Subject: Characteristics (Page 5)

My wife, who tends to be overcautious, had the ultrasound last week, which, even the doctors say, is not necessary when you're adopting.

(1946 – ) American comedian, actor & voice actor
Characteristics

A loafer always has the correct time.

(1868 – 1930) cartoonist, humorist & journalist
Characteristics Time

Gravity is a habit that is hard to shake off.

(1948 – ) English novelist
Characteristics

Honesty pays, but it doesn't seem to pay enough to suit some people.

(1868 – 1930) cartoonist, humorist & journalist
Characteristics Honesty

To find out a girl’s faults, praise her to her girl friends.

(1706 – 1790) American statesman, author, scientist & inventor
Characteristics Friends Old People Women

I recognize my limits, but when I look around I realize I am not living exactly in a world of giants.

(1919 – ) Italian Prime Minister
Characteristics Intelligence

Flattery is telling people exactly what they think of themselves.

Characteristics People Self

Marriage is the operation by which a woman's vanity and a man's egotism are extracted without an anesthetic.

(1876 – 1950) journalist & humorist
Characteristics Husbands Marriage Wives

Nothing is as dangerous as an unemployed lawyer.

David Gerrold (1944 – ) science fiction author
Characteristics Government Law Lawyers

I always take blushing either for a sign of guilt, or of ill breeding.

(1670 – 1729) English playwright & poet
Appearance Characteristics

Patience is something you admire in the driver behind you and scorn in the one ahead.

Characteristics

Though familiarity may not breed contempt, it takes off the edge of admiration.

(1778 – 1830) English writer, essayist, critic, grammarian & philosopher
Characteristics

Flattery is like chewing gum… enjoy it but don't swallow it.

(1920 – 2001) cartoonist & creator of Dennis the Menace
Characteristics

One good thing about apathy is you don’t have to exert yourself to show you’re sincere about it.

Characteristics

Never offend people with style when you can offend them with substance.

Characteristics Murphy’s Laws People

The optimist invents the airplane and the pessimist the parachute.

(1890 – 1973) English writer & critic
Characteristics People

A signature always reveals a man's character – and sometimes even his name.

(1899 – 1995) humorist
Characteristics People

People who never get carried away should be.

(1919 – 1990) publisher & author
Characteristics Emotions People

He lies so bad he hires somebody to call his dogs.

Characteristics Expressions Honesty Lies

A thick skin is a gift from God.

(1876 – 1967) German statesman
Characteristics God

Don't look back; something may be gaining on you.

(1906 – 1982) baseball player
Characteristics