Interesting Quotes

[Grace Nerissa]

xxxooxxx wrote:

The glow of one warm thought is to me worth more than money.
Thomas Jefferson

Being honest -

I'd prefer the money(: lol

[xxxooxxx]

Grace Nerissa wrote:

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Being honest -
I'd prefer the money(: lol

Most people do..lol

But you know what they say about money....

[Nfreebird]

Money has never made man happy, nor will it, there is nothing in its nature to produce happiness. The more of it one has the more one wants.

Benjamin Franklin

If you look for truth, you may find comfort in the end; if you look for comfort you will not get either comfort or truth only soft soap and wishful thinking to begin, and in the end, despair.

C. S. Lewis

[aWitchintheWoods]

Debra27 wrote:

“Anything is better than lies and deceit!”
Leo Tolstoy

These 2 agree....

Better a cruel truth than a comforable delusion.---Edward Abbey

It is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in the delusion, however
satisfying and reassuring.---Carl Sagan

[Old Sam]

"The oppressed are allowed once every few years to decide which particular representatives of the oppressing class are to represent and repress them."

Karl Marx

[SLY WEST]

A path is only a path, and there is no affront, to oneself or others, in dropping it if that is what your heart tells you... Look at every path closely and deliberately, as many times as you think necessay, then ask yourself alone...Does this path have heart? If it does, the path is good and should be followed, if it doesn't it is of no use.

~Carlos Castaneda

[Old Sam]

"Ninety eight percent of the adults in this country are decent, hardworking, honest Americans. It's the other lousy two percent that get all the publicity. But then, we elected them."

Lily Tomlin

[_Zoey_]

Without inspiration the best powers of the mind remain dormant. There is a fuel in us which needs to be ignited with sparks.

~Johann Gottfried Von Herder

[zedme]

dont worry about yesterday, tomorrow is already upon you

[Grace Nerissa]

Nfreebird wrote:

Money has never made man happy, nor will it, there is nothing in its nature to produce happiness. The more of it one has the more one wants.
Benjamin Franklin
If you look for truth, you may find comfort in the end; if you look for comfort you will not get either comfort or truth only soft soap and wishful thinking to begin, and in the end, despair.
C. S. Lewis

Whilst most of these old
quotes and proverbs have wisdom..most certainly

I notice
not *all* of them are necessarily true

take the one above about money

'there is nothing in it's nature to produce happiness'

While we all know
money isn't everything,
in many cases it can be put to good use.>

- If one were to pay for a serious surgery that would save
a child's life, if the parents couldn't afford it,
doesn't good come from that money!-

One example of many.

[Debra27]

Wherever you go, there you are.
~ Buckaroo Banzai

[Phaerae]

Destiny is not a matter of chance; it is a matter of choice. It is not a thing to be waited for; it is a thing to be achieved.~ William Jennings Bryan

[milwaukee69]

“Nothing takes the taste out of peanut butter quite like unrequited love.” ~ Charlie Brown

[Princess Hey]

Dear past = Thank you for your lessons,Dear Future = I'm ready,Dear God = Thank you for another chance!!!!

[Nfreebird]

Grace Nerissa wrote:

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Whilst most of these old
quotes and proverbs have wisdom..most certainly
I notice
not *all* of them are necessarily true
take the one above about money
'there is nothing in it's nature to produce happiness'
While we all know
money isn't everything,
in many cases it can be put to good use.>
- If one were to pay for a serious surgery that would save
a child's life, if the parents couldn't afford it,
doesn't good come from that money!-
One example of many.

Grace Nerissa wrote:

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Whilst most of these old
quotes and proverbs have wisdom..most certainly
I notice
not *all* of them are necessarily true
take the one above about money
'there is nothing in it's nature to produce happiness'
While we all know
money isn't everything,
in many cases it can be put to good use.>
- If one were to pay for a serious surgery that would save
a child's life, if the parents couldn't afford it,
doesn't good come from that money!-
One example of many.

The point was in itself money cannot buy you happiness. It wasn't the money that brought the happiness but the successful operation. The money was simply a necessity to get to that happiness.:)

[Nfreebird]

Sorry about the double reply quote...

We find delight in the beauty and happiness of children that makes the heart too big for the body.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

[Grace Nerissa]

Nfreebird wrote:

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The point was in itself money cannot buy you happiness. It wasn't the money that brought the happiness but the successful operation. The money was simply a necessity to get to that happiness.:)

I see that, of course, but...

one cannot deny money 'helps' in certain cases,
we all realise deeper meanings, ie,
if one were looking at a beautiful picture,
you could never purchase the mindset that painted it -
granted -
the emotions which were awakened which helped
breath life into it..

but later, say at an auction
if someone wanted this treasure enough

'money'
can help in bringing the dream about.

[ElephantFly]

"Hear him, ye Senates, hear his truth sublime:
He who allows oppression shares the crime." ...Erasmus Darwin

[Nfreebird]

Grace Nerissa wrote:

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I see that, of course, but...
one cannot deny money 'helps' in certain cases,
we all realise deeper meanings, ie,
if one were looking at a beautiful picture,
you could never purchase the mindset that painted it -
granted -
the emotions which were awakened which helped
breath life into it..
but later, say at an auction
if someone wanted this treasure enough
'money'
can help in bringing the dream about.

Good then we are in agreement. The wisdom in the quote is that if you belief money itself will bring you happiness you will surely be disappointed. Happiness CAN be a byproduct of money but if you would take money out of the equation like let's say gifts (some doctors do surgery for free or a painting given by a loved one) the person will be equally as happy if not more. As archaic as it might sound if we went back to bartering would it really be money or individual talents/skills that bring on the happiness?:)

I love argument, I love debate. I don't expect anyone just to sit there and agree with me, that's not their job.

Margaret Thatcher

[Grace Nerissa]

Nfreebird wrote:

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Good then we are in agreement. The wisdom in the quote is that if you belief money itself will bring you happiness you will surely be disappointed. Happiness CAN be a byproduct of money but if you would take money out of the equation like let's say gifts (some doctors do surgery for free or a painting given by a loved one) the person will be equally as happy if not more. As archaic as it might sound if we went back to bartering would it really be money or individual talents/skills that bring on the happiness?:)
I love argument, I love debate. I don't expect anyone just to sit there and agree with me, that's not their job.
Margaret Thatcher

Nice one to finish with,
and I enjoyed the debate with you here too
and I like your choice of quotes.