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Author Archives: philosiblog
Good judgement comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgement.
Good judgement comes from experience. Experience often comes from bad judgement. – Mulla Nasrudin What does that mean? This quote about judgement is hard to source, having been attributed to dozens of people all the way back to the 13th … Continue reading
Posted in decision, doing, judgement, learning, self improvement, understanding
Tagged @pmarca, experience, good, judgement, Mulla Nasrudin
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And what he greatly thought, he nobly dared.
And what he greatly thought, he nobly dared. – Homer What does that mean? This quote is spoken to the son of Odysseus (Ulysses) by Athena (Minerva) in the guise of an old and trusted friend, as the son considered … Continue reading
Posted in accomplishment, courage, doing, habits, inspire, motivation
Tagged @okhokhar, dared, greatly, Homer, thought
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It is not fit that I should give myself pain, for I have never intentionally given pain even to another.
It is not fit that I should give myself pain, for I have never intentionally given pain even to another. – Marcus Aurelius What does that mean? Inflicting pain on others. The vast majority of us do not do inflict … Continue reading
Posted in action, anger, emotion, forgiveness, habits, kindness
Tagged @AureliusQuotes, another, fit, Marcus Aurelius, pain
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Compassion is a source of happiness, while self-centerdness can lead ultimately to violence.
Compassion is a source of happiness, while self-centerdness can lead ultimately to violence. – Dalai Lama What does that mean? To me, this quote is about the dichotomy of life. In it we have a pair of polar opposites, with … Continue reading
Posted in compassion, dignity, empathy, happiness, kindness, obstacles
Tagged @DalaiLama, compassion, Dalai Lama, happiness, self-centeredness
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It ain’t over till it’s over.
It ain’t over till it’s over. – Yogi Berra What does that mean? This is a strongly sourced quote: “In July 1969, Berra’s Mets trailed the Chicago Cubs by 9½ games in the National League East. The Mets rallied to … Continue reading
How much time he gains who does not look to see what his neighbor says or does or thinks.
How much time he gains who does not look to see what his neighbor says or does or thinks. – Marcus Aurelius What does that mean? This is a shorter, Twiter-friendly version of a passage from his book Meditations regarding … Continue reading
Posted in action, effort, peace, self-image, thinking, time
Tagged @AureliusQuotes, look, Marcus Aurelius, saves, time
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Fortune gives us nothing which we can really own.
Fortune gives us nothing which we can really own. – Seneca What does that mean? This quote makes me wonder what we really own. According to the quote, nothing gained from fortune (luck) is really ours to own. That makes … Continue reading
Posted in accomplishment, action, character, focus, integrity, money
Tagged @The_HeroicStoic, fortune, gives, own, Seneca
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Success is focusing the full power of all you are on what you have a burning desire to achieve.
Success is focusing the full power of all you are on what you have a burning desire to achieve. – Wilfred Peterson What does that mean? Success is defined differently for each of us. Yet however we each define it, … Continue reading
Posted in accomplishment, desire, focus, goals, power, success
Tagged @GorjisOne, focusing, power, success, Wilfred Peterson
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The human race is governed by its imagination.
The human race is governed by its imagination. – Napoleon What does that mean? I can’t imagine what he could possibly have meant. Well, sarcasm aside, the human imagination is responsible for almost everything we have. Someone had to imagine … Continue reading
Posted in accomplishment, dream, emotion, governance, imagination, personal growth
Tagged @DennyCoates, governed, human, imagination, Napoleon
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Nowhere can man find a quieter or more untroubled retreat than in his own soul.
Nowhere can man find a quieter or more untroubled retreat than in his own soul. – Marcus Aurelius What does that mean? To me, this quote is a bit of a double edged sword. If your soul (to me, this … Continue reading
Posted in calm, emotion, habits, learning, peace, struggle
Tagged @philo_quotes, Marcus Aurelius, quieter, soul, untroubled
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The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision
The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision. –Â Helen Keller What does that mean? This is an interesting quote from a blind person about the difference between having sight, and having vision. Sight is a … Continue reading
Posted in clarity, hope, imagination, self knowledge, thinking, vision
Tagged @jasonrspencer, Helen Keller, hope, sight, vision
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He who asks a question is a fool for five minutes; he who does not ask a question remains a fool forever.
He who asks a question is a fool for five minutes; he who does not ask a question remains a fool forever. – Chinese Proverb What does that mean? This, like most ancient proverbs, was difficult to source, but quite … Continue reading
Posted in foolish, intelligence, learning, potential, question, self improvement
Tagged @Sports_HQ, Chinese Proverb, fool, forever, question
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Three Million Views!
Sometime yesterday, the blog had its three millionth page view. I never thought it would be this enduring, to still be getting over 4000 views a day, even after taking a ‘brief break’, now over a year-long! Thanks to … Continue reading
Testing in progress – please stand by
I’m converting to a new theme, so things may look a little different for a while.
Posted in Uncategorized
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Just one of those weeks…
Nope, it’s not a quote. It’s just my life. Spent most of this week in the hospital (blood clot in the lungs – in my case, not very dangerous – they were very small), and will spend the rest of … Continue reading
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