#knowledge

"Ignorance breeds monsters to fill up the vacancies of the soul that are unoccupied by the verities of knowledge."

"The ability to withstand the flinch comes with the knowledge that the future will be better than the past."

"I am not omniscient, but I know a lot."

"Obscenity [10w] Obscenity's undefinable becauseeverything that occurs in nature is natural."

"Friendship vs. Love [10w] Friendship requires poise and patience;love demands pluck and perseverance."

"Religion ist nichts anderes als die Lehre davon, wie man frei von Erkenntnis gehorcht [...]."

"To learn is not to know; there are the learners and the learned. Memory makes the one, philosophy the others."

"The Stink of Hate {Couplet} When haters write they raise a stink;must be the venom coursing through their ink."

"In order to exert influence over people, there were other things that could be used besides love. Knowledge seemed to be an equally strong force, perhaps even stronger. Whoever possessed knowledge not only had power over the changeable passions of people, but also power over their thinking, over their minds, hearts and souls."

"Frivolous Gossip and Poetry It's just so much frivolous gossip to dwell upon the moral merits of a poet;what should only concern the reader is the merit of his words.Leave moral judgments to the preachers and aesthetic judgments to the critical readers."

"Learn from Children [10w] Children picture God as a smiley sun emanating love light."

"We're very familiar with the idea that some things are so complex they're beyond our comprehension. This not only keeps us solving and experimenting but also distracted. Many things are really so simple we can't see them under our big noses."

"That's Why Shag's the Way To Go [10w] Love's messy;it tracks mud on the carpet of life."

"Comedy vs. Satire [10w] Comedy pokes fun at society's self-inflation;satire deflates the balloon."

"We don’t know anything about silent sages, buried knowledge, the eye of the mute poet, serene seers, yet how many talkative destroyers, prophets and ideologues, teachers and beautifiers there are on the other side."

"The Poet's Mind In so many ways I walk ablaze in a maze,my eyes in a glaze, my mind in a daze,this poem's just a phrase in the latency phase,rephrase, rephrase, rephrase..."

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

"Amazon.com Amazon.com is the Church of Consumer Capitalismwhose ethics demands we know the price of everything,the value of absolutely nothing of true moral valueand most importantly ~Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought."

"Chutzpah {Limerick} Despite your unmitigated audacity,you're effrontery remains one of opacity.Let me suggest you turn Jewand learn chutzpah too,to realize your fullest capacity."

"The Human Race Pleasure is the sprint.Contentment is the 5 mile.Happiness is the marathon."