THE BOOK OF
PSAYINGS
Educated people know quotationsIt is polite to know the religions
Psaying 5Q
Q is for Quotations, which educated people everywhere always say to each other at the appropriate time, like,
2zDamn the torpedoes, full speed ahead,
3aaDon’t cross the Rubicon until you see the whites of their eyes,
4bbSemper ubi, sub ubi,
5ccAprès moi the deluge,
6ddThe only thing we have to fear is fear itself,
7eeI shall return,
8ffI cannot tell a lie,
9ggI came, I saw, I conquered,
10hhUnited we stand, divided we fall,
11iiHell hath no fury like a woman scorned,
12jjE pluribus unum,
13kkQuid pro quo,
14llC’est la vie,
15mmNon sequitur,
16nnPatriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel,
17ooThe Rose of Sharon would smell as sweet by any other name,
18ppTurn the other cheek,
19qqVanity thy name is woman,
20rrAll I have to give is blood, sweat, and tears,
21ssI have no more worlds to conquer,
22ttTo be or not to be, that is the question,
23uuNuts!
24vvThese are the times that try men’s souls,
25wwMy kingdom for a horse,
26xxThe buck stops here,
27yyDon’t give up the ship,
28zzFire when ready, Greeley,
29aaaThe only thing I can’t resist is temptation,
30bbbGo west, young man,
31cccLive and let live,
32dddEureka!
33eeeNobody here but us chickens, boss,
34fffCold as a well-digger’s witch,
35gggDo unto others as you would have them do unto you,
36hhhFor want of a nail the horse got lost,
37iiiEt tu, Brute,
38jjjAll I have to give is blood and iron,
39aOut, out, darned spot,
40bThere is a time to laugh and a time to die,
41cLove conquers all,
42dVengeance is mine, saith the Lord,
43eIf you can’t stand the heat, get out,
44fThe whole world loves a lover,
45gLet them eat cake,
46hYou can fool most of the people most of the time,
47Speak loudly and carry a big istick,
48jThe game is afoot,
49kS.P.Q.R.,
50lCherchez the woman!
51mBeware of Greeks bearing gifts,
52nThere’s a sucker born every minute,
53oThe rain in Spain stays mainly on the plain,
54pWho’s on first,
55qReductio ad nauseaum,
56rPlus c’est la guerre, plus c’est la même chose,
57sWhen in Rome, do as the Romans do,
58tI am the resurrection and the life, saith the Lord,
59uNever give a sucker an even break, but never cheat a friend,
60vGenius is one percent inspiration, and ninety-nine percent perspiration,
61wTo thine own self be true,
62xQ.E.D.,
63yWar is hell,
64zStone walls do not a prison make, nor iron bars a cage,
65aaThe hand that rocks the cradle rules the world,
66bbDon’t look a gift horse in the mouth,
67ccBetter late than never,
68ddRule Britannia; Britannia rules the waves,
69eeThe pen is mightier than the sword,
70ffFools rush in where angels fear to tread,
71ggMan cannot live by bread alone,
72hhEvery cloud has a silver lining,
73iiAn eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth,
74jjSacré bleu,
75kkOlé
76llOy vay,
77mmAbsence makes the heart grow fonder,
78nnTally-ho,
79ooEt cetera,
80ppEt alia.
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