because Batman was meant to be a scary character, his costume made him look like a creepy creature from the shadows. Those costume styles stuck and became clichéd, particularly since the three characters had become instant hits of that time period. So, when new superheroes began to arrive, they also tended to have capes and tights just like circus-strongman Superman wears, or colorful trapeze outfits like Wonder Woman wears, or dark cloaks and scary masks like Batman wears. Because superhero creators are competitive, the result over time was that superhero costumes became more and more show-offish. And, what looks like underwear worn on the outside of their superhero costumes is actually tight shorts commonly worn by circus performers of the time, which gave them freedom of movement as they did their stunts to entertain audiences. What may look like belts holding up their ‘underpants’ are ‘utility belts’ which can hold any number of tools and devices the superheroes deploy in their crime-fighting adventures.
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Heather: Where does Spiderman hang out?
Heath: On the worldwide web.

“Faster than a speeding bullet! More powerful than a locomotive! Able to leap tall buildings in a single bound! Look! Up in the sky! It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s Superman!” -George Lother, making the program introduction for the “Superman” radio show (first broadcast 12 February 1940)

Some superheroes have sidekicks, or partners, and some superheroes have no sidekicks.
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If Iron Man and the Silver Surfer ever teamed up, would they become ‘alloys’?

Thaddeus: Why did Batman go to the pet shop?
Tad: To buy a Robin.

Superheroes Quiz
- What characteristics or traits do superheroes have in common with you?
- If you were a superhero, what would you choose as your alter-ego name?
- Which superhero would you like to have lunch with?
- If you were a superhero, what would your costume look like?
- Other than as entertainment, do superheroes serve any useful purpose?
- What people from history most resemble superheroes?

Mel: What was Batman’s ‘real’ name?
Nel: Bruce Wayne.

Overheard: If I could be any superhero, I would be Aluminum Man, and so my superpower would be ‘foiling’ crime . . . If you could have one superpower, which would you choose?

Hope: How many caped crusaders does it take to change a light bulb?
Faith: None; for some reason, they actually seem to prefer the dark.
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Aaron: What position did Bruce Wayne play on his little-league team?
Erin: He was the batboy.

Despite his name, ‘Spiderman’ does not eat bugs. He eats regular people food, just like the rest of us do.

Customer: Where does Superman shop for groceries?
Cashier: At the Supermarket!

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Poetic Epigrams

11/18/2024

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Look around the habitable world: how few
Know their own good, or knowing it, pursue.
-Decimus Iunius Iuvenalis (also known as Decimus Junius Juvenalis or simply Juvenal (about C.E. 47 - about C.E. 138)): as quoted in John Dryden (1631 - 1700), translator: “The Satires of Decimus Junius Juvenalis: And of Aulus Persius Flaccus” (1693), Satire 10, lines 1 and 2
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Once upon a time, it happened to me,
     the very sweetest thing, that could even be.
It was a fantasy, a dream come true,
     it was the day I saw you.
-Author Unknown
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It sounds like stories from the land of spirits
If any man obtain that which he merits,
Or any merit that which he obtains.
-Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772 - 1834)

Two cats can live as cheaply as one,
And their owner has twice as much fun.
-Lloyd Alexander (Lloyd Chudley Alexander (1924 - 2007))
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What is a poetic epigram? Po·et·ic ep·i·gram (pō-ĕt′ĭk ĕp′ ĭ-grăm′), noun: a short and often witty poem expressing a single thought or observation. The word ‘poetic’ is derived from the ancient Greek word ‘poiein’ meaning ‘to make,’ in the sense of ‘to craft.’ The word ‘epigram’ is derived from the ancient Greek word ‘epigraphein’ meaning ‘to write on’ or ‘to inscribe,’ and originally referred to inscriptions on stone monuments in ancient Greece.

What is an epigram? A dwarfish whole;
Its body brevity, and wit its soul.
-Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772 - 1834): ‘What is an Epigram?’ published in “The Morning Post” (23 September 1802)

A house is built of logs and stone,
     of piles and posts and piers;
A home is built of loving deeds,
     that stand a thousand years.
-Victor Hugo (Victor Marie Hugo (1802 - 1885))

A house is made of bricks and beams,
A home is made of love and dreams.
-Author Unknown

Old Man of the Isles

There was an old man of the isles
Who was surrounded by levers and dials.
     He pushed one that was green,
     And since then has never been seen,
That missing old man of the isles.

By David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
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Early to go to Bed, and early to rise,
Will make a Man Healthy, Wealthy and Wise.
-Thomas Fuller: “Gnomologia: Adages and Proverbs” (1732), number 6080
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The Joke

The joke you just told isn’t funny one bit;
     It’s pointless and dull, wholly lacking in wit;
It’s so old and stale, it’s beginning to smell -
     Besides, it’s the one I was going to tell!

By Author Unknown

Contentment is wealth, the riches of the mind;
And happy is he who can such riches find.
-John Dryden (1631 - 1700)

My mom (who’s on a diet)
     says she’s lost another pound.
I’ve tried to help her find it,
     but it’s nowhere to be found.
-Babs Bell Hajdusiewicz (born 1944)
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Pursue thy work without delay,
For the short hours run fast away.
-Author Unknown
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Words

A careless word may kindle strife;
     A cruel word may wreck a life;
A timely word may level stress;
     A loving word may heal and bless.

By Author Unknown
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Genius, that power which dazzles mortal eyes,
Is oft’ but perseverance in disguise.
-Henry W. Austin (Henry Willard Austin (1858 - 1912)): “Perseverance Conquers All”
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When Adam Joked

Whatever trouble Adam had,
     No man in days of yore
Could say, when Adam cracked a joke,
     “I’ve heard that one before.”

By Author Unknown

It’s a beautiful world to see,
Or it’s dismal in every zone,
The thing it must be,
In its gloom or its gleam,
Depends on yourself alone.
-Author Unknown
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Great wits are sure to madness near allied,
And thin partitions do their bounds divide.
-John Dryden (1631 - 1700): “Absalom and Achitophel” (1681), part I, lines 163 and 164

Whirls

Big whirls have little whirls,
     That feed on their velocity;
And little whirls have lesser whirls,
     And so on to viscosity.

By Lewis Fry Richardson (1881 - 1953): “The Supply of Energy from and to Atmospheric Eddies” (1920)

“An epigram often flashes light into regions where reason shines but dimly.” -Edwin Percy Whipple (1819 - 1886): lecture to the Boston Mercantile Library Association (October 1846), as quoted in Edwin Percy Whipple: “Lectures on Subjects Connected with Literature and Life” (1850)

No bees, no honey;
No work, no money.
-Author Unknown
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The wealth of a man is the number
Of things which he loves and blesses,
And which he is loved and blessed by.
-Thomas Carlyle (1795 - 1881)

Keep out of ruts; a rut is something which
If traveled in too much, becomes a ditch.
-Arthur Guiterman (1871 - 1943)

Short Sermon

To give and forgive
Is a good way to live.

By Author Unknown

Joy and Temperance and Repose
Slam the door on the doctor’s nose.
-Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807 - 1882)

Oh, words may rhyme,
     And sound sublime,
And sing and shout,
     Yet still say nowt.
-Author Unknown
nowt: nothing; naught
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Could fools to keep their own contrive,
On what, on whom could gamesters thrive?
-John Gay (1685 - 1732): as quoted W. H. Kearley Wright, editor: “The Fables of John Gay” (1889), ‘Fable XII: Pan and Fortune,’ lines 25 and 26

Are You A Poet?

You might not think it,
     You might not know it,
But somewhere within you,
     There might be a poet!

By David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
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Outwitted

He drew a circle that shut me out -
     Heretic, rebel, a thing to flout.
But love and I had the wit to win:
     We drew a circle that took him in!

By Edwin Markham (born Charles Edward Anson Markham (1852 - 1940)): “The Shoes of Happiness, and Other Poems” (1913)

When the Sun rises, I go to work.
When the Sun goes down I take my rest,
I dig the well from which I drink,
I farm the soil which yields my food,
I share creation, Kings can do no more.
-Author Unknown

Getting Along

We know how to get along
     every single day.
We take turns and share a lot
     while we work and play.

By Author Unknown
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That man who lives for self alone
Lives for the meanest mortal known.
-Joaquin Miller (pseudonym of Cincinnatus Heine Miller (born Cincinnatus Hiner Miller (1837 - 1913))): “The Building of the City Beautiful” (1905), Chapter V: ‘How Beautiful!’ page 48

Always Finish

If a task is once begun
     Never leave it till it’s done.
Be the labor great or small,
     Do it well or not at all.

By Author Unknown: possibly also known by the title “Perseverance”

For every worry under the Sun
There is a remedy or there is none.
If there is a remedy hurry and find it.
If there is none never mind it.
-LeGrand Richards (1886 - 1983) (at 96 years of age); work appears to be a slightly altered version of an earlier work by an unknown author in John Newbery, editor: “Mother Goose’s Melody” (1765)
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Poetic epigrams vary in structure. They are typically couplets, or poems of two lines; tercets, or poems of three lines; quatrains, or poems of four lines; quintains or quintets, or poems of five lines; and sestains or sestets, or poems of six lines. Poetic epigrams of more than six lines are less common, in keeping with ‘conciseness’ and ‘brevity,’ words often used in describing them. Some have titles, some have none. Poetic epigrams can be found as a few lines within longer poems, in much the same way that couplets, tercets, quatrains, and structures of more lines can be found within much longer poems.

Little Strokes,
Fell great Oaks.
-Benjamin Franklin (Benjamin ‘Ben’ Franklin (1706 - 1790)): “Poor Richard’s Almanack” (1750)

Your mind is a garden.
     Your thoughts are the seeds.
You can grow flowers
     Or you can grow weeds.
-Author Unknown
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Day-Dreamer

Too much thought:
Too little wrought.

By Author Unknown
wrought: brought into being or put together; archaic past tense of ‘work’

That man is thought a dangerouse knave,
     Or zealot plotting crime,
Who for advancement of his kind
     Is wiser than his time.
-Richard Monckton Milnes (also known as 1st Baron Houghton or Lord Houghton (1809 - 1885))
dangerouse: dangerous
knave: a no-good person
zealot: a fanatic

Do not loiter or shirk,
     Do not falter or shrink
But just think out your work
     And then work out your think.
-Nixon Waterman (1859 - 1944)
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A Man Said to the Universe

A man said to the Universe:
“Sir, I exist!”
“However,” replied the Universe,
“The fact has not created in me
A sense of obligation.”

By Stephen Crane (1871 - 1900): “War Is Kind and Other Lines” (1899)

For he who fights and runs away
     May live to fight another day;
But he who is in battle slain
     Can never rise and fight again.
-Author Unknown: as published in Oliver Goldsmith (1728 - 1774), editor: “The Art of Poetry on a New Plan” (1762)

The Rooster

Hear the rooster crow out loud,
     At the break of day:
          “R-r-r-r-r, r-r-r-r-r!”
He says, “Get your chores done,
     If you want to play.”
          “R-r-r-r-r, r-r-r-r-r!”

By Author Unknown
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Would you like to speak to your contemporaries, meaning people now living, or pass on learning across a great span of years, perhaps to coming generations, who have not yet arrived? Write a poetic epigram, carve it in stone, and let the passage of time carry your message to them.

To see a World in a Grain of Sand
     And a Heaven in a Wild Flower,
Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand
     And Eternity in an hour.
-William Blake (1757 - 1827): “Auguries of Innocence” (1803), lines 1 through 4

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Criticism And Criticizing

11/11/2024

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“Some people find fault like there’s a reward for it.” -Zig Ziglar (Hilary Hinton ‘Zig’ Ziglar (1926 - 2012))

“Before you criticize someone, walk a mile in their shoes. That way, you’re a mile away from them - and you have their shoes!” -Henny Youngman (Henry ‘Henny’ Youngman (1906 - 1998))

“I never criticize anyone. The way to develop the best that is in a man is by appreciation and encouragement.” -Charles Schwab (Charles Michael Schwab (1862 - 1939))

Critics

What one approves, another scorns,
     And thus his nature each discloses;
You find the rosebush full of thorns,
     I find the thornbush full of roses.

By Arthur Guiterman (1871 - 1943)

“I criticize by creation - not by finding fault.” -Marcus Tullius Cicero (also known as Tully or simply Cicero (106 B.C.E. - 43 B.C.E.))

“All of us could take a lesson from the weather. It pays no attention to criticism.” -Author Unknown

“Never allow anyone to rain on your parade and thus cast a pall of gloom and defeat on the entire day. Remember that no talent, no self-denial, no brains, no character, are required to set up in the fault-finding business. Nothing external can have any power over you unless you permit it. Your time is too precious to be sacrificed in wasted days combating the menial forces of hate, jealously, and envy. Guard your fragile life carefully. Only God can shape a flower, but any foolish child can pull it to pieces.” -Og Mandino (Augustine ‘Og’ Mandino II (1923 - 1996))

“If criticism had any real power to harm, the skunk would be extinct by now.” - Fred Allen (born John Florence Sullivan (1894 - 1956))

“The question is not what a man can scorn, or disparage, or find fault with, but what he can love, and value, and appreciate.” -John Ruskin (1819 - 1900)

“The reason to not take things personally is to understand that what people say about you is a reflection of them, not you.” -Author Unknown

“Wink at small faults.” -John Clarke (1596 - 1658): “Proverbs: English and Latine” (1639)

“The most difficult thing in the world is to know how to do a thing and to watch somebody else doing it wrong, without comment.” -Theodore H. White (Theodore Harold White (1915 - 1986))

“Discouraged people don’t need critics.” -Charles Swindoll (Charles Rozell ‘Chuck’ Swindoll (born 1934))
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“Sandwich every bit of criticism between two thick layers of praise.” -Mary Kay Ash (born Mary Kathlyn Wagner (1918 - 2001))

“Usually our criticism of others is not because they have faults, but because their faults are different than ours.” -Roger Eastman

“Much of what people attempt to pass off as criticism or even constructive criticism is actually condemnation and an effort to slight, wound, or destroy another person. You must develop a hard protective shell around your essential self to stop the slings and arrows of the critical and judgmental people you will encounter throughout your lifetime.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)

“Unkind criticism is never part of a meaningful critique of you. Its purpose is not to teach or to help, its purpose is to punish.” -Barbara Sher (born 1935)

The stones that critics hurl with harsh intent
     A man may use to build his monument.
-Arthur Guiterman (1871 - 1943)

Riddle: What is easier to give than receive?
Solution: Criticism.
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“Pay no attention to what the critics say; there has never been set up a statue in honor of a critic.” -Jean Sibelius (1865 - 1957): as quoted in Herbert V. Prochnow and Herbert V. Prochnow, Junior, editors: “A Treasury of Humorous Quotations” (1969)

“A man would do nothing if he waited until he could do it so well that no one would find fault with what he had done.” -John Henry Newman (also known as Cardinal Newman (1801 - 1890))
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“Long experience has taught me that to be criticized is not always to be wrong.” -Anthony Eden (Robert Anthony Eden (1897 - 1977)): in a speech at the Lord Mayor’s Guildhall banquet during the Suez crisis, as quoted in the “Daily Herald” (10 November 1956) newspaper

“Criticism is a destroyer of self-worth and esteem.” -H. Burke Peterson (Harold Burke Peterson (1923 - 2013)): ‘Preparing the Heart,’ in “Ensign” (May 1990) magazine, page 83
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“A critic is a gong at a railroad crossing clanging loudly and vainly as the train goes by.” -Christopher Morley (Christopher Darlington Morley (1890 - 1957))

“Instead of condemning people, let’s try to understand them. Let’s try to figure out why they do what they do. That’s a lot more profitable and intriguing than criticism; and it breeds sympathy, tolerance, and kindness.” -Dale Carnegie (Dale Harbison Carnegie (born Dale Breckenridge Carnagey (1888 - 1955)))

“Criticizing another’s garden does not keep the weeds out of your own.” -Author Unknown
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“Since we have so many critics in society, perhaps we need another group of people to criticize the critics, mostly about the fact that there are too many of them.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)

“Sometimes people try to expose what’s wrong with you because they can’t handle everything that’s right about you.” -Author Unknown

“I am not given to finding fault, for there are innumerable fools.” -Plato (about 427 - about 347 B.C.E.): “Protagoras”

“The man who trims himself to suit everybody will soon whittle himself away.” -Charles Schwab (Charles Michael Schwab (1862 - 1939))

“I’m too rich to care what the critics say.” -Mel Gibson (Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson (born 1956))
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“Allowing an unimportant mistake to pass without comment is a wonderful social grace.” -Judith Martin (also known by the pseudonym Miss Manners (born Judith Perlman in 1938))

“Blowing out someone else’s candle doesn’t make yours burn any brighter.” -Author Unknown

“He who fancies himself very enlightened, because he sees the deficiencies of others, may be very ignorant, because he has not studied his own.” -Edward Bulwer-Lytton (Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-Lytton (1803 - 1873))

“Make it your habit not to be critical about small things.” -Edward Everett Hale (1822 - 1909): as quoted in Jessie K. Freeman and Sarah S. B. Yule, editors: “Thoughts Selected from the Writings of Favorite Authors” (1901)

“The sad part about life is that we tend to comment only on those who do it wrong and neglect to balance it with praise for those who do it right.” -Keith Ready
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“When a man points a finger at someone else, he should remember that four of his fingers are pointing at himself.” -Louis Nizer (1902 - 1994)

Hypercritical: Excessively and unreasonably critical, especially of small faults.
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“Criticism of others is futile and if you indulge in it often you should be warned that it can be fatal to your career.” -Dale Carnegie (Dale Harbison Carnegie (born Dale Breckenridge Carnagey (1888 - 1955)))

“Movie Critic: A person who gives the best jeers of his or her life to the theater.” -Author Unknown
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“Now, in reality, the world have paid too great a compliment to critics, and have imagined them to be men of much greater profundity then they really are.” -Henry Fielding (1707 - 1754)

“What you dislike in another, take care to correct in yourself.” -Thomas Sprat (1635 - 1713)
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“To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize.” -Voltaire (pseudonym of François-Marie Arouet (1694 - 1778))

“People who judge others are insecure about themselves.” -Author Unknown
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“Benjamin Franklin, tactless in his youth, became so diplomatic, so adroit at handling people that he was made American Ambassador to France. The secret of his success? ‘I will speak ill of no man,’ he said, ‘. . . and speak all the good I know of everybody.’ Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain - and most fools do. But it takes character and self-control to be understanding and forgiving. ‘A great man shows his greatness,’ says Carlyle, ‘by the way he treats little men.’” -Dale Carnegie: “How to Win Friends and Influence People” (1936): ‘Part 1: Fundamental Techniques in Handling People,’ page 36

“Judge not, that ye be not judged.” -Matthew: as quoted in “The Bible,” ‘Matthew,’ chapter 7, verse 1

“If we had no faults of our own, we should not take so much pleasure in noticing those in others.” -François de La Rochefoucauld (also known as François Duc de La Rochefoucauld (1613 - 1680))

“Court not the critic’s smile, nor dread his frown.” -Walter Scott (1771 - 1832)

“The most insignificant people are the most apt to sneer at others. They are safe from reprisals and have no hope of rising in their own self-esteem but by lowering their neighbors.” -William Hazlitt (1778 - 1830)

“To avoid criticism: Do nothing, say nothing, be nothing.” -Elbert Hubbard (Elbert Green Hubbard (1856 - 1915)): as quoted in Fra Elbertus (pseudonym of Elbert Green Hubbard): “The Motto Book” (1909)

“People who try to whittle you down are only trying to reduce you to their size.” -Author Unknown

“Don’t worry about what people say about you; they are busy finding faults in your life instead of fixing the faults in their own lives.” -Author Unknown
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“Wagner’s music is better than it sounds.” -Bill Nye (Edgar Wilson ‘Bill’ Nye (1850 - 1896)), referring to Richard Wagner (Wilhelm Richard ‘Richard’ Wagner (1813 - 1883))

“Criticism comes easier than craftsmanship.” -Zeuxis of Heraclea (464 B.C.E. - 400 B.C.E.)

“You can run with the big dogs or sit on the porch and bark.” -Wallace Arnold (Wallace C. Arnold)
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“When one dog barks another will join it.” -Author Unknown
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“Has anybody ever seen a dramatic critic in the daytime? Of course not. They come out after dark, up to no good.” -P. G. Wodehouse (Pelham Grenville Wodehouse (1881 - 1975)): as quoted in Herbert V. Prochnow and Herbert V. Prochnow, Junior, editors: “A Treasury of Humorous Quotations” (1969)

“Faults are the easiest things to find.” -Author Unknown
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“Wouldn’t it be nice if we could find other things as easily as we find fault?” -Author Unknown
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“The Moon could not continue shining if it had to pay attention to all the dogs barking at it.” -Author Unknown

Overheard: People who have time to point out others’ mistakes have time to do some work.
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“Criticism, like rain, should be gentle enough to nourish a man’s growth without destroying his roots.” -Frank A. Clark (Frank Atherton Clark (1911 - 1991))

“Criticism is a life without risk.” -John Lahr (born 1941): “Light Fantastic: Adventures in Theatre” (1996)
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“Our worst fault is our preoccupation with the faults of others.” -Kahlil Gibran (1883 - 1931): as quoted in Robin Waterfield, editor: “The Voice of Kahlil Gibran: An Anthology” (1995)

“No matter what you or anyone else does, there will be someone who says that there’s something bad about it. Whenever somebody comes up with a good idea, there’s somebody else who has never had a good idea in his life who stands up and says, ‘Oh, you can’t do that . . .’” -Tom Clancy (Thomas Leo ‘Tom’ Clancy, Junior (1947 - 2013))

“Pay more attention to your Creator than your critics.” -Author Unknown

“Let the refining and improving of your own life keep you so busy that you have little time to criticize others.” -H. Jackson Brown, Junior (Horace Jackson Brown, Junior (born 1940))

“It is better to correct your own faults than those of another.” -Democritus of Abdera (about 460 B.C.E. - about 370 B.C.E.)

“Critics are a kind of freebooters in the republic of letters - who, like deer, goats, and divers other gramniverous¹ animals, gain subsistence by gorging upon buds and leaves of the young shrubs of the forest, thereby robbing them of their verdure², and retarding their progress to maturity.” -Washington Irving (1783 - 1859)
¹gramnivorous: feeding on grass
²verdure: the fresh green color of vegetation

“Restrain your tongues in criticism of others. It is so easy to find fault. It is so much nobler to speak constructively.” -Gordon B. Hinckley (Gordon Bitner Hinckley (1910 - 2008))

“Go ahead. Judge me. Just remember to be perfect the rest of your life.” -Author Unknown

“Those who can, do. Those who can’t, criticize.” -Robin Sharma (born 1965)

“Be a doer and not a critic.” -Tony Blair (Anthony Charles Lynton ‘Tony’ Blair (born 1953))
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“Criticism does not make you smarter or better than the one you are criticizing. In fact, the stuff you are critical of in others is the same stuff you don’t like about yourself.” -Iyanla Vanzant (born 1953 as Rhonda Eva Harris)

“It is easier to pull down than to build up.” -Author Unknown

“The price of success is to bear the criticism of envy.” -Denis Waitley (Denis E. Waitley (born 1933))

“When we criticize another person, it says nothing about that person; it merely says something about our own need to be critical.” -Richard Carlson (1961 - 2006)

“Don’t be distracted by criticism. Remember - the only taste of success some people have is when they take a bite out of you.” -Zig Ziglar (Hilary Hinton ‘Zig’ Ziglar (1926 - 2012))

“People criticized me. So I changed. But people still criticized me. So I changed more. And still people criticized me. Then finally I realized it’s what they will do, no matter what. And I changed once more, by no longer listening to those people.” -Brian Vaszily (Brian William Vaszily (born 1970))

“Be an encourager. The world has plenty of critics already.” -Dave Willis (born 1970)

“There’s not the least thing can be said or done, but people will talk and find fault.” -Dante Alighieri (1265 - 1321)

“‘Whenever you feel like criticizing anyone,’ he told me, ‘just remember that all the people in this world haven’t had the advantages you’ve had.’” -F. Scott Fitzgerald (Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald (1896 - 1940)): “The Great Gatsby,” Chapter 1

“In reality, the world have payed* too great a compliment to critics, and have imagined them men of much greater profundity than they really are.” -Henry Fielding (1707 - 1754): “Tom Jones” (1749), book 5, chapter 1
*payed: variant spelling of ‘paid,’ past-tense of pay.

“Become known for building ideas, not for finding fault.” -Richard A. Moran: “Never Confuse a Memo with Reality”
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“The higher we soar, the smaller we appear to those who cannot fly.” -Friedrich Nietzsche (Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (1844 - 1900))

“It is ridiculous for any man to criticize the works of another if he has not distinguished himself by his own performances.” -Joseph Addison (1672 - 1719)

“When criticized, consider the source.” -Author Unknown

“If you are always finding fault, you will seldom find anything else.” -Author Unknown
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“Answer them with silence and indifference. It works better, I assure you, than anger and argument.” -Gioacchino Rossini (Gioacchini Antonio Rossini (1792 - 1868)), commenting on critics

“Let he who is without fault cast the first stone.” -Jesus of Nazareth: as quoted in “The Bible,” ‘John,’ chapter 8, verse 7

“The faults we find in others are our own.” -Author Unknown
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“Anybody can point out anybody else’s bad qualities. If you want to distinguish yourself, go around pointing out good qualities.” -Author Unknown

“Deal with the faults of others as gently as with your own.” -Author Unknown
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“Our souls may lose their peace and even disturb other people’s, if we are always criticizing trivial actions - which often are not real defects at all, but we construe them wrongly through our ignorance of their motives.” -Teresa of Ávila (born Teresa de Cepeda y Ahumada (1515 - 1582))

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Umbrellas And Parasols

11/10/2024

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Shane: If six children and two dogs were under an umbrella, how come none of them got wet?
Shannon: Because it wasn’t raining.

“A rainy day is the only chance an umbrella gets to shine.” -Author Unknown

The word ‘umbrella’ comes from the Latin word ‘umbros’ meaning ‘shade’ or ‘shadow.’

Judy: Why do people carry umbrellas?
Jude: Because umbrellas can’t walk by themselves.
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Little Umbrella

I have a little umbrella.
     It helps me stay dry.
And on a very windy day,
     It even helps me fly!
Open it. Close it.
     Oh what fun it can be.
Jumping over puddles,
     My little umbrella and me!

By Author Unknown
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Umbrellas were originally used to shade people from the Sun, like modern parasols, and not to protect people from the rain as they are today. In ancient Greece, umbrellas became a fashion accessory used by men though not women, probably because men tended to be out under the Sun more.

Mark Twain (pseudonym of Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835 - 1910)) once told a story of trying to get rid of a wreck of an old umbrella. First he threw it in a trash can, but someone recognized it as his, and returned it. Then he dropped it down a deep well, but someone repairing the well saw the umbrella, and returned it. He tried several other methods, but always the umbrella came back. “Finally,” said Mr. Twain, “I lent it to a friend, and I never saw it again.”

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Dale: What goes up when the rain comes down?
Gail: An umbrella!
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Bella Had A New Umbrella

Bella had a new umbrella
     Didn’t want to lose it,
So when she walked out in the rain
     She didn’t ever use it.
Her nose went sniff,
     Her shoes went squish,
Her socks grew soggy,
     Her glasses got foggy,
Her pockets filled with water,
     And a little green froggy.
All she could speak
     Was a weak ‘kachoo!’
But Bella’s umbrella
     Stayed nice and new.

By Eve Merriam
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Keith: Why would anyone need a chicken-proof umbrella?
Kevin: To use in case of fowl weather.
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The average life span of cheap umbrellas is one-and-a-half years.

Marla: So what kind of umbrellas do people carry on rainy days?
Marlo: Wet ones.
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Why are many umbrellas black? When umbrellas first came into popular use in the 18th century, they were made of oil-soaked cotton cloth stretched over whalebone. Oil was applied to the cotton fabric to make it waterproof. It also gave the cloth a black coloration. While this type of umbrella was waterproof, it was not very durable. Soon, better umbrellas were made, and since the color black was associated with effective waterproofing, most of the newer models were dyed black. However, for safety purposes, brightly colored umbrellas, being more visible to motorists, may possibly decrease the likelihood of collisions with pedestrians. Clear umbrellas are also a good choice as they give their holders the ability to see through them.

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It’s raining umbrellas!
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“I used the money I had been saving for a rainy day to buy an umbrella.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
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“You will need three umbrellas: one to leave at the office, one to leave at home, and one to leave on the train.” -James L. Blankenship

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Spin And Twirl

Spin, spin the parasol
     Spin it, and it flies away -
When it stops,
     It’s somehow on the ground.

Twirl, twirl the umbrella,
     Water droplets fly everywhere.
Twirl it, twirl it,
     And then twirl it once more!

Parasol or umbrella,
     Twirl or spin,
Collapse them and stow them away,
     To twirl or spin on yet another day.

By David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966): “More Boring Poetry”

National Umbrella Day is observed on 10 February of each year. If it doesn’t rain on that day, it’ll be a big disappointment to many of us!

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The word ‘parasol’ is a combination of ‘para’ from the Latin word ‘parare’ meaning ‘to shield from’ and ‘sol’ meaning ‘sun.’

“Spin the parasol three times and repeat after me: I shield in the name of fashion. I accessorize for one and all. Pursuit of truth is my passion. This I vow by the great parasol.” -Gail Carriger

“Have you noticed that some people are not good at saving money, but somehow always manage to save an umbrella for a rainy day?” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)

A successful steel-ribbed umbrella was invented by Samuel Fox in 1852, although some earlier steel-ribbed umbrellas may have existed. The first working folding umbrella was introduced by Bradford Philips in 1969.

Norman: Did you hear about the responsible umbrella manufacturer?
Norma: Yes, they say he is saving his money for a sunny day.

Umbrellas are among the things of which you should always have at least two, in case you lose an umbrella or need to loan one to a friend. The two best times to buy an umbrella are before you need one and when it is not raining. When it starts raining, umbrellas sell quickly, even at inflated prices, and you might not be able to find one to buy.

“I walked around for a few hours. Around one-thirty it started raining lightly. Almost immediately the umbrella sellers turned up on the street corners. You’d have thought they had existed previously in spore form, springing miraculously to life when a drop of water touched them.” -Lawrence Block (born 1938): “Out on the Cutting Edge” (1989)

Marshall: What is big and gray and protects people from the rain?
Marsha: An umbrellaphant!

Umbrellas And Parasols Facts
- Umbrellas help keep the rain off people.
- Umbrellas are made of waterproof material.
- Parasols help keep the sunlight off people.
- Parasols are often not made of waterproof material.

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Your own personal portable cloud-on-a-stick parasol is a great accessory for carrying around on sunny days, and will help keep the Sun off your head. This one is made from fluffy cotton and a broken umbrella.

“One thing we have never been able to save for a rainy day is an umbrella.” -Herbert V. Prochnow (Herbert Victor Prochnow, Senior (1897 - 1998))

Combination parasol and umbrella are called ‘en-tout-cas’ meaning ‘in any case’ in French. An umbrella used in the event of falling snow is called a ‘paraneige.’ What other kinds of weather and conditions might merit specialized umbrellas? Is there an umbrella for underwater use? Could we create a dust storm umbrella? Perhaps we need a specialized umbrella for use on the Moon, against Moon dust? Then there might be an autumn umbrella, to keep off falling leaves . . .

The Gingham Umbrella

Alphonso, Alphonso, Alphonso and Arabella
     They happened to meet
A man in the street,
     Who carried a gingham umbrella.

Alphonso possessed neither manners nor grace,
     He made at this person a hideous face;
But how different the conduct of sweet Arabella,
     Who praised with politeness the gingham umbrella.

The man was a nobleman, deeply disguised;
     The compliment courteous he pointedly prized;
‘Sweet creature,’ he said, ‘come away from this feller,
     And take both my heart and my gingham umbrella!’

The very next morning they met in the church,
     And foolish Alphonso was left in the lurch;
And they said, ‘In the future you’ll know how to tell a
     Great lord from a loon, by his gingham umbrella!’

By Laura Richards (Laura Elizabeth Richards (1850 - 1943))

Marissa: What goes up a chimney down, but can’t go down a chimney up?
Clarissa: An umbrella!

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A friend is someone who has an umbrella when it is raining . . .

The rain it raineth on the just
And also on the unjust fella;
But chiefly on the just, because
The unjust steals the just’s umbrella.
-Charles Bowen (Charles Synge Christopher Bowen, also known as Baron Bowen (1835 - 1894)): as published in Walter Sichel: “Sands of Time” (1923)

Umbrella Etiquette
- Let others stand under your umbrella with you, including people and animals, if your umbrella is large enough, and if the others are not too peculiar.
- Shake the water off your umbrella before entering a building or vehicle, and then either place it inside a plastic bag, in an umbrella stand, or in another place where the water that runs off it will not create a dangerous slippery-slidey floor.
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“All men are equal - all men, that is to say, who possess umbrellas.” -E. M. Forster (Edward Morgan Forster): “Howards End” (1910)

“It is the habitual carriage of the umbrella that is the stamp of Respectability. The umbrella has become the acknowledged index of social position . . . Crusoe was rather a moralist than a pietist, and his leaf-umbrella is as fine an example of the civilized mind striving to express itself under adverse circumstances as we have ever met with.” -Robert L. Stevenson (Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson (1850 - 1894)) and J. W. Ferrier: “Philosophy of Umbrellas” (1871)

Otis: Why did your sister cut a hole in her new umbrella?
Doris: Because she wanted to be able to tell when it stopped raining.
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“Going around under an umbrella interferes with one’s looking up at the sky.” -Jerzy Kosinski

Umbrellas that are up when Days are duller,
Instead of being Dark should glow with Color.
-Arthur Guiterman (1871 - 1943): “A Poet’s Proverbs” (1924), ‘Of Cheerfulness’

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Resenting And Forgiving

11/4/2024

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Forgiveness is a funny thing;
It warms the heart and cools the sting.
-William A. Ward (William Arthur Ward (1921 - 1994))

“Forgiving is not forgetting, it’s letting go of the hurt.” -Mary McLeod Bethune (Mary Jane McLeod Bethune (1875 - 1955))

“Don’t carry a grudge. While you’re carrying the grudge the other guy’s out dancing.” -Buddy Hackett (1924 - 2003)
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“Without forgiveness life is governed by . . . an endless cycle of resentment and retaliation.” -Roberto Assagioli (1888 - 1974)
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“The act of forgiveness is the act of returning to present time. And that’s why when one has become a forgiving person, and has managed to let go of the past, what they’ve really done is they’ve shifted their relationship with time.” -Caroline Myss (born 1952)

“Time spent in getting even would be better spent in getting ahead.” -Author Unknown
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“The best revenge is a vow to never be like the one who hurt you.” -Author Unknown

“Forgiveness means letting go of the past.” -Gerald Jampolsky (Gerald Gersham Jampolsky (born 1925))
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“When you hold resentment toward another, you are bound to that person or condition by an emotional link that is stronger than steel. Forgiveness is the only way to dissolve that link and get free.” -Catherine Ponder (born 1927)

“The best revenge is massive success.” -Frank Sinatra (Francis Albert ‘Frank’ Sinatra (1915 - 1998))
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“Life is an adventure in forgiveness.” -Norman Cousins (1915 - 1990): as quoted in the “Saturday Review” (15 April 1978)

“If you hug to yourself any resentment against anybody else, you destroy the bridge by which God would come to you.” -Peter Marshall (1902 - 1949)

“Always forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them so much.” -Oscar Wilde (Oscar Fingal O’Flahertie Wills Wilde (1854 - 1900))

“There is no revenge so complete as forgiveness.” -Josh Billings (pseudonym of Henry Wheeler Shaw (1818 - 1885)): as quoted in Josh Billings and Thomas Nast (1840 - 1902) “Josh Billings: His Works, Complete” (1876), page 235

“Resentment or grudges do no harm to the person against whom you hold these feelings but every day and every night of your life, they are eating at you.” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993)

“I think there are two kinds of forgiveness: the kind that when you forgive you’re also giving them another chance, or the kind where you forgive, but move on without them. Use both wisely.” -S. B.

“Forgiveness is a gift you give yourself.” -Suzanne Marie Somers (born Suzanne Marie Mahoney (1946 - 2023)) at www.suzannesomers.com

Let Bygones Be Bygones

Let’s let bygones be bygones
     And start all over again.
Let us forget we parted
     And be the same as we started.

Remember, the sunshine
     Must always follow the rain.
So, let’s let bygones be bygones
     And start all over again.

By Joseph George Gilbert (1933), stanzas 1 and 2

“The heaviest thing to carry is a grudge.” -Author Unknown

“You must forgive those who trespass against you before you can look to Heaven for forgiveness.” -Author Unknown: “The Talmud”

“When you plan to get even with someone, you are only letting that person continue to hurt you.” -Author Unknown

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“Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the future.” -Paul Boese (Paul Lewis Boese (1923 - 1976)): as quoted in “Quote: The Weekly Digest” (19 February 1967), Volume 53, Number 8, page 146 (19 February 1967)
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“The practice of forgiveness is our most important contribution to the healing of the world.” -Marianne Williamson (born 1952)

Good, to forgive;
Best, to forget.
-Robert Browning (1812 - 1889): “Dedication to La Saisiaz,” ‘Prologue,’

“Forgiving someone doesn’t mean pretending nothing happened. Rather, it means releasing the burden of anger and obsession so you can move on with your life.” -Charles F. Glassman: “Brain Drain: The Breakthrough That Will Change Your Life” (2009)

“I bear no grudges. I have a mind that retains nothing.” -Bette Midler (born 1945)
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“He that cannot forgive others breaks the bridge over which he must pass himself, for every man hath* need to be forgiven.” -Edward Herbert (1583 - 1648): as quoted in Sidney Lee, editor: “The Autobiography of Edward, Lord Herbert of Cherbury” (1906), page 34
*hath: has

“The best revenge is to live on and prove yourself.” -Eddie Vedder (born 1964)
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“Let us forget and forgive injuries.” -Miguel de Cervantes (Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1547 - 1616)): “Don Quixote de la Mancha” (1605 - 1615), Part I, Book IV, Chapter 3

“Not to forgive is to be imprisoned by the past, by old grievances that do not permit life to proceed with new business.” -Robin Casarjian
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“The best manner of avenging ourselves is by not resembling him who has injured us.” -Jane Porter (1776 - 1850)

“Don’t get even . . . get odd!” -Author Unknown
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“This is certain, that a man that studieth revenge keeps his wounds green, which otherwise would heal and do well.” -Francis Bacon (1561 - 1626): “Essays” (1597)

“Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do.” -Jesus of Nazareth: as quoted in “The Bible,” ‘Luke,’ chapter 23, verse 34

“How often could things be remedied by a word. How often is it left unspoken.” -Norman Douglas (1868 - 1952)

“Forgive others, not because they deserve forgiveness, but because you deserve peace.” -Jonathan Lockwood Huie (born 1945)

“No man can think clearly when his fists are clenched.” -George Jean Nathan (1882 - 1958)

“The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is an attribute of the strong.” -Mahatma Gandhi (Mohandas Karamchand ‘Mahatma’ Gandhi (1869 - 1948))

“Forgive, son; men are men; they needs must err.” -Euripides (480 B.C.E. - 406 B.C.E.)

“Those who are free of resentful thoughts surely find peace.” -Buddha (also known as Siddhārtha Guatama or Shakyamuni Buddha (about 563 B.C.E. - about 483 B.C.E.))

“It is easier to forgive and forget than to resent and remember.” -Author Unknown

“We think that forgiveness is weakness, but it’s absolutely not; it takes a very strong person to forgive.” -T. D. Jakes (Thomas Dexter Jakes, Senior (born 1957))

“Forgiveness is the final form of love.” -Reinhold Niebuhr (Karl Paul Reinhold ‘Reinhold’ Niebuhr (1892 - 1971)): “The Irony of American History” (1952)

“Holding on to anger, resentment, and hurt only gives you tense muscles, a headache, and a sore jaw from clenching your teeth. Forgiveness gives you back the laughter and the lightness in your life.” -Joan Lunden (born 1950)

“Life appears to me too short to be spent in nursing animosity or registering wrongs.” -Charlotte Brontë (1816 - 1855): “Jane Eyre” (1847), chapter VI

“Nothing produces such odd result as trying to get even.” -Franklin P. Jones (Franklin Pierce Jones (1908 - 1980))

“Let It Go: Forgive So That You Can Be Forgiven” (2013): title of book by T. D. Jakes (Thomas Dexter Jakes, Senior (born 1957))

“Hold hands, not grudges.” -Author Unknown
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“If we could read the secret history of our enemies, we should find in each man’s life sorrow and suffering enough to disarm all hostility.” -Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807 - 1882): “Table-Talk” (1857), ‘Driftwood’

“To forgive and forget means to throw away dearly bought experience.” -Arthur Schopenhauer (1788 - 1860)

“Forgiveness is just another name for freedom.” -Byron Katie (born 1942)

“Sometimes the best revenge is to smile and move on.” -Author Unknown
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“People are more than the worst thing they have ever done in their lives.” -Helen Prejean (born 1939)

“Forgiveness takes the burden of hate, guilt, and bitterness off your back and, with a lighter load, you can climb higher and faster, and be much happier in the process.” -Zig Ziglar (Hilary Hinton ‘Zig’ Ziglar (1926 - 2012))

“I must forgive without noise or fuss.” -Albert Schweitzer (1875 - 1965)

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“Since nothing we intend is ever faultless, and nothing we attempt ever without error, and nothing we achieve without some measure of finitude and fallibility we call humanness, we are saved by forgiveness.” -David Augsburger (David W. Augsburger (born 1938))
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“Forgive thyself little, and others much.” -Robert Leighton (1611 - 1684)

“Forgiving is not a gift to someone else. Forgiving is your gift to yourself - a great gift - the gift of happiness.” -Jonathan Lockwood Huie (born 1945)

“He who forgives ends the quarrel.” -Author Unknown

“Forgiveness is not an emotion, it’s a decision.” -Randall Worley
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“Holding a grudge does not hurt the person against whom the grudge is held, it hurts the one who holds it.” -Booker T. Washington (Booker Taliaferro Washington (1856 - 1915))

“Forgive yourself for your faults and your mistakes and move on.” -Les Brown (Leslie Calvin ‘Les’ Brown (born 1945))

“Some people insist - often very forcefully - that we must both forgive and forget, or that we have to either forgive or forget . . . as if those are our only options. Those are not our only options. When what has been done to us is horrendous, it becomes unforgiveable and unforgettable, so we can only choose an eventual third option: We neither forgive nor forget, but we learn to move past the pain, the fear, the disappointment, and the constant awareness, to a point at which we can live our lives.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)

“Forgiveness does not mean excusing.” -C. S. Lewis (Clive Staples Lewis (1898 - 1963))

“The more a man knows, the more he forgives.” -Catherine II (also known as Catherine the Great (1729 - 1796))

“Forgotten is forgiven.” -F. Scott Fitzgerald (Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald (1896 - 1940))

“Do not burn bridges that you might have to cross again someday.” -Author Unknown

“Any man can seek revenge; it takes a king or prince to grant a pardon.” -Arthur J. Rehrat

“The most important trip you may take in life is meeting people halfway.” -Henry Boye

“To err is human; to forgive, divine.” -Alexander Pope (1688 - 1744): “An Essay on Criticism” (1711), lines 322 through 325

I forgive myself for having believed for so long that . . .
I was never good enough to have, get, be what I wanted.
-Ceanne DeRohan
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“Certainly, in taking revenge, a man is but even with his enemy; but in passing it over, he is superior.” -Francis Bacon (1561 - 1626): “Essays” (1625), ‘Of Revenge’

“Let not the Sun go down upon your wrath.” -Author Unknown: as quoted in “The Bible,” Ephesians,’ chapter 4, verse 26

“Forgiveness is not something we do for other people. We do it for ourselves to get well and move on.” -Author Unknown
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“Behold affronts and indignities which the world thinks it right never to pardon, which the Son of God endures with a Divine meekness! Let us cast at the feet of Jesus that false honor, that quick sense of affronts, which exaggerates every thing, and pardons nothing, and, above all, that devilish determination in resenting injuries.” -Elizabeth I, Queen of England (1533 - 1603): as quoted in Josiah Hotchkiss Gilbert: “Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), edited by Josiah Hotchkiss Gilbert, page 252

“Holding a grudge is letting someone live rent free in your head.” -Author Unknown

“I once met a man who had forgiven an injury. I hope some day to meet the man who has forgiven an insult.” -Thomas Buxton (Thomas Fowell Buxton (1786 - 1845))

“Forgive all who have offended you, not for them, but for yourself.” -Harriet Nelson (Harriet Uts Nelson)

“I forgive people, but that doesn’t mean I trust them.” -Author Unknown

“Forgiving people can be extremely difficult, if not impossible, when you fear that people will wrong you again, and that once again, just as before, you will be powerless to stop them.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)

“The best revenge is to be unlike him who performed the injury.” -Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus (C.E. 121 - C.E. 180): “The Meditations” (C.E. 167), Book 6, meditation 5

“Forgiveness is freeing up and putting to better use the energy once consumed by holding grudges, harboring resentments, and nursing unhealed wounds.” -Sidney and Suzanne Simon

“Nothing on Earth consumes a man more quickly than the passion of resentment.” -Friedrich Nietzsche (Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (1844 - 1900)): “Ecce Homo” (English: “Behold the Man”) (1888)

“Forgive, forget. Bear with the faults of others as you would have them bear with yours. Be patient and understanding. Life is too short to be vengeful or malicious.” -Phillips Brooks (1835 - 1893)

“Never does the human soul appear so strong as when it forgoes revenge, and dares forgive an injury.” -E. H. Chapin (Edwin Hubbell Chapin (1814 - 1880)): “Living Words” (1861)

“Forgiveness is the noblest vengeance.” -H. G. Bohn (Henry George Bohn (1796 - 1884))

“Living well is the best revenge.” -Author Unknown: as quoted in George Herbert (1593 - 1633): “Jacula Prudentum; or Outlandish Proverbs, Sentences, &c. Selected by Mr. George Herbert” (1651), proverb 520
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“We may not know how to forgive, and we may not want to forgive; but the very fact we say we are willing to forgive begins the healing practice.” -Louise L. Hay (Louise Lynn Hay (1926 - 2017)) at www.LouiseHay.com

“It is never too late to mend.” -Author Unknown
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