Comments on: To ponder

By: MikeLL

MikeLL — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 03:50:06 +0000

“We have the best Congress money can buy.”
-Maybe Mark Twain?

“Teach a man to fish and you lose a Democrat voter.”

By: Artfldgr

Artfldgr — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 01:25:55 +0000

Don’t throw a stone in a well you drank from

the version i know is dont sh t where you eat…

By: 11B40

11B40 — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 22:42:01 +0000

Greetings:

“When the going gets tough, the tough get going, and the smart are already gone.”

By: Ben-David

Ben-David — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 19:29:52 +0000

The original version of the “world in the hands of fools” line is the Talmudic saying: since the Temple was destroyed, prophecy is given only to children and fools.

A few more good ones – Jewish and Gentile:

If you judge by beards and bellies, my goat should be the village Rabbi.

Don’t throw a stone in a well you drank from (this is the original Talmudic version – more about gratitude than practicality).

If a good deed comes to hand – don’t let it go stale.

Say little and do much – the oriental version of this is:

Talk does not cook rice.

Before you marry, keep your eyes wide open. After you marry – close one eye (Nigerian, I believe).

By: huxley

huxley — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 19:11:05 +0000

Whoever saves a single life it is as though he saved the universe. That line of Jewish wisdom was incorporated into Qu'ran verse 5:32. It is frequently quoted by apologists for Islam, including Obama in his much ballyhooed Cairo speech: The Holy Koran teaches that whoever kills an innocent, it is as if he has killed all mankind; and whoever saves a person, it is as if he has saved all mankind. Typically the Qur'an turns that sentiment on its head in the very next verse where it explains how necessary it is to execute, crucify, and maim those who oppose Allah and Muhammad. See article Obama quotes verse 5:32, omits 5:33

By: Stan

Stan — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 18:37:17 +0000

“Thinking is hard which is why so few people try it.”

“If you take care of your nickels and dimes, your dollars will take care of themselves.”

“It’s amazing what can be accomplished when no one worries about who will get credit.”

“A govt big enough to give you everything you want is big enough to take everything you’ve got.”

“Most people can handle adversity. If you want to test a man’s character, give him power.”

By: nyomythus

nyomythus — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 18:35:21 +0000

The truth is a heavy burden; only a few can carry it.

Boy don’t I know it, whew.

By: LittleRed1

LittleRed1 — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:37:52 +0000

I like: “Buen abogado, mal vecino.” Good lawyers make bad neighbors.
“Con la mano dando y la boca adorando.” Hammer with the hand and pray with the mouth, or you have to work as well as pray.
And “The devil knows what he knows because he’s old, not because he’s the devil!”

By: Gray

Gray — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:33:48 +0000

“It don’t mean shit… It’s all in the marinade and spices bitches!!!”— Johnny Worthington

(Via Vanderleun.)

By: I R A Darth Aggie

I R A Darth Aggie — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:46:39 +0000

Gun-related wisdom I got from my Pap:

Never point a gun at anything unless you intend to shoot it. Never, ever point a gun at a person unless you intend to kill them.

I’ve always suspected that the number of gun related deaths would go down if that thought where impressed upon people.