What did Gene Perret mean by: I wish I had the energy that my grandchildren have – if only for self-defense. - Gene Perret Copy
+ You’re more trouble than the children are is the greatest compliment a grandparent can receive. Feraz Zeid, January 16, 2024January 16, 2024, Gene Perret, Children, Compliment, Grandpa, 0 - Gene Perret
+ Grandchildren: the only people who can get more out of you than the IRS. Feraz Zeid, January 16, 2024January 16, 2024, Gene Perret, Grandchildren, Grandparent, 0 - Gene Perret
+ Retirement: That’s when you return from work one day and say, “Hi, Honey, I’m home – forever.” Feraz Zeid, January 16, 2024January 16, 2024, Gene Perret, Home, Retirement, 0 - Gene Perret
+ Our marriage has always been a 50-50 proposition – with the possible exception of closet space. Feraz Zeid, January 16, 2024January 16, 2024, Gene Perret, Marriage, 0 - Gene Perret
+ Retirement is wonderful. It’s doing nothing without worrying about getting caught at it. Feraz Zeid, January 16, 2024January 16, 2024, Gene Perret, Age, Retirement, Worry, 0 - Gene Perret
+ Like good wine, marriage gets better with age – once you learn to keep a cork in it. Feraz Zeid, January 16, 2024January 16, 2024, Gene Perret, Funny Love, Marriage, Wine, 0 - Gene Perret
+ When you retire, you switch bosses – from the one who hired you to the one who married you. Feraz Zeid, January 16, 2024January 16, 2024, Gene Perret, Age, Boss, Retirement, 0 - Gene Perret
+ Grandparents are there to help the child get into mischief they haven’t thought of yet. Feraz Zeid, January 16, 2024January 16, 2024, Gene Perret, Children, Grandmother, Grandparent, 0 - Gene Perret
The constancy of the wise is only the art of keeping disquietude to one’s self. Explain - François de La Rochefoucauld Writer · France
The most amiable people are those who least wound the self-love of others. Explain - Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
When the grandmothers of today hear the word ‘Chippendales,’ they don’t necessarily think of chairs. - Jean Kerr Playwright · USA
If self-knowledge is the road to virtue, so is virtue still more the road to self-knowledge. - Jean Paul Writer · Germany
Our self-love can be resigned to the sacrifice of everything but itself. - Jean-Francois de La Harpe Playwright · France
That’s what existence means: draining one’s own self dry without the sense of thirst. Explain - Jean-Paul Sartre Philosopher · France
There are so many separate selves; no one who writes creatively hasn’t felt that. - Jeanette Winterson Author · England
