Philosophy Thread

[MrAK]

“All that is very well," answered Candide, "but let us cultivate our garden."

Candide, by Voltaire

[BladesNBarrels]

Here is the secret of inspiration:
tell yourself that thousands and tens of thousands of people, not very intelligent and certainly no more intelligent than the rest of us, have mastered problems as difficult as those that now baffle you.
-William Feather

[Gman]

Common sense is not common.

[ChickNorris]

When she's had a rough day. . .

Give her a rough night. ;-)

[BladesNBarrels]

To live is so startling it leaves little time for anything else.
-Emily Dickinson

[NFATrustGuy]

Here is the secret of inspiration:
tell yourself that thousands and tens of thousands of people, not very intelligent and certainly no more intelligent than the rest of us, have mastered problems as difficult as those that now baffle you.
-William Feather

This is the fancy way to say one my Mom’s favorite sayings when I was growing up. My Dad died when I was 7, so my Mom was the goto for fatherly advice...

“Give it a try. You can’t be the dumbest person who’s ever tried it.”

[TFOGGER]

Never argue with an idiot, they'll just drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.- Mark Twain

[Gman]

This is the fancy way to say one my Mom’s favorite sayings when I was growing up. My Dad died when I was 7, so my Mom was the goto for fatherly advice...

“Give it a try. You can’t be the dumbest person who’s ever tried it.”

And to continue with Mark Twain;

Don't let schooling interfere with your education.
-Mark Twain

[buffalobo]

Don't eat yellow snow

Never look directly into the sun

We have done so much with so little for so long we can now do the impossible with nothing

From here to the moon, until you either run out of money or we get there

The price of your education is the cost of your mistakes

[ray1970]

Don't eat yellow snow

Never look directly into the sun

These are also good tips to leave a waiter or waitress that provides terrible service.

I?ve only had service horrible enough to warrant such nastiness twice that I can recall. The first time I wrote ?don?t look directly into the sun? on the receipt and the second time my tip was ?your asshole is an exit, not an entrance?.