Yes, You May Have to Surrender -- Again

Wait until it is night before saying that it has been a fine day.

French Proverb

This One I Understand

He who asks is a fool for five minutes, but he who does not ask remains a fool forever.

Chinese Proverb

I'm Not Sure What This Means, But its Good Advice Just the Same

Do not remove a fly from your friend's forehead with a hatchet.

Chinese Proverb

Are You Liberal or Conservative

The most radical revolutionary will become a conservative the day after the revolution.

Hannah Arendt (1906 - 1975)

Be Careful of What You Say

No sword bites so fiercly as an evil tongue.

Sir Philip Sidney (1554 - 1586)

A Work to the Wise

The wisest mind has something yet to learn.

George Santayana (1863 - 1952)

I Can Hardly Wait

I have enjoyed greatly the second blooming... suddenly you find - at the age of 50, say - that a whole new life has opened before you.

Agatha Christie (1890 - 1976)

Length Does Matter

I must apologize for the length of this blog, I didn’t have the time to make it short.

Mr. Pipman

Have a Pleasent Trip

Excellence is a journey not a destination

Mr. Pipman

We Are Excellent When

It's not enough that we do our best; sometimes we have to do what's required.

Sir Winston Churchill (1874 - 1965)

The Truth Hurts

Man is the only animal that laughs and has a state legislature.

Samuel Butler (1835 - 1902)

Are You Rational

It has been said that man is a rational animal. All my life I have been searching for evidence which could support this.

Bertrand Russell (1872 - 1970)

Taking Action

The great aim of education is not knowledge but action.

Herbert Spencer (1820 - 1903)

He Thinks Like Me

I believe in equality for everyone, except reporters and photographers.

Mahatma Gandhi

I Wish I Had Thought of That

College isn't the place to go for ideas.

Helen Keller (1880 - 1968)

Why You Should Home School

Human history becomes more and more a race between education and catastrophe.

H. G. Wells (1865 - 1947)

I Always Liked Ben

A countryman between two lawyers is like a fish between two cats.

Benjamin Franklin

God Only Makes Good...

Everything has its beauty but not everyone sees it.

Confucius

At Least I Had Fun

Wine makes a man more pleased with himself; I do not say that it makes him more pleasing to others.

Samuel Johnson (1709 - 1784)

As I Was Saying...

A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject.

Sir Winston Churchill

You Want It When?

A banker is a fellow who lends you his umbrella when the sun is shining, but wants it back the minute it begins to rain.

Mark Twain