Words of Wisdom

[JDot]

I thought this could be a thread where we share philosophical quotes. I'll start it off.

"When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be." - Lao Tzu

I interpret this to mean that our potential increases when we let go of preconceived notions about who we are. For example, let's say you're a smoker trying to quit. If you believe being a smoker is a part of your identity, quitting becomes much harder to accomplish. However if you let go of that belief, it helps tremendously.

 

[1Lefty]

Sometimes it is enlightening to have a word for
God; sometimes it is blinding.
If you make a list of words for God,
you will have a list of all words.
You will not have God.
Energy flows through all things;
it rests in none of them.

Das Energi
Paul S. Williams

Sometimes labels lead to understanding, sometimes they obscure understanding
Some things (energy, life force) have to be experienced to be understood, descriptions alone are inadequate

peace

 

[Bergerac]

Wonderful idea, J. I'll add something as soon as it comes back into my mind.

 

[charlietgirl]

We have two ears and one mouth, so we should listen more than we speak. I think that's backwards. Can you imagine if we had two mouths? We'd never shut up! lol

 

[charlietgirl]

Diogenes said, "In a rich man's house there is no place to spit but his face." Well, what if it was a rich woman's house? What would we do then?

 

[KM76710]

"The most precious of our possessions is power over ourselves.". John Locke.

 

[JDot]

"One of the symptoms of an approaching nervous breakdown is the belief that one's work is terribly important" - Bertrand Russell

 

[seabird]

. “Above all be the heroine of your life, not the victim.”
— Nora Ephron

I see this as finding a way to justify worthiness when feeling hopeless.

 

[Ash600]

“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I’m not sure about the universe.” —Albert Einstein

 

[Ash600]

Don't worry what other people think
they don't do that very often

 

[Ash600]

It's hard to argue with twats. Better to call them a twat and then hand them a mirror so that they can see for themselves

Ash600.

 

[Ziggy]

“All paths are the same: they lead nowhere. ... Does this path have a heart? If it does, the path is good; if it doesn't, it is of no use" - Carlos Castaneda

 

[Lekatt]

“You will know truth by its gift of infinite love and remember your participation in the divine cerebration.”

“You can not love others without loving yourself.”
“You can not harm others without harming yourself.”

“It is impossible to control your own life while attempting to control the lives of others.”

“When guilt darkens your day, turn on the light of forgiveness.”

 

[Anchorchain]

"I am not what happened to me, I am what I choose to become." Carl Jung

 

[JDot]

"The meaning of life is to give life meaning" - Victor Frankl

 

[TreeShade17]

I never have words of wisdom I always have words of confusion and I just want a frikking break from life PLEASE

 

[LonelyHiker]

Yesterday is history....

Tomorrow is a mystery...

But today is a gift....(that is why they call it the present)..

- Grand Master Oogway

 

[JDot]

"The greatest perception is continual awareness." - fortune cookie

 

[seabird]

Om nom nom, nom nom nom nom.

- Cookie Monster

 

[JDot]

"Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake" - Napoleon Bonaparte