Wisdom For The Day

[Knight of Albion]

Silence is a true friend who never betrays
- Confucius

[Knight of Albion]

Men are equal; it's not birth but virtue that makes the difference
- Voltaire

[Jonny.D]

Don't spend your precious time asking "Why isn't the world a better place?" It will only be time wasted.
The question to ask is "How can I make it better?" To that there is an answer
- Leo Buscaglia

[Knight of Albion]

A man can only do what he can do.
But if he does that each day, he can sleep at night and do it again the next day
- Albert Schweitzer

[Knight of Albion]

There are in nature neither rewards nor punishments, there are consequences ...
- Robert G. Ingersoll

[KevinM67]

Men are equal; it's not birth but virtue that makes the difference
- Voltaire

Well that's nonsense - look at the front bench of the current Government

[KevinM67]

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Again - so how does the "individual' do that then ?

[KevinM67]

A man can only do what he can do.
But if he does that each day, he can sleep at night and do it again the next day
- Albert Schweitzer

Defeatist nonsense. Man (and Woman !!), can do a lot more than this spouted subservient piffle that you quote.

[KevinM67]

KoA - I've praised you in the past for single-handedly keeping this thread on the go, and fair play to you its going to reach the 100 mark soon.

However, in our work we get sent a calendar from a supplier with these 'instantly forgettable' quotes.

Nobody I know takes stock of their life and makes consequential changes - it's as I said 'instantly forgettable'.

The world we live in is a fantastical wonderful place at times, it can also be a desolate and unforgiven hellhole with no hope og sanctuary from society or the state for some others.

These quotes are meaningless - not only for those in need, but for the movers and shakers that actually have an influence on our world.

I like this thread, but the 'good intentiions become meaningles with such bland nonsense' which end up perturbing me - but I'm an @rse though.


I'm not wanting to get at you, because (even though I don't know you) you come across as a really genuine person.

It's maybe just me.

[bearded bloke]

Men are equal; it's not birth but virtue that makes the difference
- Voltaire

Well that's nonsense - look at the front bench of the current Government

Or as several wise people have said over the years (proper wisdom) ...

It's not what you know, it's who you know

Or as my old history teacher said of the (then) communist system (proper wisdom) ..

They are all born equal, but some are more equal than others

[Knight of Albion]

We have one life, a limited time to grow into something beautiful, lovely, loving and compassionate, or we can grow into someone who is controlling, selfish and who cares only for themselves and their career.
All the latter is emptiness in the end, for what we take with us, the coin of the other world, is love
- Brother Mark Dohle

[Knight of Albion]

In a lunch session in a slaughterhouse, a lamb jumped out of its pen and came unnoticed up to some slaughtermen who were sitting in a circle eating their sandwiches; the lamb approached and nibbled a small piece of lettuce that a man was holding in his hand. The men gave the lamb some more lettuce and when the lunch period was over they were so affected by the action of the lamb that not one of them was prepared to kill this creature, and it had to be sent elsewhere - showing that within each human soul there is an element of pity, compassion and love in varying degrees.
It is our duty to encourage the higher qualities in each individual to bloom and blossom wherever possible
- Dr Gordon Latto

[Knight of Albion]

Self-absorption in all its forms kills empathy, let alone compassion. When we focus on ourselves, our world contracts as our problems and preoccupations loom large.
But when we focus on others, our world expands. Our own problems drift to the periphery of the mind and so seem smaller, and we increase our capacity for connection - or compassionate action
- Daniel Goleman

[Knight of Albion]

Courage. Kindness. Friendship. Character. These are the qualities that define us as human beings, and propel us, on occasion, to greatness
- R.J. Palacio

[Knight of Albion]

It only takes a split second to smile and forget, yet to someone that needed it, it can last a lifetime
- Steve Maraboli