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So I decided to just call ’em “Fortune Cookies,” and be done with it. Anyway, whatever they’re called, here are ten of ’em, randomly chosen just for you…
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"When a man retires and time is no longer a matter of urgent importance, his colleagues generally present him with a watch."
— R.C. Sherriff
"If all economists were laid end to end, they would not reach a conclusion." |
"Fear of becoming a has-been keeps some people from becoming anything." |
"A closed mouth gathers no flies." |
"In the game of life it's a good idea to have a few early losses, which relieves you of the pressure of trying to maintain an undefeated season." |
"Since I moved to suburbia I found out the purpose of those railroad timetables. Without them there would be no way of knowing how late your train is." |
"How is it that our memory is good enough to retain the least triviality that happens to us, and yet not good enough to recollect how often we have told it to the same person?" |
"The most difficult thing in the world is to know how to do a thing and to watch someone else doing it wrong, without commenting." |
"A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes." |
"Man is the only animal that contemplates death, and also the only animal that shows any sign of doubt of its finality." |