Things we have learnt whilst growing up

Things we have learnt whilst growing up

God give me the strength to change the things I can. The courage to accept the things that I cannot. And the wisdom to know the difference

Never under any circumstances take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night.

If you had to identify, in one word, the reason why the human race has not achieved, and never will achieve, its full potential, that word would be "meetings"

Children seldom misquote you. In fact, they usually repeat word for word what you shouldn't have said. ~ Unknown

There is a very fine line between "hobby " and "mental illness"

People who want to share their religious views with you almost never want you to share yours with them.

And when God, who created the entire universe with all of its glories, decides to deliver a message to humanity, He WILL NOT use, as His messenger, a person on cable TV with a bad hairstyle.

You should not confuse your career with your life.

No matter what happens, somebody will find a way to take it too seriously.

When trouble arises and things look bad, there is always one individual who perceives a solution and is willing to take command. Very often, that individual is crazy.

Nobody cares if you can't dance well. Just get up and dance.

Never lick a steak knife.

Take out the fortune before you eat the cookie.

The most powerful force in the universe is gossip.

You will never find anybody who can give you a clear and compelling reason why we observe daylight savings time.

You should never say anything to a woman that even remotely suggests that you think she's pregnant unless you can see an actual baby emerging from her at that moment.

There comes a time when you should stop expecting other people to make a big deal about your birthday. That time is age eleven.

The one thing that unites all human beings, regardless of age, gender, religion, economic status or ethnic background, is that, deep down inside, we ALL believe that we are above average drivers.

The main accomplishment of almost all organized protests is to annoy people who are not in them.

A person who is nice to you but rude to the waiter is not a nice person.

Your friends love you anyway.

Dont eat yellow snow.

Never test the depth of water with both feet.

Nobody listens until you make a mistake.

Dont squat with both spurs on.

Some days you are the bug, some days you are the windscreen.

Good judgement comes from bad experience, some of that comes from bad judgement.

Timing has a lot to do with the outcome of a raindance.

A closed mouth gathers no foot.

If you tell the truth you dont have to remember anything.

Never miss a good chance to shutup.

Dont worry, it only seems kinky the first time.

If you lend somebody 20 quid and never see them again, it was probably worth it.

There are two theories to arguing with women, neither of them work.

Words dont always mean what they say.

"IF a frog had wings he wouldn't land on his ASS every time he jumped."

Defeat is not the worst of failures. Not to have tried is the true failure. ~George E. Woodberry

You can't change what you don't acknowledge. ~Phil McGraw

Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. ~Leonardo da Vinci

Words are one of our chief means of adjusting to all the situations of life. The better control we have of our words, the more successful our adjustment will be. ~Bergan Evans

The world is round and the place which may seem like the end may also be only the beginning. ~Ivy Baker Priest

Up to a certain point every man is what he thinks he is. ~F. H. Bradley

Growth begins when we begin to accept our own weakness. ~Jean Vanier

For all sad words of tongue or pen, The saddest are these: It might have been. ~John Greenleaf Whittier

The real art of conversation is not only to say the right thing at the right place but to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment. ~Dorothy Nevill

The important thing is not to stop questioning. ~Albert Einstein

If you would be a real seeker after truth, it is necessary that at least once in your life you doubt, as far as possible, all things. ~Rene Descartes

When you have nothing to say, say nothing. ~Charles Colton

The best thing you can do behind a person's back?... is give them a pat ~Author Unknown

The soul never thinks without a picture ~Aristotle

Failure is an event, never a person. ~William D. Brown

If there is one thing upon this earth that mankind loves and admires better than another, it is a brave man, -- it is the man who dares to look the devil in the face and tell him he is a devil. ~James A. Garfield, 1831-1881, Twentieth President of the United States

Yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or lose. ~ Lyndon B. Johnson

Know Thyself. ~Socrates

It's not that I'm so smart, it's just that I stay with problems longer. ~Albert Einstein

Consideration for others is the basis of a good life, a good society. ~Confucius

I've been around the block enough to know when it's time to cross the street ~The Denmaster

A pessimist is one who makes difficulties of his opportunities and an optimist is one who makes opportunities of his difficulties. ~Harry Truman

Only a weak mind seeks ultimate answers. ~Agnes Thornton

It is preoccupation with possessions, more than anything else, that prevents us from living freely and nobly. ~Bertrand Russell, Nobel Prize winning author

The time is always right to do what is right. ~Martin Luther King, Jr.

Only fools and dead men don't change their minds. Fools won't and dead men can't. ~John H. Patterson

Truth is what stands the test of experience. ~Albert Einstein

Of all afflictions, the worst is self-contempt. ~Berthold Auerbach

What lies behind us and what lies before us are small matters compared to what lies within us. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

Imagination is more important than knowledge. ~Albert Einstein

Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambition. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great. ~Mark Twain

As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live. ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Who we are today is the result of yesterdays choices. Who we will be tomorrow is the result of today's decisions. ~Pat Messiti

If money is your hope for independence, you will never have it. The only real security that a man can have in this world is a reserve of knowledge, experience and ability. ~Henry Ford

If we all feed each other everyone is nourished ~Arthur Kaliel It is never too late to be what you might have been. ~George Elliot

No time. Saddest words ever spoken or written. ~Og Mandino

For everything you have missed, you have gained something else; and for everything you gain, you lose something else. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance. ~Samuel Johnson

Freedom is man's capacity to take a hand in his own development. It is our capacity to mold ourselves. ~Rollo May

Work and play are words used to describe the same thing under different conditions. ~Mark Twain

You can accomplish much if you don't care who gets the credit. ~Ronald Reagan

To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom. ~ Bertrand Russell

Tell a person they are brave and you help them become so. ~ Thomas Carlyle

To change and change for the better are two different things. ~ German Proverb

If a man could have half his wishes, he would double his trouble. ~ Benjamin Franklin

We can do no great things - only small things with great love. ~ Mother Theresa

He who believes in nobody knows that he himself is not to be trusted. ~ Auerbach

Let us never negotiate out of fear but let us never fear to negotiate. ~ John F. Kennedy

Concern should drive us into action and not into depression. ~ Karen Horney

The measure of a man is the way he bears up under misfortune. ~ Plutarch

Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadows. ~ Helen Keller

The goal of science is to build better mousetraps. The goal of nature is to build better mice. ~ Anonymous

It takes less time to do a thing right, than it does to explain why you did it wrong. ~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

To know what is right and not to do it is the worst cowardice. ~ Confucius

Failure is only the opportunity to begin again more intelligently. ~ Henry Ford

Love your enemies, for they tell you your faults. ~ Benjamin Franklin

He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else. ~ Benjamin Franklin

Great opportunities to help others seldom comes, but small ones surround us every day. ~ Sally Koch

If you are planning for a year, sow rice; if you are planning for a decade, plant trees; if you are planning for a lifetime, educate people. ~ Chinese proverb

All good things arrive to them that wait -- and don't die in the meantime. ~ Mark Twain

If you take a dog in and feed it, it will remain loyal to you and never turn on you. This is the principle difference between a man and a dog. ~ Mark Twain

He who asks a question is a fool for a minute; he who does not remains a fool forever. ~ Chinese Proverb

Don't worry about what people think about you--the chances are they seldom think about you at all. ~ Unknown