Friday, September 26, 2008

Good To Know

If the rich could hire other people to die for them, the poor could make a wonderful living. Yiddish Proverb

-The wise man, even when he holds his tongue, says more than the fool when he speaks. Yiddish Proverb

-What you don't see with your eyes, don't invent with your mouth. Yiddish proverb

-A hero is someone who can keep his mouth shut when he is right. Yiddish Proverb

-One old friend is better than two new ones. Yiddish Proverb

-One of life's greatest mysteries is how the boy who wasn't good enough to marry your daughter can be the father of the smartest grandchild in the world. Jewish Proverb

-Old friends, like old wines, don't lose their flavor. Jewish Proverb

-A wise man hears one word and understands two. Yiddish Proverb

-Any intelligent fool can make things bigger and more complex. It takes a touch of genius - and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction. Albert Einstein

-Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving. Albert Einstein

-When his wife asked him to change clothes to meet the German Ambassador, he said 'If they want to see me, here I am. If they want to see my clothes, open my closet and show them my suits.' Albert Einstein

-Intellectuals solve problems; geniuses prevent them. Albert Einstein

-The hardest thing in the world to understand is income tax. Albert Einstein

-You can't control the wind, but you can adjust your sails. Yiddish proverb

-I don't want to become immortal through my work. I want to become immortal through not dying. Woody Allen

-I'm not afraid of dying - I just don't want to be there when it happens! Woody Allen

-Imagination is more important than knowledge. Sign hanging in Einstein's office at Princeton .

-Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted counts. Albert Einstein

-We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them. Albert Einstein

-Education is what remains after one has forgotten everything he learned in school. Albert Einstein

-Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe. Albert Einstein

Short Quiz;

1 - How many cigarettes are in a package of cigarettes?

2 - How many packages of cigarettes in a carton?

3 - How many matches are there in a standard book?

4 - Which way does a no smoking sign's slash run?

5 - Which way does water go down the drain? clockwise or counter clockwise?

6 - Do books have the even numbered pages on the left or the right side?


Answers;
1 - 20
2 - 10
3 - 20
4 - Towards bottom right.
5 - Clockwise (north of the equator)
6 - Left.

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