Showing posts with label Quote of the Day. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Quote of the Day. Show all posts

Tuesday, March 06, 2007

Yeats was in the Irish Mafia?

William Butler Yeats said, "Too long a sacrifice can make a stone of the heart. O when may it suffice?"

Granted this quote was at the beginning of The Black Donnelly's tonight, which isn't the most profound place to get a quote. Still, it's pretty darn true. We all only have so much to give. I know I've had a person in my life who took so much that by the time I was done with my "sacrifice" I felt pretty indifferent toward them.

That's the kind of mistake that you only make once. A sacrifice so long that it teaches us a lesson about giving too much of ourself away. Too long a sacrifice does make a stone of the heart. A giving heart. Then again, maybe it's because we give for the wrong reasons, we sacrifice expecting something in return. Is this type of sacrifice really a true sacrifice at all? Maybe there's no such thing sacrifice too long if you aren't expecting something...some reaction in return.

Wednesday, November 29, 2006

Law School Quote of the Day

Courtesy of my Trusts & Estates professor:

"Anytime you have to modify the word legal with the word 'technical' you might want to look at creditor protection, because there is a good chance someone is getting sued."

Ah attorneys...making the world a better place one "technically legal" act at a time!