Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power. Lao-Tzu
When you realize there is nothing lacking,
the whole world belongs to you.~ Taoist Proverb
"Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to
succeed is always to try just one more time." - Thomas A. Edison
Deus ex machina - any artificial or improbable device resolving the difficulties of a plot.
Aurea mediocritas - In philosophy, especially that of Aristotle, the
golden mean is the desirable middle between two extremes, one of excess
and the other of deficiency. For example courage, a virtue, if taken to
excess would manifest as recklessness and if deficient as cowardice.
“No one really knew Freddie. He was shy, gentle and kind. He wasn’t the person he put over on stage.”— Roger Taylor
"Art and love are the same thing: It’s the process of seeing yourself in things that are not you." - Chuck Klosterman
"The problem with all students, he said, is that they inevitably stop
somewhere. They hear an idea and they hold onto it until it becomes
dead; they want to flatter themselves that they know the truth. But true
Zen never stops, never congeals into such truths. That is why everyone
must be pushed to the abyss, starting over and feeling their utter
worthlessness as a student. Without suffering and doubts, the mind will
come to rest on clichés and stay there, until the spirit dies as well.
Not even enlightenment is enough. you must continually start over and
challenge yourself" -Shoju - 'Mastery' Robert Greene
"If you're the smartest person in the room, you're in the wrong room" -Vince Gilligan
“Expectation is the root of all heartache.”- William Shakespeare
