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Post by eos on Oct 21, 2012 2:17:49 GMT -5
"Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it.
Do not believe in anything simply because it is spoken and rumoured by many.
Do not believe in anything simply because it is found written in your religious books.
Do not believe in anything merely on the authority of your teachers and elders.
Do not believe in traditions because they have been handed down for many generations.
But after observation and analysis, when you find that anything agrees with reason and is conducive to the good and benefit of one and all, then accept it and live up to it."
From the Dhammapada, often called the Buddha's Path of Wisdom.
It is a collection of 423 early Buddhist verses
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Post by eos on Oct 21, 2012 16:26:40 GMT -5
Great words from a person who is portrayed a a dumb blonde by history..  “This life is what you make it. Not matter what, you're going to mess up sometimes, it's a universal truth. But the good part is you get to decide how you're going to mess it up. Girls will be your friends - they'll act like it anyway. But just remember, some come, some go. The ones that stay with you through everything - they're your true best friends. Don't let go of them. remember, sisters make the best friends in the world. As for lovers, well, they'll come and go too. And babe, I hate to say it, most of them - actually pretty much all of them are going to break your heart, but you can't give up because if you give up, you'll never find your soul mate. You'll never find that half who makes you whole and that goes for everything. Just because you fail once, doesn't mean you're gonna fail at everything. Keep trying, hold on, and always, always, always believe in yourself, because if you don't, then who will, sweetie? So keep your head high, keep your chin up, and most importantly, keep smiling, because life's a beautiful thing and there's so much to smile about.” ― Marilyn Monroe |
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Post by zen on Oct 21, 2012 16:32:06 GMT -5
Anyway, no drug, not even alcohol, causes the fundamental ills of society. If we're looking for the source of our troubles, we shouldn't test people for drugs, we should test them for stupidity, ignorance, greed and love of power.
P. J. O'Rourke
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Post by zen on Oct 21, 2012 16:33:45 GMT -5
The Democrats are the party that says government will make you smarter, taller, richer, and remove the crabgrass on your lawn. The Republicans are the party that says government doesn't work and then they get elected and prove it.
P. J. O'Rourke
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Post by eos on Oct 21, 2012 16:35:51 GMT -5
“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.” ― Albert Einstein
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Post by zen on Oct 21, 2012 16:37:45 GMT -5
Even very young children need to be informed about dying. Explain the concept of death very carefully to your child. This will make threatening him with it much more effective.
P. J. O'Rourke
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Post by zen on Oct 21, 2012 16:47:25 GMT -5
I never forget a face, but in your case I'll be glad to make an exception.
Groucho Marx
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Post by eos on Oct 22, 2012 5:44:47 GMT -5
I never forget a face, but in your case I'll be glad to make an exception. Groucho Marx Who me? ;D I find television very educational. Every time someone switches it on I go into another room and read a good book Groucho Marx |
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Post by syrah on Oct 22, 2012 10:48:24 GMT -5
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Post by eos on Oct 24, 2012 10:23:07 GMT -5
Who are we? We find that we live on an insignificant planet of a humdrum star lost in a galaxy tucked away in some forgotten corner of a universe in which there are far more galaxies than people.
Carl Sagan
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Post by dom on Oct 24, 2012 11:20:44 GMT -5
Just do it!!
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Post by eos on Oct 28, 2012 12:39:55 GMT -5
I think computer viruses should count as life. I think it says something about human nature that the only form of life we have created so far is purely destructive.
We've created life in our own image.” ― Stephen Hawking
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Post by dom on Oct 28, 2012 13:15:43 GMT -5
Man who wear wedding dress, make bad wife.
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Post by eos on Oct 28, 2012 14:53:13 GMT -5
Man who walk through airport door sideways is going to Bangkok.
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Post by Forever Sunshine on Oct 28, 2012 19:06:11 GMT -5
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Post by eos on Oct 29, 2012 2:27:48 GMT -5
“After one look at this planet any visitor from outer space would say
‘I want to see the manager.’” ~ William S. Burroughs
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Post by eos on Oct 29, 2012 2:28:48 GMT -5
Life is one big road with lots of signs.
So when you riding through the ruts,
don’t complicate your mind.
Flee from hate, mischief and jealousy.
Don’t bury your thoughts,
put your vision to reality.
Wake Up and Live! ~ Bob Marley (1945-1981)
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Post by eos on Oct 30, 2012 9:47:26 GMT -5
"It is not the critic who counts, not the one who points out how the strong man stumbled or how the doer of deeds might have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred with sweat and dust and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, and spends himself in a worthy cause; who, if he wins, knows the triumph of high achievement; and who, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory or defeat........Roosevelt
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Post by zen on Nov 3, 2012 6:42:41 GMT -5
There's none so deluded like the deluded.
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Post by heart2heart on Nov 5, 2012 7:01:56 GMT -5
Bowing out gracefully erases disillusionment..
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