17 ordspråk av William E Bill Vaughan
William E Bill Vaughan
 A statesman is any politician it's considered safe to name a school after. |
| America is a land where a citizen will cross the ocean to fight for democracy -- and won't cross the street to vote in a national election. |
| If sports are supposed to be good for you, how come athletes are over the hill at 31? |
| If there is anything the nonconformist hates worse than a conformist it's another nonconformist who does not conform to the prevailing standards of non-conformity. |
| 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. |
| In the next century it will be the early mechanical bird which gets the first plastic worm out of the artificial grass. |
| My father asserted that there was no better place to bring up a family than in a rural environment. . . . There's something about getting up at 5 a.m., feeding the stock and chickens, and milking a couple of cows before breakfast that gives you a lifelong respect for the price of butter and eggs. |
| Not only do the children enjoy these games which involve buying and selling with play money, but they learn an essential ingredient of motivation in our society: greed. |
| Nothing is more irritating than not being invited to a party you wouldn't be seen dead at. |
| Occasionally we sigh for an earlier day when we could just look at the stars without worrying whether they were theirs or ours. |
| One trouble with growing older is that it gets progressively tougher to find a famous historical figure who didn't amount to much when he was your age. |
| Our court dockets are so crowded today it would be better to refer to it as the overdue process of law. |
| Progress is a continuing effort to make the things we eat, drink and wear as good as they used to be. |
| Retirement, we understand, is great if you are busy, rich, and healthy. But then, under those circumstances, work is great too. |
| Size isn't everything. The whale is endangered, while the ant continues to do just fine. |
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Proverb (1469536 st) Search
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Toplists (6 st)
This website focuses on proverbs in the Swedish, Danish and Norwegian languages, and some parts including the links below have not been translated to English. They are mainly FAQs, various information and webpages for improving the collection.
Här har vi samlat ordstäv och talesätt i 34 år!
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This website focuses on proverbs in the Swedish, Danish and Norwegian languages, and some parts including the links below have not been translated to English. They are mainly FAQs, various information and webpages for improving the collection.
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