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READ THIS: SELECTED FROM “ASK ERICA” WACJ PREVIOUS MAILS
Selected sayings by Maximillien de La Croix (de
Lafayette)
THE ROSARY OF TIME from ECHO OF SILENCE BY MAXIMILLIEN DE LA CROIX DE LAFAYETTE’S BOOK PUBLISHED IN 1984
Dear Dr. Erica:
In 1984 I attended Mr. De La Croix musical play he wrote and produced at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC, USA. I was deeply impressed by the beauty of his lyrics and music. It is amazing, this man wrote a score of 42 songs of an angelic beauty. In the Stage Bill of the Kennedy Center in the listing of the performer, a bio on Mr. De La Croix was published and included a reference to his book “Echo of Silence” where a large part of his thoughts and philosophy of life was referred to. I could not get a copy of the book. I wrote to the publishers but they informed me that the book was out of print. I am particularly interested in the chapter “The Rosary of Time”. Is it possible to print an excerpt of those proverbs and sayings by Mr. De La Croix? Thank you.
Estephan Zimbalist, Budapest, Hungary.
I found one single copy at the National Archives. I copied
that excerpt. Here it is.
THE
ROSARY OF TIME BY MAXIMILLIEN DE LA CROIX DE LAFAYETTE. Editions Le Monde.
Academia Press, 1984.
“The
generosity of your heart is your one way ticket to immortality.”
“Be
always generous with and toward everybody and particularly with those who
cannot return the favor.”
“The
universe is made for all of us. There are plenty of rooms. Do not take two.”
“Fight
loudly, give and forgive silently.”
“Don’t
tell a lie if you have a bad memory.”
“You
might conquer the world with your wealth and power but you will always depart
alone. Only unconditional love makes others feel your presence, might, wealth
and power wherever you go. And when you go, you will never depart alone.”
“Don’t
stretch your feet longer than your bed if you have a hungry dog at home.”
“Always
ask a baker to cook your bread, even if he takes half of it.”
“He
laughed for so long, he forgot what he was laughing about.”
“Lawyers
should only be allowed to drive on a one-way street.”
“If
a monkey is reading your map, don’t expect to arrive on time.”
“A
woman holds the umbrella and the man holds the woman.”
“Count
to ten, but please let me know what you are thinking about.”
“You
can turn in circles only if you are the Earth we live on.”
“Guests
who arrive late are always excused if their gifts arrived first.”
“You
can hide the eggs in your rear pocket if you can stand up all night long.”
“You
want to know the occupants of a house, check first their back yard.”
“Don’t
call a plumber if you haven’t paid the water bill.”
“Give
me a happy family and I will give you a happy country.”
“Make
your country a country of milk powder not gun powder.”
“The
most beautiful sight to my eyes is the smile of the woman I love.”
“As
my friend you will always enter my humble home from the front door and will
leave from the back. But, if you change that, I will know you are no longer my
friend.”
“All
happy families are alike in their happiness. Only unhappy families are different
in their unhappiness.”
“In
a race, you should always finish first, because only your wife and your dog will
remember if you finished second.”
“Do
not volunteer if you are not needed. It is just like a free advice; your friends
don’t need it. Your enemies would not believe it.”
“It
takes fifty chinchilla corpses to make one coat, and just one to wear it.”
“Once
a wise man said: A penny saved is a penny earned. The truth I tell you: A penny
well spent is two pennies earned.”
“Do
not fully trust a man who has never lost a thing in his life.”
“Dry
dock, empty ship.”
“Passion
without substance is like a French onion soup. Very hot at the beginning, very
cold short after.”
“In
a competitive and materialistic society, you are not Who you are but, what
people think You are.”
“Do
not worry about what people might think of you. Worry if they begin to believe
that you do.”
“A
day without charity is a lost day.”
“When
you shake the hand of a gentleman, look in his eyes. When you shake the hand of
a thief, look around.”
“Be
yourself when you meet others. Be the others when you meet yourself.”
“When
you are rich, everybody listens and few hear you. When you are poor, nobody
listens and everybody hears you.”
“Watch
your enemy once, your friends twice, and yourself all the time.”
“If
you have fooled me three times, is because I let you fool me twice.”
“Don’t
milk the cow if your bucket is not handy.”
“Count
your sheep ten times a day, and once if you have a fence.”
“If
you are rich, people think you know.”
“You
cannot sell ice to the Eskimos, but you can always try.”
“Bald
men don’t need a comb.”
“In
a parade, always ride the white horse.”
“Those
who arrive late to super will eat only crumbs.”
“Those
who arrive late, always have a reason.”
“Those
who arrive late, hear only yesterdays news.”
“Instead
of feeding the hungry salmons and lobsters, teach them how to fish.”
“Go
early to bed and get bored alone.”
“Two
kinds of people I wonder about: Those who go to bed early and those wake up
late.”
“The
world was not built in one day. How do you know that?”
“They
told you everything that glitters is not gold. But, they didn’t tell you what
it is!”
“They
told you a bird in hand is better than two in the bush. The truth I tell you,
three birds in the bush is the best of all, because you made the spring come
earlier this year.”
“A
man who has always dirty hands is bad…a man who has always clean hands is
worse.”
“You
know the man when he leaves not when he arrives.”
“Fear
those who can see in the dark.”
“Trust
yourself all the time, but doubt your greatness every time you can.”
“Every
time you give, you grow one inch taller.”
“If
you can walk on eggs, you can walk on nails.”
“A
man who fears and dares is a brave man, a man who dares and does not fear is a
fool.”
“Lower
the fence of your vineyard, shrink the size of your bottles.”
“Wash
your hands once before you eat your meal and twice after if you did not share
it.”
“Be
proud of yourself once if you are a teacher and twice if your student becomes
one.”
“Ten
more commandments and you have ten more Priests.”
“The
church next door always has the lower saint.”
“Don’t
tell me why, show me how.”
“Bad
employer, good check. Good
employer, bad check.”
“A
house with only one door makes too much noise.”
“If
French aristocrats knew how to make bread, they would have saved their heads.”
“I
worry about those people who come to a new country with an old face.”
“If
the top of your head is made out of butter, don’t walk in the sun.”
“If
you cannot take the heat, don’t light a fire.”
“Nothing
in life is more valuable than life itself, if others are a part of it.”
“Take
once, give twice.”
“If
you are great, they will hail you. If you are greater, they will trail you. If
you are the greatest, they will nail you.”
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