Quotable quotes

[Harke the Boeotarch]

^ Spain is simply nothing except outside of Spain

 

[belamyi]

^ Nothing from God, which is everything

 

[belamyi]

“I know that I am mortal by nature, and ephemeral; but when I trace at my pleasure the windings to and fro of the heavenly bodies I no longer touch the earth with my feet: I stand in the presence of Zeus himself and take my fill of ambrosia” ― Ptolemy

In Simple English: "Whenever I am high, I forget I am a mere mortal".


You can count that translation as my own contribution for today

 

[belamyi]

If you are depressed you are living in the past, if you are anxious you are living in the future, if you are at peace you are living in the present.”

Lao Tzu

And since the present does not exist anywhere, Laozi would have meant... guess what

Anyway, my [second] contribution today..:

Fake Lao Tzu Quote
"Care about what other people think..."


富貴而驕，自遺其咎

 

[belamyi]

If opportunity does'nt knock, build a door ... Milton Berle

That does not mean opportunity will come to knock there... if the quote does not mean that one should knock oneself or something like that.

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"Build and they will come makes as much sense as demolish and they will rebuild."

 

[Araucaria]

^In terms of that analogy, saying "If opportunity doesn't knock, go out looking for it," would express the idea most clearly.

 

[belamyi]

^ Right: "if it is not willing, go harrass it"...

 

[belamyi]

Sorry losers and haters, but my I.Q. is one of the highest -and you all know it! Please don't feel so stupid or insecure, it's not your fault. -donald trump

OMG, Trump is a MENSA member: no wonder...

 

[Alistair]

^ sounds like you

 

[belamyi]

^ sounds like the image you have of me


I suppose that Mensite who used to post over a decade ago may have left the JUB HQ already?

 

[Harke the Boeotarch]

^ Nothing from God, which is everything

Biblical scholars contend that this idea is based on an erroneous interpretation of the beginning of Genesis.

 

[belamyi]

^ Biblical scholars contending that the idea is based on an erroneous interpretation of the beginning of Genesis, are erroneously interpreting a random dogma.

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Besides, there were (at least) THREE ideas in the comment that you quote.

 

[Harke the Boeotarch]

^ Biblical scholars contending that the idea is based on an erroneous interpretation of the beginning of Genesis, are erroneously interpreting a random dogma.

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Besides, there were (at least) THREE ideas in the comment that you quote.

 

[belamyi]

^ That would still be a single one, unless you are Harke the Heretic

 

[Harke the Boeotarch]

^

 

[belamyi]

"Comme il y a un socialisme des imbéciles, la métrique est la théorie du rythme des imbéciles." HM, CR, p143

 

[ChristianGianni]

Don't be afraid to cut people off - Lorena Bobbit

 

[belamyi]

^ Don't be afraid not to let people in... or to let them go - Elsa of Arendelle

 

[belamyi]

"Der Mensch steht unter dem Affen, eben deswegen, weil er die Sprache hat." - Ludwig Tieck, 'William Lovell'

 

[Harke the Boeotarch]

"Der Mensch steht unter dem Affen, eben deswegen, weil er die Sprache hat." - Ludwig Tieck, 'William Lovell'

As someone who can understand, speak and write German (somewhat), I can assure you the above quote is quite stupid.