Proverbs and Philosophy.

The 'Best Line from a Song' thread inspired this and in particular Sullivan's contribution of the Fools rush in quote. The actual proverb it's based on is "Fools rush in where Angels fear to tread", I think.

Other personal favourites include:

"Millions saw the apple drop. Only Newton asked why."

"A love affair with knowledge never ends in heartbreak."

"It's what you learn after you know it all that counts."

All from unknown sources I'm afraid.

If you've got some wisdom to share, let it be known. I could read this stuff for hours.

Turi, this could all get a bit David Brent!

Anyway, my personal favourite is "worse things happen at sea".

"Life, oh life, ooooh liiife".

*Points to the Des'ree poster

Make sure you've got your collection of Native American Wisdom ready.

"One hundred sheep led by a lion will defeat one hundred lions led by a sheep."

I have no idea where that comes from, I think it's an old arabic proverb or something.

Never pet a burning dog.

"Never kick a fresh turd on a warm day". Harry S. Truman

Never use a cheese ball container as a candle holder.

All Glory is Fleeting - General George S. Patton

Nothing Is Written - T.E Lawrence

Let Justice Be Done Yet The Hevans Fall - Jim Garrison

Don't know if this is a philosophy or a saying, but I like it.

Tis better to be thought a fool, than to speak out and remove all doubt."
Abraham Lincoln


TIS

"And in the End, the Love you take, is equal to the Love you make"
~Paul McCartney

"Imagine there's no heaven. It's easy if you try. No hell below us, above us, only sky. Imagine all the people, living for today."

~John Lennon

"You say you want a revolution, well you know, we all want to change the world. You tell me that it's evolution, well you know, we all want to change the world. But when you talk about distruction, don't cha know that you can count me out."

~John Lennon

Doc

"Revenge is a dish best served cold"

"Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country" JFK

Good ones Don Ferro and Irishman


I had to search to get this quote "exact", because I didn't remember it word for word.


"Mankind must put an end to war, or war will put an end to mankind. War will exist until that distant day when the conscientious objector enjoys the same reputation and prestige that the warrior does today."

(JFK)

TIS

I love it!

Doc

I know these aren't proverbs or philosophies, but I like em anyway

"I don't know where Bin Laden is. You know I just don't spend much time on him. I am not that concerned about him."

How can 59,054,087 people be so dumb?

What kind of peace do I mean and what kind of a peace do we seek? Not a Pax Americana enforced on the world by American weapons of war, not the peace of the grave or the security of the slave. I am talking about genuine peace -- the kind of peace that makes life on earth worth living -- and the kind that enables men and nations to grow and to hope and build a better life for their children -- not merely peace for Americans but peace for all men and women -- not merely peace in our time but peace in all time.

JFK

"Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are."

"Things turn out best for people who make the best out of the way things turn out"

"Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful."


Here are some funny Mae West ones I love:

"You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough."

"Don't cry for a man who's left you, the next one may fall for your smile."

Shit Happens...

Another Mae West


"It's not the men in your life, it's the life in your men."


TIS

I like that, TIS!!

These are a few of my favorite lines...

"Deep thinking is not for shallow minds." -- tony b.

"Tom Waits for no man." -- tony b.

tony b.

"People demand freedom of speech to make up for the freedom of thought, which they avoid."

thanks for that one Zia. I have an opportunity to use it.

From the Good Old Bible.

"Whoever humbles themself will be exalted, but whoever exalts themself will be humbled."