Fortunatus sum! Pila mea de gramine horrido in pratum lene recta modo volvit*
(Isn't that lucky! My ball just rolled off the rough and on to the fairway.)
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Quomodonam dioscorea et ipomoea inter se differunt? What actually
is the difference between a yam and a sweet potato?
Si in animis habeatis scidam labrinariam in domo mea ponere, vosmet rogate si possitis velocius currere quam saxum quod vadit cum celeritate nonaginta milia passuum per horam.
(If you're thinking of putting toilet paper on my house, first ask yourself if you can outrun a ninety-mile-an-hour rock.)
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Tene memoria, viatores conspectos in speculo
retrospicienti stultiores esse quam videntur.
(Keep in mind, people in the rearview mirror are
even stupider than they appear.)
Millions long for immortality who do not know
what to do with themselves on a rainy
Sunday afternoon. Susan Ertz
Possumusne umaquam vero ipsam secernere ab illis quae modo
oculis grata sint?*
English translation: Can we ever truly distinguish
art qua art from that which is merely pleasing to the eye?
To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent
people and the affection of children...to leave the world a
better place...to know even one life has breathed easier
because you have lived. This is to have succeeded. Ralph
Waldo Emerson
The greatest pleasure in life is
doing what people say you
cannot do. Walter Bagehot
Of course life is bizarre, the
more bizarre it gets, the more
interesting it is. The only way
to approach it is to make
yourself some popcorn and
enjoy the show.
The shoe that fits one person
pinches another; there is no
recipe for living that fits all
cases. Carl Gustav Jung
We don't see things as they are. We see things as we are. Anais Nin
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Stupra fascino volanti torum pistrinum provolventem.
You never cease to amaze me with your deeply insightful remarks.
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Billiard Bob had settled down for a nice, long nap with dreams of being an all-pro
quarterback for the Cleveland Browns.
We never know the worth
of water 'til the well is
dry. English Proverb
Education is an admirable thing, but it is well to remember from
time to time that nothing that is worth knowing can be taught.
Oscar Wilde
The older you get, the tougher it is to lose weight, because by then your body
and your fat have gotten to be really good friends.
The easiest way to find something lost around the house is to buy a replacement
He who hesitates is probably right.
Did you ever notice that the Roman Numerals for forty (40) are ' XL.'
The sole purpose of a child's middle name is so he can tell when he's really in
trouble.
There's always a lot to be thankful for if you take time to look for it. For
example I am sitting here thinking how nice it is that wrinkles don't hurt.
Did you ever notice that when you put the 2 words 'The' and 'IRS' together it
spells 'Theirs.'
*All Latin quotes on this site were shamelessly taken from Henry Beard's
books: Latin for All Occasions and X-Treme Latin . . ., Gotham Books.
Order them for yourself or someone who needs a good laugh!