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You are my honey, honeysuckle, I am the bee.
Topic: Bees
A government that is big enough to give you all you want is big enough to take it all away.
Topic: Government
Feast of Hildegard, Abbess of Bingen, Visionary, 1179 Thou wayfaring Jesus -- a pilgrim and stranger, Exiled from heaven by love at Thy birth: Exiled again from Thy rest in the manger, A fugitive child 'mid the perils of earth -- Cheer with Thy fellowship all who are weary, Wandering far from the land that they love: Guide every heart that is homeless and dreary, Safe to its home in Thy presence above.
All seems infected that the infected spy, As all looks yellow to the jaundiced eye.
Topic: Suspicion
What is life, except excuse for death, or death but an escape from life.
Author: Anonymous
Do not wait for extraordinary circumstances to do good; try to use ordinary situations.
The coward calls the brave man rash, the rash man calls him a coward.
Topic: Bravery
Author: Aristotle
In spite of their hats being very ugly, Goddam! I love the English.
Topic: England
One only needs two tools in life: WD-40 to make things go, and duct tape to make them stop.
Topic: Building
Like a wind scattering dandelion spores or maple samaras Lind the NASA shuttle which when it exploded sent people and thousands of captive lab animals over 6 states the innocent little nameless Mad Cow* was decimated after drawn and quartered and sent by porters to 4 states' quarters.
Topic: Action
Only eyes washed by tears can see clearly.
Topic: Vision
Author: Louis L Mann
Caused by a dearth of scandal should the vapors Distress our fair ones--let them read the prayers.
Topic: Journalism
How fleet is a glance of the mind! Compared with the speed of its flight, The tempest itself lags behind, And the swift-winged arrows of light.
Topic: Mind
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Nothing is so secure as that money will not defeat it.
Topic: Money
Though bitter, good medicine cures illness. Though it may hurt, loyal criticism will have beneficial effects.
Topic: Medicine
Agriculture and Commerce
Topic: Mottoes
Author: Motto
All furnished, all in arms; All plum'd like estridges that with the wind Bated like eagles having lately bathed; Glittering in golden coats like images; As full of spirit as the month of May And gorgeous as the sun at midsummer; Wanton as youthful goats, wild as young bulls.
Topic: Ostriches
Lack of will power has caused more failure than lack of intelligence or ability.
I do not like 'but yet, it does allay The good precedence: fie upon 'but yet,' 'But yet' is as a jailer to bring forth Some monstrous malefactor.
Topic: Doubt