Freebsd Fortunes 3

He that composes himself is wiser than he that composes a book.
                -- B. Franklin

He that is giddy thinks the world turns round.
                -- William Shakespeare, "The Taming of the Shrew"

He that teaches himself has a fool for a master.
                -- Benjamin Franklin

He that would govern others, first should be the master of himself.

He thinks by infection, catching an opinion like a cold.

He thinks the Gettysburg Address is where Lincoln lived.
                -- Wanda, "A Fish Called Wanda"

He thought he saw an albatross
That fluttered 'round the lamp.
He looked again and saw it was
A penny postage stamp.
"You'd best be getting home," he said,
"The nights are rather damp."

He thought of Musashi, the Sword Saint, standing in his garden more than
three hundred years ago. "What is the 'Body of a rock'?" he was asked.
In answer, Musashi summoned a pupil of his and bid him kill himself by
slashing his abdomen with a knife.  Just as the pupil was about to comply,
the Master stayed his hand, saying, "That is the 'Body of a rock'."
                -- Eric Van Lustbader

[He] took me into his library and showed me his books, of which he had
a complete set.
                -- Ring Lardner

He walks as if balancing the family tree on his nose.