by stillin 16 Replies latest jw friends
i have seen a few here on this forum. I just came across on in a book I'm reading that I thought I would share with you, appropriate to the forum.
"men think in herds; it will be seen that they go mad in herds, while they only recover their senses slowly, and one by one"
Charles Mackay in Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds (1841)
"5% of people think, another 10% think they think the other 85% are terrified if they have to think"--Edison.
"If you want a criticism of democracy its a 5 minute discussion with the average voter"-- Churchill.
"Even in peace a gentleman keeps a blade by his bed"--Sun Tzu
"As above so below" an ancient script meaning as you think so you are.
"Do to others as you would have them do to you"-- Jesus.
Great ones!
I picked up this one here:
"I would rather have questions that can't be answered than answers that can't be questioned."
Richard Feynman
This one is a touchstone for me currently, as I free fall in that no mans land between what I formerly thought was truth and where I will eventually end up - which is not clear to me right now.
millie210: "...as I free fall in that no mans land between what I formerly thought was truth and where I will eventually end up - which is not clear to me right now."
Hang in there Millie, you'll find the way.
"Hay hombres que luchan un día y son buenos. Hay otros que luchan un año y son mejores. Hay quienes luchan muchos años, y son muy buenos. Pero hay los que luchan toda la vida, esos son los imprescindibles. - Bertolt Brecht
Translation:
There are men who fight for one day and they are good. There are others who fight for a year and are better. There are those who fight for many years and are very good. But there are those who fight all their lives and are indispensable.
Thanks Village. Folks such as yourself are making it all a lot easier!
And I am grateful for the journey.
Stillin, can you source that quote you attributed to Richard Feynman?
I don't believe he is the source.
