Random Thoughts....
If you're headed in the wrong direction, u-turns are allowed.
For every 60 seconds of anger, you lose one minute of happiness.
Kindness: a language the deaf can hear, the blind can see, and the mute can speak.
When you see someone without a smile, give him one of yours.
I do not think happiness is too hard to find -- it is how you treat it once you get hold of it that counts.
What holds you together is far greater than what can tear you apart.
My grandfather once told me that there were two kinds of people: those who do the work and those who take the credit. He told me to be in the first group; there was much less competition.
Respect costs nothing.
Don't marry the person you think you can live with. Marry the one you can't live without.
When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one, which had been opened for us.
The days are very long, but the years are very short.
Sorrow looks back, worry looks around, faith looks up.
Answer just what the heart prompts you.
The heart is wiser than the intellect.
Fortune truly helps those who are of good judgment.
Speak only well of people, and you need never whisper.
Time is precious, but truth is more precious than time.
Pray for what you want, but work for the things you need.
Wise men learn more from fools, than fools from wise men.
Get your mind set; confidence will lead you on.
It is better to share happiness than keep it to yourself.
Be direct; usually one can accomplish more that way.
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An older Jewish gentleman was on the operating table awaiting surgery and he insisted that his son, a renowned surgeon, perform the operation.
As he was about to get the anesthesia he asked to speak to his son.
"Yes, Dad, what is it?"
"Don't be nervous, son; do your best and just remember, if it doesn't go well, if something happens to me, your mother is going to come and live with you and your wife...."
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Aging: Eventually you will reach a point when you stop lying about your age and start bragging about it.
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The older we get, the fewer things seem worth waiting in line for.
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Some people try to turn back their odometers. Not me, I want people to know "why" I look this way.
I've traveled a long way and some of the roads weren't paved.
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How old would you be if you didn't know how old you are?
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When you are dissatisfied and would like to go back to youth, think of Algebra.
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You know you are getting old when everything either dries up or leaks.
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I don't know how I got over the hill without getting to the top.
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One of the many things no one tells you about aging is that it is such a nice change from being young.
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Ah, being young is beautiful, but being old is comfortable.
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Old age is when former classmates are so gray and wrinkled and bald, they don't recognize you.
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If you don't learn to laugh at trouble, you won't have anything to laugh at when you are old.
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Long ago when men cursed and beat the ground with sticks, it was called witchcraft.
Today, it's called golf
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A WELL PLANNED LIFE????
Two women met for the first time since graduating from high school.
One asked the other, "You were always so organized in school, Did you manage to live a well planned life? "
" Yes," said her friend.
"My first marriage was to a millionaire; my second marriage was to an actor; my third marriage was to a preacher; and now I'm married to an undertaker."
Her friend asked, "What do those marriages have to do with a well planned life?"
"One for the money, two for the show, three to get ready, and four to go.”
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Did you know?
As incredible as it sounds, men and women took baths only twice a year! (May and October)
Women kept their hair covered, while men shaved their heads (because of lice and bugs) and wore wigs. Wealthy men could afford good wigs made from wool. The wigs couldn't be washed, so to clean them they could carve out a loaf of bread, put the wig in the shell, and bake it for 30 minutes.
The heat would make the wig big and fluffy, hence the term "big wig." Today we often use the term
"here comes the Big Wig" because someone appears to be or is powerful and wealthy.
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In the late 1700s, many houses consisted of a large room with only one chair. Commonly, a long wide
board was folded down from the wall and used for dining. The"head of the household" always sat in the
chair while everyone else ate sitting on the floor.
Once in a while, a guest (who was almost always a man) would be invited to sit in this chair during a meal.
To sit in the chair meant you were important and in charge. Sitting in the chair, one was called the
"chair man."
Today in business we use the expression or title "Chairman or Chairman of the Board."
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Ladies wore corsets that were laced up in the front. A tightly tied Lace was worn by a proper and
dignified lady as in "straight laced."
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Common entertainment included playing cards. However, there was a tax levied when purchasing
playing cards, but only applicable to the "ace of Spades."
To avoid paying the tax, people would purchase 51 cards instead.
Yet, since most games require 52 cards, these people were thought to be stupid or dumb because they weren't "playing with a full deck."
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Early politicians required feedback from the public to determine what was considered important to the
people. Since there were no telephones, TVs, or radios, the politicians sent their assistants to local
taverns, pubs, and bars, who were told to "go sip some ale" and listen to people's conversations and
political concerns. Many assistants were dispatched at different times. "You go sip here" and "You go sip there." The two words "go sip" were eventually combined when referring to the local opinion and,
thus we have the term "gossip."
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