Words to live by...
It is a mistake to think you can solve any major problems just with potatoes.Douglas Adams
There is a theory which states that if ever anybody discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable. There is another theory which states that this has already happened.
Douglas Adams
Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so.
Douglas Adams, "Last Chance to See"
Nothing is stronger than habit.
Ovid, Ars Amatoria
A stupid man's report of what a clever man says can never be accurate, because he unconsciously translates what he hears into something he can understand.
Bertrand Russell
I would never die for my beliefs because I might be wrong.
Bertrand Russell
If a man is offered a fact which goes against his instincts, he will scrutinize it closely, and unless the evidence is overwhelming, he will refuse to believe it. If, on the other hand, he is offered something which affords a reason for acting in accordance to his instincts, he will accept it even on the slightest evidence. The origin of myths is explained in this way.
Bertrand Russell
The most savage controversies are those about matters as to which there is no good evidence either way.
Bertrand Russell
Faithless is he that says farewell when the road darkens.
J. R. R. Tolkien
All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us.
J. R. R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring
I don't know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.
J. R. R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring
Many that live deserve death. And some die that deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then be not too eager to deal out death in the name of justice, fearing for your own safety. Even the wise cannot see all ends.
J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord Of the Rings, Book Four, Chapter One
Each of us bears his own Hell.
Virgil, Aeneid
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posted by Julie @ 1:57 PM
4 Comments:
Honkytonk Badonkadonk!
sometimes, rather creating our own words of wisdom, we use other people's wisdom to say what we think. And sometimes, I like that.
So... I comment, I check in, and how do you think it makes me feel when you don't post a new blog. It makes me feel sad, and like I have to stop procrastinating. Why would you want that for me?
Why?
sorry, I will try harder to keep up so you can procrastinate. I have always found going to the links along the side of my blog helps with not doing what I should be doing.
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