Thursday, February 26, 2009

Wise Words for today

Because there are so many more people smarter than myself...here are some fun quotes.
"Prejudice is the child of ignorance" - William Hazlitt, Sketches and Essays
"More things are wrought by prayer than this world dreams of." - Tennyson, The Passing of Arthur
"We would rather die on our feet than live on our knees." -Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1939
"Familiarity breeds contempt, and children." - Mark Twain, Unpublished Diaries
"He lies below, correct in cypress wood, and entertains the most exclusive worms." - Dorothy Parker, The Very Rich Man
"Money is like an arm or a leg- use it or lose it." -Henry Ford, Interview w/ The New York Times 1931
"Republics end through luxury, monarchies through poverty." - Montesquieu, Spirit of the Laws
(How true is that?? smart man!)
"In wine, there is truth." -Pliny, Historia Naturalis
"If men knew how women pass the time when they are alone, they'd never marry."- O. Henry
"What a pity it is that nobody knows how to manage a wife, but a bachelor. " -George Coleman, The Jealous Wife
"There are three kinds of lies- lies, damned lies, and statistics. " - B. Disraeli
" I can resist everything except tempation. " - Oscar Wilde, Lady Windemere's Fan (this quote is my favorite for the day). Have a wonderful Thursday!

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