Wikipedia: "Hobgoblin is a term typically applied in folktales to describe a mischievous spirit." Ah, maybe I see now. Always thought it referred to something terrifying the little mind, seems it means something that foments mischief therein.
Posted on 09/21/2015 7:25:36 PM PDT by Auntie Mame
What are some of your favorite quotes? Here are a few of mine:
To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize. – Voltaire
The usefulness of a cup is its emptiness. - Bruce Lee
Any fool can commit a murder; a suicide requires a real professional. – Genrikh Yagoda Chief of the NKVD during the early 1930s
Socialists can provide you shelter, fill your belly with bacon and beans, treat you when you're ill, all the things guaranteed to a prisoner or a slave.
“Oh what a tangled webb we weave when first we practice to deceive”: Sir Walter Scott.
“Duty Is The Most Sublime Word In The English Language”: Robert E. Lee
If anyone wonders why Robert E. Lee is still, to this very day, revered in the South, why so many Southerners claim to be a distant relation, this quote goes a long way to understanding the greatness of the man.
‘Wax on wax off’
"Winston, were I your wife, I would serve you Poison."
"Madam", replied Churchill, "Were I your husband, I would drink it. "
“If you have to tell me who or what or how good you are, you probably ain’t.” — Tupelo
Wise words.
Armenian saying
... You can never do more; you should never wish to do less.
“Statistics mean nothing when they happen to YOU.” - ctdonath2
There are some great Freeper quotes on this thread. This is one.
Wikipedia: "Hobgoblin is a term typically applied in folktales to describe a mischievous spirit." Ah, maybe I see now. Always thought it referred to something terrifying the little mind, seems it means something that foments mischief therein.
From the Great Book ever!
s/Great/Grestest/
He also happens to be the source of a great, profound quote that I always remember whenever I discuss political matters:
"The crowd always chooses Barabbas."
“Grab him by the nose then kick him in the ass”: George Patton’s standard battle plan. I assume this means to meet him head to head then attack from the side while he is still held up.
“One death is a tragedy. One million deaths is a statistic.”
“Ideas are more dangerous than guns. We won’t let our enemies have guns; why should we let them have ideas?”
Joseph Stalin
Ralph Waldo Emerson was trying to say “A great person does not have to think consistently from one day to the next.”
“I spent half my money on gambling, alcohol and wild women. The other half I wasted.”
Akin to that quote is, "The early bird gets the worm but the second mouse gets the cheese!" Not sure who to attribute this to though.
After reading this quote of Heinlein, I couldn’t help but say out loud, “Oh my God, oh my God.” Thanks very much.
“The guys are here to do the yard” — Davy Crocket
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