Monday, December 4, 2023

QOD:  There is no more wretched prison than the fear of hurting someone who loves you.  ~  Rainier Maria Rilke (né René Karl Wilhelm Johann Josef Maria Rilke; Dec. 4, 1875 ~ Dec. 29, 1926), Austrian poet

Friday, December 4, 2020

QOD:  Man is the only animal that can remain on friendly terms with the victims he intends to eat until he eats them.  ~  Samuel Butler (Dec. 4, 1835 ~ June 18, 1902), British poet

Wednesday, December 4, 2019

QOD:  Life is a quarry, out of which we are to mold and chisel and complete a character.  ~  Samuel Butler (Dec. 4, 1835 ~ June 18, 1902), British poet

Tuesday, December 4, 2018

QOD:  Teach a parrot the terms “supply and demand” and you’ve got an economist.  ~  Thomas Carlyle (Dec. 4, 1795 ~ Feb. 5, 1881)

Monday, December 4, 2017

QOD:  The way to change the world is through individual responsibility and taking local action in your own community.  ~  Jeff Bridges (né Jeffrey Leon Bridges; b. Dec. 4, 1949), American actor

Friday, December 4, 2015

QOD:  Let us be grateful to the mirror for revealing to us our appearance only.  ~  Samuel Butler (Dec. 4, 1835 ~ June 18, 1902)

Thursday, December 4, 2014

QOD:  The old cathedrals are good, but the great blue dome that hangs over everything is better.  ~  Thomas Carlyle (Dec. 4, 1795 ~ Feb. 5, 1881)

Wednesday, December 4, 2013

QOD:  The problem with the designated driver program, it’s not a desirable job.  But if you ever get sucked into doing it, have fun with it.  At the end of the night, drop them off at the wrong house.  ~  Jeff Bridges (né Jeffrey Leon Bridges; b. Dec. 4, 1949), American actor

Tuesday, December 4, 2012

QOD:  In law, nothing is certain but the expense.  ~  Samuel Butler (December 4, 1835 ~ June 18, 1902), British author

Sunday, December 4, 2011

QOD: So live that you wouldn't be ashamed to sell the family parrot to the town gossip. ~ Will Rogers (né William Penn Adair Rogers; Nov. 4, 1879 ~ Aug. 15, 1935), American humorist