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 A man of maxims only is like a Cyclops with one eye, and that eye placed in the back of his head. Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834)
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Insightful. Aphorisms will only get you so far.
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Sometimes I hear people utter maxims and it is as though they believe them to be irrefutable truth. Although I am guilty of using them at times, platitudes are the linguistic equivalent of McDonalds.
"He who never made a mistake never made a discovery." Samuel Smiles
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Beware of cute sayings, especially if they rhyme.
You stand between me and all my enemies. -Son Lux
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He has one eye at least, not totally blind!
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worldsclyde wrote:Beware of cute sayings, especially if they rhyme. *smile*
I am carrying my heart~I am carrying my rhythm~I am carrying my prayers~But you can't kill my spirit~It's soaring and strong (Paula Cole's Me Lyrics)***We are not human beings having a spiritual experience. We ARE spirtual beings having a human experience.(T.deChardin)***There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. (Albert Einstein)
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I admire a good quote,
But, beware using it as a sort of shortcut to intellectual gravity.
A quote is usually the distillation of a person's accumulated observations and wisdom.
Better to strive, to learn, and to earn your own scars. Then people may well want to quote you. It's harder work, but, it's much more honorable than standing on the shoulders of giants.
"Be without fear in the face of your enemies. Be brave and upright that God may love thee. Speak the truth always, even if it leads to your death. Safeguard the helpless, and do no wrong". (Knight's Oath, Kingdom of Heaven)
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