Modern Proverbs
- Fools rush in where fools have been before.
- To avoid duplication, make three copies.
- It's called "Take Home" pay because you can't afford to go anywhere else with it.
- Success is relative; The greater the success, the more relatives.
- Anyone can be a winner . . . unless, of course, there's a second entry.
- The slower you work, the fewer misteaks you make.
- If Murphy's Law can go wrong, it will.
- If at first you succeed, try to hide your astonishment.
- You must have learned from others' mistakes. You haven't had time to think all those up yourself.
- If you look like your passport picture, you probably need the trip.
- People like criticism . . . just keep it positive and flattering.
- It's OK to let your mind go blank, but please turn off the sound.
- Worry kills more people than work because more people worry than work.
- Middle age is when broadness of the mind and narrowness of the waist change places.
- When you're getting kicked from behind, that means you're in front.
- Misers aren't much fun to live with, but they make great ancestors.
- The trouble with bucket seats is that not everybody has the same size bucket.
- Opportunities always look bigger going than coming.
- The real reason you can't take it with you is that it goes before you do.
- Advertisement: "Let me do your income tax. I'll save you time (about 20 years)."
- Junk is something you throw away three weeks before you need it.
- Hospitality is making your guests feel at home, even if you wish they were.
- The world is full of willing people: some willing to work and some willing to let them.
- Some people are like blisters. They don't show up until the work is done.
- A babysitter is a teenager acting like an adult while the adults are out acting like teenagers.
- Going to church doesn't make you a Christian any more than going to a garage makes you a mechanic.
- Experience is a wonderful thing. It enables you to recognize a mistake when you make it again.
Originally published November 14, 2002.
