A man is the faculty of reporting, and the universe is the possibility of being reported - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Sunday, July 5, 2009

Quotes - 5 July, 2009

  • We see only what we know.
  • Man is the only creature who refuses to be what he is.
  • Funny how we don’t really know what we want until we don’t get it.
  • I am neither an optimist nor pessimist, but a possibilist.
  • A man is a success if he gets up in the morning and gets to bed at night, and in between he does what he wants to do.
  • I would not waste my life in friction when it could be turned into momentum.
  • You can have everything you want, if you will just help enough other people get what they want.
  • Use what language you will, you can never say anything but what your are.
  • If you want to know yourself, see how others behave; if you want to understand others, look in your own heart.
  • It is no great accomplishment to hear a voice in your head. The accomplishment is to make sure that it is telling you the truth.
  • The fish trap exists because of the fish. Once you've gotten the fish, you can forget the trap . The rabbit snare exists because of the rabbit. Once you've gotten t h e rabbit, you can forget the snare. Words exist because of meaning. Once you've gotten the meaning, you can forget the words. Where can I find a man who has forgotten the word s so that I can talk with him?

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