Obnoxiously difficult quotes

[mikehallbackhoe]

revenue is vanity, margin is sanity, cash is king

[mikehallbackhoe]

if jack's in love, he's no judge of jill's beauty. our old friend ben franklin

[Lurker]

Yup, and there was one in Spanish then English. Then there's the "a'borrowing", which looks like French because of the apostrophe after the first letter. There are some nasty ones on this site.

[wvwoman]

it was in both french & english?!

[Lily H]

There used to be a French proverb about the same time that the Scottish "rudder maun" one was floating around. "Partir c'est mourir un peu - to leave is to die a little." I hated that one, and it went immediately into my list once I got help from fellow solvers in solving it.

[damsel22]

Obnoxiously difficult quotes

I think the ones I struggle with the most are the ones with multiple short words of three and four letters rather than quotes with the longest words.

[wvwoman]

"Who to himself is law, no law doth need." — Arthur Chapman

just looking at it, it doesn't look so difficult...but it was!

[Lurker]

I haven't had "rudder maun" in a long time. Had kind of hoped it had been removed. That one has been around for at least five years, probably more.

[wvwoman]

i've solved that one once--i recognized it by the word rudder and someone had just mentioned it in chat or forum--i still had to look it up, though. i'm sure i've NOT solved it plenty of times!

[damsel22]

That's impressive, Marnita. I don't believe I would have been able to solve that one!

[gryhnd51]

That proverb is a real bugbear to solve unless u've a wee bit o' the Scots yearself! The first time I solved it, it went immediately into my "list".

[marnita]

I just got a proverb: "He that winna be ruled by the rudder maun be ruled by the rock. "
It didn't even say it was Scottish!

[damsel22]

Obnoxiously difficult quotes

"Do good by stealth, and blush to find it fame."
— Alexander Pope

Average time 330 seconds. I took about 233.

"No more we meet in yonder bowers Absence has made me prone to roving; But older, firmer hearts than ours, Have found monotony in loving. "
— Lord Byron

Average time 260 seconds, my time 223.

Oh my goodness, two in a row! I think it's time for a coffee break!

[montyb]

Thanks, Damsel

It's going to be a great day; I'm playing golf today with my son.

[damsel22]

Obnoxiously difficult quotes

ooh, Montyb, that's just wrong! I'm sorry you had to experience that. Try to have a good day anyway.