SIGNS OF THE TIMES
A Small Paper With Small Articles Because It's Just Plain Small

Volume 1, Number 30

Truth...
Number 4

Compiled By:
JD Hoeye

The promises most likely to be broken are those we make to ourselves.
The investor seeking the road to success often travels a loan.
When things start going your way, it's usually you who have changed directions.
Children grow up quickly. In fact, you're hardly through sitting up with them when you start sitting up for them.
If you really want the last word in an argument, try saying: "You're absolutely right."
It is wise to save some of your worries for the troubles you will get tomorrow.
A calendar is the practical thing to give someone who has everything. It's a reminder when all the payments are due.
A prejudice is an opinion with too much starch.
In professional sports today, it's not whether you win or lose but how you negotiate your contract.
Today the four basic food groups are too fat, too salty, too tasteless and too expensive.
Nothing ages your car like someone's new one.
If you've made no mistakes in life, you've made no effort.
An expert is a person who persuades the government to spend money it doesn't have to learn something nobody wants to know.
If you can dance with adversity, you'll never be out of step with life.
Marriage is like any other job - it's much easier when you like the boss.
Gossip: someone who's voice is active in the community.
A pat on the back develops character if given enough, often enough and low enough.
Real style depends upon not what is on you but in you.
Looking at his will the man said to his attorney,
"I guess this makes me and my son sort of like football players."
"How's that?" the lawyer asked.
Well, until I kick off, he doesn't receive."
We're sorely in need of a voting machine with space for "Comments."
There is no passion of the human heart that promises so much and pays so little as that of revenge.
Paying your income tax is for a real good cause - such as keeping you out of jail.
Blessings are those things we are willing to count, anxious to multiply and reluctant to divide.
Promises are like a full moon; if they are not kept at once, they diminish day by day.
It is almost as difficult to keep a first-rate person in a second-class job as it is to keep a second-rate person in a first-class job.
About the only consolation the average taxpayer has is that you don't have to pay taxes on the amount you think you're worth.
A frightened homeowner reported to police that he had been struck down in the dark outside his back door.
A young policeman was sent to investigate, and soon returned to headquarters with a lump on his forehead.
"I solved the case," he said.
"Amazingly fast work," his superior said. "How did you accomplish it?"
"I stepped on the rake, too, sir," the young man replied.
It is important that people know what you stand for. It is equally important that they know what you WON'T stand for.
Growing old is no more than a habit which a busy person has no time to form.
Worry is a darkroom where fears are developed and enlarged.
One trouble with most of us is that we spend too much of our present planning how to spend our future.
If a person's actions are well thought out, then they're usually well thought of.
Excuses: Nothing more than some stall tails.
A suburban lady who was not only disagreeable but also a bit of a snob was chatting over the fence with a neighbor.
"We're going to be living in a better neighborhood," she said.
"So are we," replied the neighbor.
"Oh, are you moving too?" the snob wanted to know.
"No," said the neighbor, smiling. "We're staying right here."
Did you hear about the workaholic who was thrown in jail? He was charged with resisting a rest.
If we all worked as hard as the woodpecker our GNP would triple. You see, the woodpecker is a bird who uses his head and keeps pecking away until he finishes the job he starts.
A boaster and a liar are first cousins.
A Grandmother's Proverb: A little boy who gets too big for his britches should carry a needle and thread because he will be exposed in the end.
The greatest sorrow doesn't come from the loss of what we have, but from being denied what we had expected.
Looking at his son's report card the father said somewhat sarcastically, "Son, one thing is for sure. You sure aren't cheating."
Ralph Nader had some golf clubs recalled. They weren't up to par.
I bought my teenager son a second car - a tow truck.
Front Page headline in a major newspaper:
"Radical Reform Comes To Congress. Representatives Agree to Raise Haircut Prices From $5 to $10. Population Sleeps Soundly!"
If politicians are so disturbed about human suffering, they ought to take a look at the taxpayers.
Why is it that when a person's cup of happiness is full, some fool comes along an nudges the persons elbow.
Think of doubt as an invitation to think.
Don't give up easily. Remember, the mighty oak tree was once a little nut that stood its ground.
The better in math you are the happier you are. Why? Because you're an expert at counting - your blessings.
If you're going to get caught in the act, make sure it's an act of kindness.
A lot of kids these days have a spark of genius, but it's also true that many have ignition trouble.
Hardening of the heart ages people more quickly than hardening of the arteries.
A winner tries to learn from those who are superior to him; a loser tries to tear down those who are superior to him.
Unfortunately, common sense is not nearly common enough.
No one can think clearly when his fists are clenched.
Most of the mountains we climb in life, we build ourselves.
There was a time when people spoke of a workhorse, and it was a horse.
Patience is the power to idle your engines while you feel more like stripping your gears.
It's a strange world. We've got mobile homes that don't move, sports clothes to work in, junk food that costs more than the real thing and sweatshirts to loaf in.
The best answer to anger is silence.
Experience may not be worth what it costs, but we can't seem to get if for any less.
A marriage license, like a hunting license, doesn't guarantee a prize catch.
Your body is like a superbly tuned automobile. If you take care of it, use it wisely and maintain it, it will eventually break down.
The wrong way to pick your friends is to pieces.
Life is the greatest bargain: We get it for nothing.
A dime isn't entirely worthless; it makes a fairly good screwdriver when you need it.
Good humor is the health of the soul.
Many people think they're generous because they give free advice.
The easiest way to improve your luck is to stop betting.
A person who knows everything has an awful lot to learn.
It seldom occurs to teenagers that someday they will know as little as their parents.
People who are not grateful for the good things they have are the same people who would not be happy with what they wished they had.
There are approximately 200,000 useless words in the English language, and in the recent U.S. election campaigns, many of them were used.
When it comes to spotting the faults of others, we all seem to have 20-20 vision.
The wealth of experience is one possession that has not yet been taxed. But just wait.
Every year it seems to take less time to fly across the ocean and longer to drive to work.
Marriages can be made in heaven, but we humans are responsible for the maintenance work.
Young people need to realize that many great truths are spoken through false teeth.
A young professor was making a speech to a group of teachers on modern methods of education. He told them if they had a child that became unruly, to switch his attention. An old man in the audience arose and remarked, "That wasn't what they switched when I was a boy."
Some people, like tea, never know their real strength until they get into hot water.
Son learning to drive from his dad: "Hey, Dad. If the brakes fail on the car, what's the first thing I should do?"
Dad: "Hit something cheap."
Mabel: "My father is a model man. He doesn't drink. He doesn't smoke. He never runs around with other women. He doesn't even go to shows. In fact, he has no vices. And he's going to celebrate his eightieth birthday tomorrow."
Bill: "How?"

Volume 1, Number 30

Truth...Number 4

Compiled By:JD Hoeye

Truth...
Number 4

Compiled By:
JD Hoeye