Today's words of wisdom - Page 56

Aktungbby · 01-14-23, 11:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Jimbuna

Hatred is corrosive of a person's wisdom and conscience; the mentality of enmity can poison a nation's spirit, instigate brutal life and death struggles, destroy a society's tolerance and humanity, and block a nation's progress to freedom and democracy.

Liu Xiaobo

Normally, I'd be skeptical of any Sino-philosopher's views on "tolerance, humanity, freedom and democracy", given China's current totalitarian propagandist global-hegemony. But Nobel laureate, Mr Xiaobo, who was released from prison to die (conveniently?) of cancer probably meant what he said...

and had the guts to do so!

mapuc · 01-14-23, 05:10 PM

Live in harmony with each other. Don't be too proud to enjoy the company of ordinary people.
Joel Osteen, Hope for Today Bible

Markus

Aktungbby · 01-14-23, 09:42 PM

He who knows not what port he sails to finds no favorable wind - Seneca

Jimbuna · 01-15-23, 08:49 AM

To profit from good advice requires more wisdom than to give it.

Wilson Mizner

mapuc · 01-15-23, 04:54 PM

Guilt can be a powerful ally for reminding us of preferred ways of acting. It calls us back to behaviours we have been taught
Stephen Harrison, Appreciate the Fog

Markus

Aktungbby · 01-15-23, 06:24 PM

"Non est ad astra mollis e Terris via." Ie: "There is no easy way from the Earth to the stars."-Seneca

Jimbuna · 01-16-23, 06:35 AM

Music is your own experience, your own thoughts, your wisdom.

Charlie Parker

mapuc · 01-16-23, 05:06 PM

You will always face problems in life. No matter how big, you will surely over come them.
Bart Hardwell, Escaping Obstacles

Markus

Aktungbby · 01-16-23, 10:09 PM

Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false,...and by rulers as useful.- Seneca

Jimbuna · 01-17-23, 10:00 AM

The greatest obstacle to being heroic is the doubt whether one may not be going to prove one's self a fool; the truest heroism is to resist the doubt; and the profoundest wisdom, to know when it ought to be resisted, and when it be obeyed.

Nathaniel Hawthorne

Aktungbby · 01-17-23, 02:02 PM

True happiness is to enjoy the present...without anxious dependence on the future.-Seneca

mapuc · 01-17-23, 05:18 PM

Every situation in life, no matter how bad it appears, has a brighter side. It is up to you to find the brighter side of every situation.
Graeme Partington, Be Better: First 100 Lessons

Markus

Jimbuna · 01-18-23, 01:28 PM

Authority is supposedly grounded in wisdom, but I could see from a very early age that authority was only a system of control. And it didn't have any inherent wisdom. I quickly realized that you either became a power or you were crushed.

Joe Strummer

mapuc · 01-18-23, 05:36 PM

Looking inward and finding balance in your life should feel empowering, because at its core it is a way for you to take control of your life.
Jeff A. Johnson, Keeping Your Smile

Markus

Aktungbby · 01-18-23, 11:38 PM

Wealth is the slave of a wise man; and the master of a fool.-Senaca

01-14-23, 05:10 PM	#827
mapuc Fleet Admiral Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Denmark Posts: 17,891 Downloads: 37 Uploads: 0	Live in harmony with each other. Don't be too proud to enjoy the company of ordinary people. Joel Osteen, Hope for Today Bible Markus __________________ My little lovely female cat

01-14-23, 09:42 PM	#828
Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 27,862 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	He who knows not what port he sails to finds no favorable wind - Seneca __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness; and I'm not too sure about the Universe"

01-15-23, 08:49 AM	#829
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,217 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	To profit from good advice requires more wisdom than to give it. Wilson Mizner __________________ 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)

01-15-23, 04:54 PM	#830
mapuc Fleet Admiral Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Denmark Posts: 17,891 Downloads: 37 Uploads: 0	Guilt can be a powerful ally for reminding us of preferred ways of acting. It calls us back to behaviours we have been taught Stephen Harrison, Appreciate the Fog Markus __________________ My little lovely female cat

01-15-23, 06:24 PM	#831
Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 27,862 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	"Non est ad astra mollis e Terris via." Ie: "There is no easy way from the Earth to the stars."-Seneca __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness; and I'm not too sure about the Universe" Last edited by Aktungbby; 01-15-23 at 08:08 PM. Reason: Recorrect my damn computer's automatic corrections

01-16-23, 06:35 AM	#832
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,217 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Music is your own experience, your own thoughts, your wisdom. Charlie Parker __________________ 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)

01-16-23, 05:06 PM	#833
mapuc Fleet Admiral Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Denmark Posts: 17,891 Downloads: 37 Uploads: 0	You will always face problems in life. No matter how big, you will surely over come them. Bart Hardwell, Escaping Obstacles Markus __________________ My little lovely female cat

01-16-23, 10:09 PM	#834
Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 27,862 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false,...and by rulers as useful.- Seneca __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness; and I'm not too sure about the Universe"

01-17-23, 10:00 AM	#835
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,217 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	The greatest obstacle to being heroic is the doubt whether one may not be going to prove one's self a fool; the truest heroism is to resist the doubt; and the profoundest wisdom, to know when it ought to be resisted, and when it be obeyed. Nathaniel Hawthorne __________________ 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)

01-17-23, 02:02 PM	#836
Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 27,862 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	True happiness is to enjoy the present...without anxious dependence on the future.-Seneca __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness; and I'm not too sure about the Universe"

01-17-23, 05:18 PM	#837
mapuc Fleet Admiral Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Denmark Posts: 17,891 Downloads: 37 Uploads: 0	Every situation in life, no matter how bad it appears, has a brighter side. It is up to you to find the brighter side of every situation. Graeme Partington, Be Better: First 100 Lessons Markus __________________ My little lovely female cat

01-18-23, 01:28 PM	#838
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,217 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Authority is supposedly grounded in wisdom, but I could see from a very early age that authority was only a system of control. And it didn't have any inherent wisdom. I quickly realized that you either became a power or you were crushed. Joe Strummer __________________ 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)

01-18-23, 05:36 PM	#839
mapuc Fleet Admiral Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Denmark Posts: 17,891 Downloads: 37 Uploads: 0	Looking inward and finding balance in your life should feel empowering, because at its core it is a way for you to take control of your life. Jeff A. Johnson, Keeping Your Smile Markus __________________ My little lovely female cat

01-18-23, 11:38 PM	#840
Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 27,862 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	Wealth is the slave of a wise man; and the master of a fool.-Senaca __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness; and I'm not too sure about the Universe"