Arrianna

Actually it is from a poem by Horace and was quoted in the movie. Carpe diem is translated as "seize the day" though the more literal translation is "harvest the day".


My own favorites are on my profile page. Among them are:

"If I have befriended my enemy have I not destroyed him"
-Abraham Lincoln

Why keep an enemy when you can make a friend?


"I would prefer even to fail with honor than win by cheating."
-Sophocles

That one speaks for itself I think.


"Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it."
-George Santayana

I see this happening so much it astonishes me. No, you are not the exception. If everyone else dies/cries/gets hurt/is abused/etc doing it you will be too.


"Those who take offense when offense is not intended are fools, and those who take offense when offense is intended are bigger fools."
-Brigham Young

Oh, wouldn't the world be a better place if people weren't so ready to be offended all the time?

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NeoDeath90

time for a shot in the arm!

another quote i like i just recently rediscovered.

"the opposite of war isnt peace. its creation." from RENT

i think of this as one of those cheschire cat "not everything is as it seems" things.

because war does not beget peace, war begets destruction. and whats the opposite of destruction? creation.

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psychical

...Until they changed everything, that is.

If you'd like some food for thought, here's Chesterton:

"We are to regard existence as a raid or great adventure; it is to be judged, therefore, not by what calamities it encounters, but by what flag it follows and what high town it assaults. The most dangerous thing in the world is to be alive; one is always in danger of one's life. But anyone who shrinks from that is a traitor to the great scheme and experiment of being."

And if you'd like something more contemporary, here's my favorite philosopher, Stephen Colbert:

"I'm not a fan of facts. You see, the facts can change, but my opinion will never change, no matter what are the facts."

...and yet another one:

" I can't prove it, but I can say it."

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heartless

for me its"smile at morning cry at night"well i always give fake smiles at school i never told anyone wat is my problem coz i dont have any frends to tell.

and wat i like most is''never look back on the past,never expect something on the future but focus on wat will you do on the present"
that was the last thing my only frend told me.she was my bestfrend.but she passed away on a terrible sickness.but i didnt even cry for her,i dont know why.

NeoDeath90

i'll be your friend and you can tell me...

anyway, one of them i find to be really random, funny, and wtf ish but it speaks to me.

"Get off your knees. It's degrading." by me.

Now that i think about my own quote i realize there is a deeper meaning to it, other than the sexual innuendo i intended.

i see it as "Don't submit to anyone. Be your own man."

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