She must know all the needs of a rational being
Be skilled to keep counsel, to comfort, to coax;
And, above all else, be accomplished at seeing
My jokes.
Owen Seaman
Category: Quote of the Day
Aphorisms, proverbs, wise sayings and other witty, pithy stuff
19SEP2026 – Quote of the Day
New Art would better Nature’s best
But Nature knows a thing or two.
Owen Seaman
18SEP2026 – Quote of the Day
Whene’er I walk the public ways,
How many poor that lack ablution
Do probe my heart with pensive gaze,
And beg a trivial contribution!
Owen Seaman
17SEP2026 – Quote of the Day
The elegant simplicity of the three per cents.
(Note: “The three per cents” (or “Three Per Cents”) was the common name for Britain’s consolidated annuities—perpetual government stock created in the mid-18th century that paid a fixed 3% interest.)
William Scott
16SEP2026 – Quote of the Day
Ambition breaks the ties of blood, and forgets the obligations of gratitude.
William Scott
15SEP2026 – Quote of the Day
In the first place, it is not improper to observe, that the law of cases of necessity is not likely to be well furnished with precise rules; necessity creates the law, it supersedes rules; and whatever is reasonable and just in such cases, is likewise legal; it is not to be considered as matter of surprise, therefore, if much instituted rule is not to be found on such subjects.
William Scott
14SEP2026 – Quote of the Day
A dinner lubricates business.
William Scott
13SEP2026 – Quote of the Day
Sea of upturned faces.
Sir Walter Scott
12SEP2026 – Quote of the Day
Hunger and fear are excellent casuists.
Sir Walter Scott
11SEP2026 – Quote of the Day
Heaven knows its time; the bullet has its billet.
Sir Walter Scott