“But war's a game, which, were their subjects wise, Kings should not play at. Nations would do well To extort their truncheons from the puny hands Of heroes, whose infirm and baby minds Are gratified with mischief, and who spoil, Because men suffer it, their toy the world.” MenWorldShouldMindWellsWarPlayHandsSufferingGamesNationsWiseSubjectsBabyKingsHeroToysSpoilMischief Author:William Cowper
“The human race is just getting started.... The cerebral cortex is only a hundred thousand years old. It's still a baby, sucking teat and eating Cheerios. We might get better, maybe even wise, if we can last another thousand years.” IfsYearsHumansStillsMightLastsHumanityRaceWiseBabyThousandEatingHundredHuman RaceGet BetterThousand YearsCerebralGetting Started Book:A Dangerous Age: A Novel Source: A Dangerous Age: A Novel
“Bed and Breakfasts are really, really hard to run. You're the first one up and the last one to go to bed. You know, it really tested our strength. We became stronger from it - the whole experience from, you know, learning about it, sort of investing wise - money-wise, business-wise and then just pushing yourself. You know, it takes a lot of work to run a Bed and Breakfast. And then with a brand new baby, it triples.” RunningWiseBabyStrongerPush YourselfNew Baby Author:Dean McDermott
“What a circus act we women perform every day of our lives. Look at us. We run a tightrope daily, balancing a pile of books on the head. Baby-carriage, parasol, kitchen chair, still under control. Steady now! This is not the life of simplicity but the life of multiplicity that the wise men warn us of.” MenLooksStillsBookRunningWiseOur LivesBabySimplicityKitchenChairsSteadyCircusMultiplicityCarriagesParasols Author:Anne Morrow Lindbergh
“Hickory dickory dock my daddy’s nuts from shell shock. Humpty dumpty thought he was wise till gas came along and burned out his eyes. A dillar a dollar a ten o clock scholar blow off his legs and then watch him holler. Rockaby baby in the tree top don’t stop a bomb or you’ll probably flop. Now I lay me down to sleep my bombproof cellars good and deep but if I’m killed before I wake remember god its for your sake amen.” IfsEyeRememberSleepWatchesWiseTreeBabyTenLaysDollarsSakeBlowLegsClockHis EyesBombsShockGasNutsScholarBurnedShellsDaddyAmenCellarsDocksBurned OutHumpty DumptyTree Tops Book:Johnny Got His Gun Source: Johnny Got His Gun