Today's words of wisdom - Page 105

Jimbuna · 12-23-23, 08:11 AM

On a cosmic scale, our life is insignificant, yet this brief period when we appear in the world is the time in which all meaningful questions arise.

Paul Ricoeur

mapuc · 12-23-23, 10:00 AM

Families are like fudge – mostly sweet with a few nuts.
Unknown

Markus

Jimbuna · 12-24-23, 09:14 AM

Mothers are supposed to listen and, afterward, to respond with some wisdom and perspective, but these things were not my mother's strong suit.

Anne Lamott

Jimbuna · 12-25-23, 05:01 AM

The only medicine for suffering, crime, and all other woes of mankind, is wisdom. Teach a man to read and write, and you have put into his hands the great keys of the wisdom box. But it is quite another thing to open the box.

Thomas Huxley

mapuc · 12-25-23, 10:20 AM

Happiness is not a destination, it is the way of life
Unknown

Markus

mapuc · 12-26-23, 03:18 PM

The meaning of life is whatever you ascribe it to be. Being alive is the meaning. - Joseph Campbell

Markus

Jimbuna · 12-27-23, 07:38 AM

Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life - in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us to do as well as to talk; and to make our words and actions all of a color.

Lucius Annaeus Seneca

mapuc · 12-27-23, 01:19 PM

The single most important factor in our long-term happiness is the relationships we have with our family and close friends.
- Clayton Christensen

Markus

bweiss · 12-28-23, 10:26 AM

“Everybody Wants To Go To Heaven, But Nobody Wants To Die!”

(Unknown)

Jimbuna · 12-28-23, 12:25 PM

To keep your secret is wisdom; to expect others to keep it is folly.

William Samuel Johnson

mapuc · 12-28-23, 04:02 PM

He who is brave is free.
- Seneca

Markus

Sean C · 12-28-23, 09:18 PM

To exist is to experience suffering.
Suffering arises from attachment.
All things are impermanent, including suffering.
The way to overcome suffering is through The Noble Eightfold Path.

-Siddhartha Gautama (a.k.a. The Buddha)

mapuc · 12-29-23, 10:58 AM

While we try to teach our children all about life, our children teach us what life is all about.
- Angela Schwindt

Markus

Jimbuna · 12-29-23, 02:11 PM

Never help a child with a task at which he feels he can succeed.

Maria Montessori

mapuc · 12-30-23, 04:49 PM

The realization that life is absurd cannot be an end, but only a beginning.
- Albert Camus

Markus

12-23-23, 08:11 AM	#1561
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,211 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	On a cosmic scale, our life is insignificant, yet this brief period when we appear in the world is the time in which all meaningful questions arise. Paul Ricoeur __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

12-23-23, 10:00 AM	#1562
mapuc Fleet Admiral Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Denmark Posts: 17,888 Downloads: 37 Uploads: 0	Families are like fudge – mostly sweet with a few nuts. Unknown Markus __________________ My little lovely female cat

12-24-23, 09:14 AM	#1563
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,211 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Mothers are supposed to listen and, afterward, to respond with some wisdom and perspective, but these things were not my mother's strong suit. Anne Lamott __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

12-25-23, 05:01 AM	#1564
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,211 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	The only medicine for suffering, crime, and all other woes of mankind, is wisdom. Teach a man to read and write, and you have put into his hands the great keys of the wisdom box. But it is quite another thing to open the box. Thomas Huxley __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

12-25-23, 10:20 AM	#1565
mapuc Fleet Admiral Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Denmark Posts: 17,888 Downloads: 37 Uploads: 0	Happiness is not a destination, it is the way of life Unknown Markus __________________ My little lovely female cat

12-26-23, 03:18 PM	#1566
mapuc Fleet Admiral Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Denmark Posts: 17,888 Downloads: 37 Uploads: 0	The meaning of life is whatever you ascribe it to be. Being alive is the meaning. - Joseph Campbell Markus __________________ My little lovely female cat

12-27-23, 07:38 AM	#1567
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,211 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life - in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us to do as well as to talk; and to make our words and actions all of a color. Lucius Annaeus Seneca __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

12-27-23, 01:19 PM	#1568
mapuc Fleet Admiral Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Denmark Posts: 17,888 Downloads: 37 Uploads: 0	The single most important factor in our long-term happiness is the relationships we have with our family and close friends. - Clayton Christensen Markus __________________ My little lovely female cat

12-28-23, 10:26 AM	#1569
bweiss Loader Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 90 Downloads: 491 Uploads: 0	“Everybody Wants To Go To Heaven, But Nobody Wants To Die!” (Unknown)

12-28-23, 12:25 PM	#1570
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,211 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	To keep your secret is wisdom; to expect others to keep it is folly. William Samuel Johnson __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

12-28-23, 04:02 PM	#1571
mapuc Fleet Admiral Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Denmark Posts: 17,888 Downloads: 37 Uploads: 0	He who is brave is free. - Seneca Markus __________________ My little lovely female cat

12-28-23, 09:18 PM	#1572
Sean C Grey Wolf Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Norfolk, VA Posts: 906 Downloads: 12 Uploads: 2	To exist is to experience suffering. Suffering arises from attachment. All things are impermanent, including suffering. The way to overcome suffering is through The Noble Eightfold Path. -Siddhartha Gautama (a.k.a. The Buddha) __________________ If you have a question about celestial navigation ... ask me! Celestial Navigation Spreadsheet

12-29-23, 10:58 AM	#1573
mapuc Fleet Admiral Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Denmark Posts: 17,888 Downloads: 37 Uploads: 0	While we try to teach our children all about life, our children teach us what life is all about. - Angela Schwindt Markus __________________ My little lovely female cat

12-29-23, 02:11 PM	#1574
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,211 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Never help a child with a task at which he feels he can succeed. Maria Montessori __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

12-30-23, 04:49 PM	#1575
mapuc Fleet Admiral Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Denmark Posts: 17,888 Downloads: 37 Uploads: 0	The realization that life is absurd cannot be an end, but only a beginning. - Albert Camus Markus __________________ My little lovely female cat