Today's words of wisdom - Page 64

Jimbuna · 03-05-23, 02:17 PM

The philosophies of one age have become the absurdities of the next, and the foolishness of yesterday has become the wisdom of tomorrow.

William Osler

mapuc · 03-05-23, 05:16 PM

Mindfulness enables you to be an “observer" of your thoughts and feelings rather than a victim of them. The chaos of mental activity has no purpose other than to make you a prisoner of its perpetual circle of craziness.
Yesenia Chavan, Mindfulness.

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Jimbuna · 03-06-23, 01:33 PM

In garden arrangement, as in all other kinds of decorative work, one has not only to acquire a knowledge of what to do, but also to gain some wisdom in perceiving what it is well to let alone.

Gertrude Jekyll

mapuc · 03-06-23, 04:21 PM

Resilience is not what happens to you. It's how you react to, respond to, and recover from what happens to you.
Jeffrey Gitomer

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Jimbuna · 03-07-23, 10:18 AM

Wisdom lies neither in fixity nor in change, but in the dialectic between the two. A constant coming and going: wisdom lies in the momentary.

Octavio Paz

mapuc · 03-07-23, 04:59 PM

If you want happiness for an hour, take a nap. If you want happiness for a day, go fishing. If you want happiness for a year, inherit a fortune. If you want happiness for a lifetime, help somebody.
Chinese Proverb

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Otto Harkaman · 03-07-23, 08:06 PM

"...there ain't no good in an evil hearted woman."
Johnny Cash

Jimbuna · 03-08-23, 08:40 AM

To know one's self is wisdom, but not to know one's neighbors is genius.

Minna Antrim

mapuc · 03-08-23, 05:50 PM

Concentration is the root of all the higher abilities in man.
Bruce Lee

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Jimbuna · 03-09-23, 08:27 AM

The Founding Fathers in their wisdom decided that children were an unnatural strain on parents. So they provided jails called schools, equipped with tortures called an education.

John Updike

mapuc · 03-09-23, 05:35 PM

You can spend minutes, hours, days, weeks, or even months over-analyzing a situation; trying to put the pieces together, justifying what could've, would've happened... or you can just leave the pieces on the floor and move on.
Tupak Shakur

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Jimbuna · 03-10-23, 08:32 AM

Knowing that you are going to die is, I suspect, the beginning of wisdom.

Terry Pratchett

mapuc · 03-10-23, 05:42 PM

We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.
Oscar Wilde

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Jimbuna · 03-11-23, 02:46 PM

Science is always discovering odd scraps of magical wisdom and making a tremendous fuss about its cleverness.

Aleister Crowley

mapuc · 03-11-23, 06:02 PM

Clarity is not just about what you see, but also about how you see it. Sometimes a change in perspective can bring clarity to even the most complex situations
Unknown

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03-05-23, 02:17 PM	#946
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,344 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	The philosophies of one age have become the absurdities of the next, and the foolishness of yesterday has become the wisdom of tomorrow. William Osler __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

03-05-23, 05:16 PM	#947
mapuc Fleet Admiral Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Denmark Posts: 17,925 Downloads: 37 Uploads: 0	Mindfulness enables you to be an “observer" of your thoughts and feelings rather than a victim of them. The chaos of mental activity has no purpose other than to make you a prisoner of its perpetual circle of craziness. Yesenia Chavan, Mindfulness. Markus __________________ My little lovely female cat

03-06-23, 01:33 PM	#948
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,344 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	In garden arrangement, as in all other kinds of decorative work, one has not only to acquire a knowledge of what to do, but also to gain some wisdom in perceiving what it is well to let alone. Gertrude Jekyll __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

03-06-23, 04:21 PM	#949
mapuc Fleet Admiral Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Denmark Posts: 17,925 Downloads: 37 Uploads: 0	Resilience is not what happens to you. It's how you react to, respond to, and recover from what happens to you. Jeffrey Gitomer Markus __________________ My little lovely female cat

03-07-23, 10:18 AM	#950
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,344 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Wisdom lies neither in fixity nor in change, but in the dialectic between the two. A constant coming and going: wisdom lies in the momentary. Octavio Paz __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

03-07-23, 04:59 PM	#951
mapuc Fleet Admiral Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Denmark Posts: 17,925 Downloads: 37 Uploads: 0	If you want happiness for an hour, take a nap. If you want happiness for a day, go fishing. If you want happiness for a year, inherit a fortune. If you want happiness for a lifetime, help somebody. Chinese Proverb Markus __________________ My little lovely female cat

03-07-23, 08:06 PM	#952
Otto Harkaman Grey Wolf Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Lexington, Kentucky Posts: 915 Downloads: 31 Uploads: 0	"...there ain't no good in an evil hearted woman." Johnny Cash __________________ "If you want to know the age of the Earth, look upon the sea in a storm." -Joseph Conrad USS Pompano (SS-181) https://www.oneternalpatrol.com/uss-pompano-181.htm

03-08-23, 08:40 AM	#953
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,344 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	To know one's self is wisdom, but not to know one's neighbors is genius. Minna Antrim __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

03-08-23, 05:50 PM	#954
mapuc Fleet Admiral Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Denmark Posts: 17,925 Downloads: 37 Uploads: 0	Concentration is the root of all the higher abilities in man. Bruce Lee Markus __________________ My little lovely female cat

03-09-23, 08:27 AM	#955
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,344 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	The Founding Fathers in their wisdom decided that children were an unnatural strain on parents. So they provided jails called schools, equipped with tortures called an education. John Updike __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

03-09-23, 05:35 PM	#956
mapuc Fleet Admiral Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Denmark Posts: 17,925 Downloads: 37 Uploads: 0	You can spend minutes, hours, days, weeks, or even months over-analyzing a situation; trying to put the pieces together, justifying what could've, would've happened... or you can just leave the pieces on the floor and move on. Tupak Shakur Markus __________________ My little lovely female cat

03-10-23, 08:32 AM	#957
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,344 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Knowing that you are going to die is, I suspect, the beginning of wisdom. Terry Pratchett __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

03-10-23, 05:42 PM	#958
mapuc Fleet Admiral Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Denmark Posts: 17,925 Downloads: 37 Uploads: 0	We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars. Oscar Wilde Markus __________________ My little lovely female cat

03-11-23, 02:46 PM	#959
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,344 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Science is always discovering odd scraps of magical wisdom and making a tremendous fuss about its cleverness. Aleister Crowley __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

03-11-23, 06:02 PM	#960
mapuc Fleet Admiral Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Denmark Posts: 17,925 Downloads: 37 Uploads: 0	Clarity is not just about what you see, but also about how you see it. Sometimes a change in perspective can bring clarity to even the most complex situations Unknown Markus __________________ My little lovely female cat