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"To the well organized mind, death is but the next great adventure."

"Which goes to show that the best of us sometimes have to eat our words."

And the one that actually stunned me when I read it:

"Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?"

Dumbledore

One of my favorites:

Another great one.

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One of my favorites:
"Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it.
Boldness has genius, power and magic in it."
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

That'll end a bout of procrastination!

In looking up which work it came from, I found that the source seems elusive, causing some to wonder whether the attribution to Goethe may be an oft-repeated error? Or possibly it was from a personal letter, not a published work?

Still, it is a great quote.

It reminds me of this bit of verse:
"Let us, then, be up and doing,
With a heart for any fate;
Still achieving, still pursuing,
Learn to labor and to wait."
- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, closing lines from "A Psalm of Life"

And also:
"Start where you are.
Use what you have.
Do what you can."
- Arthur Ashe

And Gandalf goes on to say:
“Many that live deserve death. And some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then do not be too eager to deal out death in judgement. For even the very wise cannot see all ends.”

'I never remember feeling tired by work, though idleness exhausts me completely' -Sherlock Holmes

I love this thread! I love wonderfully profound, succinct, and wise statements.

Two select quotes of wisdom by Aerith Gainsborough, my idol, from the video game Final Fantasy VII:
I think being normal is the greatest happiness.
Don't give up, never give up hope!

Spoken with full confidence and matter-of-factly by Maria Traydor, in the video game Star Ocean 3, reminding me to believe in myself even when my confidence and ambitions are called ridiculous, arrogant, et cetera:
I'm a winner.
I'm destined for a greatness.

Gandalf, forever reminding me to remain humble:
The wise speak only of what they know.

A poem by Tupac Shakur, dedicated to himself—I presume fully aware of his genius:
In the Depths of Solitude
I exist in the depths of solitude
pondering my true goal
Trying 2 find peace of mind
and still preserve my soul
CONSTANTLY yearning 2 be accepted
and from all receive respect
Never compromising but sometimes risky
and that is my only regret
A young heart with an old soul
how can there be peace
How can I be in the depths of solitude
when there R 2 inside of me
This Duo within me causes
the perfect opportunity
2 learn and live twice as fast
as those who accept simplicity

Lastly, I offer two of my own :
She who follows her heart without her head is a fool; she who follows her head without her heart a tyrant.
I'd rather die in solitude with justice in my heart than in the company of evil.

Be inspiring!

Ah, I thought of this thread the other day when I heard this old song on the radio, by the Waterboys. It always reminds me of my kids

I pictured a rainbow
You held it in your hands
I had flashes
But you saw the plan
I wandered out in the world for years
While you just stayed in your room
I saw the crescent
You saw the whole of the moon
The whole of the moon

You were there in the turnstiles
With the wind at your heels
You stretched for the stars
And you know how it feels
To reach too high
Too far
Too soon
You saw the whole of the moon

I was grounded
While you filled the skies
I was dumbfounded by truth
You cut through lies

I saw the rain dirty valley
You saw Brigadoon
I saw the crescent
You saw the whole of the moon!

I spoke about wings
You just flew
I wondered I guessed and I tried
You just knew
I sighed
... but you swooned!
I saw the crescent
You saw the whole of the moon
The whole of the moon!

With a torch in your pocket
And the wind at your heels
You climbed on the ladder
And you know how it feels
To get too high
Too far
Too soon
You saw the whole of the moon
The whole of the moon!

Unicorns and cannonballs
Palaces and piers
Trumpets towers and tenements
Wide oceans full of tears
Flags rags ferryboats
Scimitars and scarves
Every precious dream and vision
Underneath the stars

Yes you climbed on the ladder
With the wind in your sails
You came like a comet
Blazing your trail
Too high
Too far
Too soon
You saw the whole of the moon



ETA: AAaand I've had that stuck in my head all afternoon now!

I do not have anything to add, just that I thoroughly enjoyed this thread, especially the last post. Actually I do have one- but it has to do with creativity and perfectionism…I have always loved it.

"There is a vitality, a life force, an energy, a quickening that is translated through you into action, and because there is only one of you in all of time, this expression is unique. And if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium and it will be lost. The world will not have it. It is not your business to determine how good it is nor how valuable nor how it compares with other expressions. It is your business to keep it yours clearly and directly, to keep the channel open. You do not even have to believe in yourself or your work. You have to keep yourself open and aware to the urges that motivate you. Keep the channel open. ... No artist is pleased. [There is] no satisfaction whatever at any time. There is only a queer divine dissatisfaction, a blessed unrest that keeps us marching and makes us more alive than the others." Martha Graham

I am also always moved to tears by the End poem in Minecraft, but that's another thread..;)