As I get older, I realize a ton of people are a lot smarter than I am. When I look at the world (even wearing my rose-coloured glasses) mostly all I see is benign chaos. However, some people can look through all that and see where the little bits of truth are hiding. These are the folks who instantly grasp an idea, distill it down to a single sentence, flip it onto their tongues and then effortlessly blend it into the conversation. I know envy is one of the 7 Deadly Sins, but, for all the world, I envy these people because on the rare occasions when I do that, I spend the rest of the day walking just a little taller. Here are some examples and each one, when read carefully, demonstrates some serious understanding of the world we live in.
Journalism largely consists of saying “Lord Jones is dead,” to people who didn’t know he was alive.
G.K. Chesterton
The perfect lover is one who turns into a pizza at 4:00 am.
Charles Pierce
Television has proved that people will look at anything rather than each other.
Ann Landers
It’s dangerous to be right when the government is wrong.
Voltaire
A cynic is a man who, when he smells flowers, looks for a funeral.
H.L. Mencken
The trouble with her is she lacks the power of conversation but not the power of speech.
George Bernard Shaw
A critic is a man who knows the way but can’t drive the car.
Kenneth Tynan
The trouble with some women is that they get all excited about nothing — and then marry him.
Cher
An alcoholic is someone you don’t like who drinks as much as you do.
Dylan Thomas
It was as stupid as taking a cauldron and a broom to a witch hunt.
Najira Olsen
Nothing is impossible for the man who doesn’t have to do it himself.
A.H. Miller
Do you realize that, if it weren’t for Edison, we’d be watching television by candlelight?
Al Boliska
It’s what you learn after you know it all that counts.
Jean Rostand
Love thy neighbour as thyself, but choose your neighbourhood.
Louise Beal
The average person thinks he isn’t.
L. Lorenzoni
What this country needs is more free speech worth listening to.
Hansell Duckett
We’re all in this alone.
Lily Tomlin
Where did I find the time to not read so many books?
Karl Krause
A fair fight is the one you win.
French Foreign Legion
And that greatest philosopher of them all — Anonymous
Show me a good loser and I’ll show you a loser.
If it wasn’t for the last minute, nobody would get anything done.
Whoever said “money can’t buy happiness,” didn’t know where to shop.
No one ever bets enough money on a winning horse.
If you talk to God, you’re praying. If God talks to you, you’re nuts.
Originally written September, 2017
WD Fyfe 
These are great!!