Favorite sayings/proverbs

Heaven is a place where nothing ever happens

If You could tell the truth you would do it

Someone otherwise than acting foolishly, can also be a comedian or just a clown

The Foole doth thinke he is wise, but the wiseman knowes himselfe to be a Foole. [William Shakespeare]
 
if i wanted to here from a i would fart.

Another parade-ground classic: "Mr Atkins, opinions are like arses - everyone's got one but they all stink"

Do mottos count? There are a fair few good ones:

Utrinque Paratus, of course - Ready for Anything (Parachute Regiment)
Nec Aspera Terrent - Difficulties be Damned (Duke of Lancaster's et al)
Per Mare, Per Terram - ie, the places from which the Royal Marines will destroy you.
Nemo me Impune Lacessit - "Whu' da'ur meddle wi' me?" (Royal Scots)
Honi Soit Qui Mal y Pense - Shame on You if You Think This is Shameful (Grenadier Guards)
Ubique Quo Fas et Gloria Du**** - Wherever Right and Glory Lead (Royal Artillery)
 
"There is an expression in the Wasteland: "Old World Blues". It refers to those so obsessed with the past they can't see the present, much less the future, for what it is."

—Doctor Mobius and Doctor Klein, Old World Blues
 
I've always loved that quote, which is why I started twitching when I saw you left out some bits [bolded]. ;)



This sums up how I've always tried to live my life: "Try not to become a man of success, but rather a man of value." -Albert Eistein

Forgive me! :sad:
 
There's also a saying in the Civ IV General Discussions Forum:

There is no adverse situation in life that cannot be resolved by deceit, treachery, bribery, good sex, nuclear weapons, ice cream, OR automatic weapons fire
 
"We are what we pretend to be. So we must be careful what we pretend to be." Kurt Vonnegut - Mother Night.

George Patton's famous quote. "I hear a lot of crap about how glorious it is to die for your country. It isn't glorious, it's stupid. . . .The point is to get to other bastard to die for his country."
 
Where there's muck there's brass
Meaning

Where there are dirty jobs to be done there is money to be made.
Origin

Brass has been used as the name of copper and bronze coins, and later of all forms of money, in the UK since at least the 16th century. Joseph Hall's Virgidemiarum, 1597 includes:

"Shame that the muses should be bought and sold For every peasant's brass."

'Where there's muck there's brass' is a 20th century expression which originated in Yorkshire, England where brass is still used as a slang term for money. The expression is rarely used nowadays, although writers sometimes call on it when they want to establish a character as a blunt Yorkshireman. By 'muck' any form of dirt or manure may be implied, depending on context.

John Ray expressed the notion in A collection of English proverbs, 1678:

"Muck and money go together."

The expression was preceded by the 'where there's muck there's money' variant, which dates from the mid 19th century.
 
"Hell is being a perfectionist in a world of people who can't do anything correctly"
 
"You don't need to be a chef to know you're being served (explicit word for poop)"

I think someone on Fark made that.
 
A man without a woman is like a car without an engine,
a woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle
 
So what does that make homosexual men?
 
alle Wege führen nach Rom
all roads lead to Rome

Aller guten Dinge sind drei
third time is a charm; third time pays for all(lit.: All good things are [come in] three)

Alles neu macht der Mai
in spring everything starts anew (lit.: May makes all things new)

alles zu seiner Zeit
all in good time (lit.: all in its time)

Alte Liebe rostet nicht
old love does not rust

Alter schützt vor Torheit nicht
no fool like an old fool (lit.: age doesn’t protect [one] from foolishness)

Andere Länder, andere Sitten
when in Rome, do as the Romans do (lit.: other countries, other customs, mores)

Arbeit schändet nicht
work is no disgrace

auch der Herbst hat noch schöne Tage
you're never too old (lit.: even autumn still has nice days)

Auf alten Pferden lernt man reiten
on old horses you learn how to ride

auf eine dumme Frage (bekommt man) eine dumme Antwort
ask a silly question, get a silly answer (also: ask a stupid question, get a stupid answer)

Auf jeden Regen folgt auch Sonnenschein
every cloud has a silver lining (lit.: after every rainfall comes sunshine)

aus den Augen, aus dem Sinn
out of sight, out of mind (lit.: out of the eyes, out of the mind)
 
alle Wege führen nach Rom
all roads lead to Rome

Aller guten Dinge sind drei
third time is a charm; third time pays for all(lit.: All good things are [come in] three)

Alles neu macht der Mai
in spring everything starts anew (lit.: May makes all things new)

alles zu seiner Zeit
all in good time (lit.: all in its time)

Alte Liebe rostet nicht
old love does not rust

Alter schützt vor Torheit nicht
no fool like an old fool (lit.: age doesn’t protect [one] from foolishness)

Andere Länder, andere Sitten
when in Rome, do as the Romans do (lit.: other countries, other customs, mores)

Arbeit schändet nicht
work is no disgrace

auch der Herbst hat noch schöne Tage
you're never too old (lit.: even autumn still has nice days)

Auf alten Pferden lernt man reiten
on old horses you learn how to ride

auf eine dumme Frage (bekommt man) eine dumme Antwort
ask a silly question, get a silly answer (also: ask a stupid question, get a stupid answer)

Auf jeden Regen folgt auch Sonnenschein
every cloud has a silver lining (lit.: after every rainfall comes sunshine)

aus den Augen, aus dem Sinn
out of sight, out of mind (lit.: out of the eyes, out of the mind)

...drei stueke bon bon, blondes Polizei Landsgouverneur...
 
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