nice poems for mums

The secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes. ~Benjamin Disraeli



We find comfort among those who agree with us - growth among those who don't. ~Frank A. Clark



On Thanksgiving Day, all over America, families sit down to dinner at the same moment - halftime. ~Author Unknown



Sport strips away personality, letting the white bone of character shine through. Sport gives players an opportunity to know and test themselves. ~Rita Mae Brown



If you must play, decide upon three things at the start: the rules of the game, the stakes, and the quitting time. ~Chinese Proverb



The way my life goes, I can't tell if there are pits in my cherries or cherries among my pits, philosophically speaking. ~Rhann Morgan



Why do we believe that in all matters the odd numbers are more powerful? ~Pliny the Elder, Natural History



They talk about the economy this year. Hey, my hairline is in recession, my waistline is in inflation. Altogether, I'm in a depression. ~Rick Majerus



Piglet sidled up to Pooh from behind. "Pooh!" he whispered. "Yes, Piglet?" "Nothing," said Piglet, taking Pooh's paw. "I just wanted to be sure of you." ~A.A. Milne



Never get married in college; it's hard to get a start if a prospective employer finds you've already made one mistake. ~Elbert Hubbard Never get married in the morning, because you never know who you'll meet that night. ~Paul Hornung



Messengers and mountain bikers share a common chromosome. ~James Bethea



It is the little writer rather than the great writer who seems never to quote, and the reason is that he is never really doing anything else. ~Havelock Ellis



How many times can you subtract 7 from 83, and what is left afterwards? You can subtract it as many times as you want, and it leaves 76 every time. ~Author Unknown



The goal is not to change your subjects, but for the subject to change the photographer. ~Author Unknown



The only time a woman really succeeds in changing a man is when he is a baby. ~Natalie Wood



A sister can be seen as someone who is both ourselves and very much not ourselves - a special kind of double. ~Toni Morrison



I loathe people who keep dogs. They are cowards who haven't got the guts to bite people themselves. ~Author Unknown



A cross-eyed teacher can keep twice the number of children in order than any other, because the pupils do not know who she's looking at. ~Four Hundred Laughs: Or, Fun Without Vulgarity, compiled and edited by John R. Kemble, 1902



Your cable television is experiencing difficulties. Please do not panic. Resist the temptation to read or talk to loved ones. Do not attempt sexual relations, as years of TV radiation have left your genitals withered and useless. ~The Simpsons by Matt Groening, spoken by television announcer Your cable television is experiencing difficulties. Please do not panic. Resist the temptation to read or talk to loved ones. Do not attempt sexual relations, as years of TV radiation have left your genitals withered and useless. ~Matt Groening, The Simpsons



People think too historically. They are always living half in a cemetery. ~Aristide Briand