“A dying man needs to die,
as a sleepy man needs to sleep,
and there comes a time
when it is wrong,
as well as useless, to resist.”
~ Stewart Alsop
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“A dying man needs to die,
as a sleepy man needs to sleep,
and there comes a time
when it is wrong,
as well as useless, to resist.”
~ Stewart Alsop
“To say nothing,
especially when speaking,
is half the art of diplomacy.”
~ Will Durant
(1885-1981)
“There is not a more pleasing exercise of the mind
than gratitude.
It is accompanied with such an inward satisfaction
that the duty is sufficiently rewarded
by the performance.”
~ Joseph Addison
“All wish to possess knowledge,
but few,
comparatively speaking,
are willing to pay the price.”
~ Juvenal
My old man was a bit of a hard nut, professional rugby league player, 3 times QLD champion in Judo (twice Australian runner up), and 47 bouts as a listed boxer - and he always told me:Quote:
Originally Posted by DX grunt
1. Never fear the man you're fighting, fear the woman you just turned your back on.
2. Whether you lost the race by an inch or a hundred yards, the fact is, you still lost the race.
3. Further to point 2 - Coming second is the first of the losers.
Yep ... love that boy!!! In line with the thread about 4wd's being responsible for infant deaths on driveways, my old man taught me that I, and I alone, am accountable for my actions and the resulting consequences - good and bad!!!
“The pessimist complains about the wind;
the optimist expects it to change;
the realist adjusts the sails.”
~ William Arthur Ward
If God had intended us to drink beer, he would have given us stomachs!
David Daye
“The discipline of the written word
punishes both stupidity and dishonesty.”
~ John Steinbeck
(1902-1968)
Always remember, I have taken more out of alcohol than alcohol has taken out of me.
Winston Churchill
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Always remember, I have taken more out of alcohol than alcohol has taken out of me.
Winston Churchill
ANyone would think we like to drink alcohol on this forum...lolQuote:
If God had intended us to drink beer, he would have given us stomachs!
David Daye