Wessel Nyi Quotes & Sayings

But cats to me are strange, so strange I cannot sleep if one is near. — W.H. Davies

The origin of the word knowledge itself is strongly tied to trees. "In the Germanic languages, most terms for learning, knowledge, wisdom, and so on are derived from the words for tree or wood," says Hageneder. "In Anglo Saxon we have witan (mind, consciousness) and witige (wisdom); in English, 'wits,' 'witch', and wizard'; and in modern German, Witz (wits, joke). These words all stem from the ancient Scandinavian root word vid, which means 'wood' (as in forest, not timber). — Manuel Lima

The Doppler Effect of Communication": There is always distortion between what a speaker says and what a listener wants it to mean. "The — Amy Tan

I have often reflected within myself on this unaccountable humor in womankind of being smitten with everything that is showy and superficial, and on the numberless evils that befall the sex from this light fantastical disposition. — Joseph Addison

Who do you look like?" I laugh.

"No one. My father used to joke that my mother must have had an affair with the milkman. — Amy Ewing

When I was growing up and watching 'The Sweeney,' the notion of police officers being an inch away from the villains that they're chasing was commonplace. — Lennie James