“Men marry women with the hope they will never change; women marry men with the hope they will change. Invariably they are both disappointed.” — Albert Einstein Read more great quotes. Read […]
Einstein’s Relationship Change Coefficient
Too Busy Not to Pray
“I have so much to do that I shall spend the first three hours in prayer.” — Martin Luther Read more great quotes.
Marital Harmony Through Murderous Musings
Comedian Jack Benny commented on the success of his marriage to co-star Mary Livingstone. He said, “My wife Mary and I have been married for forty-seven years and not once have we […]
Point Responsibility At Your Own Seat
“If you could kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, you wouldn’t sit for a month.” — Theodore Roosevelt
The Inverse Relationship Between Length of Speech and Time of Preparation
When asked how long it took him to prepare a speech, President Woodrow Wilson gave this response: “It depends. If I am to speak ten minutes, I need a week for preparation; […]
The Secret of Surprising Success
Hubert Humphrey (1911-1978), had a successful career in politics, ultimately becoming the 38th Vice President of the United States. Apparently not everyone felt that his rise to greatness was inevitable. Humphrey famously […]
Some Ticklish-Yet-Taxing Talk About Taxes
Death and taxes are the two certainties of life. In honor of the rapidly-approaching deadline for filing federal income taxes in the United States, we offer the following observations from some notable […]
A Fool and His Chains
Voltaire did not suffer fools gladly, nor did he hold out much hope of freeing them from their foolish condition. The 18th century French writer and philosopher once famously observed, “It is […]
Lincoln’s Faith
“We have forgotten God. We have forgotten the gracious hand, which preserved us in peace and multiplied and enriched and strengthened us, and we have vainly imagined, in the deceitfulness of our […]
Travel in Humility to Avoid Traffic Jams
Alan Simpson, who served as U.S. Senator from Wyoming 1979 to 1997, eulogized President George H.W. Bush on December 5, 2018, saying, “Those who travel the high road of humility are not […]
Mad Dog’s Rules of Etiquette
Before he became the 26th Secretary of Defense, James Mattis was a general in the U.S. Marines Corps. He earned his nickname of “Mad Dog” with his characteristic bluntness and determination. He […]
No Time for Final Words
The father of Marxism did not think highly of the concept of final words. His final words, in fact, were, “Go on, get out! Last words are for fools who haven’t said […]
Fair Warning from a Master Storyteller
J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis were inseperable friends, but despite that, Tolkien felt the need to put his friend on notice prior to reading one of his newest works: “I warn you, […]
The Nose Knows No Forgiveness
The Duchess de la Rochefoucauld was overheard commenting on the prominent facial features of an unfortunate girl, “God forgives. The world forgets, but the nose remains.”
“The Fork” Dishes Up Colorful Insult
Søren Kierkegaard earned the nickname “The Fork” in his youth, due to his ability to identify an opponent’s weaknesses and stick it to him. Generally this took the form of surgical strikes […]
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