Wise quotes and ancient sayings aren’t meant to be mindlessly followed. They’re meant to inspire a soul to greater depths of wisdom and self-examination, so that he/she can clearly observe existence and make up his/her OWN quotes and sayings.
Wise quotes and ancient sayings aren’t meant to be mindlessly followed. They’re meant to inspire a soul to greater depths of wisdom and self-examination, so that he/she can clearly observe existence and make up his/her OWN quotes and sayings.
Excellent point. How many times have you seen on a public forum someone argue on the point in quotes. Makes me think ‘God! Poster, have you ever had an original personal thought in your life?’
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Exactly. Lazy thinking is what it is.
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Quotes and teachings only work for me if I intuitely feel the and perhaps had not found words for them myself. If that happens then it’s like BOOM!
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I find that if I don’t keep exploring them then they stop working for me. Kinda sucks, I used to want to just hang my hat on ’em and say what’s right is right and doesn’t change.
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Great understanding of where I’m at too. My son thinks they are
Empty words and not necessarily relevant- to be fair –
I did quote Napolean Bonaparte!!!
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Hey, enlightenment in everything, right? Truth from a crazy guy is still truth! 🙂
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Thanks for making me laugh – crazy guy!😂
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I agree. I think people use quotes too much. And sometimes quotes can be quoted wrong.
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