By the time we realize our
parents may have been right,
we usually have children who thing we're wrong.
The young want to change the world.
The old want to change the young.
Why can't life's big problems
come when you are
twenty and know everything?
Sounds travels slowly. Sometimes
the things
you say when your kids are teenagers don't
reach them until they're in their 40s.
Young married couples often
enjoy explaining their many theories on raising children...until they start having them.
Real wealth is being able to
afford a family and
the Federal Government on one salary.
A real
friend is one who walks in when the
rest of the world walks out.
Nothing so needs reforming as
other people's habits.
Love doesn't make the world go round.
Love is what makes the trip worthwhile.
A lifetime isn't nearly long
enough to
figure out what it's all about.
By the time we realize our
parents may have been right,
we usually have children who think we're wrong.
Life is 10 percent what you make
it and
90 percent how you take it.
If you want to forget all your
troubles, wear tight shoes.
If you want long friendships,
develop short memory.
A sense of humor is what makes
you laugh at something
that would make you mad if it happened to you.
Marriage is the alliance of two
people,
one who never remembers birthdays
and the other who never forgets them.
The person who can't lead and
won't follow
makes a dandy roadblock.
Just about the time most of us
finally learn all the
answers, they change all the questions.
It is often easier to earn
money than it is to spend it wisely.
If most of use could see ourselves as others see us,
we'd probably never forgive them.
If at first you don't succeed, you'll get a lot of advice.
If you think nobody cares if you're alive,
try missing a couple of car payments.
A tourist is a person who travels
to see things that are
different and then complains when they aren't the same.
The great thing about computers
is that there are just as
many mistakes as ever, but now they are nobody's fault.
If they gave rewards for finding
fault,
some people would get rich quick.
People who thing they know it all
are a pain
in the neck to those of us who really do.
Being a frog isn't as bad as it
seems.
Whenever anything bugs them, they eat it.
Don't try to have it all. Where
would you put it?
Genius has limits; stupidity does
not.
It is fare easier to be wise for
others than to be so for oneself
Just about the time most of us
get our summer vacations paid for it's time to start worrying about Christmas
To make your dream come true, you
have to stay awake!
A person who cannot make up his
mind
probably has no mind to make up
Many people think they have an
open mind
when it is really their mouth
Just be thankful you aren't
getting all the
government you are paying for
You can give without loving, but
you
can't love without giving
Real difficulties can be
overcome; it is only the
imaginary ones that are unconquerable.
Most
of the time, the shortest distance between
two points is under construction.
If at first you don't succeed,
you're running about average
When you question your wife's
judgement,
remember that she married you.
Before you marry, keep your eyes
open
after you marry shut one.
Marriage is the golden ring in a
chain whose
beginning is a glance and whose ending is eternity.
It is comforting to know that,
when we reach bottom,
there is no way to go but up.
We've all known intimidation -
one mosquito in a dark bedroom.
You know your growing old when.....
you sink your teeth into a steak and they stay there
If at first you don't succeed,
destroy all evidence that you tried
Wrinkles are receipts for living
About the time you learn to make
the most of life,
most of its gone.
All I know about money matters is that money matters
America is one of the few places
where you can
say what you think without even thinking
The best substitute for brains
is silence.
Being a homeowner is when no
matter where you sit
you are looking at something you should be doing.
Old age is when you get out of
the shower and
you're glad the mirror is all fogged u
Yesterday is experience, tomorrow is hope, today is
getting from one to the other as best we can
There is none so deaf as the person who does not listen
Everyone has talent at 25.
The difficulty is to have it at fifty.
You start growing up the day you have your
first real laugh at yourself
No one can make you feel more humble than
the repairman who discovers you've
been trying to fix it yourself
The moment may be temporary, but the memory is forever
The smallest deed is better than the greatest intention
You can never do a kindness too soon, for you
never know when it will be too late
As every thread of gold is valuable,
so is every moment in time
Snowflakes are one of nature's most fragile things,
but look what they can do when they stick together
When love and skill work together, expect a masterpiece
One of the most difficult things
to give away is
kindness--it is usually returned
Those who walk with God always reach their destination
Doing what you like is freedom,
liking what you do is happiness
The most solid stone in the structure
is the lowest one in the foundation
A road map will tell us everything we want to
know except how to fold it up again
When we are young we try to hide our poverty
When we grow older we brag about it
There's a surefire way to double your money;
fold it in half and put it in your pocket
A well-adjusted parent is one who can enjoy
the scenery even with the kids in the back seat
Funny thing about kindness:
The more it's used the more you have of it
When we are right we can afford to keep our tempers.
When we are wrong we can't afford not to
Every vacation has at least two good days of weather--
the day you leave and the day you get back
The future is that time when you'll wish you'd
done what you aren't doing now
It is better to have one person working with you
than three working for you
MacGregor's law: The first one to see a
traffic light turn green is the second car back
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