philosophy

"One does what one is; one becomes what one does."

"You can change your mind, don't let your mind change you"

"Learned we may be with another man's learning: we can only be wise with wisdom of our own."

"The poet…is the man of metaphor: while the philosopher is interested only in the truth of meaning, beyond even signs and names, and the sophist manipulates empty signs…the poet plays on the multiplicity of signifieds."

"The stone that was rolled before Christ's tomb might appropriately be called the philosopher's stone because its removal gave not only the pharisees but, now for 1800 years, the philosophers so much to think about."

"Mercy vs. Revenge "May God have mercy on my unfaithful, back-stabbing, adulterous husband because I sure as hell won't."

"Grateful [10w] + [10w] If you can't think of anything you should be grateful for,think that you can think and be grateful for that."

"Somalia Haiku For a Somalian, heaven's drawing water from a well in an earthen pot."

"It is closer to the truth to say that God is crazy than that God is reasonable. I suspect God merely smiles when someone calls him crazy, but shakes His head and frowns when someone calls Him reasonable."

"All the world is queer save thee and me, and even thou art a little queer."

"Poverty is a virtue which one can teach oneself."

"I tried to make my life colorful with basic colors Red, Green and Blue....... ohh god... my perfection in blending made it white !!! now again confused…. should go with :( or :)"

"Hello! Look at me! I am your reflection."

"All is mystery; but he is a slave who will not struggle to penetrate the dark veil."

"Opportunities Come a Knockin' [10w] Never miss the opportunity to fuck or write poetry."

"It's no good trying to get rid of your own aloneness. You've got to stick to it all your life. Only at times, at times, the gap will be filled in. At times! But you have to wait for the times. Accept your own aloneness and stick to it, all your life. And then accept the times when the gap is filled in, when they come. But they've got to come. You can't force them."

"The gods are fond of the cryptic and dislike the evident."

"In the liquid amber within the ivory porcelain, the initiated may touch the sweet reticence of Confucius, the piquancy of Laotse, and the ethereal aroma of Sakyamuni himself."

"Teenagers [10w] Teenagers are the lone survivors of a ruthless hormonal holocaust."

"Pizza vs. Internet Porn I'm still debating whether pizza or internet porn is the best thing ever invented.I've already jack-off three times while eating a double-cheese pepperoni piemaking my careful deliberations."