Signature wisdom

[Amelia]

"Of all tyrannies, a tyranny exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It may be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end, for they do so with the approval of their consciences."--- C.S. Lewis

(Trajan)

 

[Mr.Nick]

"If you're not a liberal at twenty you have no heart, if you're not a conservative at forty you have no brain."

- Winston Churchill

 

[Mr.Nick]

I don't know about wisdom but this is has always been my favorite Lincoln quote..

"If I were two-faced, would I be wearing this one?"

-Abe

 

[Mr.Nick]

One more funny one..

When being bickered at by a dissenting elitist at a dinner party -

'Mr. Churchill, if you were my husband, I'd poison your tea!'

Churchill: "And if you were my wife, I would drink it!"

- Winston Churchill

 

[editec]

It may be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies.

Then again, it might not.

The American people lived under the heel of the robber barons.

They couldn't wait to limit their authority.

Those who want this nation to return to those days are truly tools.

 

[Amelia]

"Bill gets what he deserves…"

(bayoubill)

 

[Sky Dancer]

"Human transformation requires the movement from fear to love. Presence is the door, embodiment is the key."

Russell Delman

(sky's siggie)

 

[uscitizen]

"Of all tyrannies, a tyranny exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It may be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end, for they do so with the approval of their consciences."--- C.S. Lewis

(Trajan)

should this be in the religion thread?

 

[FuelRod]

Mine.

 

[Amelia]

Thanks to the guys (and gals) who are sharing the wisdom.


Harumph to uscitizen.

 

[zzzz]

Common sense is the most evenly distributed quantity in the world. Everyone thinks he has enough.

All people have the right to stupidity but some abuse the privilege.

 

[Amelia]

People are most conservative on issues that they know most about. --Ann Coulter

(PoliticalChic)

 

[Amelia]

A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones that need the advice.
Bill Cosby

(Ringel05)

 

[earlycuyler]

Never trust a fart.

 

[percysunshine]

"All men were created equal. Some were just left in the oven a bit too long." Samuel Clemens

 

[zzzz]

There were once three frogs on a log and one of them made a decision to jump in. How many were left?

 

[Baruch Menachem]

An apple a day will keep the doctor away. An onion will work on everyone else.

 

[Baruch Menachem]

The church is near, but the road is icy. The tavern is far away and I will walk carefully

 

[Baruch Menachem]

When buying and selling are controlled by legislation, the first things to be bought and sold are legislators.


P. J. O'Rourke

 

[Baruch Menachem]

There was a young curate from Crew
Who kept a cat in a pew.
He said: "I shall endeavour to seek
To teach it some Greek"
(But never got farther than µ.)