Musings

Wise quotes and ancient sayings arenโ€™t meant to be mindlessly followed. ย Theyโ€™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.


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  1. Woebegone but Hopeful Avatar
    Woebegone but Hopeful

    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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    1. Exactly. Lazy thinking is what it is.

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  2. 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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    1. 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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      1. 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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      2. Hey, enlightenment in everything, right? Truth from a crazy guy is still truth! ๐Ÿ™‚

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      3. Thanks for making me laugh – crazy guy!๐Ÿ˜‚

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  3. I agree. I think people use quotes too much. And sometimes quotes can be quoted wrong.

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