Words of Wisdom

multiple | 2/10/2018 | multiple

[sodpoodle]

Kindness is in our power even when fondness is not. ~Henry James~

Compassion is language the deaf can hear and the blind can see. ~Mark Twain~

Carry a heart that never hates, a smile that never fades, And a touch that never hurts.

Today I bent the truth to be kind, and I have no regret, For I am far surer of what is kind than I am of what is true. ~Robert Brault~

Treat everyone with politeness, even those who are rude to you, not because they are nice but because you are.

Never look down on anyone unless you are helping them up.

A good character is the best tombstone. Those who loved you will remember. Carve your name on hearts, not on marble.

It's nice to be important but it's more important to be nice.

Today, give a stranger one of your smiles. It might be the only sunshine he or she sees all day.

If you want others to be happy, practice compassion.

I always prefer to believe the best of everybody. It saves so much trouble. ~Rudyard Kipling~

Don't be yourself — be someone nicer.

Never miss an opportunity to make others happy, Even if you have to leave them alone in order to do it.

Love your enemies. It will confuse them greatly.

There is one word that may serve as a rule for all one's life: Reciprocity. ~Confucius~

Don't wait for people to be friendly. Show them how. ~Henry James~

The most important trip you may take in life is Meeting people halfway. ~Henry Boyle~

When I was young, I admired clever people. Now that I am old, I admire kind people. ~Abraham Heschel~

If we should deal out justice only in this world, Who would escape? No, it is better to be generous For it gains us gratitude. ~Mark Twain~

Be tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, And tolerant of the weak... Because someday in your life You will be all of these. ~George Washington Carver~

You can't live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you. ~John Wooden~

If those who owe us nothing gave us nothing, How poor we would be. ~Antonio Porchia~

You cannot do a kindness too soon for you never know How soon it will be too late. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson~

By swallowing evil words unsaid, no one has ever harmed his stomach. ~Winston Churchill~

Real generosity is doing something nice for someone Who will never find out. ~Frank A. Clark~

We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen Twice as much as we speak. ~Epictetus~

Don’t let those who take advantage of your generosity Stop you from being generous. ~Author unknown~

Be a rainbow in someone else’s cloud. ~Maya Angelou~

In a world full of people who couldn't care less, be someone who cares more. ~Author unknown~

Love thy neighbor, and if requires that you bend the truth, The truth will understand.

[sodpoodle]

Breakfast Bites;)))

[sodpoodle]

Then there’s this for grouchy geezers;(

Have you ever been guilty of looking at others your own age and thinking, surely I can’t look that old.

Well...you’ll love this one.

My name is Alice, and I was sitting in the waiting room for my first appointment with a new dentist.
I noticed his DDS Diploma on the wall, which bore his full name.
Suddenly I remembered a tall, handsome, dark-haired boy with the same name had been in my school class some 40 years ago.
Could he be the same guy that I had a secret crush on way back then?
Upon seeing him, I quickly discarded any such thought.
This balding, gray-haired man, with the deeply lined face, was way too old to have been my classmate.
After he examined my teeth I asked him if he had attended Morgan Park High School.
“Yes”, he said. “I am a Mustang” he gleamed with pride.
“When did you graduate?” I asked.
He answered “in 1967. Why do you ask?”
“You were in my class”, I exclaimed.
He looked at me closely, then this ugly, old, bald, wrinkle faced, fat-assed, gray haired decrepit son of a bitch asked me.......... “What did you teach?”

[heterosupremacist]

t y 4 posting!

[sodpoodle]

One more Geezer Groan;)

Russ and Sam, two friends, met in the park every day to feed the pigeons, watch the squirrels and discuss world problems.

One day Russ didn’t show up. Sam didn’t think much about it and figured maybe he had a cold or something..
But after Russ hadn’t shown up for a week or so, Sam really got worried.
However, since the only time they ever got together was at the park, Sam didn’t know where Russ lived, so he was unable to find out what had happened to him.

A month had passed, and Sam figured he had seen the last of Russ, but one day, Sam approached the park and— lo and behold! — there sat Russ!
Sam was very excited and happy to see him and told him so.
Then he said, ‘For crying out loud Russ, what in the world happened to you?’
Russ replied, ‘I have been in jail.’
‘Jail!’ cried Sam. What in the world for?’

‘Well,’ Russ said, ‘you know Sue, that cute little blonde waitress at the coffee shop where I sometimes go?’

‘Yeah,’ said Sam, ‘I remember her. What about her?’

‘Well, the little gold-digging witch figured I was rich and she filed rape charges against me; and, at 89 years old, I was so proud that when I got into court, I pleaded ‘guilty’.

‘The judge gave me 30 days for perjury.’

[tomkat]

What did you teach?

             

Not fat, and still have hair, but can surely relate to the spirit of that story !
Thanks for the chuckle .. kinda sorta, yaknow ?

[IronJack]

My wife actually lived in Morgan Park around 1967. But she wouldn’t have been in high school yet.

[UCANSEE2]

good advice bkmk

[UCANSEE2]

Thanks for posting this. Nice way to start the day.

[Bigg Red]

Thank you. Some of these are real keepers.

[ConservativeMind]

These are welcome, sodpoodle.

Thank you.

[TexasTransplant]

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