Quotes

[Postmaster]

Just for fun.. I was wondering if anyone has any inspirational life quotes and if they would be happy to share them. Like the ones you find on Wikiquote

 

[Gatekeeper]

"Have I not destroyed my enemy when I make a friend of them?" (Abe Lincoln)

 

[Postmaster]

i like that... does anyone have any personal ones?

 

[Gatekeeper]

"Darkness has authority where love is absent"

 

[greymare]

what doesnt kill me, makes me stronger

 

[Netti-Netti]

"Boys are like parking spaces - the good ones are taken and the rest are all handicapped."

 

[citizenzen]

Only don't know.

 

[Paladin]

Why are you unhappy?
Because 99.9%
Of everything you think
And of everything you do,
Is for yourself-
And there isn't one.
-Wei Wu Wei

 

[citizenzen]

Well done, Paladin, well done.

 

[Postmaster]

lol, Netti-Netti theres a female version for that one aswell.

 

[Postmaster]

Paladin would you know what selfish purpose self sacrifice, charity and child birth/raising fall under? I would agree that with many things we do are robotic but not selfish.

 

[greymare]

"life is a lemon, and I want my money back.."

 

[citizenzen]

Paladin would you know what selfish purpose self sacrifice, charity and child birth/raising fall under? I would agree that with many things we do are robotic but not selfish.

I think that falls under the .1%

 

[Postmaster]

well i think someone got there maths wrong lol

 

[Namaste Jesus]

"I like pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals." Sir Winston Churchill

 

[Devils' Advocate]

"We need more teeth." Gray. Jurassic World.

 

[Namaste Jesus]

I saw this on a similar forum somewhere, entitled, Forum Wisdom 101:

"When reading a post, read only what is written, not what you have read into it." Forum Wisdom 101

 

[Devils' Advocate]

Is that possible? Don't we bring all our entire life experiences into play whenever we do just about anything? Not that the sentiment is wrong. I would just word it differently. When reading a post and you are not sure what the intent was as written, ask for clarification!

 

[Namaste Jesus]

I would just word it differently.

Works for me.

Here's one of my favorites from my late high school automotive instructor.

"You may fancy yourself a great wit, but chances are you're only half right" MSG Walker Inge

 

[wil]

VoTec teachers are not known for their encouraging quips...