Churchill was born in 1874, fought during WWI, was Prime Minister during WWII and again from 1951 to 1955, and died in 1965, nearly 50 years ago. It’s odd how time moves on, but some things stay the same. He could have been talking about today. The foregoing is as true today as when he said it over his lifetime.
The world’s richest man is dying. He’s made peace with that. But what bothers him is no one in the afterlife will even know it.
He’s a self-made man who created this vast fortune from scratch, but he can’t take it with him. Not that he could spend it, of course, but just to SHOW everyone what a great success the poor boy had become.
A guy walking in the woods meets a dog and shares his last meal. The dog says, “Thanks, buddy.” The man says, “How about that? You can talk.” The dog says, “Yeah, I escaped from an experimental lab, but I don’t shout about it.” The man says come home with me. I’ve got an idea that will make us a fortune.
During a visit to the mental asylum, a visitor asked the Director what the criterion was that defined whether or not a patient should be institutionalized.
A crow was sitting in a tree whistling a tune… A small rabbit saw the crow, and asked him, “Can I also sit like you and do nothing all day long?” The crow answered “Sure, why not.” So, the rabbit sat on the ground below the crow, and rested. Suddenly, a fox appeared, jumped on the rabbit and ate it.
Moral of the story: To be sitting and doing nothing, you must be sitting very, very high up.