The Edmondson Blog: Modern Aphorisms

Published by Rick on Friday, June 25, 2010.

Give a man a match, and he'll be warm for a minute, but set him on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.
The real trouble with reality is that there's no background music.
Going to church doesn't make you a Christian any more than standing in a garage makes you a car.
Everyone is entitled to be stupid, but some abuse the privilege.
War doesn't determine who's right. War determines who's left.
I once prayed to God for a bike, but quickly found out he didn't work that way ... so I stole a bike and prayed for his forgiveness
Sarcasm helps keep you from telling people what you really think of them.
If you think things can't get worse it's probably only because you lack sufficient imagination.
You can't be late until you show up.
Knowledge is realizing that the street is one-way; wisdom is looking both directions anyway
Parents spend the first part of our lives teaching us to walk and talk, and the rest of it telling us to sit down and shut up.
Expecting the world to treat you fairly because you are good is like expecting the bull not to charge because you are a vegetarian.
The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources.
Books have knowledge, knowledge is power, power corrupts, corruption is a crime, and crime doesn't pay ... so if you keep reading, you'll go broke.