Distiiled Wisdom

[Magister]

"Air goes in and out. Blood goes round and round. Anything which causes deviation from these well established conditions is a bad thing" - Anonymous

[Dr cornelius quack]

"A casual stroll through the lunatic asylum shows that faith does not prove anything."    Nietzsche

I recently caused a pair of gloves to levitate by the power of prayer.

Faith can move mittens.

[Pinktutu]

"A casual stroll through the lunatic asylum shows that faith does not prove anything."    Nietzsche

I recently caused a pair of gloves to levitate by the power of prayer.

Faith can move mittens.

I have read this several times...unable to come up with a witty retort. All I can do is snicker. You made my day!

[OldProfessorBear]

"A casual stroll through the lunatic asylum shows that faith does not prove anything."    Nietzsche

I recently caused a pair of gloves to levitate by the power of prayer.

Faith can move mittens.

Wasn't there an old Wehrmacht slogan "Gott mit uns"? Sounds like you must have tapped into that ...

[Pinktutu]

"It's so comforting to know that there are so many people in this world sicker than I am." - Tim Curry

[OldProfessorBear]

"Brass is the new black."

--me

[Pinktutu]

'I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with great pleasure.' Clarence Darrow

[Derranged-Gadgeteer]

Brute Force is often frowned upon in favor of creative thinking, but brute force is sooooo much more spectacular in both sucess and failure.

I hate California, it's the largest municipality that actually restricts flamethrowers.

If it ain't real, Fake it
If it don't exist, Make it
If it ain't yours, Take it
If it ain't broke, Break it!

Be alert! America needs more Lerts.

I've made up my mind, don't try to distract me with facts.

Brute force should always be the first attempted method, because if it fails, there's still resources left for a creative solution.  While on the other hand, if the creative solution fails, there may not be the resources left over for a brute force solution.

[CapnHarlock]

"Nearly any problem can be solved by the judicious use of High Explosives."

[qui est in literis]

Let Zygons be Zygons.

[von Corax]

If you see it and it's there, it's real.
If you see it and it's not there, it's virtual.
If you don't see it and it's there, it's invisible.
If you don't see it and it's not there, it's gone.


Violence is the last resort of the incompetent. The wise mercenary resorts to violence at the earliest opportunity. - Howard Tayler, Schlock Mercenary

[VictoriaWicked]

It may be that your sole purpose in life is merely to serve as a warning to others.

[Albrecht]

Fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate leads to suffering - Yoda

[Zwack]

"Jen fa Ti; Ti fa Tsien; Tsien fa Tao; Tao fa Tzu-Jan"  - Lao Tse

"Men are created by the Earth; The Earth is created by the Universe; The Universe is created by Nature's Process; Nature's Process just happened." - Lao Tse

Z.

[Ambie]

"The supernatural can be very annoying until one finds the key that transforms it into science," — Master Li

Spoiler: ShowHide

In Barry Hughart's "Bridge of Birds: A Novel of an Ancient China That Never Was"

[Albrecht]

Nothing unreat exists - Star Trek

Our Magic is so advanced, it's almost indistinguishable from technology! - Ponder Stibbons.

[Zwack]

Nothing is Impossible, Everything is Permissible - Hassan i Sabbah

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[Dr cornelius quack]

"Jen fa Ti; Ti fa Tsien; Tsien fa Tao; Tao fa Tzu-Jan"  - Lao Tse

"Men are created by the Earth; The Earth is created by the Universe; The Universe is created by Nature's Process; Nature's Process just happened." - Lao Tse

Z.

I think I could well be a Taoist if it wasn't for all that going off and living in a cave business.

Some sort of Shaker/Taoist combo might work.

[Pinktutu]

    Early to rise, early to bed, makes a man healthy, wealthy and dead.
    --Rincewind, The Light Fantastic

[Ambie]

"Punishment produces Force, Force produces Strength, Strength produces Awe, Awe produces Kindness. Kindness has its origin in Force" 

                                  Gongsun Yang (aka Lord Shang of the Legalist approach to governance as opposed to Taoist and Confucian ) about 350 BC 

Love the Mad Asians.  Me mum was born there back in the dark ages.  Please pardon the translation as I am told one could easily replace 'Kindness' with 'Virtue.' 

[ViSuvius]

"Life is not about how fast you run or how high you climb but how well you bounce." - no idea who wrote it but it's among my favorites


"Moaka, please do not refer to the reverend and I as Big Man God and Mama Jesus Christ. You're putting your soul in jeopardy. " From Nate and Hayes

"You can't inspire people with facts. They need a cause. They need a symbol." - from Terry Pratchett's Small Gods

"And if you couldn't trust the government, who could you trust? Very nearly everyone, come to think of it..." from Terry Pratchett's Monstrous Regiment

[Herr Döktor]

Big Fella, He done gone Buggerup.

Australian Aborigine Pidgin for a natural disaster. Allegedly.

[Commander Obadiah]

The fast you go, the bigger the grin.

Commander C. Obadiah

[Sir Nikolas of Vendigroth]

"They couldn't hit an elephant at this dist-"

[JennyWren]

 That bowman gonna have some ones eye out if hes not careful----- Harold