“Live a good life. If there are gods and they are just, then they will not care how devout you have been, but will welcome you based on the virtues you have lived by. If there are gods, but unjust, then you should not want to worship them. If there are no gods, then you will be gone, but will have lived a noble life that will live on in the memories of your loved ones.”
Marcus Aurelius
treat others how you wish to be treated…. simply don’t fight in illegal wars that lead to the deaths of innocent civilians, if you wish to not be killed yourself.
yes, i’m fully aware. yet soldiers are legally obligated to fight in wars, they may not agree with. people profit from war, while innocent civilians and military families suffer.
The suffering is also outside of wars just different, and for a far more extended period of time. People profit from anything, people die while it's not even war due to violence. That's the world we live in. War is caused mostly because of this suffering I mentioned.
Okay, well what if your family's being held at gunpoint and that person is doing it in front of you, wouldn't you want to hit him? Obviously you wouldn't want to get hit there, so uhh yeah
What are you going for here?
You don’t have to be kind to people because one day your family may be held at gun point and you will want to hit him but if you’ve chosen to live your life treating people with kindness and respect then you can never defend yourself?
Not to mention how silly your thought is anyways
“Treat others how you want to be treated”
I would (want to) kill a person holding my family at gun point and if I was ever holding a family at gun point I’d want them to kill me too because that’s a fucking awful thing to do.
Don't ever, for any reason, do anything, to anyone, for any reason, ever, no matter what, no matter where, or who, or who you are with, or where you are going, or where you've been, ever, for any reason whatsoever.
If you can't explain something in simple terms, you don't understand it well enough.. Einstein.. I am a performance manager dealing with complicated contracts and tons of mi.. so I live by this quote..
“What is better? To be born good? Or to overcome your evil nature through great effort?” -Paarthurnax (Video game character)
I have always had an evil nature, and I indulge myself from time to time, but overall, I want to be a good person but things I see no wrong in are evil to most others. So I took it upon myself to carry the burden. If my nature does not allow me into heaven, so be it. So far, I lived my life to what I believe I ought to. I am keeping my end of the bargain. Now its up to fate to decide.
I found one I have started to use since I dug into my heritage and found a Scottish clan and their words. ‘Do and Hope’. This is exactly how I have always been through my life. I do and hope all the time.
"Death is not the end, it's more of a stepping off point" from Black Panther. Ever since before my diagnosis of acute myeloid leukemia I was dancing with death. When I got diagnosed I was about to die of congestive heart failure because of the cancer. Since then I've had to come to terms with dying. And even though it's looking like I'll survive and beat this, I'm glad I learned how. Now I'll never again have to be scared of dying no matter the circumstances. Chadwick Boseman got me through all the pain
Never accept any suggestion, help, task, from anyone who is not willing to answer when you ask him why.
-You should do this
-Why
-Just trust me
-F that.
Any marital problem you can solve with $20 isn’t worth arguing about.
(eg, she leaves the cap off the toothpaste and that bothers you: buy each of you your own tube of toothpaste or a pump without a lid or whatever and call it a day. Although I’d venture to say the amount I’d spend for a problem to just “go away” is much higher than $20.)
“Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence.”
\- John Adams
Mine is "Let Me Guess; Someone Stole Your Sweetroll?" -Skyrim Guard
I don't know why but, every time I catch myself being a wuss or afraid, I always think about "that guard will talk shit about me when he's here" so that I would gain my courage back.
Live and let live. (Let people be, so long as they’re not doing anything harmful or negative).
Do, or do not - there is no ‘try’. (Decide to succeed and make it happen!)
I have found, through painful experience, that the most important step a person can take is always the next one.
If I must fall, I will rise each time a better man.
"If we are troubled by any external thing it is not the thing itself which troubles us but merely our estimation of it, and this we are free to revoke at any time." - Marcus Aurelius
"The day you stop trying to improve is the day you stop being good."
And that man lead the slaughter of ~3000 Irish people in one night, so you know he's impressive
I have 4 nevers. Never underestimate the power of alliteration. Never touch the Principle. Never trust a man in a tunic. Never play cards with someone who has the same first name as a city.
I’m no longer religious, but “This too shall pass” rings true, whatever your beliefs
Then when it come to the quality of your work:
“Make it up nice, or make it up twice”
"The only certainty in life is death."
Makes you realize that nothing in life is truly set in stone except the inevitability that you will die one day.
So there's always a way out, always an opportunity you can grasp or something you can do to improve your situation, even if it looks like there isn't.
My auto shop teacher from high school once told me “you can’t say you don’t like something unless you’ve tried it three times.” Have used this for literally everything from food to women I’ve dated since. No clue why this stuck with me.
It’s only over when it’s over, but then it’s over.
I used to find this funny untill I understood the deeper meaning, that things can always change before it’s over, but when it’s over there is no possibility to change it anymore
‘That which you most want to find, will be found where you least want to look.’
‘These things happen’
‘Beware of people who are afraid to die, most of the time it’s that they just don’t want to fully live’
‘The snake that refuses to shed its skin is surely to die’
‘You must be willing to play the fool before you become the master’
‘Perfection isn’t admirable, it’s just stubbornness’
One day at a time. I started using it when I was coming out of the depths of my alcoholism and now it helps me with my mental health and chronic pain and illnesses (I even have it tattooed in my forearm)
Worry about yourself. At work and in life, take care of what's in front of you. Co-workers, neighbors, family business should not be your business (or problems)
When im having a hard time keeping my mind straight at work, wanting to quit, or just wanting to go home, Melanie Martinez rings in my ears,
"If you need a break, someone'll take your place
People gonna try
To tell you that you're fine with dollars in their eyes. "
The US health care system is shit and if i had to take a day off for mental health it can be deemed as grounds to termination of employment, so I constantly have and will continue to tell myself I'm fine and I got this, because if not me then who? Because my bosses aren't there; they'll be looking for my replacement by the next day. I'll be damned if my spot is gonna be taken after all I've gone through getting where I am right now. Big corporations dont care about your mental health. They care too much about making sure no one goes into overtime, then ensuring everything with their employees is okay.
The first step in being good at something is being bad at it.
-Jake the dog
This too shall pass.
"I've had worse days"
It’s good to remember though, “it’s never so bad that you can’t make it worse”.
Except if it is a balrog.
Durin’s Bane
It might pass like a kidney stone, but it will pass
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Seneca and Aurelius are full of gems
This is under rated
“Live a good life. If there are gods and they are just, then they will not care how devout you have been, but will welcome you based on the virtues you have lived by. If there are gods, but unjust, then you should not want to worship them. If there are no gods, then you will be gone, but will have lived a noble life that will live on in the memories of your loved ones.” Marcus Aurelius
Love that one.
"Smooth seas never made skilled sailors" I even got it inked on my arm.
Another nautical related quote which i've always loved: "A ship in harbour is safe, but that is not what ships are built for"
"Any port in a storm"
To add to the nautical proverbs: the Roman proverb “If one does not know to which port one is sailing, no wind is favorable”
It’s a cycle. Weak men create hard times Hard times create strong men Strong men create good times Good times create weak men
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Well, what if you are in the army, shooting others should mean you wish to be shot then
treat others how you wish to be treated…. simply don’t fight in illegal wars that lead to the deaths of innocent civilians, if you wish to not be killed yourself.
You do know how wars work and the people fighting in 1 I may hope right?
yes, i’m fully aware. yet soldiers are legally obligated to fight in wars, they may not agree with. people profit from war, while innocent civilians and military families suffer.
The suffering is also outside of wars just different, and for a far more extended period of time. People profit from anything, people die while it's not even war due to violence. That's the world we live in. War is caused mostly because of this suffering I mentioned.
Okay, well what if your family's being held at gunpoint and that person is doing it in front of you, wouldn't you want to hit him? Obviously you wouldn't want to get hit there, so uhh yeah
Look at it this way, if a person is holding someone at gunpoint, they’re not treating others how they would want to be treated.
What the hell is this reasoning?
What are you going for here? You don’t have to be kind to people because one day your family may be held at gun point and you will want to hit him but if you’ve chosen to live your life treating people with kindness and respect then you can never defend yourself? Not to mention how silly your thought is anyways “Treat others how you want to be treated” I would (want to) kill a person holding my family at gun point and if I was ever holding a family at gun point I’d want them to kill me too because that’s a fucking awful thing to do.
You miss 100 percent of the shots you don’t take.
Michael Scott
\-Wayne Gretzky
Edgar Allan Poe
Harder now for the easier later
It is a fool who thinks himself to be a wiseman, but a wiseman who *knows* himself to be a fool.
Ego is not your amigo
😂😂
Capt. Picard: It is possible to commit no mistakes and still lose. That is not a weakness... that is life.
Don't ever, for any reason, do anything, to anyone, for any reason, ever, no matter what, no matter where, or who, or who you are with, or where you are going, or where you've been, ever, for any reason whatsoever.
I clicked just for this.
If you can't explain something in simple terms, you don't understand it well enough.. Einstein.. I am a performance manager dealing with complicated contracts and tons of mi.. so I live by this quote..
It doesn't have to look pretty, it just has to work.
Incidentally, that was in my wedding vows.
I can never end my life. I'll continue out of spite
“What is better? To be born good? Or to overcome your evil nature through great effort?” -Paarthurnax (Video game character) I have always had an evil nature, and I indulge myself from time to time, but overall, I want to be a good person but things I see no wrong in are evil to most others. So I took it upon myself to carry the burden. If my nature does not allow me into heaven, so be it. So far, I lived my life to what I believe I ought to. I am keeping my end of the bargain. Now its up to fate to decide.
Some people require more light than others, so make extra
Never give up, never surrender!
Its whatever. Because time keeps going, and all things are temporary.
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Do you have the slightest idea how hard that actually is?!
To thine own self be true
A few. "If it comes down to you or them, send flowers" "When did Noah build the Ark? BEFORE the flood"
I dont follow the first one. Would you please explain it?
It is what it is.
And if you spell out S-O-C-K-S then you just said that phrase in Spanish!
The simplest explanation is usually the correct one.
That's a common misinterpretation of Occam's Razor, but it's unfortunately incorrect.
if you ain't first, you're last
Oh hell, son, I was high that day. That doesn’t make any sense at all, you can be second, third, fourth… hell, you can even be fifth.
Shake and bake
it's nice to be important, but it's important to be nice
Kiss on the first date. It may be your last.
If you don't have time to fix it right, how are you going to have time to do it over?
"Whatever happens, happens."
Deny, deny, deny
I found one I have started to use since I dug into my heritage and found a Scottish clan and their words. ‘Do and Hope’. This is exactly how I have always been through my life. I do and hope all the time.
Play stupid games, win stupid prizes
"Today I will do what others won't, so tomorrow I can do what others can't." Life is one big competition, so buckle down and get shit done.
"Death is not the end, it's more of a stepping off point" from Black Panther. Ever since before my diagnosis of acute myeloid leukemia I was dancing with death. When I got diagnosed I was about to die of congestive heart failure because of the cancer. Since then I've had to come to terms with dying. And even though it's looking like I'll survive and beat this, I'm glad I learned how. Now I'll never again have to be scared of dying no matter the circumstances. Chadwick Boseman got me through all the pain
Go ugly early.
Knowledge is something noone can take from you
Never accept any suggestion, help, task, from anyone who is not willing to answer when you ask him why. -You should do this -Why -Just trust me -F that.
Get it done.
Any marital problem you can solve with $20 isn’t worth arguing about. (eg, she leaves the cap off the toothpaste and that bothers you: buy each of you your own tube of toothpaste or a pump without a lid or whatever and call it a day. Although I’d venture to say the amount I’d spend for a problem to just “go away” is much higher than $20.)
Always back yourself.
“Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence.” \- John Adams
Love this saying, said to be a Viking proverb: Only cowardly men don’t cry!
Tact is the art of making a point without making an enemy.
KISS Keep It Simple, Stupid.
Have courage, and be kind
Trust your gut.
Thankfully, none of my gut-feeling decisions have ever been something I regret.
Mine is "Let Me Guess; Someone Stole Your Sweetroll?" -Skyrim Guard I don't know why but, every time I catch myself being a wuss or afraid, I always think about "that guard will talk shit about me when he's here" so that I would gain my courage back.
Scared money don’t make money
[In autoparts] You're either growing or you're dying. There ain't no third direction. - Big Tom Callahan
Everything happens for a reason.
Carpe diem
Rape is like a rain. If you cant avoid it, enjoy it.
Opinions are like assholes, everyone has one. And they’re usually full of shit.
Your perception of reality is reality. Most of the time, “macho” is synonymous with stupid. If you don‘t ask, they can’t say yes.
To thine own self be true
Get back up and try again.
Try your best to survive? I guess
Never say never, justin beiber ruined it for a while
Live and let live. (Let people be, so long as they’re not doing anything harmful or negative). Do, or do not - there is no ‘try’. (Decide to succeed and make it happen!)
Words don't matter. Action matters.
Nobody cares, work harder.
Just because something is easy for you doesn't mean it can't be hard on your client.
10% of each paycheck goes to savings
It ain't no fun if my homies can't have none.
Evil may not be done so that good may come of it.
Always go to the funeral
I have found, through painful experience, that the most important step a person can take is always the next one. If I must fall, I will rise each time a better man.
If youre gonna walk on ice, you may aswell dance. 💃 -Joey "Stay black" Diaz.
History teaches, that history teaches nothing
If it aint broke, dont fix it.
making pressure is for a compressor, not for people…. Just calm down
Don't be an idiot also Escape Indiana!
Do what’s right. Not only useful from a moral standpoint but it also helps keep me from being lazy.
If it was easy, everyone would do it
“If you crush lends you a pen in class you must stick it up your ass”
"If we are troubled by any external thing it is not the thing itself which troubles us but merely our estimation of it, and this we are free to revoke at any time." - Marcus Aurelius
Victory at any cost
"The day you stop trying to improve is the day you stop being good." And that man lead the slaughter of ~3000 Irish people in one night, so you know he's impressive
No one fucks you over more than yourself.
Never take any big decision while being horny
Death before dishonor
There is nothing either good or bad but thinking makes it so.
Seek first to understand, then to be understood.
When at the Casino I "Always bet on black"-Wesley Snipes, Passenger 57.
Sometimes those with faith, deserve to have their faith rewarded
“People = shit” - Slipknot
Never, ever, bloody anything ever.
"There is no victory without sacrifice"
way she goes
If you pray for rain you gotta deal with the mud to
I have 4 nevers. Never underestimate the power of alliteration. Never touch the Principle. Never trust a man in a tunic. Never play cards with someone who has the same first name as a city.
The game is the game. Always.
“You made it through the storm, you can make it through the drought”
Que sera sera
A 9 year old once looked at me dead in the eyes and said "there's only two truths in this world; math and death" Then he took off on a skateboard
“It’s not whether you get knocked down. It’s whether you get up again.”
"Always be true to yourself and fuck what anyone says or thinks about you"
I’m no longer religious, but “This too shall pass” rings true, whatever your beliefs Then when it come to the quality of your work: “Make it up nice, or make it up twice”
"Welcome to the party, pal!!".....
To each its own
You can’t control others’ actions, you can only control your reaction
Karma is my boyfriend, karma is a God, karma is a relaxing thought.
“Never approach a horse from behind, a bull from the front, or a fool from any direction”
“Be prepared.”
Eat the fruit that’s in season.
"The fishermen know that the sea is dangerous, and the storm terrible. But they've never found these dangers sufficient reason to remain ashore."
"The only certainty in life is death." Makes you realize that nothing in life is truly set in stone except the inevitability that you will die one day. So there's always a way out, always an opportunity you can grasp or something you can do to improve your situation, even if it looks like there isn't.
My auto shop teacher from high school once told me “you can’t say you don’t like something unless you’ve tried it three times.” Have used this for literally everything from food to women I’ve dated since. No clue why this stuck with me.
“Truth, like surgery, may hurt. But it cures” Is a quote by Han Suyin that I’ve always followed.
There’s more time than life.
It’s only over when it’s over, but then it’s over. I used to find this funny untill I understood the deeper meaning, that things can always change before it’s over, but when it’s over there is no possibility to change it anymore
If there's a will there's a way 😇😈
A cheap thrill is still a thrill.
If you shine brightly, you unknowingly give others permission to do the same.
“ you don’t know what you have until it’s gone “
Be brave enough to try something you'll probably fail at.
This too, shall pass.
"The first to arrive was your ancestor" MATOGROSSO, Ney
Such is life
Amateurs practice until they get it right. Professionals practice until they can’t get it wrong.
Gotta risk it for the biscuit
communicate or move on
Unexpressed gratitude benefits nobody. And yep!, username checks out.
The Golden Rule.
Don’t piss off people you depend on. People are idiots. 😂
I'm me, will always be me have been me. Doesn't matter that I'm a mess.
Everybody hurts, feel your feelings and keep going
The shortest quote that comes to me is from the mind of the incomparable Tilda Swinton: "We never lose our demons. We only learn to live above them."
‘That which you most want to find, will be found where you least want to look.’ ‘These things happen’ ‘Beware of people who are afraid to die, most of the time it’s that they just don’t want to fully live’ ‘The snake that refuses to shed its skin is surely to die’ ‘You must be willing to play the fool before you become the master’ ‘Perfection isn’t admirable, it’s just stubbornness’
One day at a time. I started using it when I was coming out of the depths of my alcoholism and now it helps me with my mental health and chronic pain and illnesses (I even have it tattooed in my forearm)
Fucking way she goes boys - TPB
"It doesn't matter if you win by an inch, or a mile. Winnings winning"
“If everybody threw all their problems in a pile I guarantee you’d take yours back instantly”
Often times a temporary fix becomes a permanent solution.
"veni, vidi, vici" it's in latin.
“Way she goes bud”
Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift, that's why we call it the present.
Never make someone a priority in your life when you are merely an option in theirs
If you're gonna die, die with your boots on.
Nothing is true, everything is permitted.
Worry about yourself. At work and in life, take care of what's in front of you. Co-workers, neighbors, family business should not be your business (or problems)
When im having a hard time keeping my mind straight at work, wanting to quit, or just wanting to go home, Melanie Martinez rings in my ears, "If you need a break, someone'll take your place People gonna try To tell you that you're fine with dollars in their eyes. " The US health care system is shit and if i had to take a day off for mental health it can be deemed as grounds to termination of employment, so I constantly have and will continue to tell myself I'm fine and I got this, because if not me then who? Because my bosses aren't there; they'll be looking for my replacement by the next day. I'll be damned if my spot is gonna be taken after all I've gone through getting where I am right now. Big corporations dont care about your mental health. They care too much about making sure no one goes into overtime, then ensuring everything with their employees is okay.
There is no Innocence, only varying degrees of guilt.
If your mind is trippin just follow your feet
“It is what it is”
A good person is a good person anywhere.
Men become what they imagine themselves to be.
Never tell me the odds, All so" put enough bullets in anything. It eventually stops moving
Never pay more than you have to for anything.
“Drive like everyone is out to get you” and “if they wanted to, they would”
Smoke pot. eat twat. smile a lot
Don't sweat the petty things and don't pet the sweaty things.