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Tag: “Weekly Saying”

Work

Posted on May 25, 2012May 25, 2012 by Simon
“After you have worked on a farm, nothing else you ever do is work.” John Kenneth Galbraith US Economist... Read More

You Can’t Fake the Harvest

Posted on May 21, 2012May 21, 2012 by Simon
All farmers know that it is easy in the spring to predict a bumper crop.   And in the summer as the fields grow to daydream about bounty.   But in the autumn when the crops come in, the trut... Read More

May 17, 2012 Maxim

Posted on May 17, 2012May 17, 2012 by Simon
“If I win the Nobel Peace Prize, you will know that I have failed.” Tony Blair speaking at the commencement of his Arab/Israeli diplomatic mission as quoted by Jay Nordlinger in his new bo... Read More

May 3, 2012 Maxim

Posted on May 3, 2012April 14, 2012 by Simon
“Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain…  and most fools do.” Benjamin Franklin American Statesman... Read More

April 26, 2012 Maxim

Posted on April 26, 2012April 10, 2012 by Simon
“By teaching others we teach ourselves.” Mexican Proverb Courtesy of Oscar G. Jessie Seiler in Senegal... Read More

Simon Says Postcards 4/24/2012

Posted on April 24, 2012April 10, 2012 by Simon
“If you’re lucky enough to travel, you’re lucky enough!” Lilli Burrow on the plane to the UK. The London Canal Museum Simon’s Weekly Maxim... Read More

April 19, 2012 Maxim

Posted on April 19, 2012April 10, 2012 by Simon
“Age doesn’t matter, unless you’re a cheese.” Attributed to: Billie Burke an American Actress and others... Read More

April 12, 2012 Maxim

Posted on April 12, 2012April 12, 2012 by Simon
“Despair is a mortal sin.”   A Catholic Theology (much discussed 200 hundred years ago)... Read More

April 5, 2012 Maxim

Posted on April 5, 2012April 5, 2012 by Simon
Q:  What do you get if you give a mindless bureaucracy a monopoly? A:  The Federal Government.  ... Read More

March 29, 2012 Maxim

Posted on March 29, 2012January 5, 2012 by Simon
“A gift confers no rights.”  Friedrich Nietzsche German Philosopher... Read More
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