The Great Quotes thread

'This age passed without having produced a single writer of original genius, or who excelled in the art of elegant composition...The provincials of Rome trained by a uniform artificial education, were engaged in a very unequal competition with those bold ancients who, by expressing their genuine feelings in their native tongue, had already occupied every place of honor.

The name of poet was almost forgotton, that of orator was userped by sophists. A cloud of commentators, critics and compilers, darkened the face of learning and the decline of genius was followed by the corruption of taste.'

Edward Gibbon, Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

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One
basic
truth can
be used as
a foundation for
a mountain of lies,
and if we dig down deep
enough in the mountain of lies,
and bring out that truth, to set it
on top of the mountain of lies; the entire
mountain of lies will crumble under the weight of
that one truth, and there is nothing more devastating to a
structure of lies than the revelation of the truth upon which
the structure of lies was built, because the shock waves of
the revelation of the truth reverberate, and continue to
reverberate throughout the Earth for generations to
follow, awakening even those
people who had no
desire to be
awakened
to the
truth.

Delamer Duverus,
from the start of the book 'Behold a Pale Horse'
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“Oh lovers, lovers, it is time
To set out from the world…
Beneath this water-wheel of stars
Your sleep has been heavy.
Observe that heaviness and beware
For life is fragile and quick.
Heart, aim yourself at Love!
Friend, discover the Friend!
Watchman, Wake up! You weren’t put
here to sleep!”

Rumi

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THE BREEZE AT DAWN HAS SECRETS TO TELL YOU;
DON'T GO BACK TO SLEEP.

YOU MUST ASK FOR WHAT YOU REALLY WANT;
DON'T GO BACK TO SLEEP.

PEOPLE ARE GOING BACK AND FORTH ACROSS THE DOORSILL WHERE THE TWO WORLDS TOUCH.

THE DOOR IS ROUND AND OPEN.

DON'T GO BACK TO SLEEP.

~Rumi~

«Once you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains, no matter how improbable, must be the truth.” Arthur Conan Doyle

Chaser of a dream

Once there was a dreamer -
She wanted to be -
all there was - was she

She saw herself as many things - someone she was not -
someone she would be

I'll follow you -
take me dream -
I'll close my eyes

Hear the voices in the calling of the night -
i am no where -
you cannot see me -
follow me - chaser of a dream

Chaser of a dream your journey is in sight -
you have my eyes to do your seeking -
come with me - gazers of the moon -
to a place you have never been before

You'll always be everywhere after me -
you can't run -
your moving to slow

Catch me if you can -
before I disappear -
knowing not of others that may follow me -
you'll always be a chaser of a dream...

Inside your eyes -
there's someone else you want to be - once you're there -
it's not quite as it seems -
you want to be more

A chaser of a dream

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The True Peace

The first peace, which is the most important,
is that which comes within the souls of people
when they realize their relationship,
their oneness, with the universe and all its powers,
and when they realize that at the center
of the universe dwells Wakan-Taka (the Great Spirit),
and that this center is really everywhere, it is within each of us.
This is the real peace, and the others are but reflections of this.
The second peace is that which is made between two individuals,
and the third is that which is made between two nations.
But above all you should understand that there can never
be peace between nations until there is known that true peace,
which, as I have often said, is within the souls of men.

Black Elk, Oglala Sioux & Spiritual Leader (1863 - 1950)

"The pursuit of truth and beauty is a sphere of activity in which we are permitted to remain children all our lives."
Albert Einstein
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good morning everybody......

Saturday, April 16, 2011

"We are healed of a suffering only by experiencing it to the full."
-Marcel Proust, French author (1871-1922)

have a grand avalonian day!
warmest, corson

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Posted by starsmoonmtns

Chaser of a dream

Once there was a dreamer -
She wanted to be -
all there was - was she

She saw herself as many things - someone she was not -
someone she would be

I'll follow you -
take me dream -
I'll close my eyes

Hear the voices in the calling of the night -
i am no where -
you cannot see me -
follow me - chaser of a dream

Chaser of a dream your journey is in sight -
you have my eyes to do your seeking -
come with me - gazers of the moon -
to a place you have never been before

You'll always be everywhere after me -
you can't run -
your moving to slow

Catch me if you can -
before I disappear -
knowing not of others that may follow me -
you'll always be a chaser of a dream...

Inside your eyes -
there's someone else you want to be - once you're there -
it's not quite as it seems -
you want to be more

A chaser of a dream

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this is a fantastic poem. i really like it. thanks starsmoonmtns. catches the spirit within us all.
warmest, corson

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Sorry all, to see this video (which is very good) you have to click on the link (Watch on YouTube).... My apologies :eek::eek:! :o

Until the philosophy which holds one race superior and another inferior is finally and permanently discredited and abandoned, everywhere is war and until there are no longer first-class and second-class citizens of any nation, until the color of a man's skin is of no more significance than the color of his eyes. And until the basic human rights are equally guaranteed to all without regard to race, there is war. And until that day, the dream of lasting peace, world citizenship, rule of international morality, will remain but a fleeting illusion to be pursued, but never attained... Now everywhere is war.

Popularized by Bob Marley in the song "War"

Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia quotes (Ethiopian Emperor and Social Reformer(1930–1974) of Ethiopia, 1892-1975
He is the religious symbol for God incarnate among the Rastafari movement.)
http://youtu.be/fFvuo41AoMU

"In a time of universal deceit, truth-telling becomes a revolutionary act." George Orwell, from James Redfield's The Twelfth Insight: The Hour of Decision

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Posted by Gaia

Until the philosophy which holds one race superior and another inferior is finally and permanently discredited and abandoned, everywhere is war and until there are no longer first-class and second-class citizens of any nation, until the color of a man's skin is of no more significance than the color of his eyes. And until the basic human rights are equally guaranteed to all without regard to race, there is war. And until that day, the dream of lasting peace, world citizenship, rule of international morality, will remain but a fleeting illusion to be pursued, but never attained... Now everywhere is war.

Popularized by Bob Marley in the song "War"
Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia quotes (Ethiopian Emperor and Social Reformer(1930–1974) of Ethiopia, 1892-1975
He is the religious symbol for God incarnate among the Rastafari movement.)
http://youtu.be/fFvuo41AoMU

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My favorite bob marley verse ever. I didn't know he wasn't the original author, great post thanks, and much love!

"A prudent man foresees the difficulties ahead and prepares for them;
the simpleton goes blindly on and suffers the consequences." - Proverbs 22:3

"What you believe becomes reality, according to the degree in which you believe it."
"There is an inseparability between the observer and the observed"
"As above, So below"
"I AM"

look sir humphrey, whatever we ask the minister, he says is an administrative question for you,
and whatever we ask you, you say is a policy question for the minister,
how do you suggest we find out whats going on?


'ahhh yes yes yes, i DO see that there IS a real dilemma here, in that....
while it has been goverment practice to regard 'policy' as the responsibilty of ministers,
and 'administration' as the responsibilty of officials,
the question of 'administrative policy' can cause confusion between, the policy of administration,
and the administration of policy.
especially when responsibilty for the administration of the policy of administration,
conflicts or overlaps with....
responsibilty for the policy of the administration of policy'

(sir humphrey appleby - yes minister)

Good morning everyone, here is today's quote:

"Friends may come and go, but enemies accumulate."
-Dr. Thomas F. Jones Jr., (1916-1981)

have a beautiful day. -corson

There has never been a protracted war from which a country has benefited.
Sun Tzu

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Posted by Lord Sidious

There has never been a protracted war from which a country has benefited.
Sun Tzu

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and that my friends, is an absolute.
corson