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25. My favorite is a translation of my sig line

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Sat Apr 13, 2019, 10:05 AM

Apr 2019

“Croyez ceux qui cherchent la vérité, doutez de ceux qui la trouvent.” --André Gide

("Believe those who seek the truth. Doubt those who find it" )

I also like: "Les cimetières sont pleins de gens irremplaçables, qui ont tous été remplacés"--Georges Clemenceau

("The cemeteries are full of irreplaceable people, all of whom have been replaced" )

And, there's always: "Unfortunately, 'get a life' is not enforceable in a court of law."--DFW

My wife had this to contribute: "Männer über 30 sind wir öffenliche Klos--sie sind entweder besetzt oder beschissen"--lament of a (presumably single) anonymous German woman

(Men over 30 are like public toilets--they are either taken or they are full of shit)

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quotes, sayings, blessings, toasts, fortune cookie texts... please add your favorites here [View all] discntnt_irny_srcsm Apr 2019 OP

"Stay away from all lawyers." rsdsharp Apr 2019 #1

What if you're not guilty discntnt_irny_srcsm Apr 2019 #10

My law school lesson was: 'The law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich and poor, empedocles Apr 2019 #31

If you use what you have, you have what you need... Phentex Apr 2019 #2

I will add: Want what you have. Marie Marie Apr 2019 #3

"It's not having what you want It's wanting what you've got" discntnt_irny_srcsm Apr 2019 #11

Heard this one when I was little, and corny as it is, it's still the best. Iggo Apr 2019 #4

Erin Go Bragh discntnt_irny_srcsm Apr 2019 #12

Nice! Iggo Apr 2019 #23

And this one ProudLib72 Apr 2019 #57

The one I came up with when I was in undergrad ProudLib72 Apr 2019 #5

Illegitimi non carborundum discntnt_irny_srcsm Apr 2019 #13

Arriba! Abajo! Al centro! Al dentro! Kali Apr 2019 #6

salud y amor y tiempo para disfrutarlo discntnt_irny_srcsm Apr 2019 #14

May you orangecrush Apr 2019 #42

Aqui estamos y ya nos vamos. panader0 Apr 2019 #72

"This Too Shall Pass..." First Speaker Apr 2019 #7

As the Algonquians of Waumbik would say... discntnt_irny_srcsm Apr 2019 #15

May the wind be at your back. NJCher Apr 2019 #8

May the frost never afflict your spuds. discntnt_irny_srcsm Apr 2019 #16

Semper ubi sub ubi. Aristus Apr 2019 #9

Recommended work attire: discntnt_irny_srcsm Apr 2019 #17

Still makes me smile. Bantamfancier Apr 2019 #18

Favorite fortune cookie. Harker Apr 2019 #19

My personal motto: Harker Apr 2019 #20

Cogito erg doleo.... nt uriel1972 Apr 2019 #21

Itaque... Harker Apr 2019 #24

Sic transit my latin... uriel1972 Apr 2019 #40

I'm sketchy at best. Harker Apr 2019 #41

May the road rise with you... uriel1972 Apr 2019 #22

In a similar vein.."Life is a scream Man is an engine Blowin' off steam An engine With a vengeance" Tikki Apr 2019 #36

My favorite is a translation of my sig line DFW Apr 2019 #25

Success in marriage isn't in marrying the right person, it's being the right person discntnt_irny_srcsm Apr 2019 #49

Iechyd Da! Siwsan Apr 2019 #26

People won't care how much you know, until they know how much you care Clash City Rocker Apr 2019 #27

'This time, like any other, is a good time, if you can [figure] out what to do with it.' empedocles Apr 2019 #28

"Well I don't know, but I've been told. You never slow down, you never grow old."..Thomas Earl Petty Tikki Apr 2019 #29

After a large meal, MuseRider Apr 2019 #30

An Irish saying iamateacher Apr 2019 #32

If you are always ready, you never have to get ready. kairos12 Apr 2019 #53

Here I sit Broken Hearted... jpak Apr 2019 #33

An Irish sayng iamateacher Apr 2019 #34

"Lord, Give me patience, because if you give me strength, missingthebigdog Apr 2019 #35

B & K enid602 Apr 2019 #37

Just because you can doesn't Grey Apr 2019 #38

Money can't buy love, but it sure gets you a great bargaining position. discntnt_irny_srcsm Apr 2019 #50

"Everything happens for a reason..... A HERETIC I AM Apr 2019 #39

I love that one! smirkymonkey Apr 2019 #63

Using the checklist is statistically safer than thinking. bluecollar2 Apr 2019 #43

Most hospitals agree. nt eppur_se_muova Apr 2019 #47

a Native American (Kiowa, I believe, but not 100% sure) blessing: lastlib Apr 2019 #44

One of my favrites from (of all people) Billy Joel DFW Apr 2019 #45

Your lucky numbers are 3, 12, 21, 28, 34, 42............nt Hotler Apr 2019 #46

35% of all accidents happen in the home. We suggest you travel ! eppur_se_muova Apr 2019 #48

There are only two types of people in the world: those who think applegrove Apr 2019 #51

Angels can fly because they take themselves lightly. A motto to a Father Greeley novel bobbieinok Apr 2019 #52

This one is my own creation. 3catwoman3 Apr 2019 #54

This message was self-deleted by its author geralmar Apr 2019 #55

Professional soldiers are rather predictable; unfortunately the world is full of dangerous amateurs. discntnt_irny_srcsm Apr 2019 #56

The Parting Glass frogmarch Apr 2019 #58

One of my favorite sayings... jazzcat23 Apr 2019 #59

Clever. :) frogmarch Apr 2019 #62

A somewhat more boisterous ballad discntnt_irny_srcsm Apr 2019 #60

I'll say! :) frogmarch Apr 2019 #61

Perhaps I should included a not appropriate for work note discntnt_irny_srcsm Apr 2019 #65

If your only tool is a hammer, then all your problems look like nails. FakeNoose Apr 2019 #64

May the bird of happiness fly up your kazizzy and eat all your azunga. Iggo Apr 2019 #66

Mess with the bull, you get the horns. lpbk2713 Apr 2019 #67

Life is like a great big canvas, Dem2theMax Apr 2019 #68

This message was self-deleted by its author geralmar Apr 2019 #69

Life becomes much happier when you give up all hope. kairos12 Apr 2019 #70

Big dogs, big messes. nt artislife Apr 2019 #71

If you wanna shit with the big dogs, you gotta go where the big dogs shit. Iggo Apr 2019 #73