Quotes on humor and truth

“I don’t know which is the greater task: to decentralize a top-heavy civilization or to prevent an ancient civilization from becoming centralized and top-heavy. In both cases the core of the problem is to discover what constitutes a good civilization, then proclaim it to the people and help them to erect it.”
—Gandhi

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Judge a forum by it's smileys...

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Freedom of expression is the matrix, the indispensable condition, of nearly every other form of freedom.
- Benjamin Cardozo

I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.
- Evelyn Beatrice Hall

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The trouble with talking too fast is you may say something you haven't thought of yet.
- Ann Landers

“A little rudeness and disrespect can elevate a meaningless interaction to a battle of wills and add drama to an otherwise dull day.”
Bill Watterson

“We can't be sure that rudeness is on the rise. ...But whether or not it's increased, people are saying they don't want to take it anymore.”
Peter Post

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“Tolerance is another word for indifference.”
William Somerset Maugham

"Close your Eyes –
For your eyes will only tell the truth
And the truth isn’t what you want to see..."

ALW and Charles Hart, "Music of the Night" from Phantom of the Opera" (Thanks, WAM, for the correction!)

Clix Pix wrote:

"Close your Eyes –
For your eyes will only tell the truth
And the truth isn’t what you want to see..."

ALW, "Music of the Night"

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"Phantom" lyricist was Charles Hart.

From The Music Of The Night, ironic that music does set Susan free.

Close your eyes start a journey through a strange, new world
Leave all thoughts of the world you knew before
Close your eyes and let music set you free
Only then can you belong to me

bernicer wrote:

From The Music Of The Night, ironic that music does set Susan free.

Close your eyes start a journey through a strange, new world
Leave all thoughts of the world you knew before
Close your eyes and let music set you free
Only then can you belong to me

Thanks, Bern, I heard that on my wobbly CD with still only 8 of the 11 songs, but tomorrow is another day...

bernicer wrote:

From The Music Of The Night, ironic that music does set Susan free.

Close your eyes start a journey through a strange, new world
Leave all thoughts of the world you knew before
Close your eyes and let music set you free
Only then can you belong to me

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Boy, ain't that the truth!!?? That's Susan all the way through!!

“All despotisms should be considered problems of mental hygiene, and all support of censorship should be considered as problems of abnormal psychology”
Theodore Schroeder

“Intelligence is the capacity to receive, decode and transmit information efficiently. Stupidity is blockage of this process at any point. Bigotry, ideologies etc. block the ability to receive; robotic reality-tunnels block the ability to decode or integrate new signals; censorship blocks transmission.”
Robert Anton Wilson

When dealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic, but with creatures of emotion, creatures bristling with prejudice, and motivated by pride and vanity.

Dale Carnegie

“Brevity is the soul of wit.” – William Shakespeare

“Many attempts to communicate are nullified by saying too much.” – Robert Greenleaf

As great minds have the faculty of saying a great deal in a few words, so lesser minds have a talent of talking much, and saying nothing.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Physician, heal thyself (Ἰατρέ, θεράπευσον σεαυτόν) is a proverb found in Luke 4:23.

Emmylou wrote:

As great minds have the faculty of saying a great deal in a few words, so lesser minds have a talent of talking much, and saying nothing.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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Such as attempting to make a point by saying too much in this thread?? Some might be guilty of that.----

WAMcKinley wrote:

Emmylou wrote:

As great minds have the faculty of saying a great deal in a few words, so lesser minds have a talent of talking much, and saying nothing.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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Such as attempting to make a point by saying too much in this thread?? Some might be guilty of that.----

I'm saying absolutely nothing myself, thus I must be brilliant

Right.

To Susan

"When people undermine your dreams, predict your doom or criticize you, remember they're telling you their story, not yours."


Cynthia Occelli

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“I will not let anyone walk through my mind with their dirty feet.”
- Mahatma Gandhi

tonnie_rocca wrote:

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“I will not let anyone walk through my mind with their dirty feet.”
- Mahatma Gandhi

tonnie_rocca wrote:

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“I will not let anyone walk through my mind with their dirty feet.”
- Mahatma Gandhi

Great quote!!

Constant kindness can accomplish much. As the sun makes ice melt, kindness causes misunderstanding, mistrust, and hostility to evaporate.
Author: Albert Schweitzer

In this world of shadows, about what are we quarrelling?
Author: Unknown

Health is the first benefit. Content is the first fortune. Friendliness is the first kindness. Nirvana is the first happiness.
Author: Buddha

If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy. Then he becomes your partner.
Author: Nelson Mandela

“Trust is like a mirror, you can fix it if it's broken, but you can still see the crack in that mother f****r's reflection.”
― Lady GaGa

Risk-taking, trust, and serendipity are key ingredients of joy. Without risk, nothing new ever happens. Without trust, fear creeps in. Without serendipity, there are no surprises.
Author: Rita Golden Gelman

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It takes a strong person to say sorry, and an ever stronger person to forgive.


Right actions in the future are the best apologies for bad actions in the past.
- Tryon Edwards

We must develop and maintain the capacity to forgive. He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love. There is some good in the worst of us and some evil in the best of us. When we discover this, we are less prone to hate our enemies.
Author: Martin Luther King, Jr.

I believe that at every level of society the key to a happier world is the growth of compassion. We do not need to become religious, nor do we need to believe in an ideology. All that is necessary is for each of us to develop our good human qualities.
Author: H.H. the 14th Dalai Lama