There are no friends in wartime. ~Frank Burns, "Bug-Out," original airdate 21 September 1976, written by Jim Fritzell and Everett Greenbaum, directed by Gene Reynolds
Wear a smile and have friends; wear a scowl and have wrinkles. ~George Eliot
This country has come to feel the same when Congress is in session as when the baby gets hold of a hammer. ~Will Rogers
There is nothing better on a cold wintry day than a properly made pot pie. ~Craig Claiborne
When asked what gift he wanted for his birthday, the yogi replied: "I wish no gifts, only presence." ~Author Unknown
The safe way to double your money is to fold it over once and put it in your pocket. ~Frank Hubbard
My grandson was visiting one day when he asked, "Gramma, do you know how you and God are alike?" I mentally polished my halo while I asked, "No, how are we alike?" "You're both old," he replied. ~Author Unknown
Hateful to me as the gates of Hades is that man who hides one thing in his heart and speaks another. ~Homer
Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face. ~Victor Hugo
Reconsider, v. To seek a justification for a decision already made. ~Ambrose Bierce
Work and play are words used to describe the same thing under differing conditions. ~Mark Twain
We do not remember days; we remember moments. ~Cesare Pavese, The Burning Brand
Talking much about oneself can also be a means to conceal oneself. ~Friedrich Nietzsche
If you spend all your time worrying about dying, living isn't going to be much fun. ~From the television show Roseanne
Why does a woman work ten years to change a man's habits and then complain that he's not the man she married? ~Barbra Streisand
The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it. ~George Bernard Shaw
What is all wisdom save a collection of platitudes? Take fifty of our current proverbial sayings - they are so trite, so threadbare, that we can hardly bring our lips to utter them. Nonetheless they embody the concentrated experience of the race. ~Norman Douglas
The everyday kindness of the back roads more than makes up for the acts of greed in the headlines. ~Charles Kuralt, On the Road With Charles Kuralt
To perceive Christmas through its wrapping becomes more difficult with every year. ~E.B. White, "The Distant Music of the Hounds," The Second Tree from the Corner, 1954
The only thing worth stealing is a kiss from a sleeping child. ~Joe Houldsworth The only thing worth stealing is a kiss from a sleeping child. ~Joe Houldsworth
Give a man a fish, and you'll feed him for a day; give him a religion, and he'll starve to death while praying for a fish. ~Author Unknown
With a butterfly kiss and a ladybug hug, sleep tight little one like a bug in a rug. ~Author Unknown
A good scare is worth more to a man than good advice. ~Edgar Watson Howe, Country Town Sayings, 1911
The average human has one breast and one testicle. ~Des McHale
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