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A quotation from Josh Billings

Mankind ain’t apt tew respekt verry mutch what they are familiar with, it iz what we don’t know, or kant see, that we hanker for.
 
[Mankind ain’t apt to respect very much what they are familiar with; it is what we don’t know, or can’t see, that we hanker for.]

Josh Billings (1818-1885) American humorist, aphorist [pseud. of Henry Wheeler Shaw]
Everybody’s Friend, Or; Josh Billing’s Encyclopedia and Proverbial Philosophy of Wit and Humor, ch. 156 “Affurisms: Embers on the Harth” (1874)

Sourcing, notes: wist.info/billings-josh/76244/

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A quotation from Steven Moffat

   STEVE: (to Susan) It is not scientifically possible for a man to know what a woman wants. And that’s not fair, because you always know what we want.
   PATRICK: We always have the decency to only want one thing.
   STEVE: And do you ever thank us for making it so simple?
   PATRICK: Never!

Steven Moffat (b. 1961) Scottish television writer, producer
Coupling, 03×02 “Faithless” (2002-09-30)

Sourcing, notes: wist.info/moffat-steven/76231/

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stgreenie

Sweet viral girl
pops up on my screen
like a sweaty dream

She reeks of spam
and other devious worms
as she entices me
with a tempting invite
to click her easy access link

My rational head properly warns
that if I take the vixen's bait
havoc will be my fate

Logic implores
this naughty boy
to practice safe text
but as always
#desire rules the day

Of course it did

Now I pay the price
for my late night cyber vice
with an infected device
and a broken heart

Just how do I explain
this I'll conceived sin to my wife?

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stgreenie

I don't need
no frickin happy pills
to get me through
these endless days

Don't #desire
that chemically inspired
mood suppressing
glassy eyed facade smile
that passes for serenity

I really don't need
no psycho analysis
mumble jumble therapy
whining about
how I despise my Mommy

Now I take each day
with
low
expectations

Minimalist aspirations

Manageable frustrations

My self hating defeating
contraction action plan
demands absolute acceptance
that I ain't so bad
and we misfits
collectively be
flawed pieces
that don't
always fit
conveniently
in this jumble
of a puzzle
we call reality

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A quotation from Ella Wheeler Wilcox

It is easy enough to be prudent
   When nothing tempts you to stray,
When without or within no voice of sin
   Is luring your soul away;
But it’s only a negative virtue
   Until it is tried by fire,
And the life that is worth the honour on earth
   Is the one that resists desire.

Ella Wheeler Wilcox (1850-1919) American author, poet, temperance advocate, spiritualist
Poem (1892), “Worth While,” st. 2, An Erring Woman’s Love

Sourcing, notes: wist.info/wilcox-ella-wheeler/…

WIST Quotations · Poem (1892), "Worth While," st. 2, An Erring Woman's Love - Wilcox, Ella Wheeler | WIST QuotationsIt is easy enough to be prudent When nothing tempts you to stray, When without or within no voice of sin Is luring your soul away; But it's only a negative virtue Until it is tried by fire, And the life that is worth the honour on earth Is the…
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