"for as long as space endures, and for as long as living beings remain, until then may i too abide to dispel the misery of the world" - shanti deva. http://www.dalailama.com
"that which is for us does not pass us by. it waits for us to be ready." - me
"believe nothing, no matter where you read it or who has said it, not even if i have said it, unless it agrees with your own common sense." - buddha
"it is often the most trivial moments which bring contentment." - tahn, illa t'hjaea
"you are not superior just because you see the world in an odious light." - vicomte de chateaubriand
"knowledge isn't enough, you must be able. Willing isn't enough, you must do." - unknown
"there is no moral precept that does not have something inconvenient about it" - denis diberot
"for there is one thing we must never forget... the majority can never replace the man. and no more than a hundred empty heads make one wise man will an heroic decision arise from a hundred cowards." - adolf huettler
"lies are perpetuated by the scholars that believe them" - me
"i would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority." - e b white
"men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from a religious conviction." - blaise pascal
"reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body." - sir richard steele
"believe those who are seeking 'the truth'. doubt those who find it." - andre gide
"look with your eyes, and your mind, before you leap with your heart" - me
About Me
- tahn
- Australia
- a thinker (i hope) and i hope to make other people think as well. nothing should be assumed as rote just because everyone else says it too.