philosophy

The lion and the calf

The lion and the calf shall lie down together, but the calf won't get much sleep.

— Woody Allen

Washing One's Hands

Washing one's hands of the conflict between the powerful and the powerless means to side with the powerful, not to be neutral.

— Paulo Freire

educator (1921-1997)

The source of your joy

Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.

— Thich Nhat Hanh

Anything is Possible

Anything is possible, if you don't care who gets the credit.

— Harry Truman

Trust in Allah

Trust in Allah,and tie your camel!

— Sufi saying

The will to believe

What is wanted is not the will to believe, but the will to find out, which is the exact opposite.

— Bertrand Russell

"Skeptical_Essays"

Keep your thoughts positive

  • Keep your thoughts positive because your thoughts become your words.
  • Keep your words positive because your words become your behaviors.
  • Keep your behaviors positive because your behaviors become your habits.
  • Keep your habits positive because your habits become your values.
  • Keep your values positive because your values become your destiny.
— Mahatma Gandhi

You can believe anything

You can believe anything you want. The universe is not obliged to keep a straight face.

— Solomon Short

If you have time to chatter

If you have time to chatter,

Read a book.

If you have time to read,

Walk into mountain, desert and ocean.

If you have time to walk,

Sing songs and dance.

If you have time to dance,

Sit quietly, you Happy Lucky Idiot.

— Nanao Sakaki

Kyoto 1966

Music

Music is the timeless experience of constant change.

— Jerry Garcia
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