Memorable & Meaningful Quotes

[Wirey]

I love you and I see the zebra.

My son, still dreaming (I hope) when I kissed his cheek this morning.

 

[Deidre]

At any street corner the feeling of absurdity can strike any man in the face. - Albert Camus

What does this mean, do you all think?

 

[Wirey]

At any street corner the feeling of absurdity can strike any man in the face. - Albert Camus

What does this mean, do you all think?

It means who the hell takes a bus to a minimum wage job and smiles?

 

[9-10ths_Penguin]

''When you no longer care what anyone thinks of you, you've reached a dangerous level of freedom.'' -- Unknown

Reminds me of another quote that's sort of the flipside of that sentiment: "It's amazing what you can accomplish if you don't care who gets the credit." - Harry S. Truman

 

[Deidre]

It means who the hell takes a bus to a minimum wage job and smiles?

Reminds me of another quote that's sort of the flipside of that sentiment: "It's amazing what you can accomplish if you don't care who gets the credit." - Harry S. Truman

haha I like both of these assessments!

 

[ShivaFan]

Here is one of my favorites.

"It is better to live one day as a lion than a thousand days as a lamb.". - Roman proverb.

 

[Rainbow Mage]

Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you- Friedrich Nietzsche

 

[Rainbow Mage]

The Heart Sutra or Prajna Parimita Hrdaya Sutra is a Buddhist work that I really appreciate and read often, because it helps me remember what the nature of things really are when the world seems crazy, and it reminds me that all I need to do is live.

Here it is, as rendered in English:

When Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara practised the deep Prajnaparamita, he saw that the five skandhas were empty; thus he overcame all ills and suffering.

"O Sariputra! Form does not differ from the void, and the void does not differ from the form. Form is the void, and the void is form. The same is true for feelings, conceptions, impulses and consciousness.

O Sariputra, the characteristics of the void is not created, not annihilated, not impure, not pure, not increasing, not decreasing.

Therefore, in the void there are no forms and no feelings, conceptions, impulses and no consciousness: there is no eye, ear, nose, tongue, body or mind; there is no form, sound, smell, taste, touch or idea; no eye elements, until we come to no elements of consciousness; no ignorance and also no ending of ignorance, until we come to no old age and death; and no ending of old age and death.

Also, there is no truth of suffering, of the cause of suffering, of the cessation of suffering or of the path. There is no wisdom, and there is no attainment whatsoever. Because there is nothing to be attained, a Bodhisattva relying on Prajnaparamita has no obstruction in his heart. Because there is no obstruction he has no fear, and he passes far beyond all confused imagination and reaches Ultimate Nirvana.

All Buddhas in the past, present and future have attained Supreme Enlightenment by relying on the Prajnaparamita. Therefore we know that the Prajnaparamita is the great luminous Mantra, the great Mantra of illumination, it is the supreme Mantra, the unequaled Mantra which can truly wipe out all suffering without fail."

 

[Rainbow Mage]

Why should I fear death? While I am, death is not, and when death is I am not. Why should I fear that which cannot exist as long as I do?- Epicurus

I have never wished to please the crowd, for what I know, the crowd does not approve, and what the crowd approves I do not know- Epicurus

 

[Deidre]

Why should I fear death? While I am, death is not, and when death is I am not. Why should I fear that which cannot exist as long as I do?- Epicurus

I have never wished to please the crowd, for what I know, the crowd does not approve, and what the crowd approves I do not know- Epicurus

Someone who was once a member here and passed away last year, adored Epicurus, and he'd have loved this post.

 

[Deidre]

 

[Rainbow Mage]

Someone who was once a member here and passed away last year, adored Epicurus, and he'd have loved this post.

I am glad I like Epicurus then. Epicurus is so little known, and he should be known more. His philosophy could really benefit people. I won't hijack this thread by going any further on that.

 

[Deidre]

''The hottest fires burn out quickest.''

What do you think this quote means?

 

[Jonathan Ainsley Bain]

The twin pillars of civilization are:
Christianity and Cricket

(from the movie 'The Beach')

funny how I'd believed this for quite a while before seeing the movie,
so it must be true. Q~;

 

[lewisnotmiller]

''The hottest fires burn out quickest.''

What do you think this quote means?

Metaphorically, the heat comes from the fuel. Whether that be passion or anger, or whatever, my take has always been that something sustained only by intense emotion can't last, as the emotional intensity can't last.

 

[Deidre]

Metaphorically, the heat comes from the fuel. Whether that be passion or anger, or whatever, my take has always been that something sustained only by intense emotion can't last, as the emotional intensity can't last.

That makes sense, thank you.

 

[lewisnotmiller]

Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you- Friedrich Nietzsche

That's one of my all time favourite quotes.

 

[lewisnotmiller]

 

[Spiderman]

The best sailor is the one who has been through the most storms

 

[Walter Russell]

A society that seperates its scholars from its warriors has its thinking done by cowards and its fighting done by fools.