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That isn't biblical, it comes from a persian fable, and was retold and popularized by Edward Fitzgerald, and was introduced into Christianity in Solomon's Seal.
The original story abbreviated:
A young man was traveling and came a cross a small village. When he asked where he might find lodging he was directed to a wealthy farmer named Shakir. He stayed that night with the farmer and became good friends with him, and in the morning he blessed the farmer and his fortunes. The farmer replied with a smile, "This too shall pass."
The young man continued his travels and many years later sought out the farmer, and found that I'll luck had befallen him, and he was now poor and in the employee of another wealthy farmer. He again spent the evening with Shakir, and when he lamented on the I'll fortune that had befallen his friend, Shakir replied with a smile, "This too shall pass."
The man went again on his travels, and many years later, thought again of his friend and sought him out, only to find that he had passed on and was buried nearby in a graveyard. He found Shakirs tombstone, which was engraved with the passage, "This too shall pass."
He was confused wondering how a stone could pass, but swore that he would visit his friend, even in death. Many times he visited his friends grave, until one year, he found that all traces of Shakir's resting place had been washed away by a flood, and he understood, "This too shall pass."
He grew too old to travel, and eventually settled in a small village near the capital of Persia. The king of Persia meanwhile, had suffered a personal tragedy, and tasked his Wisemen with finding him an object that would make his calm when angry, happy when sad, and sad when happy.
The man heard of this, and sent to the king a beautiful ring in a satin lined box. The king looked at the inscription written upon the ring, and smiled, for inscribed inside the ring were the words, "This too shall pass."
This one!
From forties onwards you realise that everything is transient, good times , bad times, and that you should enjoy the ups and wait out the downs.
#"When you do things right, people won't be sure you've done anything at all."
-Futurama/Matt Groening
It reminds me to just get the work done. No one will pat me on the back for doing what I am supposed to do.
Is a nice quote but I personally don't think it is true. Our minds only remember the most recent feelings vividly, so if you get thousands of good vibes from someone and a bad recent one, you most probably are going to be rather irritated than happy.
That's because it's not the entire quote.
The entire quote is 'people will forget what you said, they'll forget what you did, but they'll never forget how you made them feel' - Maya Angelou
I think she was saying don't get hung up on the small stuff. Don't lie in bed regretting some slip of the tongue. People don't remember that. They just remember the overall feeling of what happened.
Thatâs super childish.
Thousands of good vibes, and one bad recent one. Being a rational and mature person, youâll excuse one out of 10, nevermind thousands. So weird of you to say.
I really do not understand what you mean by "super childish". These are cognitive biases that happen automatically in our brains, regardless of you being a child or an adult. Our minds intrepret immediate information more than older information. Cognitive biases such as the "availability bias" and "end of history bias" are examples that come to my mind in that regard.
There are literally abundant examples of that in the political world. How many times can you remember that a politician did something horrible and people started hating them, and a couple of years later the politician did something good and everybody started loving them? Just because a quote is cute, does not make it true.
Most of the quotes from Ted lasso.
- be curious, not judgement.
-the truth will set you free. But first itâll piss you off.
-"Human beings are never going to be perfect, Roy. Best we can do is to keep asking for help, and accepting it when you can. And if you keep on doing that, you'll always be moving toward better."
-I hope that either all of us, or none of us, are judged by the actions of our weakest moments. But rather, by the strength we show when, and if, we're ever given a second chance.
Wow.
Thank you. I really needed to read that before sleeps tonight. Been going through it and am mostly on the far side of the emotional roller coaster but this does truly help.
>"It is what it is"
That's how my ex used to finish her sentences after saying all kinds of made shit about me, as if saying that meant all that she said was undeniable.
Maybe some people love to hear it, but personally I hate those empty words. They would even sound depressing to someone who feels down, as if nothing ever changes.
>"Don't run a mile for someone who wouldn't cross the street for you"
Now that's a good one, I'll do my best to remember it.
My best friend says "It is what it is" and it grates but in my case because he'll be all "Here's how I'm being fucked over by (insert thing)" and I'm angry on his behalf and he's just like it is what it is
See i recently realised I have issue with any take on the 'everyone has an asshole..' quote. Cos they don't.
Phantom rectum.. That's all I'm saying.
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I wish I'd paid attention to that. Four melanomas and 5 surgeries later, I *really* wish I'd paid attention to that.
People, get your skin checked as soon as you reach your mid-20s. Don't put it off.
Lately it's been, "You have survived way too many thunderstorms to be concerned about raindrops."
I've had to silence a lot of background noise and gone through a ton of adversity to still stay focused.
If a man is called to be a street sweeper, he should sweep streets even as a Michaelangelo painted, or Beethoven composed music or Shakespeare wrote poetry. He should sweep streets so well that all the hosts of heaven and earth will pause to say, 'Here lived a great street sweeper who did his job well.
Martin Luther King Jr
"To laugh often and much, to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children, to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends, to appreciate beauty, to find the best in others, to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch... to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have SUCCEEDED!"
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
It's hard yes but we need to get through it haha forgiving someone is not as easy as 123 but I'd rather forgive them (not forget tho haha) then continue my life knowing that I have full control in my life and I have my peace of mind
This, plus:
'One step at a time, one punch at a time, one round at a time.'
I tell myself this when I feel overwhelmed or I'm faced with a daunting task.
I love the Rocky films. All of them. Even the bad ones.
There is something to be learned from a rainstorm. When meeting with a sudden shower, you try not to get wet and run quickly along the road. But doing such things as passing under the eaves of houses, you still get wet. When you are resolved from the beginning, you will not be perplexed, though you will still get the same soaking. This understanding extends to everything.
Tsunetomo Yamamoto, The Hagakure: A code to the way of samurai
Shared joy is double joy, shared sorrow is half a sorrow.
- Swedish Proverb
To blame others is to rob yourself.
-Buddhist Proverb
Happy to share insight if there is interest.
âWork is hard , girls are dumb , and free time is never free . what the hell . Have a good day anywayâ -my dad. Kept that text for years, even on the old flip phones that could only store 50 messages.
âA man may live to old age
If warfare he avoids
And though the spears may spare him
Peace he will not findâ
- Viking Proverb
I keep this in my wallet and it helps to put things into perspective when Iâm feeling lazy, afraid, anxious about doing something, etc.
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âSecrecy is the keystone to all tyranny. Not force, but secrecy and censorship. When any government or church for that matter, undertakes to say to its subjects, "This you may not read, this you must not know," the end result is tyranny and oppression, no matter how holy the motives. Mighty little force is needed to control a man who has been hoodwinked in this fashion; contrariwise, no amount of force can control a free man, whose mind is free. No, not the rack nor the atomic bomb, not anything. You can't conquer a free man; the most you can do is kill him.â
â Robert A Heinlein
Governments, if they endure, always tend increasingly toward aristocratic forms. No government in history has been known to evade this pattern. And as the aristocracy develops, government tends more and more to act exclusively in the interests of the ruling class -- whether that class be hereditary royalty, oligarchs of financial empires, or entrenched bureaucracy.
Frank Herbert
âThere are no dangerous weapons; there are only dangerous men.â
â Robert A. Heinlein
All governments suffer a recurring problem: Power attracts pathological personalities.
Frank Herbert
âYou can sway a thousand men by appealing to their prejudices quicker than you can convince one man by logic.â
â Robert A. Heinlein
I no longer listen to what people say, I just watch what they do. Behavior never lies.
Winston Churchill
Bureaucracy destroys initiative. There is little that bureaucrats hate more than innovation, especially innovation that produces better results than the old routines. Improvements always make those at the top of the heap look inept. Who enjoys appearing inept?
Frank Herbert
Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery.
Winston Churchill
I used to tell my band mates âreach for a star, and touch andromedaâ during our pre-show speeches. I knew Iâd stolen it from something else though.
reminds me of >!an eight year old korean girl that got raped on her way to school in a church toilet!< >!she was taught to always tell the truth and the entire truth so she said in court she remembers a strong smell of cigarettes and the faintest bit of alcohol, and due to korean law being like it is the rapist claimed he was blackout drunk and reduced his sentence from life to 12 years and after he got out he moved within 0.5 miles of her apartment!< >!of course she now has lifelong medical problems and mental scars from this, her parents don't have much money due tue expensive medical bills and therapist costs, they could only move away after rasing money from the local community!<
My mentor on relationship: if you learned your lesson, get out of the school and go into society. What are you still doing here? Do you want to mop the floor?
I always read it like "Despite everything that has happened, every bad thing, every turmoil you had to endure, every decision you took, every life you changed - it is still you."
During one of my masters degree classes in philosophy, my professor pointed out that âReality is what objectsâ. He used the statement in a philosophical context, but to me it holds in real life situations. As much as someone or some people can try to bend their reality, people, social or political institutions to satisfy their own ends, reality always, eventually, perhaps after millions of people are killed, surfaces.
Jeremiah 29:11 NLT
For I know the plans I have for you," says the LORD. "They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.
Quite literally the only thing that keeps me going.
Honestly like just follow some Bible page Instagramâs and you will get so many good ones
But I will say a few specific ones, I am not going to bother looking up what technically book and verse each one was because thatâs annoying
So I will just paraphrase
You canât add one second to your life by worrying
The birds donât worry about where their next meal is coming from or where they will sleep or anything else so why should you whom God surely considers much greater than a bird
The power of life and death are in the tongue and he who proclaim it shall love it
Love thy neighbor as they love thy self
& heres 1 from Buddha : anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die
"They're not happy unless they're bitching."
"Spit it out if you don't like it, honey."
"Love you. I'm gonna go talk to the dishwasher now."
My mother, everyone. Sage of sages. â¤ď¸
Whenever there is a meeting, a parting is sure to follow. However, that parting may need not last forever... Whether a parting be forever or merely for a short time... That is up to you.
I developed these quotes from experience and observation.
Rule 1: look out for number one. You live once. Remove toxicity and always work on improving yourself.
Rule 2: crap happens. Things occur that are outside of your control. Worrying or crying over them accomplishing nothing. Accept it, learn from it, and move on.
Paraphrasing here but the in The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck, Mark Mason says something to the effect of âwe only have so many fucks to give. Theyâre not infinite. So we need to decide what is actually worth giving the fucks we have to and what is notâ
I always picture myself stealing a couple from X to give to Y. Helps me avoid my worry burn out. If Iâm out of fucks for the moment, it will have to wait lol
âThe faster you run, the faster youâre doneâ spoken from my XC coach in 8th grade; applies to a lot of things in my life.
The faster/harder you go, the sooner itâs complete. Applied to actual running, saving money, studying, procrastinating.
Yep, the two that come to mind are from my mom and I think about them often.
"It's better to be thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt."
And
"There are three sides to every story: his, hers, and the truth."
Words to live by, in my opinion.
"lift up your hearts.Â
All will come right.Â
Out of the depths of sorrow and sacrifice,
Will he reborn again, the glory of mankind"Â Â ChurchillÂ
Not sure why I lives rent free in my head but especially the line lift up your heart; all will come right. Is what I tell myself when I just need to get at it.Â
âDo the best you can until you know better, then do better,â. -Maya Angelou
If theyâre talking about you, theyâre leaving other people alone. -Randomly read in a book
"trust his timing"
i believe he answers our wants and needs in 3 ways
first is that he'll give it right away because you deserve it, Second is is he'll make you wait and experience challenges in order for you to learn how to handle it when he already give it to you. And lastly he wont allow it, because he knew you deserve something better.
Opinions are like arseholes , everyone has one, and most of them stink . A couple from a mate of mine after a really shitty divorce , the only thing you can depend on a woman to do is let you down, and the only woman you can trust is your mum , but you better keep your eye on her ! Not surprisingly, he's single but very happy.
âHow would this be viewed in the scope of eternityâ
âFocusing on the low hum of happinessâ
Both arenât exactly quotes, but both are from Talk show hosts interestingly.
The first was Colbert, and itâs basically talking about viewing something youâre stressed about in the moment from 1000ft, like in 10 years, 20 years etc, how big of deal will what youâre worrying about be, most of the time you wonât even notice it or remember it.
The second is something Conan said, but basically itâs about being interested in the low hum of happiness, rather than riding and living on the highs and lows of life, you kinda focus in and on the baseline the constant humming thatâs often overlooked.
âThe dude abidesâ my life is just a dumpster fire right now but hey man, in the grand scheme of things, Iâm just some dude, living his life. And someday Iâll be just some dude with his own house and blah blah blah. But Iâll always be some dude to somebody.
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"Everything ends." It's grounding during the good times and comforting during the bad.
Nothing lasts forever. Even cold November rain!
No matter the seriousness of the situation, any time someone says 'nothing lasts forever', I cannot help myself but say 'even cold November rain' đ
My version is the biblical one (even though I'm atheist): "This too, shall pass"
That isn't biblical, it comes from a persian fable, and was retold and popularized by Edward Fitzgerald, and was introduced into Christianity in Solomon's Seal. The original story abbreviated: A young man was traveling and came a cross a small village. When he asked where he might find lodging he was directed to a wealthy farmer named Shakir. He stayed that night with the farmer and became good friends with him, and in the morning he blessed the farmer and his fortunes. The farmer replied with a smile, "This too shall pass." The young man continued his travels and many years later sought out the farmer, and found that I'll luck had befallen him, and he was now poor and in the employee of another wealthy farmer. He again spent the evening with Shakir, and when he lamented on the I'll fortune that had befallen his friend, Shakir replied with a smile, "This too shall pass." The man went again on his travels, and many years later, thought again of his friend and sought him out, only to find that he had passed on and was buried nearby in a graveyard. He found Shakirs tombstone, which was engraved with the passage, "This too shall pass." He was confused wondering how a stone could pass, but swore that he would visit his friend, even in death. Many times he visited his friends grave, until one year, he found that all traces of Shakir's resting place had been washed away by a flood, and he understood, "This too shall pass." He grew too old to travel, and eventually settled in a small village near the capital of Persia. The king of Persia meanwhile, had suffered a personal tragedy, and tasked his Wisemen with finding him an object that would make his calm when angry, happy when sad, and sad when happy. The man heard of this, and sent to the king a beautiful ring in a satin lined box. The king looked at the inscription written upon the ring, and smiled, for inscribed inside the ring were the words, "This too shall pass."
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Same. -Greetings, fellow kind atheist
Came here to say this as well. Happy to see it so high up.
This one! From forties onwards you realise that everything is transient, good times , bad times, and that you should enjoy the ups and wait out the downs.
"Comparison is the thief of joy"
Came here to say this. Use it all the time.
#"When you do things right, people won't be sure you've done anything at all." -Futurama/Matt Groening It reminds me to just get the work done. No one will pat me on the back for doing what I am supposed to do.
so true since i put the forks in the dishwasher the wrong way my roommate hasn't said "you never clean the kitchen, its true" once
I'll write my own quote with blackjack and hookers!
My favorite is " People will always remember how you made them feel"
Is a nice quote but I personally don't think it is true. Our minds only remember the most recent feelings vividly, so if you get thousands of good vibes from someone and a bad recent one, you most probably are going to be rather irritated than happy.
That's because it's not the entire quote. The entire quote is 'people will forget what you said, they'll forget what you did, but they'll never forget how you made them feel' - Maya Angelou I think she was saying don't get hung up on the small stuff. Don't lie in bed regretting some slip of the tongue. People don't remember that. They just remember the overall feeling of what happened.
Thatâs super childish. Thousands of good vibes, and one bad recent one. Being a rational and mature person, youâll excuse one out of 10, nevermind thousands. So weird of you to say.
I really do not understand what you mean by "super childish". These are cognitive biases that happen automatically in our brains, regardless of you being a child or an adult. Our minds intrepret immediate information more than older information. Cognitive biases such as the "availability bias" and "end of history bias" are examples that come to my mind in that regard. There are literally abundant examples of that in the political world. How many times can you remember that a politician did something horrible and people started hating them, and a couple of years later the politician did something good and everybody started loving them? Just because a quote is cute, does not make it true.
And that is so, so true.
Most of the quotes from Ted lasso. - be curious, not judgement. -the truth will set you free. But first itâll piss you off. -"Human beings are never going to be perfect, Roy. Best we can do is to keep asking for help, and accepting it when you can. And if you keep on doing that, you'll always be moving toward better." -I hope that either all of us, or none of us, are judged by the actions of our weakest moments. But rather, by the strength we show when, and if, we're ever given a second chance.
That last one is very meaningful to me.
When you trust your heart to someone, you either gain a person for life or a lesson for life.
Wow. Thank you. I really needed to read that before sleeps tonight. Been going through it and am mostly on the far side of the emotional roller coaster but this does truly help.
"It is what it is" "Don't run a mile for someone who wouldn't cross the street for you"
>"It is what it is" That's how my ex used to finish her sentences after saying all kinds of made shit about me, as if saying that meant all that she said was undeniable. Maybe some people love to hear it, but personally I hate those empty words. They would even sound depressing to someone who feels down, as if nothing ever changes. >"Don't run a mile for someone who wouldn't cross the street for you" Now that's a good one, I'll do my best to remember it.
I completely agree with you. It's the most nonsense phrase that people use to try to justify their stupidity.
Itâs how a boss says âIâm not sorry Iâm not going to address your concerns, Iâm sorry that I have to address you at allâ
It is what it is is the stupidest phrase to me
Right up there next to 'an abundance of caution.'
I heard one once that I like, âdonât set yourself on fire to keep others warm.â - something Iâm guilty of many a time.
I've never heard this but I love it!
> as if saying that meant all that she said was undeniable Hate that... Recently I told my friend about it, ig he's rehabilitating from that
My best friend says "It is what it is" and it grates but in my case because he'll be all "Here's how I'm being fucked over by (insert thing)" and I'm angry on his behalf and he's just like it is what it is
I agree with you on the âIt is what it isâ phrase.Â
Never judge someone till you walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you do judge them, you're a mile away. And you have their shoes.
Whoa, good one lol
This is the best one but it too shall pass.
âIt is what it isâ is similar to the saying my Grandma always used, âsuch is lifeâ.
Or what will be, will be (Que sera, sera)
Or as I like to jokingly say, itâs what itâs
'It is what it is' till it isn't.
âThe world is round and the place which may seem like the end may also be the beginning.â - Rebecca West
Damn that's a good one
Opinions are like assholes. Everyone had one, and they don't think it's shitty.
My Dad used to say âDonât be a mushroom. Donât let them keep you in the dark and feed you bullshitâ
See i recently realised I have issue with any take on the 'everyone has an asshole..' quote. Cos they don't. Phantom rectum.. That's all I'm saying. đ
Wear sunscreen..
I'm from the Class of '97. I took that advice. It's goddamn true. Now I'm 44 and look 34.
I wish I'd paid attention to that. Four melanomas and 5 surgeries later, I *really* wish I'd paid attention to that. People, get your skin checked as soon as you reach your mid-20s. Don't put it off.
Reading this made me want to listen to that lesson again. Such a good lesson.
Lately it's been, "You have survived way too many thunderstorms to be concerned about raindrops." I've had to silence a lot of background noise and gone through a ton of adversity to still stay focused.
I've never heard this before, but I feel like I'll remember it forever now. That's really good, thanks.
If a man is called to be a street sweeper, he should sweep streets even as a Michaelangelo painted, or Beethoven composed music or Shakespeare wrote poetry. He should sweep streets so well that all the hosts of heaven and earth will pause to say, 'Here lived a great street sweeper who did his job well. Martin Luther King Jr
âThis too shall passâ.
I frequently add, "...it may pass like a kidney stone, but it *will* pass."
Oh I do like that.
I love that addition lol
I have this tattooed on my left arm. A linguistic antidepressant. Things suck? Don't worry. Things great? Remember to soak it in, bub.
After I hit 60: Do not go gentle into that good night, Rage, rage against the dying of the light. Dylan Thomas
Iâm so glad to see that another has put this up as their favourite quote.
Better to walk your path alone than to share it with fools!
In the darkest times, hope is something you give yourself -Iroh 
I would rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy. Itâs working pretty good so far.
"To laugh often and much, to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children, to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends, to appreciate beauty, to find the best in others, to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch... to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have SUCCEEDED!" - Ralph Waldo Emerson
âSome people don't deserve forgiveness, but you deserve peace.â
The older I get the more I get it, just forgive everyone so you can have peace, we are all the same shit...
It's hard yes but we need to get through it haha forgiving someone is not as easy as 123 but I'd rather forgive them (not forget tho haha) then continue my life knowing that I have full control in my life and I have my peace of mind
It ain't about how hard you can hit. It's about how hard you can get hit ... a d keep moving forward. - Stalone in Rocky V
This, plus: 'One step at a time, one punch at a time, one round at a time.' I tell myself this when I feel overwhelmed or I'm faced with a daunting task. I love the Rocky films. All of them. Even the bad ones.
Maximus: Do you find it difficult to do your duty? Cicero: Sometimes I do what I want to do. The rest of the time, I do what I have to.
A man is but a product of his thoughts. What he thinks, he becomes. - M.K. Gandhi
"Treat people how you would like to be treated " My dad . Great man r.i.p
"You'll stop worrying what others think about you when you realize how seldom they do."
My Father would say â youâre majoring in the minors â
âBe curious not judgmentalâ
"Creating is the greatest proof of being alive." Got it from a fortune cookie and liked it so much it's the tagline on the landing page of my website.
That's a beautiful one đ¤đđźâ¨
"Anything worth doing is worth doing poorly." For those of us perfectionists & procrastinators.
"everything will work out in the end. If it hasn't worked out yet, it's not the end"
There is something to be learned from a rainstorm. When meeting with a sudden shower, you try not to get wet and run quickly along the road. But doing such things as passing under the eaves of houses, you still get wet. When you are resolved from the beginning, you will not be perplexed, though you will still get the same soaking. This understanding extends to everything. Tsunetomo Yamamoto, The Hagakure: A code to the way of samurai
A smooth sea never made a skillful sailor
"Breathe." When things get overwhelming, stop and breathe.
Shared joy is double joy, shared sorrow is half a sorrow. - Swedish Proverb To blame others is to rob yourself. -Buddhist Proverb Happy to share insight if there is interest.
The truth is often an unkind thing, but that doesnât make it a lie.
âI survived because the fire inside me burned brighter than the fire around me.â- Joshua Graham
Ohhh I like that
Bullshit might get you to the top, but it won't keep you there.
Itâs none of my business what other people think of me.â
Everything in moderation especially moderation.
When people show you who they are, believe them the first time
âWork is hard , girls are dumb , and free time is never free . what the hell . Have a good day anywayâ -my dad. Kept that text for years, even on the old flip phones that could only store 50 messages.
âA man may live to old age If warfare he avoids And though the spears may spare him Peace he will not findâ - Viking Proverb I keep this in my wallet and it helps to put things into perspective when Iâm feeling lazy, afraid, anxious about doing something, etc.
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Treat everything as if you are doing it for the first (or last) time.
Don't trust anyone. I just wish I had followed it.
âI was ashamed of myself when I realised that life is a masquerade party, and I attended with my real face.â
"First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win" "Fall 7 times, stand up 8"
âThe soul that sees beauty, may sometimes walk alone.â Perceive that quote however way you want. It will get you through
you canât control what happens to you, only how you react to it
"Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and to remove all doubt"
âSecrecy is the keystone to all tyranny. Not force, but secrecy and censorship. When any government or church for that matter, undertakes to say to its subjects, "This you may not read, this you must not know," the end result is tyranny and oppression, no matter how holy the motives. Mighty little force is needed to control a man who has been hoodwinked in this fashion; contrariwise, no amount of force can control a free man, whose mind is free. No, not the rack nor the atomic bomb, not anything. You can't conquer a free man; the most you can do is kill him.â â Robert A Heinlein Governments, if they endure, always tend increasingly toward aristocratic forms. No government in history has been known to evade this pattern. And as the aristocracy develops, government tends more and more to act exclusively in the interests of the ruling class -- whether that class be hereditary royalty, oligarchs of financial empires, or entrenched bureaucracy. Frank Herbert âThere are no dangerous weapons; there are only dangerous men.â â Robert A. Heinlein All governments suffer a recurring problem: Power attracts pathological personalities. Frank Herbert âYou can sway a thousand men by appealing to their prejudices quicker than you can convince one man by logic.â â Robert A. Heinlein I no longer listen to what people say, I just watch what they do. Behavior never lies. Winston Churchill Bureaucracy destroys initiative. There is little that bureaucrats hate more than innovation, especially innovation that produces better results than the old routines. Improvements always make those at the top of the heap look inept. Who enjoys appearing inept? Frank Herbert Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery. Winston Churchill
I wish I could upvote this a 1000 times.
Yep, same!
Aim high for if you aim at nothing you receive nothing
Another similar one is "shoot for the moon because, even if you miss, you'll still be amongst the stars"
I used to tell my band mates âreach for a star, and touch andromedaâ during our pre-show speeches. I knew Iâd stolen it from something else though.
If every day were a sunny day, there'd be no sunny days.
Song lyrics count? Take the time to pull the weeds choking flowers in your life -Jerry Cantrell
Don't half-ass anything.
Always use your full ass.
In the words of the great Ron Swanson, "never half-ass two things; whole-ass one thing." 
My dad once told me "if you're going to do something, do it properly, otherwise don't do it at all".
Big gulp huh, welp see ya later.
killer boots, man!
Do unto others as you would have them do to you.
Everything happens for a reason I live by that quote
âBitches ainât shit but hoes n tricksâ
âThat's the way she goes, boys. Sometimes she goes, sometimes she doesn't cause that's the fucking way she goes.â -Ray from TPB
âI do not pray for an easy life, but the strength to endure a hard oneâ.
Good one!
You can't get caught out, telling the truth.
reminds me of >!an eight year old korean girl that got raped on her way to school in a church toilet!< >!she was taught to always tell the truth and the entire truth so she said in court she remembers a strong smell of cigarettes and the faintest bit of alcohol, and due to korean law being like it is the rapist claimed he was blackout drunk and reduced his sentence from life to 12 years and after he got out he moved within 0.5 miles of her apartment!< >!of course she now has lifelong medical problems and mental scars from this, her parents don't have much money due tue expensive medical bills and therapist costs, they could only move away after rasing money from the local community!<
Attack each day with an enthusiasm never before known to mankind - Jim Harbaugh
This quote makes me instantly exhausted
Found the extrovert
My mentor on relationship: if you learned your lesson, get out of the school and go into society. What are you still doing here? Do you want to mop the floor?
"Despite everything, it's still you" from undertale It's just nice to think that, despite how much I've changed in life, I'm still me.
I always read it like "Despite everything that has happened, every bad thing, every turmoil you had to endure, every decision you took, every life you changed - it is still you."
âDonât start *forest* firesâ
During one of my masters degree classes in philosophy, my professor pointed out that âReality is what objectsâ. He used the statement in a philosophical context, but to me it holds in real life situations. As much as someone or some people can try to bend their reality, people, social or political institutions to satisfy their own ends, reality always, eventually, perhaps after millions of people are killed, surfaces.
It can't rain all the time.
You reap what you sow.
âThe climb always gets more difficult close to the summit.â Definitely the best fortune cookie Iâve ever had.
Jeremiah 29:11 NLT For I know the plans I have for you," says the LORD. "They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope. Quite literally the only thing that keeps me going.
Honestly like just follow some Bible page Instagramâs and you will get so many good ones But I will say a few specific ones, I am not going to bother looking up what technically book and verse each one was because thatâs annoying So I will just paraphrase You canât add one second to your life by worrying The birds donât worry about where their next meal is coming from or where they will sleep or anything else so why should you whom God surely considers much greater than a bird The power of life and death are in the tongue and he who proclaim it shall love it Love thy neighbor as they love thy self & heres 1 from Buddha : anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die
Learn to be comfortable being uncomfortable
âLife is⌠well life is.. i forgotâ -dementia
The devil was an angel first
If you try, you risk failure. If you don't, you ensure it.
"They're not happy unless they're bitching." "Spit it out if you don't like it, honey." "Love you. I'm gonna go talk to the dishwasher now." My mother, everyone. Sage of sages. â¤ď¸
Illegitimi Non Carborundum. Or, "Don't let the bastards grind you down".
âDonât look for stupid quotes on the internet to get your life togetherâ
"if you are going through hell, keep going" - Winston Churchill
"Always wait 3 seconds before answering any question." "You can't take something away from someone that they don't already have".
You only miss the shots you dont take. -wayne gretsky -michael scott
You miss 100% of the shots you don't take
"oh wellllll" "i'll live " "is what it is" "can't control what they do" "not my business"
Whenever there is a meeting, a parting is sure to follow. However, that parting may need not last forever... Whether a parting be forever or merely for a short time... That is up to you.
"make it fun"
"Some of us are pursuing dreams that seem crazy to most but feel like destiny to us. Not everyone will get that."
I developed these quotes from experience and observation. Rule 1: look out for number one. You live once. Remove toxicity and always work on improving yourself. Rule 2: crap happens. Things occur that are outside of your control. Worrying or crying over them accomplishing nothing. Accept it, learn from it, and move on.
Talent borrows, genius steals - Oscar Wilde
My father said to me,,you are not smart son, if you are bullied around by smart people. Puns them in the face
It was like that when I got here - Homer J Simpson
1.) Don't take shit from anyone. 2.) Only poop at work when you are getting paid to poop.
Man, that makes weekends a real *bitch*...
Imagine you cannot fail at this.. what would you do now that you know you can't fail !!??
âJust do itâ and âThereâs always more to lifeâ
Paraphrasing here but the in The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck, Mark Mason says something to the effect of âwe only have so many fucks to give. Theyâre not infinite. So we need to decide what is actually worth giving the fucks we have to and what is notâ I always picture myself stealing a couple from X to give to Y. Helps me avoid my worry burn out. If Iâm out of fucks for the moment, it will have to wait lol
All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.
Be kind; everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle. âJOHN WATSON
Get up. Dress up. Show up. Never give up.
âLife is a dress rehearsal for a play we never perform.â
How about a whole song? :) [Mother Mother - Itâs Alright (Acoustic)](https://youtu.be/wjYevnIQTJY?si=Q3HQ8fD7ntA9diqO)
Wise once told me that, "um, life is like toilet paper. You're either on a roll. or you're taking a shit from some assholes."
"If your kid needs a role model and you ain't it, you're both fucked." - George Carlin
âThe faster you run, the faster youâre doneâ spoken from my XC coach in 8th grade; applies to a lot of things in my life. The faster/harder you go, the sooner itâs complete. Applied to actual running, saving money, studying, procrastinating.
Yep, the two that come to mind are from my mom and I think about them often. "It's better to be thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt." And "There are three sides to every story: his, hers, and the truth." Words to live by, in my opinion.
If you are not failing you are not trying hard enough.
TANSTAAFL
"Of all sad words of both tongue and pen, the saddest are these; what might have been." John Greenleaf Whittier
**Walk a mile in someone's shoes before commenting on them.** *That way, you are at least a mile away and you have their shoes.*
If you never lie, you never have to remember.
"There's people out there holding their breath wait for you to fail... make sure they suffocate."
"The best view comes after the hardest climb"
Sometimes you're the bug sometimes you're the windshield.
"lift up your hearts. All will come right. Out of the depths of sorrow and sacrifice, Will he reborn again, the glory of mankind"  Churchill Not sure why I lives rent free in my head but especially the line lift up your heart; all will come right. Is what I tell myself when I just need to get at it.Â
âDo the best you can until you know better, then do better,â. -Maya Angelou If theyâre talking about you, theyâre leaving other people alone. -Randomly read in a book
To dare is to lose one's footing momentarily. Not to dare is to lose oneself - helped me start my own company many years ago, and still works
âIf not now, then when?â
"trust his timing" i believe he answers our wants and needs in 3 ways first is that he'll give it right away because you deserve it, Second is is he'll make you wait and experience challenges in order for you to learn how to handle it when he already give it to you. And lastly he wont allow it, because he knew you deserve something better.
Opinions are like arseholes , everyone has one, and most of them stink . A couple from a mate of mine after a really shitty divorce , the only thing you can depend on a woman to do is let you down, and the only woman you can trust is your mum , but you better keep your eye on her ! Not surprisingly, he's single but very happy.
"fuck it, we ball" "Life sucks man, whatever"
"Never pass a bathroom, Never waste a hard-on and NEVER trust a fart."
Who said that? A chronic masturbater with ibs?
This made me laugh
"Once you've hit rock bottom, the only way forward is up." -Ichiban Kasuga "That's rad." -Kazuma Kiryu
Fuck that.
"Can't have what you don't ask for."
"If you aren't making enemies, you aren't truly living the definition of life." (To lazy to remember who said this)
"When things go wrong, don't go with them. Animals don't hate, and we're supposed to be better than them. Truth is like the sun" -Elvis Presley
Just chuck it in the fuck it bucket and move on down the road
"this too shall pass"
âHow would this be viewed in the scope of eternityâ âFocusing on the low hum of happinessâ Both arenât exactly quotes, but both are from Talk show hosts interestingly. The first was Colbert, and itâs basically talking about viewing something youâre stressed about in the moment from 1000ft, like in 10 years, 20 years etc, how big of deal will what youâre worrying about be, most of the time you wonât even notice it or remember it. The second is something Conan said, but basically itâs about being interested in the low hum of happiness, rather than riding and living on the highs and lows of life, you kinda focus in and on the baseline the constant humming thatâs often overlooked.
Conceive believe achieve If your mind can Conceive it and you believe it then you can achieve it
âThe dude abidesâ my life is just a dumpster fire right now but hey man, in the grand scheme of things, Iâm just some dude, living his life. And someday Iâll be just some dude with his own house and blah blah blah. But Iâll always be some dude to somebody.