Your favourite Quotes and Philosophy

[Elodman]

Greets.

Perhaps some like quotes of sages, or have already created their owns, which are worthy to share.

I prefer stoic philosophy quotes like:

"When we are invited to a banquet, we take what is set before us; and were one to call upon his host to set fish upon the table or sweet things, he would be deemed absurd. Yet in a word, we ask the Gods for what they do not give; and that, although they have given us so many things!"
By Epictetus

"The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts: therefore, guard accordingly, and take care that you entertain no notions unsuitable to virtue and reasonable nature. "
By Marcus Aurelius

But these stoics have their very sad statements like:

"The art of living is more like wrestling than dancing."
By Marcus Aurelius

"Thou art but a poor soul laden with a lifeless body."
By Epictetus

It seems these stoics really tried to live with as little luxury as possible, accepting all tragedy natural. And really in ancient times, human life wasnt too valuable.

[André Masséna]

"Captain, my religious belief teaches me to feel as safe in battle as in bed. God has fixed the time for my death. I do not concern myself about that, but to be always ready, no matter when it may overtake me." He added, after a pause, looking me full in the face: "That is the way all men should live, and then all would be equally brave" -General Thomas J. Jackson 1861

[Juvenal]

Those who live by the sword, die by the sword

Then said Jesus unto him, Put up again thy sword into his place: for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword.
--Matthew 26:52

This is a warning to all those who believe they can achieve all their aims with violence, ironically appropriate for admirers of ancient leaders and warfare such as ourselves.

[Elodman]

"Captain, my religious belief teaches me to feel as safe in battle as in bed. God has fixed the time for my death. I do not concern myself about that, but to be always ready, no matter when it may overtake me." He added, after a pause, looking me full in the face: "That is the way all men should live, and then all would be equally brave" -General Thomas J. Jackson 1861

Yes, thanx. Maybe this quote was implemented in thy mind by the vanilla RTW "German" Berserker units ? ( if I remember well the unit name)

(Ehh, here's multi quoting option !)

Those who live by the sword, die by the sword



This is a warning to all those who believe they can achieve all their aims with violence, ironically appropriate for admirers of ancient leaders and warfare such as ourselves.

Yeah, I think so.

Wait who's truly a leader here? Not just a casual gamer?

What leader r u looking for?

Meke leke sala bab, beem sala beem.

??? Translation needed.

[dwringer]

"Captain, my religious belief teaches me to feel as safe in battle as in bed. God has fixed the time for my death. I do not concern myself about that, but to be always ready, no matter when it may overtake me." He added, after a pause, looking me full in the face: "That is the way all men should live, and then all would be equally brave" -General Thomas J. Jackson 1861

That's pretty cool, and he grew up about an hour from where I live

We hill-folk don't take nothin from nobody

[Marie Louise von Preussen]

Wait who's truly a leader here? Not just a casual gamer?

[cankles]

Meke leke sala bab, beem sala beem.

[H.r.E.]

"i dont know with what kind of weapons they will fight in the 3rd world war but in the 4th they will fight with sticks and stones" - einstein

and the one from shakespear i dont how it exactly goes in english "the hole world is a stage.."

[cankles]

??? Translation needed.

"I do not know what it means. It is very old."
Old Guy
It is from the chick flick Americas sweet hearts. The old guy who owns this nut hut says it. It is a joke. I am surprised none of you guys got it!

Edit: One my real favorite quote is by Ben Franklin. "By not preparing, you are preparing to fail."

[Tiberius Nero]

"I do not know what it means. It is very old."
Old Guy
It is from the chick flick Americas sweet hearts. The old guy who owns this nut hut says it. It is a joke. I am surprised none of you guys got it!

I thought they are called "chick flicks" for a reason?

Anyway:

Idque apud imperitos humanitas uocabatur, cum pars seruitutis esset.

"The naive called this "civilization", while it was in truth part of their slavery" (on the introduction of Roman culture among the Britons, free translation)

Tacitus, Agricola 21.

Tacitus is really full of memorable quotes, this is just one of my favourites.

[cankles]

I thought they are called "chick flicks" for a reason?

I'm a sucker for chick flics. Doesn't mean I am gay.

[daxter]

"You must know that it is no easy thing for a principle to become a man's own, unless each day he maintain it and hear it maintained, as well as work it out in life"

Epictetus

[Elodman]

"i dont know with what kind of weapons they will fight in the 3rd world war but in the 4th they will fight with sticks and stones" - einstein

and the one from shakespear i dont how it exactly goes in english "the hole world is a stage.."

Einstein - maybe he had also seen Mad Max films?

Shakespeare - it comes from: All the world's a stage (from As You Like It)
"All the world's a stage,
And all the men and women merely players..."

(aber wir verstehen es, Herr H.r.E.)

Edit: One my real favorite quote is by Ben Franklin. "By not preparing, you are preparing to fail."

Here we can see, that Eastern and Western philosophy are sometiems diametrically opposed to each other. As the Tao Te Ching (43)(by Lao-tzu) says:

"The softest thing in the world dashes against and overcomes the
hardest; that which has no (substantial) existence enters where there
is no crevice. I know hereby what advantage belongs to doing nothing
(with a purpose).

There are few in the world who attain to the teaching without
words, and the advantage arising from non-action."
(http://www.sacred-texts.com/tao/taote.htm)

I thought they are called "chick flicks" for a reason?

Anyway:

"The naive called this "civilization", while it was in truth part of their slavery" (on the introduction of Roman culture among the Britons, free translation)

Tacitus, Agricola 21.

Tacitus is really full of memorable quotes, this is just one of my favourites.

So it is "chick flicks"? Now I understand, thanx, Tiberius.

Tacitus- So it describes a historic process: the enslaving of barbarians into Rome.
So did he write memoirs of war, like Julius Caesar? Did his quotes rather comment history in overall, or they resemble other sages' "general" quotes? (I dont know how to categorize them)

"You must know that it is no easy thing for a principle to become a man's own, unless each day he maintain it and hear it maintained, as well as work it out in life"

Epictetus

Yeah, Marcus A. had also a quote like that (plagiarism )

"Religion is based, I think, primarily and mainly upon fear. It is partly the terror of the unknown and partly, as I have said, the wish to feel that you have a kind of elder brother who will stand by you in all your troubles and disputes... A good world needs knowledge, kindliness, and courage; it does not need a regretful hankering after the past or a fettering of the free intelligence by the words uttered long ago by ignorant men."-Bertrand Russell

"3 may keep a secret if 2 of them are dead"
-Franklin

...In the "World of agents"

"The unexamined life is not worth living"
-Socrates, as attributed by Plato

Even Indian Yogi had similar sayings. (But sometimes it is difficult to hold on to standards)

'The cessation of motion is due to the opposing force ... If there is no opposing force ... the motion will never stop. This is as true as that an ox is not a horse'

-Mo zi (ancient chinese philosopher)

Chinese knew not only gunpowder but also space-research?

Please use the edit post button instead of double posting-Valus

[Dayman]

"Religion is based, I think, primarily and mainly upon fear. It is partly the terror of the unknown and partly, as I have said, the wish to feel that you have a kind of elder brother who will stand by you in all your troubles and disputes... A good world needs knowledge, kindliness, and courage; it does not need a regretful hankering after the past or a fettering of the free intelligence by the words uttered long ago by ignorant men."-Bertrand Russell

[Exarch]

"Die. Now."

-Witch King of Angmar

[Spamostoc]

"3 may keep a secret if 2 of them are dead"
-Franklin

[Archaalen]

"The unexamined life is not worth living"
-Socrates, as attributed by Plato

[Exarch]

'The cessation of motion is due to the opposing force ... If there is no opposing force ... the motion will never stop. This is as true as that an ox is not a horse'

-Mo zi (ancient chinese philosopher)

[Real]

I can't think of a decent quote by a known philosopher, but Kurt Cobain's "It's better to burn out than fade away." shows exactly how I'd like to live my life.
I want to live, not survive.

[eventhorizen]

He who is fixed to a star does not change his mind.

-Leonardo da Vinci.


Human subtlety will never devise an invention more beautiful, more simple or more direct than does nature because in her inventions nothing is lacking, and nothing is superfluous.

-Leonardo da Vinci.


Nothing strengthens authority so much as silence.

-Leonardo da Vinci.


Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.

-Leonardo da Vinci.


The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions.

-Leonardo da Vinci.


The noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding.

-Leonardo da Vinci.


The truth of things is the chief nutriment of superior intellects.

-Leonardo da Vinci.