#wisdom

"Having Words with Words [10w] ”I’ve had a falling out with words,leaving me speechless."

"DNA [10w] DNA's the last hope of our species,spiraling to extinction."

"Contiguous vs. Continuous Identity Identity's only preserved in death;in life it is ever-changing."

"Styx Haiku Boatman refusesto paddle me down the Styx.'No carry-on baggage."

"The intelligent have plans; the wise have principles."

"Poetry Trek: 'To Boldly Go Where No man Has Gone Before' A poet must get into spaceship every dayand launch himself into metaphorical space."

"Whenever a theory appears to you as the only possible one, take this as a sign that you have neither understood the theory nor the problem which it was intended to solve."

"Selfie [10w] For the millennial generationa selfie is a family portrait."

"Not only do you become what you think about, but the world also becomes what you think about. Those who think that the world is a dark place are blind to the light that might illuminate their lives. Those who see the light of the world view the dark spots as merely potential light."

"The sun always shines above the clouds."

"Nursing Homes [10w] Nursing homes are house haunted by the living and half-dead."

"For this is Wisdom; to love, to liveTo take what fate, or the Gods may give.To ask no question, to make no prayer,To kiss the lips and caress the hair,Speed passion's ebb as you greet its flowTo have, -to hold -and -in time, -let go!"

"So it is always preferable to discuss the matter of veganism in a non-judgemental way. Remember that to most people, eating flesh or dairy and using animal products such as leather, wool, and silk, is as normal as breathing air or drinking water. A person who consumes dairy or uses animal products is not necessarily or usually what a recent and unpopular American president labelled an "evil doer."

"It is important never to separate love and knowledge, compassion and wisdom. A wisdom without compassion is closed upon itself and does not bear fruit. A compassion without wisdom is a madness and a cause of suffering."

"Knowing others is intelligence;knowing yourself is true wisdom.Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power."

"Nevada Haiku 'Happens in Vegasstays in Vegas', long as youpay hos to shut up."

"When I start a new seminar I tell my students that I will undoubtedly contradict myself, and that I will mean both things. But an acceptance of contradiction is no excuse for fuzzy thinking. We do have to use our minds as far as they will take us, yet acknowledge that they cannot take us all the way."

"I love letting her know how much she means to me. A love in secret is but a shadow that’s cold and lonely."

"My father taught me that you can you read a hundred books on wisdom and write a hundred books on wisdom, but unless you apply what you learned then its only words on a page. Life is not lived with intentions, but action."

"The idea of authority, which they represented, was associated in our minds with a greater insight and a more humane wisdom."