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Favourite Quotes - Wit & Wisdom
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Favourite Quotes - Wit & Wisdom
Neon Knight Sun 20 Aug - 19:28
"Myth does not mean something untrue, but a concentration of truth." - Doris Lessing (British Writer)
[Nancy Astor: “If I were married to you, I’d put poison in your coffee.”]
"If I were married to you, I’d drink it." - Winston Churchill to Nancy Astor c.1912
"Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards." - Søren Kierkegaard (Danish Philosopher)
"I don't want to achieve immortality through my work; I want to achieve immortality through not dying." - Woody Allen (American filmmaker, writer, actor, etc.)
[Nancy Astor: “If I were married to you, I’d put poison in your coffee.”]
"If I were married to you, I’d drink it." - Winston Churchill to Nancy Astor c.1912
"Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards." - Søren Kierkegaard (Danish Philosopher)
"I don't want to achieve immortality through my work; I want to achieve immortality through not dying." - Woody Allen (American filmmaker, writer, actor, etc.)
Between the velvet lies, there's a truth that's hard as steel
The vision never dies, life's a never ending wheel - R.J.Dio
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de Burgh Sat 26 Aug - 19:19
I would say this quote is very true :p :
"[...] for doubt and secrecy are the lure of lures, and no new horror can be more terrible than the daily torture of the commonplace.
H.P. Lovecraft
"Ex Oblivione"
I would say my all time favorite quote by Lovecraft is this! :p :
'The most merciful thing in the world, I think, is the inability of the human mind to correlate all its contents. We live on a placid island of ignorance in the midst of black seas of infinity, and it was not meant that we should voyage far. The sciences, each straining in its own direction, have hitherto harmed us little; but some day the piercing together of dissociated knowledge will open up such terrifying vistas of reality, and of our frightful position therein, that we shall either go mad from the revelation or flee from the light into the peace and safety of a new dark age. [...]'
˜ H.P. Lovecraft
"[...] for doubt and secrecy are the lure of lures, and no new horror can be more terrible than the daily torture of the commonplace.
H.P. Lovecraft
"Ex Oblivione"
I would say my all time favorite quote by Lovecraft is this! :p :
'The most merciful thing in the world, I think, is the inability of the human mind to correlate all its contents. We live on a placid island of ignorance in the midst of black seas of infinity, and it was not meant that we should voyage far. The sciences, each straining in its own direction, have hitherto harmed us little; but some day the piercing together of dissociated knowledge will open up such terrifying vistas of reality, and of our frightful position therein, that we shall either go mad from the revelation or flee from the light into the peace and safety of a new dark age. [...]'
˜ H.P. Lovecraft
'The most merciful thing in the world, I think, is the inability of the human mind to correlate all its contents. We live on a placid island of ignorance in the midst of black seas of infinity, and it was not meant that we should voyage far. The sciences, each straining in its own direction, have hitherto harmed us little; but some day the piercing together of dissociated knowledge will open up such terrifying vistas of reality, and of our frightful position therein, that we shall either go mad from the revelation or flee from the light into the peace and safety of a new dark age. [...]'
˜ H.P. Lovecraft
˜ H.P. Lovecraft
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Neon Knight Sat 26 Aug - 23:05
Do you know about the Lovecraft quote on the Iron Maiden album cover Live After Death?de Burgh wrote:I would say this quote is very true :p :
"[...] for doubt and secrecy are the lure of lures, and no new horror can be more terrible than the daily torture of the commonplace.
H.P. Lovecraft
"Ex Oblivione"
I would say my all time favorite quote by Lovecraft is this! :p :
'The most merciful thing in the world, I think, is the inability of the human mind to correlate all its contents. We live on a placid island of ignorance in the midst of black seas of infinity, and it was not meant that we should voyage far. The sciences, each straining in its own direction, have hitherto harmed us little; but some day the piercing together of dissociated knowledge will open up such terrifying vistas of reality, and of our frightful position therein, that we shall either go mad from the revelation or flee from the light into the peace and safety of a new dark age. [...]'
˜ H.P. Lovecraft
https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/00/50/45/0050457febf6a8163da7d78942146a50.jpg
Then there's this Metallica song:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jaFP8p8V4vg
And the HPL Historical Society http://www.hplhs.org/
. . . What was that big crashing noise I just heard?
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Strong Quotes
Jehan I Sun 14 Jan - 9:18
A thread for the quote who make you thinkk twice about things or who describes perfectly your feeling.
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Neon Knight Sun 14 Jan - 22:09
There's a quotes thread in Miscellaneous Topics but we can use this one for specifically political quotes.
EDIT: I've now merged the two threads.
“People shouldn't be afraid of their government. Governments should be afraid of their people.”
Alan Moore, V for Vendetta
EDIT: I've now merged the two threads.
“People shouldn't be afraid of their government. Governments should be afraid of their people.”
Alan Moore, V for Vendetta
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Neon Knight Sun 14 Jan - 22:12
"Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable."
John F. Kennedy, In a speech at the White House, 1962
John F. Kennedy, In a speech at the White House, 1962
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Sary Wed 17 Jan - 0:42
Tell me and I will forget
Teach me and I will remember
Involve me and I will learn. - Ben Franklin
Didn't he also say....early to bed early to rise makes a man happy healthy and wise
His sayings are classic ,a very wise man.
A penny saved is a penny earned!
Teach me and I will remember
Involve me and I will learn. - Ben Franklin
Didn't he also say....early to bed early to rise makes a man happy healthy and wise
His sayings are classic ,a very wise man.
A penny saved is a penny earned!
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de Burgh Wed 17 Jan - 1:45
"Great ambition is the passion of a great character. Those endowed with it may perform very good or very bad acts. All depends on the principles which direct them."
- Napoleon Bonaparte
- Napoleon Bonaparte
'The most merciful thing in the world, I think, is the inability of the human mind to correlate all its contents. We live on a placid island of ignorance in the midst of black seas of infinity, and it was not meant that we should voyage far. The sciences, each straining in its own direction, have hitherto harmed us little; but some day the piercing together of dissociated knowledge will open up such terrifying vistas of reality, and of our frightful position therein, that we shall either go mad from the revelation or flee from the light into the peace and safety of a new dark age. [...]'
˜ H.P. Lovecraft
˜ H.P. Lovecraft
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Neon Knight Wed 17 Jan - 21:44
There are many by Winston Churchill.
"In politics when you are in doubt what to do, do nothing … when you are in doubt what to say, say what you really think."
“A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on.”
“Never give in–never, never, never, never, in nothing great or small, large or petty, never give in except to convictions of honour and good sense. Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy.”
“Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm.”
"In politics when you are in doubt what to do, do nothing … when you are in doubt what to say, say what you really think."
“A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on.”
“Never give in–never, never, never, never, in nothing great or small, large or petty, never give in except to convictions of honour and good sense. Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy.”
“Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm.”
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Sary Sun 21 Jan - 20:03
Yes,Churchill definitely had a way with words. I especially like this quote-
“Any man who is under 30, and is not a liberal, has not heart; and any man who is over 30, and is not a conservative, has no brains.”
“Any man who is under 30, and is not a liberal, has not heart; and any man who is over 30, and is not a conservative, has no brains.”
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Jehan I Sat 27 Jan - 16:58
If you can input some reference to quote. Like this I would add them on wikiquote
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Sary Sat 27 Jan - 17:11
There is speculation about who actually thought up this strong quote, no doubt that Churchill said it at some point. He is the one that usually gets credit for it.
https://quoteinvestigator.com/2014/02/24/heart-head/
It is rings true for me,I was much more liberal,in my youth.
Wisdom comes with age.
Lol ....another strong quote!
Actually the quote goes,
"With age comes wisdom,but sometimes age comes alone"
Oscar Wilde. https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/329316-with-age-comes-wisdom-but-sometimes-age-comes-alone. Ironically he died relatively young.
https://quoteinvestigator.com/2014/02/24/heart-head/
It is rings true for me,I was much more liberal,in my youth.
Wisdom comes with age.
Lol ....another strong quote!
Actually the quote goes,
"With age comes wisdom,but sometimes age comes alone"
Oscar Wilde. https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/329316-with-age-comes-wisdom-but-sometimes-age-comes-alone. Ironically he died relatively young.
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Neon Knight Sat 27 Jan - 17:31
I forget where I found those above but this is a reliable website for Churchill quotes: https://www.winstonchurchill.org/resources/quotes/Jehan I wrote:If you can input some reference to quote. Like this I would add them on wikiquote
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Neon Knight Sat 27 Jan - 17:50
“Next to a battle lost, the greatest misery is a battle gained.” ― Arthur Wellesley (The Duke of Wellington)
Philip of Macedon : "If I enter Laconia, I will raze Sparta to the ground,"
The Spartans' reply was: "If."
Philip of Macedon : "If I enter Laconia, I will raze Sparta to the ground,"
The Spartans' reply was: "If."
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Neon Knight Sat 28 Mar - 13:47
"Anyone who is clever and lazy is qualified for the highest leadership duties, because he possesses the mental clarity and strength of nerve necessary for difficult decisions. One must be aware of anyone who is stupid and hard-working. He must not be entrusted with any responsibility because he will only ever cause mischief." - General Kurt von Hammerstein-Equord (1878-1943)
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