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Wisdom by Hindsight
LOLOL.
wise calvin.
or is it hobbes who’s wise not to argue the obvious point!
what’s the old saying… “persistence pays.”
As long as it makes us chuckle and perhaps gets a wee bit wiser than we were before!
I may have mentioned this before. My sister-in-law’s name is M. Hobbes. Her ex-husband’s name was Calvin Hobbes. I always thought that funny. (They divorced over 30 years ago. She has persistently remained single ever since. 😉 )
Mike recently posted..DeSoto Fountain
No, it is news to me and I bet that she must be the butt of a lot jokes!
Most people today don’t know what her ex-husband’s name was. Also, she is not to make fun of. She has held some grudges literally for a decade or more.
Mike recently posted..Windows at Arches
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Cheerful Monk recently posted..Following Through
“When you reach the end of your rope, tie a not in it, and hang on.”- Abraham Lincoln
Dun-Na-Sead recently posted..And Gutenberg Lived Here: The Season of Drunk Jelly Donuts
Wise man Old Abe!
Scrambled eggs on today’s menu, Ramana? Or would you prefer an Omelette? I can’t thank you enough for a much needed and unsolicited laugh.
My middle name is Persistence. And sometimes I think the other side of the coin is not knowing when enough is enough. When to stop. I appear incapable of giving up. Even if I know I should there is always that little voice egging (!) me on to try once more, just once more, just once more … And again. Of course, tragedy’s potential when the proverbial vessel has gone to fetch water one too many times and CRACKS. That’s usually the moment when I revert to my five year old self – looking in wide eyed wonderment at the ways of the world and not understanding any of it.
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Ursula recently posted..Jackson Pollock
You are not alone. All the casinos and gambling dens/ betting parlours in the world would go broke if people knew when to cut their losses and move on to a new bet. I have seen too many such failures in my business life too. It takes a particular frame of mind to be able to cut one’s losses and walk away.
Just spent about a half-hour trying to reset my x&#*! cheap watch on the correct time. Finally got it within a half-minute. Believe I will have to rest up for a while to overcome my resistance to the persistence an exact adjustment will require.
Gabbygeezer recently posted..We’re Being Bowled Over
Just something to keep you occupied for a while. When I do things like that and if my son sees me doing that he promptly calls it my occupation therapy.
PERSISTENCE
Nothing in the world
can take the place of persistence.
Talent will not;
nothing is more common than
unsuccessful men with talent
Genius will not;
unrewarded genius is almost a proverb.
Education will not;
the world is full of educated derelicts.
Persistence and determination
alone are omnipotent.
The slogan “PRESS ON” has solved
and always will solve
the problems of the human race.
~ Calvin Coolidge
shackman recently posted..The Hundred-Foot Journey
Wise man Coolidge!
playing with persistence here at the moment as I try to right my world, my belongings and various other things – hopefully each compartment will look even better when I’m done. Quite a lot of stuff going to recyclers, some I hope to sell off and the rest corralled in a better way…
and haven’t broken anything yet, those things have been wrapped in bubble wrap and carefully labelled…but there is still time!
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Cheerful Monk recently posted..Fear Sells
I am following your progress on your blog. All the best. Just remember that I am rooting for you.