nathan misfits quotes

Animals have these advantages over man: they never hear the clock strike, they die without any idea of death, they have no theologians to instruct them, their last moments are not disturbed by unwelcome and unpleasant ceremonies, their funerals cost them nothing, and no one starts lawsuits over their wills. ~Voltaire, letter to Count Schomberg, 31 August 1769



One cannot too soon forget his errors and misdemeanors; for to dwell upon them is to add to the offense. ~Henry David Thoreau



Be content with what you have, rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you. ~Lao Tzu



The best things in life aren't things. ~Art Buchwald



Everyone is a prisoner of his own experiences. No one can eliminate prejudices - just recognize them. ~Edward Roscoe Murrow, 31 December 1955



Visitors should behave in such a way that the host and hostess feel at home. ~J.S. Farynski



Take rest; a field that has rested gives a bountiful crop. ~Ovid



Before I met my husband, I'd never fallen in love. I'd stepped in it a few times. ~Rita Rudner



Life is not merely to be alive, but to be well. ~Marcus Valerius Martial



We are each burdened with prejudice; against the poor or the rich, the smart or the slow, the gaunt or the obese. It is natural to develop prejudices. It is noble to rise above them. ~Author Unknown



Men should take their knowledge from the Sun, the Moon and the Stars. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson



There is nothing more galling to angry people than the coolness of those on whom they wish to vent their spleen. ~Alexandre Dumas



Men are those creatures with two legs and eight hands. ~Jayne Mansfield



Some people have a foolish way of not minding, or pretending not to mind, what they eat. For my part, I mind my belly very studiously, and very carefully; for I look upon it, that he who does not mind his belly will hardly mind anything else. ~Samuel Johnson



One reason I don't drink is that I want to know when I am having a good time. ~Lady Astor



Tattooing is about personalizing the body, making it a true home and fit temple for the spirit that dwells inside it.... Tattooing therefore, is a way of keeping the spiritual and material needs of my body in balance. ~Michelle Delio



Our strength is often composed of the weakness we're damned if we're going to show. ~Mignon McLaughlin, The Second Neurotic's Notebook, 1966



Animals are such agreeable friends - they ask no questions, they pass no criticisms. ~George Eliot



Inflation hasn't ruined everything. A dime can still be used as a screwdriver. ~Author Unknown



I never drink coffee at lunch. I find it keeps me awake for the afternoon. ~Ronald Reagan