Nearly Invisible

Alice and the Cat
Quotes: Alice in Wonderland 

                

Alice: Would you tell me, please,

which way I ought to go from here?

The Cat: That depends a good deal

on where you want to get to.

Alice: I don't much care where.

The Cat: Then it doesn't much matter

which way you go.

Alice: …so long as I get somewhere.

The Cat: Oh, you're sure to do that,

if only you walk long enough.

(Take a message from an invisible cat: So many people rush along, making sure the road they travel is a good road, a safe road, a popular road, an easy road...but not enough give thought to their destination, and, after all, that's the most important goal of a road...oh I know all about stopping and smelling roses. That's important too, but it pales beside the real purpose. Upon arrival, where are you?  It seems almost facetious to hide an important message like that in the fantasy words of an invisible cat...but I think Carroll was a subtle writer. )

The Final Thirteen Proverbs

(At least until next year)
I had to use these last thirteen. My students are eagerly awaiting their guesses in print. (Once again, the real proverbs are at the bottom. Just in case you are shaky on your axioms.) See earlier lists of proverbs here and here.
Thursday Thirteen

1. The first step is...
... before the second step

2. The way to a man's heart is...
...surgery













3. Too many chiefs...
... equals a war















4. One swallow does not...
... fill you up.








5. It takes two...
...to play a three-legged race

6. There's more than one way to...eat chicken

7. The spirit is willing... but the mind is asleep.

8. Misery loves...coffee
(True for me, anyway)

9. Don't judge a man until .........you know how much money he makes. (I'm not sure I'd want my son to date the little girl who said this.)

10. The best things in life are... chocolate

11. Don't bite the hand...of someone who will bite back

12. Nothing hurts like..... the dickens

13. The Pen is mightier... than the pencil.

(I'm not sure why, but fully one third of the students responded with this guess.)

The Real Proverbs
1. The first step...is the hardest.
2. The way to a man's heart...is through his stomach.
3. Too many chiefs...not enough Indians.
4. One swallow does not...a summer make.
5. I takes two...to tango.
6. There's more than one way...to skin a cat.
7. The spirit is willing... but the flesh is weak.
8. Misery loves... company.
9. Don't judge a man until...you've walked a mile in his shoes.
10. Don't bite the hand...that feeds you.
11. Nothing hurts like...the truth
12. The best things in life...are free.
13. The pen is mightier than the sword.