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09.07.2009, 23:25 quote

taldrkhansmrmtic

Here's a few that might give you a giggle:

Car service: If it ain't broke, we'll break it.
Change is inevitable, except from a vending machine.
Do witches run spell checkers?
Doesn't being open-minded means your brains will fall out?
Few women admit their age. Few men act theirs.
Friends come and go, enemies accumulate.
Grow your own dope... plant a man.
Gun control is being able to hit your target!
He who hesitates is probably right.

 

09.07.2009, 23:50 quote

samsensual1
Joined: 08 Jul 2009 Posts: 1 Location: United Kingdom, England, Worcestershire
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Want what you have! Very Happy

 

11.07.2009, 00:53 quote

joey2cards

A train can change its tracks, but it can never be a kangaroo...

By Tibor Fischer

 

11.07.2009, 01:01 quote

oakman
Joined: 07 Jun 2009 Posts: 1467 Location: United Kingdom, England, Surrey
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"If it weren't for electricity we'd all be watching television by candlelight."

George Gobol.

 

26.08.2009, 06:39 quote

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Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind. ~Dr. Seuss
Very Happy

 

26.08.2009, 09:26 quote

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Knowledge talks, wisdom listens.

 

29.08.2009, 14:09 quote

tryst46

Chinese proverbs: I like them because sometimes you have to think about what they really mean.

To know what lies ahead, ask those coming in the opposite direction.

A hungry man is one who waits for a duck to fly into his mouth.

Those who say it cannot be done should ask those doing it.

My personal favorite is not a Chinese proverb, but one I picked up some years ago.

Listen and you shall hear, look and you shall see, speak and you will be heard, lie and you will be ignored.

 

22.01.2011, 14:47 quote

nineteen84

Mine is shamelessly taken from the recent film 'Cemetery Junction' - which I enjoyed very much.

"Throw your heart out in front of you, and run ahead to catch it."

According to the film it's an ancient Arabic quote, but whatever - I like it because it's inspiring.

 

22.01.2011, 16:01 quote

shere92

If you want real wisdom you need to look at things which aren't just there to give you false hope, or to stimulate the emotions or to give you more confidence; - none of these are higher functions. A wise saying must illuminate something about how a person can learn, and the things that may prevent that learning from taking place.

 

23.01.2011, 09:49 quote

theresaw
theresaw Joined: 18 Jan 2011 Posts: 47 Location: South Africa, ,
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It's Sunday morning Shere - I've just had to put my 3rd cat down in less than 3 weeks - my brain's not working right at all - I've read what you wrote 3 times now and it's too much for my poor little brain. I guess I'll have to go through it again another time for me to understand it - I'm feeling real stupid now. Sad

Here are some from Oscar Wilde to cheer me up:

"Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months."

"I am not young enough to know everything"

"I think God, in creating man, overestimated his ability."

"It is a very sad thing that nowadays there is so little useless information."

"I love acting. It is so much more real than life."

"Only dull people are brilliant at breakfast."

"Always forgive your enemies, nothing annoys them so much."

"It is absurd to divide people into good and bad. People are either charming or tedious."

"the only thing to do with good advice is pass it on. It is never any use to oneself."

"When the gods with to punish us they answer our prayers."

"If you want to tell people the truth, make them laugh, otherwise they'll kill you."

 

23.01.2011, 19:36 quote

s6boystu
s6boystu Joined: 06 Mar 2008 Posts: 3122 Location: United Kingdom, England, Essex
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‎"I do it, because I can.
I can, because I want to.
I want to, because you said I couldn't".
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If there really is to be a soul mate out there, I think your soul mates are those people who make you feel at home, wherever you are. That hearing their voices and knowing they're close to you (even if in thought) makes you feel at ease.

 

23.01.2011, 22:52 quote

littlevixen
littlevixen Joined: 03 Sep 2010 Posts: 315 Location: United Kingdom, England, Bedfordshire
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A wise man once said, "I don't know, go ask a woman." Laughing
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24.01.2011, 12:20 quote

theresaw
theresaw Joined: 18 Jan 2011 Posts: 47 Location: South Africa, ,
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Of all the things I've lost, I miss my mind the most ...

 

24.01.2011, 18:31 quote

littlevixen
littlevixen Joined: 03 Sep 2010 Posts: 315 Location: United Kingdom, England, Bedfordshire
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The stupid neither forgive nor forget; the naïve forgive and forget; the wise forgive but do not forget.
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24.01.2011, 19:05 quote

nmc91
nmc91 Joined: 17 Jan 2011 Posts: 7 Location: United Kingdom, Scotland, Glasgow
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"Never ignore a coincidence"
- The Doctor, Doctor Who Laughing

 
 
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