Saturday, May 14, 2005

Quotes

The one I like best:
Sadness over a bird killed, but no sadness over a fish killed. Lucky are those with voices. [Saitou Ryokuu; 斎藤緑雨; Japanese Author of Meiji Era]


Others:
Tears at times have all the weight of speech. [Plato; Πλάτων Plátōn; Greek Philosopher]

I cannot teach anybody anything, I can only make them think. [Socrates; Σωκράτης Sōkrátēs; Greek Philosopher]

The more I study religions the more I am convinced that man never worshipped anything but himself. [Sir Richard Francis Burton]

Do not try to think outside the box. That's impossible. Instead, only try to realize the truth. There is no box. [Zen & The Matrix] (this is the same as the one which happened with NEO in Matrix 1. Aka. "There is no Spoon")

Have no friends not equal to yourself. [Confucius; 孔子; Chinese Philosopher]

Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men. [Some War-Movie]

Psychotics build castles in the sky, neurotics live in them, and psychologists collect the rent. [Same War-Movie]

It is a man's own mind, not his enemy or foe, that lures him to evil ways. [Buddha; Buddhism]

Rather fail with honor than succeed by fraud. [Sophocles; Σοφοκλης; Greek Philosopher]

Hilarious One:
Suppose you were an idiot, and suppose you were a member of congress; but I repeat myself. [Mark Twain]

AND the most gay one:
"With great powers, comes great responsibility." [Spiderman]

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