Enlightening quotes. Post here.

[CFTraveler]

Took me awhile, but I got a couple:

Circumstances do not make the man -- they reveal him. -- James Allen

Dismiss whatever insults your soul. -- Walt Whitman

[Dragon's Daughter]

Why memorize something that you can look up? - Einstein

Don't b!tch about something that you aren't willing to do something about.

Those that live in 'glass houses' should not throw stones.

Complaining doesn't solve a problem without action.

Intelligent people do not get bored. (What you want to say to every teenager that utters "I'm bored!")

--I'm sure I'll remember some more later...

[Beekeeper]

Not enlightening but funny:

On (poet and comedian) Spike Milligan's tombstone-

"See I told you I was sick."

[CFTraveler]

Not enlightening but funny:
On (poet and comedian) Spike Milligan's tombstone-
"See I told you I was sick."

I'm enlightened by your sense of humor.

Not enlightening but funny:
On (poet and comedian) Spike Milligan's tombstone-
"See I told you I was sick."

I'm enlightened by your sense of humor.

Funny how everything works out.

[nparker]

"When student is ready (from a maturity viewpoint), then Master will appear".

Previous quote leads myself to ask if following (from mine) is true or not...

"When student is ready (from a maturity viewpoint), then knowledge becomes clear to him" (otherwise it is obscure and hardly understandable)

Sincerely,
Natalia Parker

[Aunt Clair]

======================AIR======================

KNOW SELF
"Within you there is a sanctuary to which you can retreat at any time and be yourself "-Siddhartha (a story about young Buddha )by Herman Hesse

"Ask, and it will be given you. Seek, and you will find. Knock, and it will be opened for you. For everyone who asks ,receives. He who seeks finds. To him who knocks it will be opened.-Christ

BE SELF
If you want to reach for your goals just hitch your wagon to the stars -anon often quoted by my grandma
Everyone who lives dies but not everyone who dies lives. -anon
Have faith not fear .Fear is False Evidence Assumed Real .-anon
"If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears the tune of a different drummer. Let him march to the music he hears, however measured or far away."--Thoreau

CONQUER SELF
It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles. Then the victory is yours. It cannot be taken from you, not by angels or by demons, heaven or hell. -Buddha

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SHARING LIGHT
Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace. -
Buddha

The lamp of the body is the eye. If therefore your eye is sound, your whole body will be full of light.-Christ

Gift us of your talents
for use they were made
what is a sundial
in the shade ?-anon

Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared. -Buddha

Even so, let your light shine before men; that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.-Christ

Why does the dead ball moon shining with stolen light have more power on earth than the vastly larger self luminescent stars? - Sai Baba

Be the moon or be a star , but find your light and shine -me


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SUFFERING
"Without pain, there would be no suffering, without suffering we would never learn from our mistakes. To make it right, pain and suffering is the key to all windows, without it, there is no way of life." Angelina Jolie

I believe in God , the devil can believe in himself .I have no time for him .-my granddaddy

I dont have time for prejudice against any group of humans , I have to hate people one at a time -my husband

Hatred is anger turned inside oneself towards destruction and oblivion
hate no one especially not yourself -anon

You always seem to be on the ♥♥♥♥ty end of the stick . And you know ,maybe that is why you are so much better off than the rest . It is far better to be on the ♥♥♥♥ty end of the stick in life, then to be the one who is poking a stick . If you hold a stick yourself , you cannot escape the telltale stench and you bring shyte and destruction upon yourself . But if you are innocent and seek only to escape its filth then angels will gather you up and your life shall be truly blessed . So stop feeling sorry for yourself and dont go pokin' the stinky stick yourself . -my stepfather

All that we are is the result of what we have thought. If a man speaks or acts with an evil thought, pain follows him. If a man speaks or acts with a pure thought, happiness follows him, like a shadow that never leaves him.
-Buddha

Every human being is the author of his own health or disease. -Buddha

=====================WATER====================

LOVE
Love , love is the answer - Beatles

Life is a song - sing it. Life is a game - play it. Life is a challenge - meet it. Life is a dream - realize it. Life is a sacrifice - offer it. Life is love - enjoy it. -Sai Baba

Love is only what you make of it , so make the most of it and never give up -me

Love is patient and is kind; love doesn't envy. Love doesn't brag, is not proud doesn't behave itself inappropriately, doesn't seek its own way, is not provoked, takes no account of evil; 1 Corinthians13:5

But I tell you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who mistreat you and persecute you, that you may be children of your Father who is in heaven. ...
For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have?-Christ

This is my commandment love one another as I have loved you -Christ

[terra incognita]

"There is absolutely no justice in a single lifetime."
me 2006


"Those stupid robots didn't need to hook up all of humanity to an energy generating machine, just the two-year olds."


me after watching Matrix with nephew 2004


"Ya pays yer money, ya takes yer chances."

toothless carnie by POP THE BALLOON


"Without your body you can't get into your ATM"

cynical comment from unconvinced relative



"I don't have to run faster than the bear, just faster than you."

man with no friends



"I see." Said the blind man to the deaf man on the telephone

????????



"Only the good die young."

was it Mark Twain?


but I say..........

"Only the good die young at heart."


Sorry, I just couldn't plumb any deep ones just surface chatter.
Must....do....more......mind........taming....

[oath]

"Only the good die young."

was it Mark Twain?


but I say..........

"Only the good die young at heart."


Sorry, I just couldn't plumb any deep ones just surface chatter.
Must....do....more......mind........taming....

I can relate to that one...

love your name btw. Terra as in earth/gaia correct?

[Sachiel]

Stand, O penniless Beggar, and rejoice! For nothingness is bliss compared to the pretan hell which awaits those who are owned by thier possessions.

~My Subconscious (scary, ain't it? Sounds like the Bible)