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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 1 of 12 1 2 3 … 11 12 Go to page... Maximising value #40110 08/30/01 11:37 AM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 M maverick OP Carpal Tunnel OP maverick Carpal Tunnel M Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 "It is more trouble to make a maxim than it is to do right" quoth tsuwm in Mark Twain’s words. So a small challenge if anyone cares to try: Make up a maxim which has no obvious meaning yet preferably sounds like it should have one, hovering just out of our grasp! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Maximising value #40111 08/30/01 01:15 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 1,055 Berlin B belligerentyouth old hand belligerentyouth old hand B Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 1,055 Berlin My maxim? - Strive never to create any formula or rules by which to live. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Maximising value #40112 08/30/01 01:52 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 W wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 Dear belligerentyouth: Your maxim is just too good. It makes excellent sense to me. Only the unexamined life is worth living. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Maximising value #40113 08/30/01 02:42 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Only the unexamined life is worth living. Good, Dr. Bill. There is more to be found in a cloud than in all the works of man. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Maximising value #40114 08/30/01 02:52 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 W wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 Dear Faldage: You speak more like a poet than a philosopher. I hate philosophers. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Maximising value #40115 08/30/01 03:06 PM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 M maverick OP Carpal Tunnel OP maverick Carpal Tunnel M Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 yep, I like all of these. I shall endeavour to live a better life by their example. My offering in return is: It's a legless dog that leaves no tracks. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Maximising value #40116 08/30/01 03:42 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 ...a legless dog... Now that one is *really good. It comes across as being hopelessly trite on first view but then you get a sneaking feeling that it really *does mean something profound. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Maximising value #40117 08/30/01 04:01 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Beware of chickens in the woods. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter I mo start collectin these (NM) #40118 08/30/01 04:04 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803   Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Maximising value #40119 08/30/01 05:06 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 428 Cape Cod, MA, US F Flatlander addict Flatlander addict F Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 428 Cape Cod, MA, US Despite my best efforts, this may actually mean something, but here goes: A good friend makes a bad enemy Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Page 1 of 12 1 2 3 … 11 12 Go to page... 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