The punishment for wanting too many things is the debt penalty
Category Archives: Quotes
From the FCS Book of Useful Proverbs
You never get a second chanceto make a first impression
Frederick the Great of Prussia
“A crown is merely a hatthat lets the rain in” Frederick the Great of PrussiaPrussia’s third and longest reigning king
From the FCS Book of Useful Proverbs
By the time you learn the rules of lifeyou’re too old to play the game
From the FCS Book of Useful Proverbs
Someone who thinks logicallyprovides a nice contrastto the real world
From the FCS Book of Useful Proverbs
To avoid middle agecreeping up on you walk backwards
Josh Billings
“Genius ain’t more than elegant common sense” Josh BillingsUS humourist
From the FCS Book of Useful Proverbs
You know when you’re getting oldwhen you step off the footpathand look down one more timeto make sure the street is still there
Dr Sheryn Pitman
“As humans we tend to get carried awaywith ourselves and our cleverness and we often forgetthe natural world underpins our civilization” Dr Sheryn PitmanLeading Adelaide’s bid to become the next National Park citysecond to London
From the FCS Book of Useful Proverbs
Inside every old person is a young personwondering what happened
Flippant, Comic, and Serious 