Don’t wait for a light to appear at the end of the tunnel
stride down there…
and light the bloody thing yourself.
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Karma is the beginning of knowledge. Next is patience.
The image of a lotus flower often associated with the idea of karma, is by Nevit Dilmen [GFDL or CC-BY-SA-3.0],...
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It’s at times like this, when I’m trapped in a Vogon airlock…
Whenever I haven’t read this in a while, I read expecting some great pearl of wisdom. And end up dissolving...
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Become what you fully are
None of us really changes over time. We only become more fully what we are.
— Anne Rice, The Vampire Lestat
Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent
The image is the coat of arms of President Coolidge. Who knew US Presidents had such things. Apparently many have...
Any colour… as long as it is black
Any customer can have a car painted any color that he wants so long as it is black. — Henry Ford,...
Every violation of truth is not only a sort of suicide in the liar
Image: By Brenda Clarke (Knife 3Uploaded by Partyzan_XXI) [CC BY 2.0 ], via Wikimedia Commons
Chess: A game it’s impossible to win at gracefully.
No man has yet said ‘Mate!’ in a voice which failed to sound to his opponent bitter, boastful and malicious.
Pastor Niemöller: First they came for…
Pastor Niemöller created several versions of this poem. In all versions, the impact is carefully built up, by going from the “smallest,...
Our new Constitution is now established…
and has an appearance that promises permanency; but in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.
Relax
We’re making the same mistakes we made 1,000 years ago.
So they must be the right ones. So relax.
To see ourselves as others see us…
is a most salutary gift.
Hardly less important is the capacity to see others as they see themselves.
