Profound wisdom, quotes, thoughts and the like

[Tisto]

First, let me say that I thought we had a thread like this, but I failed to find it. Mods; feel free to merge this if you locate another thread.


Post here your words of wisdom regarding life


The following is an excerpt from Ayn Rand's book Atlas Shrugged. One word in this has been changed in order to better contextualize the concept.

" You who are depraved enough to believe that you could adjust yourself to a tyrant's dictatorship and could please him by obeying his orders - there is no way to please him; when you obey, he will reverse his orders; he seeks obedience for the sake of obedience and destruction for the sake of destruction. You who are craven enough to believe that you can make terms with a tyrant by giving in to his extortions - there is no way to buy him off, the bribe he wants is your life, as slowly or as fast as you are willing to give it up"

 

[GOYABEAN]

“We must together. Work together. To see where we are. Where we are headed, where we are going and our vision for where we should be. But also see it as a moment to, yes. Together, address the challenges and to work on the opportunities that are presented by this moment.”​

 

[VietnamEraVet]

10 two letter words to consider: “If it is to be, it is up to me”.

 

[tirwin1]

A man's got to know his limitations.

Inspector Harry Callahan.

 

[Bigfoot]

Endeavor to persevere

- Lone Watie


That's been my signature line for a long time. I just thought I'd mention it.

 

[Bigfoot]

Here's one that I like. I use it here every once in a while, you may have seen it in some variation before.




There's never a bad time to top off your preps. Don't forget pet supplies if applicable.
Remember, one is none, two or more is the correct answer.

- Bigfoot

 

[IrishMick]

"Never pet a burning dog"

 

[Jcp123]

Some part of our being knows this is where we came from. We long to return. And we can. Because the cosmos is also within us. We're made of star-stuff. We are a way for the cosmos to know itself.

-Carl Sagan

 

[1075tech]

A strong man stands up for himself. A stronger man stands up for others.

- Ben (Back To The Barnyard)

 

[Saltwater60]

Never stop learning or advocating for yourself or others. Learn how to grow food and what you can eat around your place.

 

[dsdmmat]

No good deed goes unpunished.

 

[Grimscale]

"Take a deep breath. Let out half of it slowly and hold. Squeeze the trigger."

 

[MikeM]

Life is not fair

 

[Robin]

Only people can be fair or unfair, life is what happens. Remember, it rains on the just, and the unjust.
Robin

 

[Depick]

My business partner said this to me years ago and has proven to be true on many occasions.

“Nothing is as easy or as hard as you thought it would be”

 

[kev74]

Its easy to grin when your ship comes in and you've got the stock market beat. But the man worth while is the man who can smile when his shorts are too tight in the seat. - Judge Smails

 

[FRANKIE]

“Never do an enemy a small injury”
– Niccolo Machiavelli

 

[thisIslandEarth]

Never piss off 7 men when all you're packing is a 6-shooter.

 

[fresch]

Never trust a fart!

 

[Cavalry]

Its too long to post here but The Art of War-Sun Tzu...all of it.

The Internet Classics Archive | The Art of War by Sun Tzu

The Art of War by Sun Tzu, part of the Internet Classics Archive

classics.mit.edu

 

[Cooolone]

If it's "Common" Sense...
Why do so few have it?
-unknown

The definition of "Insanity" is doing the same thing, but expecting a different result!
- Albert Einstein

A Cynic, is what you have, when you scratch the surface of a disillusioned idealist and find what's underneath!
- George Carlin

 

[S&W Fan]

He who is untrue to his own cause cannot command the respect of others. Albert Einstein

 

[thisIslandEarth]

“Life is what happens while you're busy making other plans”
John Lennon

 

[Cooolone]

Nothing easily gained, has value!
- unknown

 

[thisIslandEarth]

Henry Ford — 'Whether you think you can, or you think you can't--you're right.'

"It's never wrong to do the right thing"

And finally...

"You can lead a horse to water but a pencil must be lead"

 

[S&W Fan]

Sometimes people don’t want to hear the truth because they don’t want their illusions destroyed. Friedrich Nietzsche

 

[thisIslandEarth]

All animals are equal. It's just that some animals are more equal than others.
-Orwell

 

[S&W Fan]

You are what you do, not what you say you’ll do. Carl Jung

 

[Jmac00]

You never know how far you can go ~~~~ until you've gone to far

either Kenny Robinson or Fast Freddy Spencer, or some other guy doing 200+mph on a motorcycle

 

[Jmac00]

One of my favorite quotes:

If violent crime is to be curbed, it is only the intended victim who can do it. The felon does not fear the police, and he fears neither judge nor jury. Therefore what he must be taught to fear is his victim.

Jeff Cooper