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Zen Archive - Archive 1 - Archive 2 - Archive 3 - Archive 4 - Archive 5 - Archive 6 - Archive 7 - Archive 8
Archive 2
“Better
to die on your feet than live on your knees.” ——Ibarruri.
“Is
it not true that, in, the study of languages, ethics, religions, and codes
of manners, ‘He who knows but one knows none?’ ——“Bushido”.
“A book or poem is never finished, merely abandoned.” ——Unknown.
“He
who knows does not speak; He
who speaks does not know." ——Tao Te Jing.
“Like
the cherry blossom which falls from the tree in its prime, the samurai must
have no regrets when his life is cut off." ——Unknown.
“The
nature of all men is so formed that they see and discriminate in the affairs
of others, much better than in their own." ——Terence.
“There’s
no place like home – after the other places close.” ——Joe Laurie, Jr.
“It
is the grossness of the spectator that discovers nothing but grossness in
the subject. ——Hazlitt.
“Ideals
are like stars; you will not succeed in touching them with your hands. But
like the seafaring man, on the desert waters, you choose them as your
guides, and following them you will reach your destiny. ——Carl Shultz.
“A
man who is always well satisfied with himself is seldom so with others, and
others as little pleased with him.” ——La Rochefoucauld.
“The
devil can cite Scripture for his purpose.” ——Shakespeare.
“All
things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye ever, so to
them: For that is the law of the prophets. ——Matthew.
“There
are times when one would like to hang the whole human race, and finish the
farce. ——Mark
Twain.
“The
best memory is that which forgets nothing but injuries. Write kindness in
marble and write infuries in the dust.” ——Persian
proverb.
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