Sunday, November 9, 2008

This Is.... My Favourite Quote

I'm a big fan of quotable quotes. I write good 'uns down when I hear them and stick them in places where I'll see them. For example...

On my Computer...
"Well behaved women seldom make history" (No idea who wrote it, but I LOVE it!)

On my Sewing Machine...
"What we vividly imagine, ardently desire, enthusiastically act upon, must inevitably come to pass" (Edward Sisson)

On one of my Pattern Pieces... I chance across it from time to time.
"No act of kindness is ever wasted" (again, no idea where it came from)

I also love the sage advice in quirky Chinese proverbs like...
"A man must wait on the side of a mountain with his mouth open for A LONG TIME before a roast duck flies in."
and
"Do not remove a fly from the forehead of your friend with a hatchet."

Ah... I could go on and on....

Thanks to Strawberry Kisses for this week's This Is theme.
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11 comments:

  1. KWuNovember 9, 2008 at 2:44 PM

    The first quote is actually by the historian Laurel Thatcher Ulrich who's now come out with a whole book on that theme: http://www.amazon.com/Well-Behaved-Women-Seldom-Make-History/dp/1400041597

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  2. AnonymousNovember 9, 2008 at 3:52 PM

    a favorite from my childhood.
    "He who laughs last, didn't get joke at first"

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  3. JennyNovember 9, 2008 at 4:19 PM

    You've got some good ones here:)

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  4. LieslNovember 10, 2008 at 12:30 AM

    I love all of these, but hadn't heard the roast duck one before. That's priceless. I'm going to write it down!

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  5. flossy-pNovember 10, 2008 at 9:10 AM

    hahaha, your quotes cracked me up! It must be an amusing journey through your house with all these gems waiting for you in odd places :)

    p.s. the hatchet doesn't work when trying to swat mozzies on your friends either... I must remember that.

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  6. SharonNovember 10, 2008 at 9:42 AM

    Great quotes! Those chinese ones will come in really handy! Thanks!

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  7. CindyNovember 10, 2008 at 10:07 AM

    Oh no, and I have been carrying around my hatchet for all these years just it case.

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  8. BellgirlNovember 10, 2008 at 10:47 AM

    Yay! Now I'm off to wait for my roast duck :)

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  9. Melanie Gray AugustinNovember 10, 2008 at 1:00 PM

    They are great ones! I especially love the Chinese Proverbs!

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  10. JacintaNovember 10, 2008 at 9:14 PM

    Great quotes - and I do love your idea of having them posted in different places so you stumble on them from time to time.

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  11. Angelia November 12, 2008 at 5:15 AM

    Your so tallented!!! Love your stuff!
    Nice quotes!!
    I love Mae West quotes! She was great!

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