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Be nice. Until it's time to not be nice.
Words you live by
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Rayban
Green Belt
I have a few that I've collected over time.
"Life is too short to sweat the small stuff"
"The harder I fall, the quicker I get up"
"Wisdom is better than strength"
"A manager knows how best to do it; A leader knows what's best to do"
There are tons more but I'll leave it at that. I love all of this philosophical stuff
"Life is too short to sweat the small stuff"
"The harder I fall, the quicker I get up"
"Wisdom is better than strength"
"A manager knows how best to do it; A leader knows what's best to do"
There are tons more but I'll leave it at that. I love all of this philosophical stuff
Invictus
Out of the night that covers me
Black as the pit, from pole to pole
I thank whatever gods there be
For my unconquerable soul
In the fell clutch of circumstance,
I have not winced, nor cried aloud
Under the bludgeonings of chance
My head is bloody, but unbowed
Beyond this place of wrath and tears
Looms but the horror of the shade
And yet, the falling of the years
Finds, and shall find, me unafraid
It matters not how strait the gate
How charged with punishments the scroll
I am the master of my fate
I am the captain of my soul
--William Ernest Henley
My grandfather made me memorize this poem when I was a child. I've read it to my sons dozens of times.
Out of the night that covers me
Black as the pit, from pole to pole
I thank whatever gods there be
For my unconquerable soul
In the fell clutch of circumstance,
I have not winced, nor cried aloud
Under the bludgeonings of chance
My head is bloody, but unbowed
Beyond this place of wrath and tears
Looms but the horror of the shade
And yet, the falling of the years
Finds, and shall find, me unafraid
It matters not how strait the gate
How charged with punishments the scroll
I am the master of my fate
I am the captain of my soul
--William Ernest Henley
My grandfather made me memorize this poem when I was a child. I've read it to my sons dozens of times.
I've not heard that in a long time, Stace :tup:. I can't claim to have the whole thing committed to memory but "Bloody but unbowed" and "Captain of my soul" have echoed with me for {counts on fingers} thirty years (since I did serious study of poetry in my Sixth Form days ).
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Supra Vijai
Black Belt
"Fall 7 times, rise up 8"
"Tomorrow's battle is won during today's practice"
and one that my friends know to be completely true of me:
"I'm won't always be there when you want me, but I'll always be there when you need me"
"Tomorrow's battle is won during today's practice"
and one that my friends know to be completely true of me:
"I'm won't always be there when you want me, but I'll always be there when you need me"
Langenschwert
Master Black Belt
I've got a bunch of stuff I like to live by.
The foremost are the Nine Noble Virtues:
The entire text of "Illusions" by Richard Bach could very well be my manifesto.
A couple from the Havamal:
Be your friend’s
true friend.
Return gift for gift.
Repay laughter
with laughter again
but betrayal with treachery
Cattle die,
kinsmen die
the self must also die;
I know one thing
which never dies:
the reputation of each dead man.
And some from various European manual writers:
"He that to wrath and anger is thrall, over his wits hath no power at all." -Joseph Swetnam
"Practice your art by necessity, honestly and never in foolish vanity. Then you will remain a good and true man, a true swordsman." -Hanko the Priest Dobringer
And for fun and contrast:
"If a man smite thee on one cheek, smash him on the other! Let no wrong go unredressed" - Anton LaVey
Probably my favourite for dealing with my music career:
“Never try to teach a pig to sing; it wastes your time and it annoys the pig.” -Robert Heinlein
Best regards,
-Mark
The foremost are the Nine Noble Virtues:
- Courage
- Truth
- Honour
- Fidelity
- Discipline
- Hospitality
- Self Reliance
- Industriousness
- Perseverance
The entire text of "Illusions" by Richard Bach could very well be my manifesto.
A couple from the Havamal:
Be your friend’s
true friend.
Return gift for gift.
Repay laughter
with laughter again
but betrayal with treachery
Cattle die,
kinsmen die
the self must also die;
I know one thing
which never dies:
the reputation of each dead man.
And some from various European manual writers:
"He that to wrath and anger is thrall, over his wits hath no power at all." -Joseph Swetnam
"Practice your art by necessity, honestly and never in foolish vanity. Then you will remain a good and true man, a true swordsman." -Hanko the Priest Dobringer
And for fun and contrast:
"If a man smite thee on one cheek, smash him on the other! Let no wrong go unredressed" - Anton LaVey
Probably my favourite for dealing with my music career:
“Never try to teach a pig to sing; it wastes your time and it annoys the pig.” -Robert Heinlein
Best regards,
-Mark
Brother John
Senior Master
I Like that Steve!! Good food for thought.
Me?
#1: Love the Lord God with ALL of who & what you are...seeking God's mind constantly.
#2: Love ALL people and be at peace with them so far as it is up to me. (this includes
loving / forgiving and being at peace with MYSELF as well)
#3: To have More of a thing (pretty much Anything) DO MORE with what you already have. To have Less of a thing, DO LESS with what you already have. ((This goes for just about anything: IF you want more muscle, USE your muscles more, if you want more friends.....be a friend and the best one you can be to the ones you've already got.... want to get more love, express more love.......etc. Want less Fat, eat less fat. etc. It's not OMNI-Applicable......but it's pretty darn close.))
#4: All things in moderation / balance with regards to specifics and w/in the entire context of your life.
#5: Learn something new daily. This requires searching for and being sensitive to recieve the lessons life / environment and ALL people give us.
#6: THINGS are seldom important. PEOPLE are ALWAYS important.
#7: Over time, only that which is Honest / Real / Authentic.......lives. Any thing less than 100% TRUE...... is dead before it begins.
Just some things I like to think on.
Your Brother
John
Me?
#1: Love the Lord God with ALL of who & what you are...seeking God's mind constantly.
#2: Love ALL people and be at peace with them so far as it is up to me. (this includes
loving / forgiving and being at peace with MYSELF as well)
#3: To have More of a thing (pretty much Anything) DO MORE with what you already have. To have Less of a thing, DO LESS with what you already have. ((This goes for just about anything: IF you want more muscle, USE your muscles more, if you want more friends.....be a friend and the best one you can be to the ones you've already got.... want to get more love, express more love.......etc. Want less Fat, eat less fat. etc. It's not OMNI-Applicable......but it's pretty darn close.))
#4: All things in moderation / balance with regards to specifics and w/in the entire context of your life.
#5: Learn something new daily. This requires searching for and being sensitive to recieve the lessons life / environment and ALL people give us.
#6: THINGS are seldom important. PEOPLE are ALWAYS important.
#7: Over time, only that which is Honest / Real / Authentic.......lives. Any thing less than 100% TRUE...... is dead before it begins.
Just some things I like to think on.
Your Brother
John
