There is a great quote about how good it is to be wise about when you speak and what you say.
It’s a pretty good piece of advice.
It’s better to keep your mouth shut and appear stupid than open it and remove all doubt.
Mark Twain or Abraham Lincoln or somebody else
I think about the quote a lot. I thought Mark Twain said it, and I planned to call this post “Advice from a literary giant,” but it appears he didn’t.
I don’t know who arranged the words the way they appear in the pull quote, but a similar verse is in Proverbs.
It’s right no matter who said it.
I have found it is much wiser for me to choose my words carefully than it is for me to say anything I haven’t taken the time to think about.
When I’m in a hurry to comment and don’t take time to listen, I’ve noticed my comments are far more likely to be stupid.
You can’t get a stupid comment back so I try to take Solomon’s advice (or Mark Twain’s, Abraham Lincoln or somebody else) and shut my mouth more than I open it.
This post is a response to Sue’s prompt, which is “advice.”
Scientist Maxwell Maltz has a pretty cool last name.
He also said the quote below, and he’s right. (more…)
Each time I get writer’s block, which is often, I look for writing prompts to make the light bulb come on.
It’s generally a good bet no matter which list of prompts I read, the question of why I write — or some variation of it — will be included.
So I decided to answer it. (more…)
I have been reminded this journey on earth is a short trip a few times in my life.
Kenny Loggins, of Loggins and Messina fame, has supplied my second quotable quote, and I’m sure that’s exactly why he said it.
Loggins was being interviewed for one of Oprah’s shows after she sent her cameras somewhere, and he was asked about popularity or something.
His answer was a lot more memorable than the question.
I spent all day Saturday stressing my brain to the limit, trying to think of something I could post on this blog that would amaze and inspire readers everywhere. I found nothing until almost midnight, when I had a brilliant thought. I’d borrow stuff that originated in other peoples’ minds and expound on it. The idea for this post, and probably many others, was born.
I decided to begin a category of posts called Quoteables as a trusty way to help me blog when I don’t have a clue what to write about, which is often. I simply went to a quote website, chose the first quote I came across and told myself I would write what I thought about it, no matter what it said. Here are the first words of wisdom.
