Some wise words.

[Mr.Puff]

You cannot help the poor by destroying the rich.
You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong.
You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift.
You cannot lift the wage earner up by pulling the wage payer down.
You cannot further the brotherhood of man by inciting class hatred.
You cannot build character and courage by taking away men's initiative and independence.
You cannot help men permanently by doing for them, what they could and should do for themselves.

--Abraham Lincoln

My Grandfather sent this to me. It certainly applies to this years election.

[Moses]

Simple really. Surprised that so many can't see it.

[pwd72s]

Simple, but unfortunately, those aren't Lincoln's words. This has been around for years. No idea of who the author really is.

[Danny_Ocean]

I think it was Boetcker...

William J. H. Boetcker, (1873 – 1962) was an American religious leader and influential public speaker.

Born in Hamburg, Germany, he was ordained a Presbyterian minister soon after his arrival in the United States as a young adult. He quickly gained attention as an eloquent motivational speaker, and is often regarded today as the forerunner of such contemporary "success coaches" as Anthony Robbins.

An outspoken political conservative, Rev. Boetcker is perhaps best remembered for his authorship of a pamphlet entitled The Ten Cannots; originally published in 1916, it is often misattributed to Abraham Lincoln. The error apparently stems from a leaflet printed in 1942 by a conservative political organization called the Committee for Constitutional Government; the leaflet bore the title "Lincoln on Limitations" and contained some genuine Lincoln quotations on one side and the "Ten Cannots" on the other, with the attributions juxtaposed (the mistake of crediting Lincoln for having been the source of "The Ten Cannots" has been repeated many times since, most notably by Ronald Reagan in a speech he gave at the 1992 Republican convention in Houston).

There are several minor variants of the pamphlet in circulation, but the most commonly-accepted version appears below:

You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift.
You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong.
You cannot help little men by tearing down big men.
You cannot lift the wage earner by pulling down the wage payer.
You cannot help the poor by destroying the rich.
You cannot establish sound security on borrowed money.
You cannot further the brotherhood of man by inciting class hatred.
You cannot keep out of trouble by spending more than you earn.
You cannot build character and courage by destroying men's initiative and independence.
And you cannot help men permanently by doing for them what they can and should do for themselves.

[Mr.Puff]

Originally Posted by Danny_Ocean

I think it was Boetcker...

William J. H. Boetcker, (1873 – 1962) was an American religious leader and influential public speaker.

Born in Hamburg, Germany, he was ordained a Presbyterian minister soon after his arrival in the United States as a young adult. He quickly gained attention as an eloquent motivational speaker, and is often regarded today as the forerunner of such contemporary "success coaches" as Anthony Robbins.

An outspoken political conservative, Rev. Boetcker is perhaps best remembered for his authorship of a pamphlet entitled The Ten Cannots; originally published in 1916, it is often misattributed to Abraham Lincoln. The error apparently stems from a leaflet printed in 1942 by a conservative political organization called the Committee for Constitutional Government; the leaflet bore the title "Lincoln on Limitations" and contained some genuine Lincoln quotations on one side and the "Ten Cannots" on the other, with the attributions juxtaposed (the mistake of crediting Lincoln for having been the source of "The Ten Cannots" has been repeated many times since, most notably by Ronald Reagan in a speech he gave at the 1992 Republican convention in Houston).

There are several minor variants of the pamphlet in circulation, but the most commonly-accepted version appears below:

You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift.
You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong.
You cannot help little men by tearing down big men.
You cannot lift the wage earner by pulling down the wage payer.
You cannot help the poor by destroying the rich.
You cannot establish sound security on borrowed money.
You cannot further the brotherhood of man by inciting class hatred.
You cannot keep out of trouble by spending more than you earn.
You cannot build character and courage by destroying men's initiative and independence.
And you cannot help men permanently by doing for them what they can and should do for themselves.

Thank you . I will forward that to my Grandpa.

[Rick Lee]

Another one: Don't eat the yellow snow.

[Mr.Puff]

Originally Posted by Rick Lee

Another one: Don't eat the yellow snow.

Never fry bacon in the nude.

[968rz]

Never tell your wife/GF that her new dress makes her butt look big (trust me on this one)

[Porsche-O-Phile]

"Don't pour sulfuric acid on your genitals".
---George Carlin

[Mr.Puff]

Originally Posted by Porsche-O-Phile

"Don't pour sulfuric acid on your genitals".
---George Carlin

May he rest in peace .

[Rick Lee]

Don't tell your Chinese wife you want a Japanese girlfriend.

[dtw]

Originally Posted by Rick Lee

Don't tell your Chinese wife you want a Japanese girlfriend.

Imagine if it were the opposite...now that would be a sight to see...

[hardflex]

Significantly, these were left out of Boetckers original 10


You cannot establish sound security on borrowed money.
You cannot keep out of trouble by spending more than you earn.
You cannot help little men by tearing down big men


This is obviously a Republican Party Memo . Maybe these hit too close to home with today's Republican Party. And I wish they'd look more closely at this one.

You cannot further the brotherhood of man by inciting hatred.

When the Republican Party embraces all 10 I will rejoin.

[cgarr]

You Cannot Borrow Your Way Out of Debt


----Dad

[scottmandue]

How much wood can a wood chuck... chuck?

[BlueSkyJaunte]

Never go in against a Sicilian when death is on the line.

[Steve Carlton]

[Mr.Puff]

Originally Posted by BlueSkyJaunte

Never go in against a Sicilian when death is on the line.

That was a great movie.

[Mr.Puff]

Originally Posted by Steve Carlton

That is classic with your avatar .

[berettafan]

honestly that is some simple-minded crap so typical of the 'life is as simple as this' emails that get forwarded around by the non-doers in this world.

a little bit of truth mixed in with some idealogical thinking that ignores the real world we live in.

the subtext is 'STFU and mow my lawn peasant!'