I love to be alone. I never found the companion that was so companionable as solitude.
-Henry David Thoreau
“Ideas won’t keep…” #13
In real life, it only takes one to make a quarrel.
-Ogden Nash
“Ideas won’t keep…” #14
Gardens are not made by singing “Oh, how beautiful!” and sitting in the shade.
-Rudyard Kipling
Few wishes come true by themselves.
-June Smith
“Ideas won’t keep…” #15
For maximum attention, it’s hard to beat a good, big mistake.
-David D. Hewitt
Write about a time you got maximum attention this way, or invent a story about how someone else did.
“Ideas won’t keep…” #16
Schools should be the happiest place in society. And I’ll bet many are.
-Richard J. Cattani
“Ideas won’t keep…” #17
Doesn’t it seem like some days as though other people were put in the world for no other reason but to aggravate you?
-E. W. Howe
“Ideas won’t keep…” #18
If you’re going to look back on something and laugh about it, you might as well laugh about it now.
-Marie Osmond
“Ideas won’t keep…” #19
Ignorance doesn’t kill you, but it makes you sweat a lot.
-Haitian proverb
Why waste time learning when ignorance is instantaneous?
-Hobbes in “Calvin and Hobbes”
Watterson
“Ideas won’t keep…” #20
Play can easily vanish when people have to strain for competence.
-David Riesman
Some people turn every game and sport into a serious contest. Other people just play it for fun.
Do you take play seriously or do you play for for fun? How do you feel about people who are the opposite way? How does your attitude about play affect other parts of your life?
“Ideas won’t keep…” #21
When a friend is in trouble, don’t annoy him or her by asking if there is anything you can do. Think up something appropriate and do it.
-E. W. Howe