What mysteries get solved by living a long time?
Great Topic.
I have 2 that I always use:
1) Where there is a will, there is a way. -- don't know
2)Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?
the second one reminds me that no matter how bad a situation I am in, it could be worse.
I have 2 that I always use:
1) Where there is a will, there is a way. -- don't know
2)Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?
the second one reminds me that no matter how bad a situation I am in, it could be worse.
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The second is of course ironic-- you are not more valuable than they are on any universal standard-- consider that they eat mosquitos. In fact, you are probably incredibly destructive (assuming you are the average citizen of a western society). Their numbers and consumption are completely self regulating. Yours are not (at least in a generational timeframe- -we could argue the toss whether civilization is self limiting, by definition, all previous ones have been, there is only one global one now, ours, and we don't know what its lifespan will be-- if modern civilization began around 1415 in Italy then we have not yet outlived the Romans).Babakhani wrote:Great Topic.
I have 2 that I always use:
1) Where there is a will, there is a way. -- don't know
2)Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?
the second one reminds me that no matter how bad a situation I am in, it could be worse.
Yes the situation could be worse. We could be at Auschwitz. But that one never consoles me.
'and this too, shall pass' is probably closer to it. This life is but a flicker in the life of the universe.
Ozymandias
I met a traveller from an antique land
Who said: Two vast and trunkless legs of stone
Stand in the desert. Near them, on the sand,
Half sunk, a shattered visage lies, whose frown,
And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command,
Tell that its sculptor well those passions read,
Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things,
The hand that mocked them, and the heart that fed,
And on the pedestal these words appear:
"My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings:
Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!"
Nothing beside remains. Round the decay
Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare
The lone and level sands stretch far away.
Percy Bysshe Shelley
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Here you go. There ought to be enough tidbits of wisdom here to make everybody happy:
Good quotations from famous people.
Good quotations from famous people.
"Life can only be understood backward; but it must be lived forward." ~ Søren Kierkegaard |
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"You can't connect the dots looking forward; but only by looking backwards." ~ Steve Jobs
These are good. Thanks,Lbill wrote:Here you go. There ought to be enough tidbits of wisdom here to make everybody happy:
Good quotations from famous people.
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I think you are missing the point. If you believe in a benevolent higher being, then every living creature is accounted for. You don't have to worry about life's minutia. 8)Valuethinker wrote: The second is of course ironic-- you are not more valuable than they are on any universal standard-- consider that they eat mosquitos. In fact, you are probably incredibly destructive (assuming you are the average citizen of a western society). Their numbers and consumption are completely self regulating. Yours are not (at least in a generational timeframe- -we could argue the toss whether civilization is self limiting, by definition, all previous ones have been, there is only one global one now, ours, and we don't know what its lifespan will be-- if modern civilization began around 1415 in Italy then we have not yet outlived the Romans).
They are good, but the problem is that most people dont remember all of these. I think the point of this topic is to know what quote endears to you.Lbill wrote:Here you go. There ought to be enough tidbits of wisdom here to make everybody happy:
Good quotations from famous people.
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Be nice to people on your way up because you meet them on your way down.
This woman could have used this truism:
http://views.washingtonpost.com/leaders ... -graf.html
http://admiraltymaritimelaw.blogspot.co ... holly.html
Victoria
This woman could have used this truism:
http://views.washingtonpost.com/leaders ... -graf.html
http://admiraltymaritimelaw.blogspot.co ... holly.html
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"As we aquire more knowledge, things do not become more comprehensible, but more mysterious." -Albert Schweitzer
" There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio,
Than are dreamt of in your philosophy." -Wiliam Shakespeare
" Sometimes I think we're alone in the universe, and sometimes I
think we're not. In either case the idea is quite staggering."
-Arthur C. Clarke, author of 2001; A Space Odyssey
" All major religious traditions carry basically the same message,
that is love, compassion and forgiveness... the important thing
is they should be part of our daily lives." -The Dali Lama
" There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio,
Than are dreamt of in your philosophy." -Wiliam Shakespeare
" Sometimes I think we're alone in the universe, and sometimes I
think we're not. In either case the idea is quite staggering."
-Arthur C. Clarke, author of 2001; A Space Odyssey
" All major religious traditions carry basically the same message,
that is love, compassion and forgiveness... the important thing
is they should be part of our daily lives." -The Dali Lama
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wow, hard to pick a favorite, but being a financial site, this one comes to mind:
When wealth is lost, nothing is lost.
When health is lost, something is lost.
When character is lost, all is lost.
When wealth is lost, nothing is lost.
When health is lost, something is lost.
When character is lost, all is lost.
"We keep you alive to serve this ship. Row well...and live." Ben Hur...and The Taxman! hahaha (a George Harrison song)
Neither a borrower nor a lender be;
For loan oft loses both itself and friend,
And borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry.
This above all: to thine own self be true,
And it must follow, as the night the day,
Thou canst not then be false to any man.
Shakespeare
I never give them hell. I just tell the truth, and they think it's hell.
Harry S. Truman
For loan oft loses both itself and friend,
And borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry.
This above all: to thine own self be true,
And it must follow, as the night the day,
Thou canst not then be false to any man.
Shakespeare
I never give them hell. I just tell the truth, and they think it's hell.
Harry S. Truman
"We keep you alive to serve this ship. Row well...and live." Ben Hur...and The Taxman! hahaha (a George Harrison song)
interesting thread
There's a lot of great input here. Thanks for your thought.
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johnjtaylorus: "Scrawled at LZ Sally: "You can't get any older than dead."
It looks like LZ Sally was a large defensive perimeter...for a battalion or brigade in 1968-9 in Vietnam...A Shau Valley.
http://chancefac.net/FAC_OLs/Pics/lz_sally_1968.htm
I read by Google that the enemy was very good and that individuals and leaders had to change their ways in order to prevail.
It looks like LZ Sally was a large defensive perimeter...for a battalion or brigade in 1968-9 in Vietnam...A Shau Valley.
http://chancefac.net/FAC_OLs/Pics/lz_sally_1968.htm
I read by Google that the enemy was very good and that individuals and leaders had to change their ways in order to prevail.
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From my mother, source unknown:
"Love many, trust few, and always paddle your own canoe"
I've never googled this quotation before, so I just did and came up with an interesting entry at wiki.answers.com:
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_o ... _own_canoe
What is the origin of love many trust few and always paddle your own canoe?
This saying is misquoted, try: Know many, trust few, learn to paddle your own canoe.
(taken from http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/padd ... canoe.html )
It comes from 2 poems dated 1850's as follows:
1. Paddle your own Canoe - anonymous,
printed in the Wisconsin newspaper The Crawford County Courier, 1852:
My father die, God rest his soul,
When years I numbered two,
And left me 'midst this world alone,
To paddle my own canoe. A step-grand-daddy, now no more,
Taught me my P's and Q.
And ever in my ears he dinned,
You'll paddle your own canoe. My home was no Elysian spot
Of bright and sunny hue,
And therefore I the sooner left,
To paddle my own canoe. And through the world I roamed at large,
O'er land and ocean blue;
And though the struggle oft was hard,
I paddled my own canoe. For thus I argued, man to man,
Is often,times untrue;
Then while with health and strength you're blest
Just paddle your own canoe. As partners in the strife for gain,
Self-interest will pursue;
And leave you with your debts, perhaps,
To paddle your own canoe. And then no sympathy you'll find
From friends who once were true;
They knew you lost when first you ceased
To paddle your own canoe. But I one cherished object sought
And ever kept in view;
A friend of pure unsullied heart,
'To paddle my own canoe. A friend she is in word and deed-
Her interest mine is too;
The twain are one - I still may say,
I paddle my own canoe.
2. Paddle Your Own Canoe - Sarah Bolton, 1851
Voyager upon life's sea,
To yourself be true,
And whatever your lot may be,
Paddle your own canoe.
Never, though the winds may rave,
Falter or look back;
But upon the darkest wave
Leave a shining track.
Paddle your own canoe. Nobly dare the wildest storm,
Stem the hardest gale,
Brave of heart and strong of arm
You will never fail.
When the world is cold and dark,
Keep your aim in view;
And toward the beacon work,
Paddle your own canoe. ... ..Would you crush the giant wrong,
In the world's free fight?
With a spirit brave and strong,
Battle for the right.
And to break the chains that bind
The many to the few
To enfranchise slavish mind,-
Paddle your own canoe. Nothing great is lightly won,
Nothing won is lost,
Every good deed, nobly done,
Will repay the cost.
Leave to Heaven, in humble trust,
All you will to do:
But if succeed, you must
Paddle your own canoe.
Meaning: Act independently and decide your own fate.
Origin: The figurative meaning of 'padding one's own canoe' began to be used in the early 19th century. This was what was in mind of the author of The Selangor Journal: Jottings Past and Present, 1807, when reporting the lack of community spirit amongst the coffee planters in Malaysia:
If the planters would unite and use their united influence they could start a bank to advance money to deserving young planters... but they won't do it. They let each poor fellow paddle his own canoe, and if he capsizes and stretches out his hand in despair for someone to save him... they won't do it.
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I think I embody this sentiment.
Once I considered enlisting in the US Army, went through all of the testing and physical exam, and came to the point when all I needed to do was choose a specialty and sign on the dotted line. I ended up walking away.
When I told a wise friend about this, his immediate reaction was that it was a good thing I didn't go through with it because I'd have been sent to the stockade (military jail) within two weeks for insubordination.
On reflection, I knew he was exactly right.
Thoreau wrote, in "Civil Disobedience" I believe, that the military expected men to be automatons that follow orders without hesitating or asking questions. "Why does every man have a conscience, then?" he queried. He pondered that perhaps mechanical soldiers could be constructed that would serve this purpose, and in some ways he's been proven prescient.
I'm not exactly a trouble maker, but I am the person who wants his supervisor to tell him not just what to do, but to explain WHY we do it that way and then finds himself analyzing what he's been told and contemplating possible alternatives and ethical consequences for days if not weeks afterwards.
I think it would be fair to say that I've chosen to leave several jobs because ultimately I wasn't comfortable with what I was expected to do to earn a living there. Fortunately, my employers didn't have the option of sending me to the stockade...
"Love many, trust few, and always paddle your own canoe"
I've never googled this quotation before, so I just did and came up with an interesting entry at wiki.answers.com:
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_o ... _own_canoe
What is the origin of love many trust few and always paddle your own canoe?
This saying is misquoted, try: Know many, trust few, learn to paddle your own canoe.
(taken from http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/padd ... canoe.html )
It comes from 2 poems dated 1850's as follows:
1. Paddle your own Canoe - anonymous,
printed in the Wisconsin newspaper The Crawford County Courier, 1852:
My father die, God rest his soul,
When years I numbered two,
And left me 'midst this world alone,
To paddle my own canoe. A step-grand-daddy, now no more,
Taught me my P's and Q.
And ever in my ears he dinned,
You'll paddle your own canoe. My home was no Elysian spot
Of bright and sunny hue,
And therefore I the sooner left,
To paddle my own canoe. And through the world I roamed at large,
O'er land and ocean blue;
And though the struggle oft was hard,
I paddled my own canoe. For thus I argued, man to man,
Is often,times untrue;
Then while with health and strength you're blest
Just paddle your own canoe. As partners in the strife for gain,
Self-interest will pursue;
And leave you with your debts, perhaps,
To paddle your own canoe. And then no sympathy you'll find
From friends who once were true;
They knew you lost when first you ceased
To paddle your own canoe. But I one cherished object sought
And ever kept in view;
A friend of pure unsullied heart,
'To paddle my own canoe. A friend she is in word and deed-
Her interest mine is too;
The twain are one - I still may say,
I paddle my own canoe.
2. Paddle Your Own Canoe - Sarah Bolton, 1851
Voyager upon life's sea,
To yourself be true,
And whatever your lot may be,
Paddle your own canoe.
Never, though the winds may rave,
Falter or look back;
But upon the darkest wave
Leave a shining track.
Paddle your own canoe. Nobly dare the wildest storm,
Stem the hardest gale,
Brave of heart and strong of arm
You will never fail.
When the world is cold and dark,
Keep your aim in view;
And toward the beacon work,
Paddle your own canoe. ... ..Would you crush the giant wrong,
In the world's free fight?
With a spirit brave and strong,
Battle for the right.
And to break the chains that bind
The many to the few
To enfranchise slavish mind,-
Paddle your own canoe. Nothing great is lightly won,
Nothing won is lost,
Every good deed, nobly done,
Will repay the cost.
Leave to Heaven, in humble trust,
All you will to do:
But if succeed, you must
Paddle your own canoe.
Meaning: Act independently and decide your own fate.
Origin: The figurative meaning of 'padding one's own canoe' began to be used in the early 19th century. This was what was in mind of the author of The Selangor Journal: Jottings Past and Present, 1807, when reporting the lack of community spirit amongst the coffee planters in Malaysia:
If the planters would unite and use their united influence they could start a bank to advance money to deserving young planters... but they won't do it. They let each poor fellow paddle his own canoe, and if he capsizes and stretches out his hand in despair for someone to save him... they won't do it.
------------------------------------
I think I embody this sentiment.
Once I considered enlisting in the US Army, went through all of the testing and physical exam, and came to the point when all I needed to do was choose a specialty and sign on the dotted line. I ended up walking away.
When I told a wise friend about this, his immediate reaction was that it was a good thing I didn't go through with it because I'd have been sent to the stockade (military jail) within two weeks for insubordination.
On reflection, I knew he was exactly right.
Thoreau wrote, in "Civil Disobedience" I believe, that the military expected men to be automatons that follow orders without hesitating or asking questions. "Why does every man have a conscience, then?" he queried. He pondered that perhaps mechanical soldiers could be constructed that would serve this purpose, and in some ways he's been proven prescient.
I'm not exactly a trouble maker, but I am the person who wants his supervisor to tell him not just what to do, but to explain WHY we do it that way and then finds himself analyzing what he's been told and contemplating possible alternatives and ethical consequences for days if not weeks afterwards.
I think it would be fair to say that I've chosen to leave several jobs because ultimately I wasn't comfortable with what I was expected to do to earn a living there. Fortunately, my employers didn't have the option of sending me to the stockade...
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All you have to do is to invent an antivenom.chicagobear wrote:and more cynically,
"Women invented sex so men would have to keep them around."
-Anon
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May be it has medicinal properties like mold that became penicillin?Ron wrote:At the ripe old age of 62, I'm still trying to find what causes lint in my bellybutton :lol: ...
- Ron
Victoria
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