SUCCESS The ladder of success works like any other ladder. Very few have climbed it with their hands in their pockets.
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THE LIVING OF LIFE Life can only be understood backwards, but it can only be lived forwards. Kierkegaard . . . To most of us the real life is the life we do not lead.…
FAMILY LIFE Teaches you loyalty, patience, understanding, perseverance, and a lot of other things you wouldn't need if you'd stayed single. Dick Underdahl-Peirce, Trinity Presbyterian Church, Cottage Grove, Minnesota 55016
DEALING WITH THE BLUES Ten rules for getting rid of the blues: Go out and do something for someone else. And repeat it nine times. Christian Communication Laboratory
HOME IMPROVEMENT STRATEGY A good architect can improve the looks of an old house merely by discussing the cost of a new one.
NOTHING TO SAY There is nothing wrong with having nothing to say -- unless you insist on saying it. Bits & Pieces
ADVICE Free advice is like being kissed on the forehead. It doesn't hurt, but it doesn't do too much for you either. Funny, Funny World
THE ART OF APOLOGIZING It takes real talent to be able to apologize in a manner that makes the offended person feel guilty.
REJECTION British novelist John Creasey has published 564 books. But he didn't make his first sale until after he'd received 774 rejection slips.
BACKWARD? One of the first things one notices about any backward country is that the children obey their parents. Funny, Funny World
ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE The next time somebody tells you nothing is impossible, ask him to put his skis over his shoulder and go through a revolving door. Reader's Digest
DELIGHTS OF DISORDER One of the advantages of being disorderly is that one is constantly making exciting discoveries. A. A. Milne
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE The difference between education and experience: education is what you get from reading the small print. Experience is what you get from not reading it.
RETORT When hit up for a donation by a Hare Krishna at the airport -- here's the perfect answer: "I gave in a previous lifetime."
INCREDIBLE WEALTH is any income that's at least $5,000 a year more than what your wife's sister's husband makes. Funny, Funny World
THE BITTERNESS OF A CYNIC A true friend always stabs you in the front. Oscar Wilde
THE CYNICISM OF A MISANTHROPE History is an account, mostly false, of events, mostly unimportant, which are brought about by rulers, mostly knaves, and soldiers, mostly fools. Ambrose Bierce
TRUE CONFUSION I don't know whether to kill myself of go bowling. From a Country-Music song quoted by George Will
NUCLEAR WAR Bumper Sticker: "Nuclear War -- When You've Seen One, You've Seen Them All."
BEQUESTS There are two lasting bequests we can give our children. One is roots; the other is wings.
