#wisdom

"What is the Meaning of Life? [10w] {3} To create its meaning every day we live and love."

"Two Dust Storms or A Nice Pair of Haboobs A palm tree passes through a sandstorm, shakingoff the dusty rain like a wet dogon the less fortunate wayfarersburied in the sand."

"A Loaf of Challah Haiku A loaf of challah,a bottle of Rashi wine...For everything else there's Simply Manischewitz."

"Still Hangin' in the Child Hood [20w] You can spend an entire lifetime trying to be a child again,or never lose your childhood to begin with."

"Flood of Feeling {Couplet} A flood of feeling is a poem,created from daydreaming in the zone.The levees break, emotions snake,from imagination's ocean who sets the stakes."

"Nation needs soldiers, politics needs civilians."

"Maine State Motto Dirigo. [10]You won't find no niggers here, eh."

"The secret of life, though, is to fall seven times and to get up eight times."

"It takes a great man to be a good listener."

"The rule of the universe is that others can do for us what we cannot do for ourselves, and one can paddle every canoe except one's own."

"Nico knew something about ghosts. Letting them get inside your head was dangerous. He wanted to help Reyna, but since his own strategy was to deal with his problems alone, spurning anyone who tried to get close, he couldn’t exactly criticize Reyna for doing the same thing."

"It's the truth, even if it didn't happen......if they don't exist, how can a man see them?"

"Wisdom comes alone through suffering."

"Trees are poems the earth writes upon the sky, We fell them down and turn them into paper,That we may record our emptiness."

"An acquaintance merely enjoys your company, a fair-weather companion flatters when all is well, a true friend has your best interests at heart and the pluck to tell you what you need to hear."

"An intelligent person looks for problems to solve. The wise person looks for solutions."

"You think money can solve any problem, but all it s good for is buying the things it can, and leaving you free to pursue the things it can't."

"Hug [10w] To embrace what you truly love,give it a hug."

"Who can tell truth from falsehood any more?I say it, and you feel it in your hearts:no man or woman on this big small earth.How should our sages miss the mark of life,and our most skillful players lose the game?your hearts will tell you, as my heart has told me:because all know, and no one understands."

"Thorn [5w] Every thorn has its rose."