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Posting the nuggets of wisdom found after Chinese, buffet or take-out
• Hi, I'm back. Just haven't had a fortune in a while. Of course, I didn't tonight either. When did they turn into proverb cookies? In any case:
A single kind word will keep one warm for years.
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Even a small gift could mean so much to someone today.
<jb> <!--11:50 PM-->
As soon as you feel too old to do a thing, do it.
It is up to you to create your own adventures today!
<jb> <!--7:57 PM-->
Your present plans are going to succeed.
<jb> <!--8:28 AM-->
Your patient and honest nature avoids misunderstandings.
Your cheerfulness will win success.
<jb> <!--12:26 AM-->
You would make a good lawyer for no detail escapes your attention.
You will receive a letter of great importance.
( • Found the first one on the floor the other day. Just got the second one. Now, if only I'd applied to law school. :)
<jb> <!--10:57 PM-->
• Worry not about tonight's time stamp. All is well.
Ride with the waves, smooth sea lies ahead.
<jb> <!--1:08 AM-->
• Well, that was quite a day/night at work. Just check the time stamp. And have a glass of milk with today's nugget. I am.
Expect the best and life takes on new meaning.
<jb> <!--1:17 AM-->
Financial picture will change for the better.
<jb> <!--11:13 PM-->
Your co-workers take pleasure in your great sense of creativity.
Your name will be famous in the future.
Good health will be yours for a long time.
You will travel far and wide, both for pleasure and business.
You will be showered with good luck.
<jb> <!--11:01 PM-->
Laughter is the music of a happy heart.
<jb> <!--10:57 PM-->
• Well, now this has just gotten weird. A friend of mine gave me a box of fortune cookies today. And everyone at work asked about it. Oh well. The first one is below. (And we've opened the archive.) Enjoy.
<jb> <!--11:57 PM-->
Put yourself in another's place and act accordingly.
<jb> <!--11:55 PM-->
If a true sense of value is to be yours it must come thru service.
To one who waits, a moment seems a year.
<jb> <!--9:47 PM-->
It is more difficult to judge oneself than to judge others.
<jb> <!--8:32 PM-->
None of the secrets of success will work unless you do.
<jb> <!--9:01 PM-->
• An Italian company, Baci, puts sayings in with its chocolates. I see no reason to draw international, or culinary, boundaries.
Dwelling in the heart is a miracle called Friendship.
I hate and I love. Why I do so you may well ask.
Love is paid for with love.
My most audacious desire will only be to kiss the air that kissed you a moment ago.
Better a well-delivered slap than a poorly given kiss.
<jb> <!--11:30 PM-->
• Today, a couple of us went for lunch:
Your heart is a place to draw true happiness.
Tomorrow will be an important day for you.
<jb> <!--9:58 PM-->
• Ok, for those of you who might be worried, I have not eaten Chinese food 12 of the last 14 days. I've been saving them until I got around to making this page. I don't understand them all, but I'm sure there's a kernal of wisdom somewhere in each.
<jb> <!--10:19 PM-->
He who has imagination without learning has wings but no feet.
<jb> <!--10:13 PM-->
When the mouse looks down upon the cat, there must be an escape route nearby.
<jb> <!--6:45 PM-->
The smart thing is to prepare for the unexpected.
<jb> <!--11:15 PM-->
There is a true and sincere friendship between you both.
<jb> <!--11:55 PM-->
You have a quiet and unobtrusive nature.
<jb> <!--9:48 PM-->
It may be well to consult others before taking unusual action.
<jb> <!--11:36 PM-->
Your blessing is no more than being safe and sound for the whole lifetime.
<jb> <!--9:31 PM-->
Be thankful for riches will soon be yours.
<jb> <!--8:54 PM-->
You have a keen sense of humor and love a good time.
<jb> <!--9:38 PM-->
If you continually give: you will continually have.
<jb> <!--8:29 PM-->
You will be sought out for your diplomatic skills.
<jb> <!--11:23 PM-->
Advice, when most needed, is least heeded.
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