Escritas — Poems List

Charles de Leusse

When the owl sings, the

When the owl sings, the night is silent. (Quand le hibou chante, La nuit est silence)

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Tom Zegan

The French, they're so .

The French, they're so . . . French.

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Tom Zegan

I owned a mountain cabin

I owned a mountain cabin once that had hot and cold running water . . . hot in the summer and cold in the winter.

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Jack Handey

Instead of a trap door,

Instead of a trap door, what about a trap window The guy looks out it, and if he leans too far, he falls out. Wait. I guess that's like a regular window.

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Tom Zegan

Four out of Five Dentist

Four out of Five Dentist think that the Fifth Dentist is an idiot.

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Tom Zegan

When I was young my

When I was young my parents use to move a lot . . . but I'd always find them.

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Dr. Laura Schlessinger

Situations reveal who we are,

Situations reveal who we are, they don't create who we are.

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Tom Zegan

Life's not fair . .

Life's not fair . . . get over it.

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Tom Zegan

Some people say that you

Some people say that you should fight fire with fire but I say you should fight fire with water.

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Julius Suralta

A winner never quits and

A winner never quits and a quitter never wins!

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Tshunka Witko

One does not sell the

One does not sell the earth upon which the people walk.

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Honoré de Balzac

If those who are the

If those who are the enemies of innocent amusements had the direction of the world, they would take away the spring, and youth, the former from the year, the latter from human life.

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Johnny Wowk

I hate Sodium Nitrate -

I hate Sodium Nitrate - Johnny The Walker

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Honoré de Balzac

To promote laughter without joining

To promote laughter without joining in it greatly heightens the effect.

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Charles Lindbergh

I realized that If I

I realized that If I had to choose, I would rather have birds than airplanes.

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Honoré de Balzac

Bureaucracy is a giant mechanism

Bureaucracy is a giant mechanism operated by pygmies.

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Honoré de Balzac

Finance, like time, devours its

Finance, like time, devours its own children.

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Emeasoba George

Anything/anyone that comes your way

Anything/anyone that comes your way whether good or bad, favourable or unfavourable is meant to teach you a lesson and not at all to lessen you. So, be willing and consistent to learn a lot and then wise up.

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Jack Handey

You know something that would

You know something that would really make me applaud A guy gets stuck in quicksand, then sinks, then suddenly comes shooting out, riding on water skis How do they do that

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Honoré de Balzac

Passion is universal humanity. Without

Passion is universal humanity. Without it religion, history, romance and art would be useless.

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Emeasoba George

It takes only a belief

It takes only a belief in a better tomorrow/positive change to bear up i.e. to be and remain cheerful/hopeful even in the face of a difficulty/plight.

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Honoré de Balzac

Modesty is the conscience of

Modesty is the conscience of the body.

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Honoré de Balzac

You may imitate, but never

You may imitate, but never counterfeit.

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Dr. Laura Schlessinger

Make decisions from the strong

Make decisions from the strong part of you, not the weak.

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