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    This made me laugh; no attribution:

    Some mornings I find it hardly worth chewing through the constraints.


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    The Proof is in the Pudding..
    Life creates it, makes it grow. Its energy surrounds us and binds us. Luminous beings are we, not this crude matter. Yoda....

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    Quote Posted by Omniverse (here)
    Quote Posted by bruno dante (here)
    Quote Posted by Omniverse (here)
    Quote Posted by bruno dante (here)
    I've never been big on quotes or philosophy, honestly. If you're having a problem in life, and a quote makes you feel better, I would submit that that problem wasn't much of a problem to begin with. Not trying to be a downer here. Just my 2 cents.

    "To philosophize is only another way of being afraid and leads hardly anywhere but to cowardly make-believe.". -Celine
    I'll have to disagree. I've gained spiritually and intellectually tremendously from quotes. It helps me 'remember' things embedded into my soul... And I'm not in agreeance with the quote from celine either. To philosophize is a mark of an intelligent person IMHO.

    Quote phi·los·o·phy
    [fi-los-uh-fee] Show IPA
    noun, plural phi·los·o·phies.
    1.
    the rational investigation of the truths and principles of being, knowledge, or conduct.

    Ok

    As I was reading this thread I was thinking of a friend of mine and of some events that took place not too long ago. His brother's girlfriend had broken up with the brother after 3 years together, and he was despondent. And he (my friend) kept saying to me: "Hank, I don't understand it, I've been giving my brother the best advice lately, I've been administering wisdom left n right. It just goes right through him."

    I understood perfectly. The most severe and painful life experiences are those of the heart. And the heart, as we all know, does not respond to logic. A quote or a philosophy will, at best, inspire us intellectually, and usually only for a short period of time. My experience anyway...

    Think back to your greatest heartache. Maybe consider love lost, or a partner who has stopped loving you. I think most of us would agree that it is probably the most painful experience one can have. That type of pain is so deep, so profound, that a quote or philosophy, no matter how clever, will never reach it. Not in a million years.
    I disagree that the heart is not intellectual in ways. I've had in depth experiences with my heart chakra being dimmed and made big/functional quite instantly. It affects intelligence in ways observably. Also the heart has neurons... So it can think too in ways and quite possibly be the connection to your souls wisdom in ways(mainly crown of course)..


    Quote So I stand by what I said: if a quote or a philosophy truly helps alleviate or illuminate an issue or problem you might be having, it likely wasn't a serious one to begin with.

    With Respect,
    Hank
    A lot of them aren't for fixing problems but are for spiritual and intellectual growth...
    The heart is THE intelligence. The heart transmits vastly more signals to the brain than does the brain to the heart. A simple physiological fact. The heart develops neurons before the brain does. The heart (and the body) is the mind.

    The heart is the brains of the soul. And you can quote me on that.
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    Quote Posted by bruno dante (here)
    I've never been big on quotes or philosophy, honestly. If you're having a problem in life, and a quote makes you feel better, I would submit that that problem wasn't much of a problem to begin with. Not trying to be a downer here. Just my 2 cents.
    In a manner of speaking, you're right.

    Quotes and/or the philosophy they allude to have little to do with illumination or 'education', they are more about an affirmation of an achieved disposition. Even the quotes that seem to push others in a particular direction or assist in 'aha!' moments are more of a supplement to a disposition or direction that they had already engaged or pursued.

    Especially pertaining to the act of writing quotes; there is a degree of finesse to it (though more half assed and prosaic than poetic) but there is an equal (if not greater) element of mental masturbation and aggrandizement. Individual results may vary. ^_^

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    ''For every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:

    A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;

    A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;

    A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;

    A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;

    A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;

    A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;

    A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.'' ( Ecclesiastes 3:1)


    I always liked this one for some reason...
    ....

    Inter arma silent musae .

    Among the noise of arms muses ( of arts ) keep silent .

    Inter arma enim silent leges

    Among arms laws fall mute .

    Truth is the first casualty of war (Aeschylus )

    Sero molunt deorum molae molunt autem tenuiter . Divine mills move slow but steadfast ..



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    "He who is cruel to animals becomes hard also in his dealings with men. We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals." - Immanuel Kant
    "When you've seen beyond yourself, then you may find, peace of mind is waiting there." ~ George Harrison

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    Great idea for a thread.

    I found this sobering inscription reminding us all of our own mortality on the tomb of Thomas Gooding (d. 1600) in Norwich Cathederal. In modern English in part it reads:

    Quote ...As you are now, I once was. As I am now, you will be...
    The full six line inscription is here.

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    Quote “"Indian policy" has now been brought down upon the American people, and the American people are the new Indians of the 21st Century.” Russel Means
    Jake. ..........
    Life creates it, makes it grow. Its energy surrounds us and binds us. Luminous beings are we, not this crude matter. Yoda....

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    "Always forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them so much." ~ Oscar Wilde, Irish Dramatist. 1854-1900.

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    “A facility for quotation covers the absence of original thought.”
    ― Dorothy L. Sayers, Gaudy Night

    “Be careful--with quotations, you can damn anything.”
    ― André Malraux

    “Everyone can write a cliché. What's rare is to write them often and unashamedly enough that people quote it as if it's some deep S**t.”
    ― Jimmy Lo

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    "There is only one true Reality" -Anonymous
    And oddly that is nowhere to be found in this 'reality'? Or perhaps just say.... "reality is unreal, dude!" (unsuccessful attempt at a southern California surfer accent)

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    Quote Posted by Omniverse (here)
    "Money is not the root of all evil, evil is the root of all evil..." -Omnisense
    "The root of all evil grows in an ENDLESS search for water, as is its destiny."

    - JoeEcho



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    ''Have you met any famous tourist today ?'' ( Long time no see British friend and his regular humorous greeting ).

    We are all visitors on this planet ( H.H.Dalailama )

    We are all pilgrims ...

    One day , none of this we consider important will be in place .. this house, this city . Even this country .. it's existence will be pulverised by time . Heroes and villains we know now will be long forgotten . None of the technology as we know it will exist ..
    not even the internet .
    Yet ... the world will be roughly the same .. and we will be walking in the dust of our ancestors .
    There will be memories of this civilisation, long gone . Languages that do not exist yet . Everything will be brand new , just the same way it appears to your eyes right now ,
    and that is because in every glimpse of a moment your eyes too are born anew .

    In our eyes the world is changing . But otherwise , maybe it's always been the same ..




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    Quote Posted by Omniverse (here)
    "...the hardest place to sell a book is in a bookstore." -unknown
    I love that. I worked that out earlier this summer...

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    “What is a country? A country is a piece of land surrounded on all sides by boundaries, usually unnatural. Englishmen are dying for England, Americans are dying for America, Germans are dying for Germany, Russians are dying for Russia. There are now fifty or sixty countries fighting in this war. Surely so many countries can't all be worth dying for.”
    ― Joseph Heller, Catch-22


    “Why are they going to disappear him?'
    I don't know.'
    It doesn't make sense. It isn't even good grammar.”
    ― Joseph Heller, Catch-22


    “Man was matter, that was Snowden's secret. Drop him out a window, and he'll fall. Set fire to him and he'll burn. Bury him and he'll rot, like other kinds of garbage. The spirit gone, man is garbage. That was Snowden's secret. Ripeness was all.”
    ― Joseph Heller, Catch-22


    “You have deep-seated survival anxieties. And you don't like bigots, bullies, snobs or hypocrites. Subconsciously there are many people you hate."

    "Consciously, sir, consciously," Yossarian corrected in an effort to help. "I hate them consciously.”
    ― Joseph Heller, Catch-22

    “From now on I'm thinking only of me."

    Major Danby replied indulgently with a superior smile: "But, Yossarian, suppose everyone felt that way."

    "Then," said Yossarian, "I'd certainly be a damned fool to feel any other way, wouldn't I?”
    ― Joseph Heller, Catch-22







    http://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/814330-catch-22
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    I agree Limor Wolf, there is a lot of thoughts to read or I mean Quotes. still thoughts from somewhere. I am going to post pics of thoughts that I have come across. So here goes.
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    And here are some more. These appear to be quotes and possible fit on this thread.

    Thank you Omniverse. Or as you say Omnisense
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    whoa...did not know about this thread! Many, many thanks!

    What fun Avalon is!

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    Quote Posted by Agape (here)
    “What is a country? A country is a piece of land surrounded on all sides by boundaries, usually unnatural. Englishmen are dying for England, Americans are dying for America, Germans are dying for Germany, Russians are dying for Russia. There are now fifty or sixty countries fighting in this war. Surely so many countries can't all be worth dying for.”
    ― Joseph Heller, Catch-22


    “Why are they going to disappear him?'
    I don't know.'
    It doesn't make sense. It isn't even good grammar.”
    ― Joseph Heller, Catch-22


    “Man was matter, that was Snowden's secret. Drop him out a window, and he'll fall. Set fire to him and he'll burn. Bury him and he'll rot, like other kinds of garbage. The spirit gone, man is garbage. That was Snowden's secret. Ripeness was all.”
    ― Joseph Heller, Catch-22


    “You have deep-seated survival anxieties. And you don't like bigots, bullies, snobs or hypocrites. Subconsciously there are many people you hate."

    "Consciously, sir, consciously," Yossarian corrected in an effort to help. "I hate them consciously.”
    ― Joseph Heller, Catch-22

    “From now on I'm thinking only of me."

    Major Danby replied indulgently with a superior smile: "But, Yossarian, suppose everyone felt that way."

    "Then," said Yossarian, "I'd certainly be a damned fool to feel any other way, wouldn't I?”
    ― Joseph Heller, Catch-22







    http://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/814330-catch-22
    Yes Yes Yes, Catch 22 Could post the movie but the book was totally great, I think the movie was also so here is a bit,



    This may be off a bit but you did bring this very interesting person up.
    Thank you Agape

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    "People love me so much they give me money and stuff"

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    Hey lightwalker where is the cup to put the money and stuff in? Your just so cute I reached into my pockets immediately.

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