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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsWe hold these truths to be self-evident . . .
Two heads are better than one.
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We hold these truths to be self-evident . . . (Original Post)
siligut
Jan 2012
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siligut
(12,272 posts)1. Chance favors the prepared mind
One of my, sometimes painful, favorites.
siligut
(12,272 posts)2. "Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak up and remove all doubt." Mark Twain
Come on loungers, share some wisdom here.
baldguy
(36,649 posts)3. Never go against a Sicilian when death is on the line.
siligut
(12,272 posts)4. Can't go wrong quoting from The Princess Bride
Hey! That should be another truth.
I think Monty Python also falls into this category.
siligut
(12,272 posts)5. 12 yr old scotch does not become 20 yr old scotch just because it sits in the cabinet for 8 years
Once bottled, it is as old as it is going to get. It is the barrel and evaporation that makes it age well, monks taught me that.