#wisdom

"It's now very common to hear people say, 'I'm rather offended by that.' As if that gives them certain rights. It's actually nothing more... than a whine. 'I find that offensive.' It has no meaning; it has no purpose; it has no reason to be respected as a phrase. 'I am offended by that.' Well, so fucking what."[I saw hate in a graveyard -- Stephen Fry, The Guardian, 5 June 2005]"

"With any new business deal, don’t think about how much you can afford to get—think about how much you can afford to give. A spirit of giving will allow you to get."

"Burn worldly love, rub the ashes and make ink of it, make the heart the pen, the intellect the writer, write that which has no end or limit."

"Today's Affirmation [10w] "I'll unplug myself from myselfand plug into something higher."

"Fear can’t be reasoned with. Neither can hate. They’re like love. They’re almost identical emotions. That’s why Ares and Aphrodite like each other. Their twin sons – Fear and Panic – were spawned from both war and love."

"What Might Have Been {Couplet} Dwell not upon what might have been,Within such idle spin, you can never win."

"Penetrate the Mysteries "If you ever hope to penetrate the mysteries of the universe,you've got to buy her a drink first and then pretend you're listening."

"Storm [10w] Clouds darken to X-rays revealingthe tumorous thunder resounding within."

"Two wrongs don't make a right, but don't three lefts make a right? Two wrongs don't make a right, but don't two negatives make a positive?"

"You can never know everything. Part of what you know is always wrong. Perhaps the most important part. A portion of wisdom lies in knowing that. A portion of knowledge lies in going on anyway."

"Children and Food [10w] Once children order like grown-upsfood's lost its sweet innocence."

"When there is a tendency to compartmentalize the spiritual and make it resident in a certain type of life only, the spiritual is apt gradually to be lost."

"UPS [10w] Women at work judge the UPS man by his package."

"There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with no moon, and the anger of a gentle man."

"2D or Not 2D [10w] The best thing about a two-dimensional world is nobody's fat."

"All human wisdom is summed up in two words; wait and hope."

"Unwitting Measure [10w] + {Couplet} "You I love and treasurein an equal, unwitting measure."

"I love deeply. I love long. I love wide and high. That's right, my love is interdimensional, and my vortex will heal your body and soul."

"Is it not by learning to read the book of nature with the eyes of faith that we come to recognize the drop of divinity that resides in our own souls though hidden, master? In the end is this not faith; to seek the light that takes us further, the light of Christ that brings that to which reason and knowledge alone can never raise itself? This is truth!"

"The mouth is made for communication, and nothing is more articulate than a kiss."