Quotes from...

[One Winged Angel]

Confucius!

"Even when walking in the company of two other men, I am bound to be able to learn from them. The good points of the one I copy; the bad points of the other I correct in myself.”

“Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance.”

“Life is really simple, but men insist on making it complicated.”

“The Three Armies can be deprived of their commanding officer, but even a common man cannot be deprived of his purpose.”

“The superior man is distressed by the limitations of his ability; he is not distressed by the fact that men do not recognize the ability that he has.”

"Only the supremely wise and the abysmally ignorant do not change."

"It is as hard to be poor without complaining as to be rich without becoming arrogant."

"To see what is right and not to do it, that is cowardice."

" To govern simply by statute and to maintain order by means of penalties is to render the people evasive and devoid of a sense of shame."
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I love his phliosophy. I'm currently reading more about his work.

http://student.acu.edu/~bls98b/Final...ge/quotes.html
http://www.cyber-nation.com/victory/...confucius.html

[Vampyr]

Those are all very good, Confucius was a smart guy. If you come across any more quotes that strike you as brilliant, be sure to post them. I might post some of my quotes that I have collected over the years when I get back home after school.

[Bond]

Three of my favorite quotes:

"I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones."

"My religion consists of a humble admiration of the illimitable superior spirit who reveals himself in the slight details we are able to perceive with our frail and feeble mind."

"Science without religion is lame. Religion without science is blind."

All from the same person. If you can guess who it is I'll give you 25 reputation points.

[Ginkasa]

Wasn't that Einstein? I think I heard the "WWIV" one came from him...




*shrugs and walks away*

[Bond]

Yep, they're all from Einstein.

[Vampyr]

My favorites:

"Passion is the source of our finest moments. The joy of love...the clarity of hatred...and the ecstacy of grief." - Ty King

"We have choices. Some of us like to stand out in the rain without an umbrella." - Big O

"Death is Life's twin sister, and the more interesting of the two." - Terry Brooks

I have others, Ill post em later.

[Professor S]

"A true friend stabs you in the front." - Oscar Wilde

"I've never failed, but I've discovered ten thousand ways that don't work." - Thomas Edison

"The more you learn the less issues are black and white and are shades of gray. The more you learn the less you know and in the end knowledge is paralyzing." - Bill Watterson through Calvin (not an exact quote)

"The truly wise man realizes his ignorance in all things" - Unknown

"Win if you can, lose if you must, but ALWAYS cheat!" - Jesse "The Body" Ventura

"Just when you think you know all the answers, I change the questions!" - "Rowdy" Roddy Piper

and my favorite quote of all time... from the greatest B movie of all time...

"I came here to do two things: Chew bubble gum and kick ass... and I just ran out of bubble gum." - "Rowdy" Roddy Piper

Bonus points if you can name the movie. Bond, you're ineligible

[Ginkasa]

One of the Evil Dead movies I think... Army of Darkness...

*somewhat guess*


*shrugs and walks away*

[Crono]

One of my favourite quotes is the one that appears in my signature. It's from Suikoden I. Also, I find a number of Joseph Stalin's quotes interesting, they include:

"One death is a tragedy, a million deaths is a statistic."

"Those who cast the votes decide nothing, yet those who count the votes decide everything."

"Education is a weapon whose effects depend on who holds it in his hands and at whom it is aimed. "

"Ideas are more powerful than guns. We would not let our enemies have guns, why should we let them have ideas."

Don't get the wrong idea... I'm not a Communist, or a Stalin loyalist...