“To Insure Promptness” (“tip” false etymology)
"Tip" (and "tips") is often said (incorrectly) to be an acronym of: . To Insure Promptness.. To Insure Performance.. To Improve Performance.. To Insure Prompt Service.. To…
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“To kill a French vampire, you need to drive a baguette through its heart. It’s painstaking”
"To kill a French Vampire, you need to drive a baguette through its heart. Sounds easy but the process is painstaking" was posted on Twitter by @CatstreyDave on January 1, 2020. The…
“To know and not to do is not to know”
"To know and not to do is not to know" has been credited to Chinese philosopher Wang Yangming (1472-1529). The phrase appears cited with frequency in English from 1977, and has been a…
“To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize” (Voltaire?)
“To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize. -- Voltaire" suddenly became the subject of "Quote of the Day" on several websites in 2012, even…
“To live is to change, and to be perfect is to have changed often”
John Henry Newman (1801-1890), also known as Cardinal Newman, wrote in An Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine (1845): "In a higher world it is otherwise; but here below to live is…
“To lose weight, go to a paint store. You can get thinner there”
There's a popular weight loss joke: "To lose weight, go to a paint store. You can get thinner there." "Sign in paint store: Want to get thinner? Try ours -- 98c a gallon"…
“To lose weight, go to a paint store. You can get thinner there”
There's a popular weight loss joke: "To lose weight, go to a paint store. You can get thinner there." "Sign in paint store: Want to get thinner? Try ours -- 98c a gallon"…
“To make me happy: Make me coffee, bring me coffee, be coffee….coffee”
A coffee expression was posted on Twitter on March 24, 2014: Ways to win my heart: 1. Buy me coffee.2. Make me coffee.3. Be coffee. A slightly different coffee expression was posted on Twitter on…
“To make us love our city, we must make our city lovely” (Municipal Art Society motto)
The Municipal Art Society (MAS) of New York City was founded in March 1893. "To make us love our city, we must make our city lovely" was the first MAS motto. "To make us love our…
“To me, ‘drink responsibly’ means don’t spill it”
"To me, 'drink responsibly' means don't spill it" is a jocular line that has been printed on T-shirts and ecards. "Drink responsibly means don't spill any I…
“To me, essential oils are what drips out of tacos”
What are essential oils? "Essential oils are what drips out of tacos" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "Essential oils are what drips out of tacos" was…
“To my customer: I may not have the answer, but I’ll find it…”
One of the most popular of customer service quotations is this: "To my customer: I may not have the answer, but I'll find it. I may not have the time, but I'll make it. I may not be…
“To neigh or not to neigh, that is equestrian”
"To be, or not to be, that is the question" is the opening phrase of a soliloquy by Prince Hamlet in William Shakespeare's play Hamlet, Act 3, Scene 1. Several jokes replace…
“To people who put antlers and a nose on their car for Christmas: You can’t trick me. That’s a car!”
"To people who put antlers and a nose on their car for Christmas: You can't trick me. I know it's a car!" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "Biggest holiday…
“To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow”
"To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow" is an inspirational saying that has been printed on many images. "'When you plant a garden, you have to believe in tomorrow,'…
“To ride a horse or not to ride a horse, that is equestrian”
"To be, or not to be, that is the question" is the opening phrase of a soliloquy by Prince Hamlet in William Shakespeare's play Hamlet, Act 3, Scene 1. Several jokes replace…
“To ride horses or not to ride horses, that is equestrian”
"To be, or not to be, that is the question" is the opening phrase of a soliloquy by Prince Hamlet in William Shakespeare's play Hamlet, Act 3, Scene 1. Several jokes replace…
“To speculate in Wall Street when you are no longer an insider, is like buying cows by candlelight”
Bouck White's The book of Daniel Drew (1910) is a semi-fictional biography that is sometimes mistaken for an autobiography of American financier Daniel Drew (1797-1879). The book contains two…
“To stay healthy this spring I’m only going to eat the white part of the Cadbury’s Creme Eggs”
"To stay healthy this spring I'm only going to eat the white part of the Carbury's Creme Eggs" is a jocular one-line saying that has been printed on ecards. The saying was…
“To stay out of hot water when brewing a pun, it is best to use subtle tea”
"To stay out of hot water when brewing a pun, it is best to use subtle tea" was posted on Facebook by David Basinow on February 25, 2022, and on Twitter by mariana Z on February 26, 2022.…