OT: Good things...

On Mon 09 Jan 2006 08:10:39a, kevnbro wrote in rec.food.cooking:

Quoted message said:

If "patience is a virture" and "good things come to those who wait",
isn't there a conflict of interest in the urgency resounding statement,
"if at first you don't succeed, try, try, again"?
What about the, "falling off the horse and getting back in the
saddle"? Should one wait a few minutes first to see if maybe the horse
suddenly bolts and slams into a tree which had you immediately jumped
up and gotten back on found you a perminant fixture on said tree? Kev

I have trouble waiting...I want the good things now! <g> When I was 5 years
old I was raked/knocked right off a horse when she decided to enter the barn
through a low doorway. I did not get back on.

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Wayne Boatwright *¿*
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Give me a smart idiot over a stupid genius any day.
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kevnbro said:

If "patience is a virture"

Do you know the meaning of "virtue"? If not look it up. When parents
use it, you know you'll be in big trouble if you continue whining.

Quoted message said:

and "good things come to those who wait",

http://www.askmen.com/fashion/body_and_mind/20_better_living.html
"patience is a virtue, but waiting too long for something is commonly
referred to as laziness"

Quoted message said:

isn't there a conflict of interest in the urgency resounding statement,
"if at first you don't succeed, try, try, again"?

Quoted message said:

What about the, "falling off the horse and getting back in the
saddle"?

Both tell us to not be afraid of failure. Persevere, don't give up.
<singing> Pick yourself up, dust yourself off and start all over
again.

PS: "It's as easy as falling off a horse". After they fall off,
they "Get back up on the horse". "Back in the Saddle Again" is a
song.

Oh, yes... People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
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Practice safe eating. Always use condiments.