funny limerick poems
When one bases his life on principle, 99 percent of his decisions are already made. ~Author Unknown
Her lips were swollen, like firm buds ready to blossom. ~"The Garden," Chapter 4
Religion: A daughter of Hope and Fear, explaining to Ignorance the nature of the Unknowable. ~Ambrose Bierce
Poker exemplifies the worst aspects of capitalism that have made our country so great. ~Walter Matthau
Whenever there is a conflict between human rights and property rights, human rights must prevail. ~Abraham Lincoln
Nothing fails like success because we don't learn from it. We learn only from failure. ~Kenneth Boudling
At this very moment, you may be saying to yourself that you have any number of admirable qualities. You are a loyal friend, a caring person, someone who is smart, dependable, fun to be around. That's wonderful, and I'm happy for you, but let me ask you this: are you being any of those things to yourself? ~Phillip C. McGraw, The Ultimate Weight Solution: The 7 Keys to Weight Loss Freedom, 2003
I love thee to the depth and breadth and height my soul can reach. ~Elizabeth Barrett Browning
The strongest man in the world is he who stands alone. ~Henrik Ibsen
In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return. ~Genesis 3:19
To find the universal elements enough; to find the air and the water exhilarating; to be refreshed by a morning walk or an evening saunter... to be thrilled by the stars at night; to be elated over a bird's nest or a wildflower in spring - these are some of the rewards of the simple life. ~John Burroughs
Handwriting is autobiography. ~Carrie Latet
Trees are your best antiques. ~Alexander Smith
What mountains of dead ashes, wreck and burnt bones, does assiduous pedantry dig up from the past time and name it History. ~Thomas Carlyle
It is such a secret place, the land of tears. ~Antoine de Saint-Exupery, The Little Prince It is such a secret place, the land of tears. ~Antoine de Saint-Exupery, The Little Prince
Husbands are like fires. They go out when unattended. ~Zsa Zsa Gabor
No single event can awaken within us a stranger totally unknown to us. To live is to be slowly born. ~Antoine de Saint-Exupery, Flight to Arras, 1942, translated from French by Lewis Galantiere
A sweating ovary or a sick prostate explains most history. ~Martin H. Fischer
The great majority of us are required to live a life of constant duplicity. Your health is bound to be affected if, day after day, you say the opposite of what you feel, if you grovel before what you dislike, and rejoice at what brings you nothing but misfortune. ~Boris Pasternak
Loud indignation against vice often stands for virtue in the eyes of bigots. ~J. Petit-Senn
