Words to Live By

Radtech1 · 6th of December 2007 (Thu)

I was noticing that we have a "What's your Favorite Joke", "What's this Movie Line", "Show us Your Business Card", "Show your Best Sunset, Car, Bird, Toaster, etc, etc, etc". and so on.

So I thought I might try a "Words to Live By" thread and see if it catches. There might be some overlap here with Sigs, but in a thread it can be more than a line or two. What I am thinking here would be quotes that are uplifting, reflective, perceptive, or in some way encourage the best in us.

By the nature of this, I imagine that a lot of the post will be somewhat spiritual - but keep in mind the prohibition on religious discussion!!!

An example might be my old sig:

Quote:

A ship is safe in a harbor, but that's not what ships are for. - Grace Hopper.

Rad

Radtech1 · 6th of December 2007 (Thu)

And I will be the first to post:

Quote:

One evening an old Cherokee told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside people.

He said, "My son, the battle is between two "wolves" inside us all. One is Evil. It is anger, envy, jealousy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego.

The other is Good. It is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion and faith."

The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather: "Which wolf wins this battle?"

The old man simply replied, "The one you feed."

cdifoto · 6th of December 2007 (Thu)

"A fool and his money are soon parted. Makes me wish I was B&H."

sevillafox · 6th of December 2007 (Thu)

reality is just a seven letter word

Something I pulled out of my butt in my teenage years.

Becca · 6th of December 2007 (Thu)

My mother always used to tell me "This too shall pass." And she was right!

cdifoto · 6th of December 2007 (Thu)

Quote:

Originally Posted by BeccaNH

My mother always used to tell me "This too shall pass." And she was right!

My father told me that once, but he was referring to some bad spaghetti.

Becca · 6th of December 2007 (Thu)

Quote:

Originally Posted by cdifoto

My father told me that once, but he was referring to some bad spaghetti.

See, it works in a variety of situations!

deadpass · 6th of December 2007 (Thu)

"only dead fish swim with the stream" -Malcolm Muggeridge

OriginalKevan · 6th of December 2007 (Thu)

Goodness, I don't know where to begin. I have about forty-five or so text files with quotes that I've collected from here and there. Some from Gandhi, Lincoln, Helen Keller, JFK, Neitzhe, Graucho Marx, Mark Twain, just to name a few. Last official count of quotes is nearly 2900. This doesn't include the two books of quotes that I have, nor the large number of e-mails that I need to sift through sometime to extract even more quotes.

One of my (numerous) favorites is from Fredrich Neitzhe:

And we should consider every day lost on which we have not danced at least once. And we should call every truth false which was not accompanied by at least one laugh.

condyk · 7th of December 2007 (Fri)

'Erm ...'

20droger · 7th of December 2007 (Fri)

All of life's problems are like a toddler swallowing a fistful of coins...

There'll be change in the end.

Bushplane Ken · 7th of December 2007 (Fri)

I have a fortune cookie slip taped to my computer monitor at work with the following on it:

"Begin nothing until you have considered how it is to be finished."

To me this seemed fairly profound.

sevillafox · 7th of December 2007 (Fri)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bushplane Ken

I have a fortune cookie slip taped to my computer monitor at work with the following on it:

"Begin nothing until you have considered how it is to be finished."

To me this seemed fairly profound.

Hmm..have you ever heard the fortune cookie game where you put "in bed" at the end of your fortune. Yours is pretty funny.

Begin nothing until you have considered how it is to be finished in bed.

LMAO

Mike McCusker · 7th of December 2007 (Fri)

Always refuse to take no for an answer from someone who does not have the authority to say yes. Works wonders with retail sales people.

Bushplane Ken · 7th of December 2007 (Fri)

Quote:

Originally Posted by sevillafox

Hmm..have you ever heard the fortune cookie game where you put "in bed" at the end of your fortune. Yours is pretty funny.

Begin nothing until you have considered how it is to be finished in bed.

LMAO

I have never heard of that 'game' before. In this case it is rather funny. I will now be considering this ever time I get a fortune.

6th of December 2007 (Thu)	#3
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sevillafox I'm good with pathetic! Really, I am. Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Southwest Wisconsin Skill Level: sucktographer Posts: 25,150	Re: Words to Live By reality is just a seven letter word Something I pulled out of my butt in my teenage years. __________________ Tiffany hopeless smooshoholic......I ♥ smoosh! gear

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Becca Lady in Red Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Glendale, Arizona Posts: 7,097 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Words to Live By My mother always used to tell me "This too shall pass." And she was right! __________________ Becca "The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only one page." ~ Saint Augustine *Gear List*

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OriginalKevan something pithy Join Date: May 2006 Location: Southern Maine (usually within shouting distance of my girls) Posts: 1,378 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Words to Live By Goodness, I don't know where to begin. I have about forty-five or so text files with quotes that I've collected from here and there. Some from Gandhi, Lincoln, Helen Keller, JFK, Neitzhe, Graucho Marx, Mark Twain, just to name a few. Last official count of quotes is nearly 2900. This doesn't include the two books of quotes that I have, nor the large number of e-mails that I need to sift through sometime to extract even more quotes. One of my (numerous) favorites is from Fredrich Neitzhe: And we should consider every day lost on which we have not danced at least once. And we should call every truth false which was not accompanied by at least one laugh. __________________ To do is to be. -Descartes To be is to do. -Voltaire Do be do be do. -Frank Sinatra Gear: Canon 300D and kit lenses.

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20droger Cream of the Crop Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: In a semi-civilized small town in southeastern Arizona. Posts: 12,757	Re: Words to Live By All of life's problems are like a toddler swallowing a fistful of coins... There'll be change in the end. __________________ If you think your lense has an aperature, you really are an amature.

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Bushplane Ken Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: east of Toronto, Canada Posts: 406	Re: Words to Live By I have a fortune cookie slip taped to my computer monitor at work with the following on it: "Begin nothing until you have considered how it is to be finished." To me this seemed fairly profound. __________________ Ken Gear: A bunch of Canon stuff and a bunch of old Olympus 35 mm stuff (OM-1, OM-2, etc). Last edited by Bushplane Ken : 7th of December 2007 (Fri) at 13:38.

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Mike McCusker Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Smyrna, De Posts: 650 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Words to Live By Always refuse to take no for an answer from someone who does not have the authority to say yes. Works wonders with retail sales people. __________________ 20D with grip, 50D,Canon 50mm 1.8II,Canon 18-55,Canon EF 24-105mm IS, Canon 70-200 2,8L, Canon EFS 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM, Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6, 580EX, 430EX, ST-E2 No one goes through life undefeated!

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