Familiarity Breeds Contempt
"Familiarity Breeds Contempt" This saying has its origins in one of Aesop's fables: When first the Fox saw the Lion he was terribly frightened, and ran away and hid himself...
View ArticleIf you're bored then you're boring, pt.II
"If you're bored then you're boring" The fear of being boring is very closely related to the fear of rejection or disapproval. We've experienced the awkwardness that comes about when...
View ArticleLove and the Buddha
Great Faith. Great Doubt. Great Effort. I read this saying many many years ago in "The Little Book of Zen Sayings" which belonged to my mum. I used to flick...
View ArticleEffort and the Buddha, pt.1
Last blog I write about a zen saying that I like: Great Doubt. Great Faith. Great Effort. adding briefly my opinion that "great love" is the missing part. I want...
View Article"Judge not, lest ye be judged"
Just as a disclaimer, I know the above is a bible verse, but I am writing about it not as that but as a common saying. As I touched upon...
View Article"Time flies when you're having fun"
I think it's interesting how true this saying is. Time really does fly when you're having fun - in fact, it's one of the defining aspects of fun. If time...
View ArticleIf you're bored then you're boring, pt.3
The last two blogs I wrote on this topic were a bit self-helpish along the lines of "how do you know if you're boring or just bored?" I'm quite sure...
View Article"Mr Businessman, you can't dress like me"
Ok, so this isn't an often quoted quote, but I really like it. If you don't recognise it, Jimi Hendrix sings it in his song "If 6 Was 9". And...
View ArticleWhy I write this blog
I was thinking about this blog, and it occurred to me that it's a bit purposeless. I initially started it because I found quotes to be interesting, and contain a...
View ArticleYou can never step in the same river twice
"You can never step in the same river twice" I've been thinking a lot recently about careers - what path to follow, what job to go after etc. This got...
View ArticleIt Takes One to Know One, Part I
I have been doing a lot of thinking recently, and a lot of observing (yeah I know, what's new). Something that has become clear to me is the truth of...
View ArticleBy their fruits you shall know them
In the bible, Matthew 7:16 to be precise, it states that "by their fruits you shall know them". What this means, by analogy of how well a fruit can bear...
View ArticleIf you have to ask, you'll never know
I have to write a blog today or my account will apparently become inactive, so, I'll just write a short one on a favourite quote of mine that I'll continue...
View ArticleSour Grapes
The saying "sour grapes" started with an Aesop's Fable. We all know what it means - but, how wide are its implications? Is there a connection between sour grapes and...
View ArticleThe best thing I've ever read...
The best thing I've ever read... on Nietzsche (yes, excuse the misleading title but hey, you gotta market, right?), is in the chapter 'Paris. Nietzsche the Great Martyr' from Nikos...
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