“Wisdom is knowing the right path to take. Integrity is taking it”
"Wisdom is knowing the right path to take. Integrity is taking it" is an inspirational saying that has been printed on many images. "Wisdom is knowing what step to take next...…
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“Wisdom is knowing what to do next, skill is knowing how to do it, and virtue is doing it”
"Wisdom is knowing what to do next, skill is knowing how to do it, and virtue is doing it" is a quotation from Stanford University President David Starr Jordan (1851-1931) that has been…
“Wise Men Fish Here” (Gotham Book Mart)
The Gotham Book Mart opened in 1920 at 128 West 45th Street and moved in 1923 to 41 West 47th Street. It has recently moved again, to 16 East 46th Street. "Wise Men Fish Here" is its…
“Wise old owl” poem
The four-line poem "A Wise Old Owl" is cited in print from at least 1883, but is of unknown authorship. A 1904 source (below) credits "the immortal poet Bromley." The wise old…
“Wish I paid more attention during my first rodeo”
“This ain’t my first rodeo” (or "This is not my first rodeo") is a popular saying. It is an expression that means “I wasn’t born yesterday” (I’m not naive in these matters),…
“Wish I were king, so I could fix what’s wrong with democracy”
"Wish I were king, so I could fix what's wrong with democracy" was posted on Reddit -- Oneliners on April 4, 2023. It's a joke, of course. Absolute power under a king is not a…
“Wish I’d paid better attention during my first rodeo”
“This ain’t my first rodeo” (or "This is not my first rodeo") is a popular saying. It is an expression that means “I wasn’t born yesterday” (I’m not naive in these matters),…
“Wish I’d paid more attention during my first rodeo”
“This ain’t my first rodeo” (or "This is not my first rodeo") is a popular saying. It is an expression that means “I wasn’t born yesterday” (I’m not naive in these matters),…
“Wish in one hand, shit in the other”
Entry in progress -- B.P. Google BooksReturn of the Tall ManBy Clay FisherNew York, NY: Bantam Books1961Pg. 126:"*Wish in one hand, urinate in the other — see which fills up…
“Wish my metabolism worked as fast as my anxiety”
"(I) wish my metabolism worked as fast as my anxiety" is a saying that has been printed on many images. That is, the speaker might have food anxiety and want tacos all the time, but the…
“Wish you were beer”
"Wish you were beer" -- a drinking pun on "Wish you were here" -- is a saying that has been printed on many images."Wish You Were Beer" was the title of songs on…
“Wishing you a holly jolly whatever doesn’t offend your bitch ass”
"Wishing you a holly jolly whatever doesn't offend your bitch ass" is a jocular holiday saying that has been printed on many images. The saying has been printed on sweaters since at…
“Witch better have my candy”
"Witch better have my candy" is a Halloween saying that has been printed on many images. The saying borrows from "Bitch better have my money" (the title of a 2015 song by…
“Witch parking only. All others will be toad”
"Broomstick/Frog/Princess/Witch parking only. All others will be toad" -- a pun on "towed" -- is a jocular sign that has been printed on many images. "Witches Parking Only…
“Witch you were here”
"Witch you were here" is a Halloween pun on the saying "wish you were here." The "witch" saying was printed on postcards, but the first date is uncertain.…
“With a few exceptions, the best players are also the hardest workers”
Basketball star Earvin "Magic" Johnson wrote in his autobiography, My Life (1992): "But the fans never see how hard these players work in practice. They didn't see Larry Bird…
“With a name like Texas Instruments you’d think they would’ve made guitars, banjos, fiddles…”
Texas Instruments is an American technology company headquartered in Dallas, Texas. It doesn't make musical instruments, but there are jokes. "With a name like Texas Instruments…
“With all this stress eating, I’ll be at 270 before either candidate will be”
In the 2020 U.S. presidential election, each candidate strived to reach 270 electoral votes to win the election. A joke compared this to being 270 pounds. "I just ate an entire pizza and…
“With capitalism, you work or starve. With communism, you work and starve”
"In capitalism you either work or starve, in communism you do both" was posted on Twitter by Sparky on April 30, 2017. "Capitalism: Work or starve. Communism: Work and starve"…
“With chains like Burger King, Dairy Queen, and White Castle, we need a peasant themed fast food”
A comment about fast food chains was posted on Reddit -- Showerthoughts on May 18, 2021: "With chains like Burger King, Dairy Queen, and White Castle, we need a peasant themed fast food."…