T P O

T   P   O
The Patient Ox (aka Hénock Gugsa)

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** TPO **
A personal blog with diverse topicality and multiple interests!


On the menu ... politics, music, poetry, and other good stuff.
There is humor, but there is blunt seriousness here as well!


Parfois, on parle français ici aussi. Je suis un francophile .... Bienvenue à tous!

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Friday, June 14, 2013

Hmmm Moments - by TPO




 Hmmm Moments
by
TPO
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Love 
The only true love is love at first sight; second sight dispels it.
- Israel Zangwill
When love is not madness, it is not love. 
- Pedro Calderon de la Barca


Marriage  
Marriage is the only war where you sleep with the enemy.
- Gary Busey
Men marry because they are tired; women because they are curious; both are disappointed.
- Oscar Wilde


Life (or Death)
Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened.
- Dr. Seuss
Life is the sum of all your choices.
- Albert Camus
Because I could not stop for death, He kindly stopped for me;
The carriage held but just ourselves and immortality.
- Emily Dickinson
A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.
- Bernard Shaw
Time is a great teacher, but unfortunately it kills all its pupils.
- Louis Hector Berlioz


Inspirational  
Those who will sacrifice liberty and freedom for security will have neither freedom or security.
- Ben Frankin
Few friendships would survive if each one knew what his friend says of him behind his back.
- Blaise Pascal
When you get to the end of the rope, tie a knot and hang on.
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
It is better to keep your mouth shut and appear stupid than to open it and remove all doubt.
- Mark Twain
God gives every bird a worm, but he does not throw it into the nest.
- Swedish Proverb
A man wrapped up in himself makes a very small bundle.
- Benjamin Franklin
The first and greatest victory is to conquer yourself; to be conquered by yourself is of all things most shameful and vile. 
 - Plato
A champion is someone who gets up, even when he can't.
- Unknown
Tell the truth and run.
- Yugoslavian Proverb
Never argue with a fool, onlookers may not be able to tell the difference. 
- Mark Twain
Dare to think for yourself.
-Voltaire
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//** Note:  The last three quotes are TPO's special favorites **\\


Wednesday, June 12, 2013