yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift. That is why it is called the "present."
Quotes to live by
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“Fairy tales do not tell children the dragons exist. Children already know that dragons exist. Fairy tales tell children the dragons can be killed.”
G.K. Chesterton
G.K. Chesterton
Although I had lost my rifle and all my plunder, I felt quite rich when I found my knife, flint and steel in my shot pouch. These little fixin’s make a man feel right peart when he is three or four hundred miles from anybody or any place.’
Hugh Glass
Hugh Glass
“Il faut vivre comme on pense, sans quoi l'on finira par penser comme on a vécu.”
“You have to live the way you think, otherwise you'll end up thinking the way you lived.”
Paul Bourget
“You have to live the way you think, otherwise you'll end up thinking the way you lived.”
Paul Bourget
"...And there had been a night, a terrible night in the winter of 1937 when Smiley had stood at his window and watched a great bonfire in the university court: round it stood hundreds of students, their faces exultant and glistening in the dancing light. And into the pagan fire they threw books in their hundreds. He knew whose books they were: Thomas Mann, Heine, Lessing and a host of others. And Smiley, his damp hand cupped round the end of his cigarette, watching and hating, triumphed that he knew his enemy..."
John le Carré
(Call for the Dead)
John le Carré
(Call for the Dead)
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Well there are a few I live by and always like looking for more and found a few that I like
Teachers open the door... You enter by yourself - Chinese Proverb
Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime - Chinese proverb - Learnt this one in Geography believe it or not
It takes a wise man to learn from his mistakes, but an even wiser man to learn from others - Zen Proverb
Although gold dust is precious, when it gets in your eyes, it obstructs your vision - Buddha - This one I really like
Seem to remember another Roosevelt one
Don’t hit at all if you can help it; don’t hit a man if you can possibly avoid it; but if you do hit him, put him to sleep.
Teachers open the door... You enter by yourself - Chinese Proverb
Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime - Chinese proverb - Learnt this one in Geography believe it or not
It takes a wise man to learn from his mistakes, but an even wiser man to learn from others - Zen Proverb
Although gold dust is precious, when it gets in your eyes, it obstructs your vision - Buddha - This one I really like
Seem to remember another Roosevelt one
Don’t hit at all if you can help it; don’t hit a man if you can possibly avoid it; but if you do hit him, put him to sleep.
Give a man a fire and he is warm for a day. Set a man on fire and he is warm for the rest of his life.
douglas Adams
douglas Adams
Something I heard or read just the other day, I don't know where.
'For every breath you take someone takes there last'
When you think about that lots of things are not that important anymore.
'For every breath you take someone takes there last'
When you think about that lots of things are not that important anymore.
That's in a similar vein to what a martial arts teacher told me...
Rule 1. Don't get hit.
Rule 2. If you are going to get hit, hit him before he hits you.
You saying martial arts reminds me of another.
To be the best martial artist you need to follow two simple rules:
1. Never tell anyone everything you know
From a tragically underrated philosopher
If stupidity got us into this mess, why can't stupidity get us out of it?
Homer Simpson
If stupidity got us into this mess, why can't stupidity get us out of it?
Homer Simpson