"One of the greatest victories you can gain over someone is to beat him at politeness."

--

Source : "Lifetime Speaker's Encyclopedia". Book by Jacob Morton Braude (p. 601), 1962.

Josh Billings

#Victory Quotes #Gains Quotes #Funny Business Quotes

“It is an endless procession of surprises. The expected rarely occurs and never in the expected manner.”
“I pledge impertinence to the flag waving, of the unindicted co-conspirators of America, and to the republicans for which I can't stand, one abomination, underhanded fraud, indefensible, with Liberty and Justice.. Forget it.”
“They were standing in a very large room. The floorboards stretched in a pale expanse at their feet. There was so much dust on the floor that it had a pearly sheen. â€Even you could not nap on this floor,â€ Kami told Angela. â€I donâ€™t know, a dust mattress might be very comfortable,â€ said Angela. â€Also possibly orthopedic.”
“It's likeâ€”I don't know, sometimes it's like chasing a pretty girl on the beach. And things I never thought I could doâ€¦I can do.”
“Philosophy is like trying to open a safe with a combination lock: each little adjustment of the dials seems to achieve nothing, only when everything is in place does the door open.”
“Men are never duly touched and impressed with a conviction of their insignificance, until they have contrasted themselves with the majesty of God”
“Walmart's Global Women's Economic Empowerment Initiative is working to create opportunity and empower women and girls in markets around the world.”

Source : "Helping Women Achieve a Common Dream" by Sylvia Mathews Burwell, www.huffingtonpost.com. May 11, 2012.
“It's like a rugby team. If you're picking for the World Cup final, you're picking experience with youth. Everything is better off having that balance and that mix. I think that, especially, goes for the monarchy as well.”

You may also like:

Ambrose Bierce
Journalist
Charles Farrar Browne
Writer
Dan Beachy-Quick
Poet
E. W. Howe
Novelist
Joseph Addison
Essayist
Julius Charles Hare
Writer
Mark Twain
Author
Rita Rudner
Comedian
Seneca the Younger
Philosopher