Food for Thought Quotes

The globe is warming……it is natural or is it manmade? ~ George W. Bush

The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it. ~ George Bernard Shaw

Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away. ~ Antoine de Saint Exupery

It is easier to ask forgiveness than to seek permission. ~ Proverb

The most shocking fact about war is that its victims and its instruments are individual human beings and that these individuals are condemned by the monstrous conventions of politics to murder and be murdered in quarrels not their own ~ Aldous Huxley

Old Proverbs You Just Don’t Hear Anymore

Oh, sure we all like to repeat old sayings like, ” A stitch in time saves nine” or “A penny saved is a penny earned.” But what about all of the old proverbs that went away like Nehru jackets and pet rocks? Here are some actual gems from an old proverb book from 1852:

Be a dog rather than a younger brother. – Persian Proverb

Carry an old man with you in a sack. – Marathi Proverb

You may blow till your eyes start out, but if once you offer to stir your fingers you will be at the end of your lesson. – Gascon Proverb

Do not speak of a cup; there is a bald person in the house. Osmanli Proverb

Ah, they just don’t make proverbs like they used to. And maybe that’s a good thing.