2. Money will buy a fine dog, but only kindness will make him wag his tail.
3. If you don't have a sense of humor, you probably don't have any sense at all.
4. Seat belts are not as confining as wheelchairs.
5. A good time to keep your mouth shut is when you're in deep water.
6. How come it takes so little time for a child who is afraid of the dark to become a teenager who wants to stay out all night?
7. Business conventions are important because they demonstrate how many people a company can operate without.
8. Why is it that at class reunions you feel younger than everyone else looks?
9. Scratch a cat . . . and you will have a permanent job.
10. No one has more driving ambition than the teenage boy who wants to buy a car.
11. There are no new sins; the old ones just get more publicity.
12. There are worse things than getting a call for a wrong number at 4 a.m. -
13. No one ever says "It's only a game" when their team is winning.
14. We've reached the age where 'happy hour' is a nap.
15. Be careful about reading the fine print. There's no way you're going to like it.
16. The trouble with bucket seats is that not everybody has the same size bucket.
17. Do you realize that in 40 years, we'll have thousands of old ladies running around with tattoos in strange places? (And rap music will be the Golden Oldies!)
20. Always be yourself because the people that matter, don't mind … and the ones that mind, don't matter.
21. Life isn't tied with a bow . . . but it's still the most precious gift.
Now that's a great list of aphorisms! Choosing a favorite would be impossible, because they're all good!
Craig ~ I pick # 3 for you ~ If you don't have a sense of humor, you don't have any sense at all ~
I think I like #16 for myself. Or #12. No, wait, maybe #8. Shoot, I don't know, I like 'em all!
Hi Karen - These are great! My own personal favorite is:
Always be yourself because the people that matter, don't mind … and the ones that mind, don't matter.
Karen and Frank,
What a great list. Number 12 is absolutely sobering in its truth.
Rich
Really, really cute read. I got quite a few chuckles out of this one, especially about the cat!
David ~ You will most certainly be around and will laugh in delight as an old geezer at the tattoos on the old broads ~ hehe
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