Monday, July 17, 2006
Philosophical Quotations II
Life has the name of life, but in reality it is death. ~Heraclitus
To learn something new, take the path that you took yesterday. ~John Burroughs
Whatever I take, I take too much or too little; I do not take the exact amount. The exact amount is no use to me. ~Antonio Porchia
Alice came to a fork in the road. "Which road do I take?" she asked.
"Where do you want to go?" responded the Cheshire cat.
"I don't know," Alice answered.
"Then," said the cat, "it doesn't matter."
~Lewis Carroll
Each forward step we take we leave some phantom of ourselves behind. ~John Lancaster Spalding
The map is not the territory. ~Alfred Korzybski
No matter where you go or what you do, you live your entire life within the confines of your head. ~Terry Josephson
Would there be this eternal seeking if the found existed? ~Antonio Porchia
If you're going to tickle, use a feather not a whip. ~Audrey Foris
He who has seen present things has seen all, both everything which has taken place from all eternity and everything which will be for time without end; for all things are of one kin and of one form. ~Marcus Aurelius
If you chase two rabbits, you will not catch either one. ~Russian Proverb
The observer, when he seems to himself to be observing a stone, is really, if physics is to be believed, observing the effects of the stone upon himself. ~Bertrand Russell
Some people walk in the rain, others just get wet. ~Roger Miller
The obstacle is the path. ~Zen Proverb
It is better to know some of the questions than all of the answers. ~James Thurber
It is easy to stand a pain, but difficult to stand an itch. ~Chang Ch'ao
No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it's not the same river and he's not the same man. ~Heraclitus
You are fastened to them and cannot understand how, because they are not fastened to you. ~Antonio Porchia
One day, someone showed me a glass of water that was half full. And he said, "Is it half full or half empty?" So I drank the water. No more problem. ~Alexander Jodorowsky
What deep wounds ever closed without a scar? ~George Gordon, Lord Byron
Extreme remedies are very appropriate for extreme diseases. ~Hippocrates
It takes all the running you can do just to keep in the same place. ~Lewis Carroll
We waste a lot of time running after people we could have caught by just standing still. ~Mignon McLaughlin
You can't reason someone out of a position they didn't reason themselves into. ~Author Unknown
I slept with faith and found a corpse in my arms on awakening; I drank and danced all night with doubt and found her a virgin in the morning. ~Aleister Crowley
You can see a lot by just looking. ~Yogi Berra
I am currently revamping all my blogs, doing the upkeeping job. I am trying to be a good mother, a good daughter, and a good citizen of Singapore. I hope I can fulfill all my responsibilities well and to lead a meaningful and purposeful life with no regrets.
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