The bay-trees in our country are all wither'd
And meteors fright the fixed stars of heaven;
The pale-faced moon looks bloody on the earth
And lean-look'd prophets whisper fearful change.
These signs forerun the death or fall of kings.
-- Wm. Shakespeare, "Richard II"
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I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year. I
will live in the Past, the Present, and the Future. The Spirits of all
Three shall strive within me. I will not shut out the lessons that they
teach. Oh, tell me that I may sponge away the writing on this stone!
-- Charles Dickens
You will meet an important person who will help you advance professionally.
You will have a long and unpleasant discussion with your supervisor.
Your mode of life will be changed for the better because of new developments.
My only love sprung from my only hate!
Too early seen unknown, and known too late!
-- William Shakespeare, "Romeo and Juliet"
Writing is turning one's worst moments into money.
-- J.P. Donleavy
You will win success in whatever calling you adopt.
That secret you've been guarding, isn't.
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A: Dr. Livingston I. Presume.
Q: What's Dr. Presume's full name?
Consider well the proportions of things. It is better to be a young June-bug
than an old bird of paradise.
-- Mark Twain, "Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar"
You will wish you hadn't.
Kiss me, Kate, we will be married o' Sunday.
-- William Shakespeare, "The Taming of the Shrew"
You will pioneer the first Martian colony.
Q: Why did the chicken cross the road?
A: He was giving it last rites.
Training is everything. The peach was once a bitter almond; cauliflower is
nothing but cabbage with a college education.
-- Mark Twain, "Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar"
You can rent this space for only $5 a week.
Q: What do you call a blind, deaf-mute, quadraplegic Virginian?
A: Trustworthy.
This is the first age that's paid much attention to the future, which is a
little ironic since we may not have one.
-- Arthur Clarke
You are capable of planning your future.