And another thing…
Knowledge comes but wisdom lingers.
Lord Alfred Tennyson
Keen at the start, but careless at the end.
Cornelius Tacitus
It’s all right letting yourself go as long as you can let yourself back.
Mick Jagger.
The really frightening about middle age is that you know you’ll grow out of it.
Doris Day
We are all of us failures, at least the best of us are.
James M Barrie.
Never make a defence or an apology until you are accused
King Charles 1
Youth would be an ideal state if it came a little later in life,
Herbert Henry Asquith.
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I don't like to think of us as 'failures'. It's a defeatist word, and it takes away from us our need to keep trying :-(
We might not be 'successes' but the alternative doesn't have to be 'failures', does it?
GG: and anyway you can't write anyone off whilst they are still alive. I really must stop faffing around and get down to IT!
I'm with Doris!
Sx
Scarlet: blondes often talk sense.
"We are all of us failures, at least the best of us are." James M Barrie.
I love this quote because only after we have had to dust ourselves off and go again a number of times, do we become successful in life.
Keep away from big, dead trees!...Me.
I had my neck operation yesterday. Looking back, it hurt. - James Aloysius B'Stard
Granny Annie:"only after we have had to dust ourselves off and go again a number of times, do we become successful in life."
Promise?
John.G: absolutely.
Jimmy: Har Har. Seriously tho' I have to remember to do neck exercises every day. Thanks for reminding me.
Knowledge comes but wisdom lingers.
Lord Alfred Tennyson :
I clearly am no good what so ever at lingering...possibly malingering...
Keen at the start, but careless at the end.
Cornelius Tacitus :
With a name like that it is probably all he deserved...;-)
It’s all right letting yourself go as long as you can let yourself back.
Mick Jagger :
Unfortunately I oost the key....
The really frightening about middle age is that you know you’ll grow out of it.
Doris Day :
Haven't grown out of childhood yet...bloody hell...gimme a chance!
We are all of us failures, at least the best of us are.
James M Barrie :
Nice to know I'm one of the best!
Never make a defence or an apology until you are accused
King Charles 1 :
Never apologised even if I was accused....why bother? If you're being wronged fuck em and if you aren't pretend you are I say
Youth would be an ideal state if it came a little later in life,
Herbert Henry Asquith :
My youth (mentally) is still with me...I'll be 16 when I'm 80 (in the highly improbable liklihood that I haven't shuffled off...at the tender of age of 16 of course...;-)
4D x
I like the last quote the best !
cheers, parsnip
4D: nice to have your take on them:)
Parsnip: I agree - round about now would be good.
I LIKE these, a lot! And I agree!
If you get a chance, dear Pat, come on by and see some of my Birthday Goodies...!
Naomi: I'll be over tomorrow:)
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