happy birthday aunt poems

I do not believe in a fate that falls on men however they act; but I do believe in a fate that falls on man unless they act. ~G.K. Chesterton



The American is a gentle guy; but don't pressure him; if you do he turns toad and squirts poison. ~Martin H. Fischer



If, after the first twenty minutes, you don't know who the sucker at the table is, it's you. ~David Levien and Brian Koppelman, Rounders



Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes, and adversity is not without comforts and hopes. ~Francis Bacon



No man would listen to you talk if he didn't know it was his turn next. ~E.W. Howe



I am woman! I am invincible! I am pooped! ~Author Unknown



Worries go down better with soup. ~Jewish Proverb



A dog is one of the remaining reasons why some people can be persuaded to go for a walk. ~O.A. Battista



It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live, remember that. ~J.K. Rowling, "The Mirror of Erised," Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, 1997, spoken by the character Albus Dumbledore



Three passions, simple but overwhelming, have governed my life: the longing for love, the search for knowledge, and unbearable pity for the suffering of mankind. ~Bertrand Russell, Autobiography, 1967



It takes less time to do a thing right, than it does to explain why you did it wrong. ~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow



Weeds are flowers too, once you get to know them. ~A.A. Milne



The reason the pro tells you to keep your head down is so you can't see him laughing. ~Phyllis Diller



Cats are smarter than dogs. You can't get eight cats to pull a sled through snow. ~Jeff Valdez



Those who live by numbers can also perish by them and it is a terrifying thing to have an adding machine write an epitaph, either way. ~George J.W. Goodman, The Money Game



Strange to say what delight we married people have to see these poor fools decoyed into our condition. ~Samuel Pepys



With some people solitariness is an escape not from others but from themselves. For they see in the eyes of others only a reflection of themselves. ~Eric Hoffer



You may lose your most valuable property through misfortune in various ways. You may lose your house, your wife and other treasures. But of your moko, you cannot be deprived except by death. It will be your ornament and companion until your last day. ~Netana Whakaari of Waimana



The essence of sports is that while you're doing it, nothing else matters, but after you stop, there is a place, generally not very important, where you would put it. ~Roger Bannister



Let us thank God that we live in an age when something has influence besides the bayonet. ~Daniel Webster