Funny Words of WisdomAdd some smiles to your day with these funny words of wisdom. You will find inspirational words that will make you laugh but also make you think. We also have some funny poems, proverbs, and motivational stories to make you smile. Every once in a while we receive a poem, a story, quotation or proverb that is motivational or inspirational in nature but one that is funny and can makes us grin.Charles Gordy said, "A smile is an inexpensive way to change your looks." A happy facial expression is one that people respond too; it reminds us of the saying, "smile and the whole world smiles with you". And, smiles are understood in all languages. All of our funny words of wisdom have a common motivational or inspirational theme running through them. Compliled by Catherine Pulsifer, with the hope they motivate you and make you smile. |
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As we find new quotations, sayings, poems, and proverbs we will add them to our collection. Here are a few of our favorites: As e.e. cummings once wrote, "the most wasted of all days is one without laughter." "If your capacity to acquire has outstripped your capacity to enjoy, you are on the way to the scrap-heap." Glen Buck "Count your age by friends, Count your life by smiles." Author Unknown, from Achieve Your Dreams "If you're not using your smile, you're like a man with a million dollars in the bank and no checkbook." Les Giblin "All the statistics in the world can't measure the warmth of a smile." Chris Hart "People seldom notice old clothes if you wear a big smile." Lee Mildon "You can learn many things from children. How much patience you have, for instance." Franklin P. Jones "Some people are too tired to give you a smile. Give them one of yours, as none needs a smile so much as he who has no more to give." Author Unknown, from The Value of a Smile "Humor oils the wheels of life and helps to keep it running smoothly." Dorothea Kopplin, Something to Live By Being happy can be hard work sometimes. It is like maintaining a nice home - you've got to hang on to your treasures and throw out the garbage." Andrew Matthews, Being Happy! "Live like you golf. Don't foget to follow through." Author Unknown "Commitments don't have to be chains. They can be rich with meaning." They can be the wings on which our spirits soar." Marilyn Mason, Ph. D., Seven Mountains, Life Lessons from a Climber's Journal "Your self worth is more important than your net worth." A Wise Person "Please stop waiting for a map. We reward those who draw maps, not those who follow them." Seth Godin, Poke the Box "A man who correctly guesses a woman’s age may be smart, but he’s not very bright." Lucille Ball "You don't calm the waters by splashing around in them." Seen on a church sign |
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Funny Life Quotes - find sayings that are motivating but also may make you smile. "A smile is a powerful weapon; you can even break ice with it. Author Unknown Funny Voice Mail Greetings - some examples of funny voice mail greetings that you can use, or take sections from any one of them and combine them Funny Proverbs - a collection of proverbs that are funny and will make you smile. The Two Pots - an inspirational message that will make you realize how unique you are. My Best Friend - if you have a pet then this should bring a smile to your face. If A Dog Was The Teacher - smiles for the life of a dog. If a dog was the teacher, here are some of the things you would learn. An Optimistic Thinking Style - while this story is funny, it is one that drives home the point how we look at things, or our attitude, determines our outlook in life. |
The Farmer and The Old Mule - a parable that will make you smile but also remind you that how you handle adversity can make a difference. That's Not My Job - Somebody, Everybody, Anybody and Nobody - a funny inspirational thought. A White Lie Cake - a funny tale with a good reminder. Are you a Carrot, an Egg or Coffee Bean? - a humourous story about handling adversity. Parable of the Pencil - smiles in a parable filled with great advice. Short Funny Rhyming Poems a collection of funny poems that are humorous but also have words of wisdom in the verses. The poets whose literary works are published here have a special talent of expressing inspiration and humor through their poems. |
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More funny words of wisdom: "A house becomes a home when you can write, 'I love you' on the furniture." Author Unknown, from Dust If You Must "A laugh is a smile that bursts." Mary H. Waldrip "Before you put on a frown, make absolutely sure there are no smiles available." Jim Beggs "Most people fail in life because they major in minor things." Anthony Robbins "More gold has been mined from the thoughts of men than has been taken from the earth." Napoleon Hill "Life is the movie you see through your own eyes. It makes little difference what's happening out there. It's how you take it that counts." Denis Waitley "A smile confuses an approaching frown." Author Unknown "Some people die at twenty-five and aren’t buried until they are seventy-five." Benjamin Franklin "I wonder if we are given kids to teach or to learn from?" Author Unknown, from Big Mud Puddles and Sunny Yellow Dandelions "What you do speaks so loud that I cannot hear what you say." Ralph Waldo Emerson "A smile is an inexpensive way to change your looks." Charles Gordy "People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing - that's why we recommend it daily." Zig Ziglar "Wrinkles should merely indicate where smiles have been." Mark Twain "You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you." Walt Disney "We have a problem. 'Congratulations.' But it's a tough problem. "Then double congratulations." W. Clement Stone "You only need listen to yourselves. It reminds me of an old proverb: 'If and When were planted, and Nothing grew'." Catherine Pulsifer, from IF and WHEN "You don't get paid for the hour. You get paid for the value you bring to the hour." Jim Rohn "..I ask people if an elephant has ever bitten them. Most of the time people say no. But everyone has been bitten by a mosquito. It's the little things that get us." >David DeNotaris "Remember those ships who pass through your day, touching your life just once, sending you into a better direction than your life was headed." Michelle C. Ustaszeski "Every minute you spend in planning saves 10 minutes in execution; this gives you a 1,000 percent Return on Energy!" Brian Tracy "Families are like fudge... mostly sweet with a few nuts." Author Unknown "When fate hands us a lemon, let's try to make lemonade." Dale Carnegie "A smile is a curve that sets everything straight." Phyllis Diller "A laugh is a smile that bursts." Mary H. Waldrip "Here is the test to find whether your mission on earth is finished. If you're alive, it isn't." Richard Bach "I don't want problems solved for me. I want the fishing rod, not the fish." Yanni "Optimism: A cheerful frame of mind that enables a tea kettle to sing though in hot water up to its nose." Author Unknown |
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