Words to laugh by

Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
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Many years ago a buddy of mine who was accomplished in calligraphy made an ornate plaque for me to hang on my office wall. It bore this quotation:

If once a man indulges himself in murder, very soon he comes to think little of robbing; and from robbing he next comes to drinking and Sabbath-breaking, and from that to incivility and procrastination.

– Thomas De Quincey, Murder Considered as One of the Fine Arts - 1827

Do you have a proverb or quotation that you like to call up when the occasion is right?

Which reminds me of a “Polish Proverb” I saw somewhere:

Rise to the occasion and the occasion will surely come up

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Don’t sweat the petty things and don’t pet the sweaty things.

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“Never assume what you’re trying to prove. Unless you’re trying to prove you’re a bonehead.” (Despair.com)

4

Life exists because we couildn’t make it up.

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Patience comes to those who wait ~ Confucius

6

Hoc volo, sic jubeo, sit pro rationes voluntas.
This comes in very handy in the classroom, believe me!

7

“Fool me seven times, shame on you. Fool me eight or more times…”
(Futurama)

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We’ll burn that bridge when we get to it.

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And then there’s the Teddy Kennedy version…

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These are my friends, I do not need to be afraid
Usually chanted while my friends are doing something odd and geeky.

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These are my friends, be very afraid.
Usually chanted while my friends are doing something involving fire and beer. :smiley:

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My mom has this embroidered on a pillow:

May those who love us love us,
and those who do not love us,
may God turn their hearts,
and if He cannot turn their hearts
may He turn their ankles
that we may know them by their limping.
-Irish Prayer

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If you don’t know the facts, bang the law.
If you don’t know the law, bang the facts.
If you don’t know the facts or the law, bang the table.

14

Non illegitimi carborundum

or my other favourite (thanks to Terry Pratchet)

Fabricati Diem, pvnc

Si

15

“It could be that the purpose of your life is only to serve as a warning to others.”

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You can’t make an omellete without breaking a few legs.

Rarely is the occasion right for these words.

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If you can keep your head while all about you are losing theirs, you clearly have not understood the situation.

18

“When push comes to shove, you gotta do what you love- even if it’s not a good idea.” Also from Futurama.

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Build a man a fire, and he’s warm for a night. Set fire to him, and he’s warm for the rest of his life.

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What do we want?

Patience!

When do we want it?

Now!