flanders field poem
Don't live down to expectations. Go out there and do something remarkable. ~Wendy Wasserstein
If a man would follow, today, the teachings of the Old Testament, he would be a criminal. If he would follow strictly the teachings of the New, he would be insane. ~Robert G. Ingersoll
Unfortunately there is nothing more inane than an Easter carol. It is a religious perversion of the activity of Spring in our blood. ~Wallace Stevens, 1916
We have plenty of Confidence in this country, but we are a little short of good men to place our Confidence in. ~Will Rogers
Dogs are getting bigger, according to a leading dog manufacturer. ~Leo Rosten
In an expanding universe, time is on the side of the outcast. Those who once inhabited the suburbs of human contempt find that without changing their address they eventually live in the metropolis. ~Quentin Crisp, The Naked Civil Servant, 1978
Each separate dying ember wrought its ghost upon the floor. ~Edgar Allan Poe
Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant. ~Robert Louis Stevenson
A dress that zips up the back will bring a husband and wife together. ~James H. Boren
Who has not sat, afraid, before his own heart's curtain? ~Rainer Maria Rilke, Duino Elegies, "The Fourth Elegy," translated from German by Albert Ernest Flemming
My advice to the women's clubs of America is to raise more hell and fewer dahlias. ~James McNeill Whistler My advice to you is not to inquire why or whither, but just enjoy your ice cream while it's on your plate. ~Thornton Wilder
Among provocatives, the next best thing to good preaching is bad preaching. I have even more thoughts during or enduring it than at other times. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
Nobody forgets where he buried the hatchet. ~Frank McKinney "Kin" Hubbard, Abe Martin's Broadcast, 1930
More than anything else the sensation is one of perfect peace mingled with an excitement that strains every nerve to the utmost, if you can conceive of such a combination. ~Wilbur Wright
You can't say civilization don't advance, however, for in every war they kill you in a new way. ~Will Rogers, New York Times, 23 December 1929
What makes resisting temptation difficult for many people is they don't want to discourage it completely. ~Franklin P. Jones
Not double trouble, but twice blessed. ~Author Unknown
In programming, as in everything else, to be in error is to be reborn. ~Alan J. Perlis
No life is so hard that you can't make it easier by the way you take it. ~Ellen Glasgow
I still say a church steeple with a lightning rod on top shows a lack of confidence. ~Doug McLeod
