Random snippets of Great Knowledge --thread

[Wrecked944]

Two of my faves from Henry V...

"Once more into the breach, dear friends, once more; Or close the wall up with our English dead! In peace there’s nothing so becomes a man As modest stillness and humility; But when the blast of war blows in our ears, Then imitate the action of the tiger; Stiffen the sinews, summon up the blood, Disguise fair nature with hard-favor’d rage; Then lend the eye a terrible aspect."

[Wrecked944]

"If we are mark'd to die, we are enow
To do our country loss; and if to live,
The fewer men, the greater share of honour.
God's will! I pray thee, wish not one man more.
By Jove, I am not covetous for gold,
Nor care I who doth feed upon my cost;
It yearns me not if men my garments wear;
Such outward things dwell not in my desires.
But if it be a sin to covet honour,
I am the most offending soul alive.
No, faith, my coz, wish not a man from England.
God's peace! I would not lose so great an honour
As one man more methinks would share from me
For the best hope I have. O, do not wish one more!
Rather proclaim it, Westmoreland, through my host,
That he which hath no stomach to this fight,
Let him depart; his passport shall be made,
And crowns for convoy put into his purse;
We would not die in that man's company
That fears his fellowship to die with us.
This day is call'd the feast of Crispian.
He that outlives this day, and comes safe home,
Will stand a tip-toe when this day is nam'd,
And rouse him at the name of Crispian.
He that shall live this day, and see old age,
Will yearly on the vigil feast his neighbours,
And say 'To-morrow is Saint Crispian.'
Then will he strip his sleeve and show his scars,
And say 'These wounds I had on Crispian's day.'
Old men forget; yet all shall be forgot,
But he'll remember, with advantages,
What feats he did that day. Then shall our names,
Familiar in his mouth as household words-
Harry the King, Bedford and Exeter,
Warwick and Talbot, Salisbury and Gloucester-
Be in their flowing cups freshly rememb'red.
This story shall the good man teach his son;
And Crispin Crispian shall ne'er go by,
From this day to the ending of the world,
But we in it shall be remembered-
We few, we happy few, we band of brothers;
For he to-day that sheds his blood with me
Shall be my brother; be he ne'er so vile,
This day shall gentle his condition;
Make him a member of the gentry, even if he is a commoner.
And gentlemen in England now-a-bed
Shall think themselves accurs'd they were not here,
And hold their manhoods cheap whiles any speaks
That fought with us upon Saint Crispin's day."

Man, I got chills again reading that last few lines...

[rob macdonald]

From a Stephen Wright show, on picking up a hitch-hiker,"How far did you think you were going?"

[genrex]

We the willing,
led by the unknowing,
are doing the impossible for the ungrateful.

We have done so much, with so little, for so long,
that we are now capable of doing anything with nothing.


- an Amtrak employee?

[djmcmath]

Originally posted by genrex
We have done so much, with so little, for so long,
that we are now capable of doing anything with nothing.
- an Amtrak employee?

I first heard it from a US Marine Senior Enlisted, actually, and he said something slightly different:
We have been doin' so much with so little for so long that I reckon we could do anythin' with nothin' forever.

[Vonzipper]

"We plan ahead so we dont have to work right now" Val & Earl, Tremors

[Jeff Higgins]

Proper Prior Planning Prevents Piss Poor Performance.

[Bill Douglas]

A thinking man's f*ckwit, or a f*cking man's thinkwit.

[island911]

the early-bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.

[gprsh924]

When used separately, women and alcohol can be a lot of fun. But if you mix them, they can turn you into a dumbass

-Red Forman- That 70's Show

[Dan in Pasadena]

Originally posted by JanusCole
".................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. ............Man, I got chills again reading that last few lines...

Funny, I never got that far...it was supposed to be a "snippet"!

[Turbo_pro]

The truth is not dependent on your belief.
Quote : Henry Schmidt

[Por_sha911]

Originally posted by island911
the early-bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.

Variation:
If the early bird gets the worm then the early worm gets eaten. Sleep late.

Its hard to soar with eagles when you work with a bunch of turkeys.

Artificial Intelligence is no match for natural stupidity.

[Evans, Marv]

Shel Silverstein:
Oh if you’re a bird, be an early bird
And catch the worm for your breakfast plate.
If you’re a bird, be an early bird
But if you’re a worm, sleep late.

[Brian Cameron]

"The only thing that men and women have in common is that both prefer the company of men"

Oscar Wilde

[ikarcuaso]

"Who has put pubic hair on my Coke?"

- C.T.

[onlycafe]

"work is the curse of the drinking class." .....w.c. fields

[onlycafe]

"men that love sausage and respect the law should never watch either being made" .........???
it will come to me, probably at three o'clock in the morning.

[Eric Coffey]

Originally posted by island911
the early-bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.

And maybe even a little necro-action to boot!

(courtesy of the random pics thread).

[onlycafe]

"it's better to have a gun and not need it than it is to need a gun and not have it."