Yes, Phoenix, Who did say that?
where's the puppet? little miss muffet, look out spider, wisdom it the better part of virtue
'aphrodisiac'
to 'prudence injury'
to 'discretion'
to 'discretion is the better part of valor'
to 'wisdom is the better part of virtue'
Girls, your mothers had this all wrong and gave bad advice. The etymological key here is to be found in 'virtue', a uniquely upstanding word which in the original Latin ('vir') referred to manliness. Thus, for those puzzling times when you find yourselves wondering 'is what I am about to do truly an instance of virtue?', you should properly be seeking this wisdom from the man there with you in the broom closet.
mute question, mute answer
Enjoy those grandchildren, Babs, we'll miss ya.
this closet's getting crowded, maybe we should move to an auditoruum
rosy cheeks
hey hey hey, watch those hands :wink:
riveting conversationalist
laugh vigorously PaL. Very good.
I will be out of town for several days, will miss all the word associations!
