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	Recent comments in David Roads' Top 100 Ancient Proverbs AncientProverbs: It is easy to dodge a spear that comes in front of you but hard to keep harms away from an arrow shot from behind. -Chinese Proverb Errmm ... yup DJ 08:08:52 \| 12 Mar 2012 AncientProverbs: It's easy to halve the potato where there's love. -Irish Proverb Nice to see the Irish halve the potato with the French yesterday... DJ 08:13:00 \| 5 Mar 2012 A fall into a ditch makes you wiser. -Chinese Proverb Unless it kills you... C¦-[ Dr. Death 11:31:12 \| 3 Mar 2012 Once you pour the water out of the bucket it's hard to get it back in it. -Chinese Proverb Depends where you pour it! Sparkly Aph 15:54:42 \| 26 Feb 2012 If a man fools me once, shame on him. If he fools me twice, shame on me. -Chinese Proverbs 'multi-basking' - very good young DJ Daddy Papersurfer 17:27:09 \| 5 Dec 2011 If a man fools me once, shame on him. If he fools me twice, shame on me. -Chinese Proverbs Sorry, we're working on the comments field scrolling issue… and the dustbin lorry schedule… and a trip to Mauritius. I’m multi-basking. DJ 13:05:26 \| 5 Dec 2011 If a man fools me once, shame on him. If he fools me twice, shame on me. -Chinese Proverbs Mind you, it isn't dustbin day ... tee hee heeeeee Daddy Papersurfer 11:20:48 \| 5 Dec 2011 If a man fools me once, shame on him. If he fools me twice, shame on me. -Chinese Proverbs At least you didn't (like me) reverse into yours! Made a resounding thud. No dents though! Only to my pride! sTubbuLon5 11:18:44 \| 5 Dec 2011 If a man fools me once, shame on him. If he fools me twice, shame on me. -Chinese Proverbs I'm disturbed by the comment field not scrolling and the fact I forgot to put the dustbins out today. Daddy Papersurfer 11:15:59 \| 5 Dec 2011 If a man fools me once, shame on him. If he fools me twice, shame on me. -Chinese Proverbs Did a goddess get hold of yer tongue there? sTubbuLon5 11:04:24 \| 5 Dec 2011 If a man fools me once, shame on him. If he fools me twice, shame on me. -Chinese Proverbs Please replace 'does' with 'this' - thank you. Daddy Papersurfer 11:02:54 \| 5 Dec 2011 If a man fools me once, shame on him. If he fools me twice, shame on me. -Chinese Proverbs All depends "where" the brain is..... :P sTubbuLon5 11:02:46 \| 5 Dec 2011 If a man fools me once, shame on him. If he fools me twice, shame on me. -Chinese Proverbs Does doesn't apply to goddesses ... their job, as far as I can see, is to fool peabrains constantly. Daddy Papersurfer 11:02:06 \| 5 Dec 2011 Once you pour the water out of the bucket it's hard to get it back in it. -Chinese Proverbs Yeh, good point! sTubbuLon5 11:01:24 \| 5 Dec 2011 Once you pour the water out of the bucket it's hard to get it back in it. -Chinese Proverbs It depends where you pour it. If for instance you pour it into another bucket ... I'll say no more ... Daddy Papersurfer 10:59:35 \| 5 Dec 2011 Once you pour the water out of the bucket it's hard to get it back in it. -Chinese Proverbs Rocket science, this one! sTubbuLon5 07:09:01 \| 5 Dec 2011 If a man fools me once, shame on him. If he fools me twice, shame on me. -Chinese Proverbs I knew you'd make me laugh! sTubbuLon5 14:30:32 \| 20 Aug 2011 If a man fools me once, shame on him. If he fools me twice, shame on me. -Chinese Proverbs He's a politician... >x^p Spiny Norman 11:27:39 \| 20 Aug 2011 If a man fools me once, shame on him. If he fools me twice, shame on me. -Chinese Proverbs What about the third time? sTubbuLon5 14:03:53 \| 19 Aug 2011 If a man fools me once, shame on him. If he fools me twice, shame on me. -Chinese Proverbs Very poignant given recent events... DJ 19:32:41 \| 15 Aug 2011 Review of AncientProverbs: Beware the barrenness of a busy life. -Socrates No 2....Get another one! :-) Sparkly Aph 09:08:40 \| 11 May 2011 Review of AncientProverbs: Beware the barrenness of a busy life. -Socrates Good idea, S5! no.1... Get a Vizsla :-) DJ 08:14:36 \| 10 May 2011 Review of AncientProverbs: Beware the barrenness of a busy life. -Socrates Could actually make a nice top 100 list: The Top 100 ways to relieve stress! sTubbuLon5 09:24:07 \| 9 May 2011 Review of AncientProverbs: Beware the barrenness of a busy life. -Socrates Thanks, DJ. philosiblog 09:21:25 \| 9 May 2011 Review of AncientProverbs: Beware the barrenness of a busy life. -Socrates Thanks sTubbuLon5. Glad you like it. If it works for you, that's all that really matters, isn't it? philosiblog 09:20:45 \| 9 May 2011 Review of AncientProverbs: Beware the barrenness of a busy life. -Socrates @philosiblog - no problem, it's a good post. You write well and I think pretty much everyone will relate on one level or another... @sTubbuLon5 - clearly a refined, big-picture thinker ;-) DJ 09:22:04 \| 8 May 2011 Review of AncientProverbs: Beware the barrenness of a busy life. -Socrates Nice blog post. My biggest stress reliever - in the moments of stress - are simply to step back from back from any situation and say to myself - "will I still here alive tomorrow even if x, y, z does/doesn't happen?" Sounds silly, I know, but this is a really good technique. sTubbuLon5 07:26:54 \| 8 May 2011 Review of AncientProverbs: Beware the barrenness of a busy life. -Socrates Agreed (on barrenness and stress). Thanks for reading my post. philosiblog 03:43:02 \| 8 May 2011 Fools rush in where angels fear to tread. -English proverbs Always been one of my faves... DJ 12:30:16 \| 7 May 2011 Review of AncientProverbs: Beware the barrenness of a busy life. -Socrates First off, I agree, Socrates rocks! My comments above are perhaps a bit flippant - I know what he means about the 'barrenness of a busy life', and you make some good points in your blog post to illustrate that meaning. I guess I was trying to make the additional point that busy does not necessarily equate to barren. I'm as busy as you suggest in your post, but I don't experience the stresses you allude to... I simply love what I do, which means it usually doesn't feel like 'work', but much more like 'living a dream'... Everyone needs some R&R at times, but if you're really stressed out by your life or what you do, then maybe consider getting 'busy' with something else? Just some thoughts... DJ 12:13:36 \| 7 May 2011

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