poems for a brother

No man was ever wise by chance. ~Seneca


Half of my heart is deployed. ~Author Unknown


A woman needs two animals - the horse of her dreams and a jackass to pay for it. ~Author Unknown


It is perfectly easy to be original by violating the laws of decency and the canons of good taste. ~Oliver Wendell Holmes, Over the Teacups, 1891


Success comes in cans, not cant's. ~Author Unknown


The end of labor is to gain leisure. ~Aristotle


Writing is a struggle against silence. ~Carlos Fuentes


The payment of taxes gives a right to protection. ~James M. Wayne


When it snows, you have two choices: shovel or make snow angels. ~Author Unknown


Man is a gregarious animal, and much more so in his mind than in his body. He may like to go alone for a walk, but he hates to stand alone in his opinions. ~George Santayana


And that's the wonderful thing about family travel: it provides you with experiences that will remain locked forever in the scar tissue of your mind. ~Dave Barry


Many individuals have, like uncut diamonds, shining qualities beneath a rough exterior. ~Juvenal


Bigger snacks mean bigger slacks. ~Author Unknown


Presidents and presidential assassins are like Las Vegas and Salt Lake City. Even though one city is all about sin and the other is all about salvation, they are identical, one-dimensional company towns built up by the sheer will of true believers. ~Sarah Vowell


Sometimes when I reflect back on all the beer I drink I feel ashamed. Then I look into the glass and think about the workers in the brewery and all of their hopes and dreams. If I didn't drink this beer, they might be out of work and their dreams would be shattered. Then I say to myself, it is better that I drink this beer and let their dreams come true than be selfish and worry about my liver. ~Jack Handey


Sisters never quite forgive each other for what happened when they were five. ~Pam Brown


Never fight fire from ego. ~Author Unknown


Ultimately, aren't we all just talking monkeys with an attitude problem? ~"Uncle" Ben, as seen on quotes?r?us.org


Promises make debt, and debt makes promises. ~Dutch Proverb


A book that is shut is but a block. ~Thomas Fuller