Quotations from Kahlil Gibran Kahlil GibranI have learnt silence from the talkative, toleration from the intolerant, and kindness from the unkind; yet strange, I am ungrateful to these teachers. VoltaireIt is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets. Bertrand RussellThe greatest challenge to any thinker is stating the problem in a way that will allow a solution. Stephen KingGet busy living, or get busy dying. Alan WattsZen does not confuse spirituality with thinking about God while one is peeling potatoes. Zen spirituality is just to peel the potatoes.
I have learnt silence from the talkative, toleration from the intolerant, and kindness from the unkind; yet strange, I am ungrateful to these teachers.
It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets.
The greatest challenge to any thinker is stating the problem in a way that will allow a solution.
Get busy living, or get busy dying.
Zen does not confuse spirituality with thinking about God while one is peeling potatoes. Zen spirituality is just to peel the potatoes.
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