Funny wisdom quotes

(Aug. 2016)

Sometimes, when I look at my children, I say to myself, ‘Lillian you should have remained a virgin…’

–   Lillian Carter (mother of Jimmy Carter)

I had a rose named after me and I was very flattered. But I was not pleased to read the description in the catalogue: – ‘No good in a bed, but fine against a wall.’

– Eleanor Roosevelt

Last week, I stated this woman was the ugliest woman I had ever seen. I have since

been visited by her sister, and now wish to withdraw that statement…

– Mark Twain

The secret of a good sermon is to have a good beginning and a good ending; and to

have the two as close together as possible.

– George Burns

Santa Claus has the right idea. Visit people only once a year.

– Victor Borge

Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint.

– Mark Twain

By all means, marry. If you get a good wife, you’ II become happy; if you get a bad one,

you’ II become a philosopher.

– Socrates

I was married by a judge. I should have asked for a jury.

– Groucho Marx

My wife has a slight impediment in her speech. Every now and then she stops to breathe.

– Jimmy Durante

I have never hated a man enough to give his diamonds back.

– Zsa Zsa Gabor

Only Irish coffee provides in a single glass all four essential food groups: alcohol, caffeine, sugar and fat.

– Alex Levine

My luck is so bad that if I bought a cemetery, people would stop dying.

– Rodney Dangerfield

Money can’t buy you happiness…. But it does bring you a more pleasant form of misery.

– Spike Milligan

Until I was thirteen, I thought my name was SHUT UP.

– Joe Namath

I don’t feel old. I don’t feel anything until noon. Then it’s time for my nap.

– Bob Hope

I never drink water because of the disgusting things that fish do in it…

– W. C. Fields

We could certainly slow the aging process down if it had to work its way through Congress.

– Will Rogers

Don’t worry about avoiding temptation. As you grow older, it will avoid you.

– Winston Churchill

Maybe it’s true that life begins at fifty… But everything else starts to wear out, fall out,

or spread out …

– Phyllis Diller

By the time a man is wise enough to watch his step, he’s too old to go anywhere.

Billy Crystal

And the cardiologist’s diet: – If it tastes good, spit it out.