More of Noll's Favorite Collection of Pithy Thoughts -- Page 4

  1. The true test of humility is whether you can say grace before eating crow.
  2. Flattery is the power to describe others as they see themselves.
  3. For instant energy - nothing beats having the boss walk in.
  4. Never buy a portable TV set on the sidewalk from a man who's out of breath.
  5. Thirty is a nice age for a woman - especially if she happens to be forty.
  6. Maybe you can't be a star - but you need not become a cloud.
  7. Character is made by what you stand for - reputation is what you fall for.
  8. I asked why doesn't somebody do something. Then I realized I was somebody.
  9. People who jump to conclusions generally leap over facts.
  10. It takes some folks a long time to tell you they have nothing to say.
  11. Swallow your pride occasionally - it's nonfattening.
  12. If we defend our habits we have no intention of quitting them.
  13. Even if you are on the right track - you might get run over if you just sit there.
  14. Be careful not to strut your humility.
  15. You can't climb the ladder to success with your hands in your pocket.
  16. Tact is the art of building a fire under people without making their blood boil.
  17. Stupidity won't kill you - but it can make you sweat.
  18. He couldn't find his way out a one-room house.
  19. He couldn't pour water out of a boot even if you wrote the instructions on the bottom of the boot.
  20. When the poor eats a chicken, one of them is sick.
  21. Genius has limits; Stupidity has no limits.

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