You can win the lottery, but not an argument.
The scarecrow has been in the field so long he thinks it belongs to him.
Lessons are learned, not taught.
Mannequins can't dress themselves. Stones go wherever you throw them.
Should I refuse the honey because the bee stings?
What is fog on the surface is also fog deep inside.
The things I'm not learning are teaching me a lot.
Never do anything important if you can help it.
It's easy to see the dark side. All you have to do is close your eyes.
Order is what exists before you start arranging things.
One person is a person; two is a statistic.
Dreams change the world, but only in dreams.
Be grateful to those who refuse your demands. They are your benefactors.
The landscape looks different from every blade of grass.
Life is simple. You just have to stop trying to figure it out.
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These are great! Really made me reflect a few times.
ReplyDeleteVery nice. Good job NP.
ReplyDeleteThis is the first time I have read your aphorisms. I particularly like "Should I refuse the honey because the bee stings." So true, so true-oh wise one.
ReplyDeleteLife is simple. You just have to stop trying to figure it out.
ReplyDeleteAmen!!!!!!
I think you need to partner with a candymaker and include one of your aphorisms with each wrapped sweet. :)
ReplyDeleteI really look forward to these each month. Nice.
ReplyDeleteLove the aphorisms about order and dreams. Well done!
ReplyDeleteVery nice, as always! I especially like the one about the landscape looking different from every blade of grass. So true on so many levels.
ReplyDeleteExcellent, NP, as usual. This time, my favorites are the following:
ReplyDeleteThe things I'm not learning are teaching me a lot.
This is so true--the most important lessons I have learned in life did not come from undergraduate or graduate school; they have come from life itself. And were completely unintended!
One person is a person; two is a statistic.
I think it is important for each one of us to remember that every person is a human being like us--they bleed like us, they feel like us, they hurt like us.
Life is simple. You just have to stop trying to figure it out.
Ha! I'm still working on this one (every day!).
Take care, my dear friend--
Melinda
"Be grateful to those who refuse your demands. They are your benefactors."
ReplyDeleteWow it would be write to me. I really was needing to hear that. I'm always lernig here. You are great. I think you can read people' mind. (fun)
Enjoyed your latest words of wisdom. Thank you for sharing! ~Nards
ReplyDeleteWhen I read each one, it makes me reflect on how much each one compares to myself.
ReplyDeleteGreat aphorisms Marty. It's interesting how almost everyone can find a way to apply at least one of these to something in his/her own life.
ReplyDeleteI love this month's last one. Life really is simple if you stop trying to figure it out.
:D
Another great post! These things just make so much sense.
ReplyDeleteI liked the "Landscape looks different from every blade of grass" and the "Things I am not learning are teaching me a lot". Don't get me wrong they are all good but for some reason those two stuck out at me.
Great job! I look forward to more of these. As well, I like the suggestion of putting these on candy wrappers... clever!
Keep up the good work
Nathan
Hi Nothing profound. All of these are great, as usual. A few of my faves...
ReplyDelete"You can win the lottery, but not an argument."
...at least your chances are better.
"Never do anything important if you can help it."
...no problem.
Order is what exists before you start arranging things.
...haaaaaaa, good one!
I love this one: The scarecrow has been in the field so long he thinks it belongs to him.
ReplyDeleteI always leave your page my my spirits filled to the brim. Thank you so much.
Thank you.
ReplyDeleteSolid. Well-phrased, crisp, clean, both poetic and poignant. Communicates well and also refreshes the mind. Keep up the good work.
ReplyDeleteYour aphorism has always a touch of learning of the supposed to be obvious but unfortunately no one takes a good examination of life hehhe
ReplyDelete"Order is what exists before you start arranging things!!"
ReplyDeleteHow true! And boy am I guilty of that. Note to self: Must give up control.....control......control.....
I'll be back to ponder some more. Thanks!!!
Marty - very excellent! - every blade of grass. . . exactly my view on the world. Thanks for all these neat things you write. I have a ball reading them and visiting over and over again.
ReplyDeleteMany thoughts to ponder as I lue on my belly in the tall grass. Thanks for sharing them.
ReplyDeleteThese remarks are so pointed. I truly respect the notion of stop trying to figure out life. We must simply live it to the fullest. Thank you so much for these profound and prolific insights.
ReplyDeleteYou can win the lottery, but not an argument.
ReplyDelete- This is for the people who are close mind and you talk to them and they dont understand
The scarecrow has been in the field so long he thinks it belongs to him.
- Too much of something and it can be a habit, part of your life
Lessons are learned, not taught.
- Thats fitted with me before, you learn with experience, not with advices, but right now Iam changing.
Mannequins can't dress themselves. Stones go wherever you throw them.
- That say to me, difficult things can change. Be are human beings, be can dress ourselves.
Should I refuse the honey because the bee stings?
-of course not, be want the honey, we battle the “sting”
What is fog on the surface is also fog deep inside.
- I dont think so, appearances can deceive, all the time thats happens.
The things I'm not learning are teaching me a lot.
- True. Very good. You fall in a hollow and you learn with the time, human being are not too smart a lot of time.
Never do anything important if you can help it.
- Thats difficult to understand. Important things dont need help. That have relation with humility.
It's easy to see the dark side. All you have to do is close your eyes.
- That sound to me like a joke.
Order is what exists before you start arranging things.
- True.
One person is a person; two is a statistic.
- a lot to handle.
Dreams change the world, but only in dreams.
- A person life can change, the world is the same.
Be grateful to those who refuse your demands. They are your benefactors.
- I dont think so. A close door is a close door even that can be understood in other way.
The landscape looks different from every blade of grass.
-True. All is in your “eyes”
Life is simple. You just have to stop trying to figure it out.
- True. I like that one.
Marty, I am pleased to know you have published more pearls of wisdom on your unique blog. I am really impressed by all.
ReplyDeleteBut still would like to mention my favourites of this time.
1. "Should I refuse the honey because the bee stings?"
*****
Marty, sorry, if I got it wrong for me "the honey" means happiness, pleasures success, flowers, friends, etc. While I think "the sting" are the opposites included in the package of human life. And they are sorrows, worries, failures, thorns and enemies etc.
We need to handle the sting carefully to get the honey, yes we can't really refuse it for the sting. Hope and patience is certainly required.
2. "The things I'm not learning are teaching me a lot."
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So true for my life as well.
3. "Order is what exists before you start arraging things."
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Nature is already arranged in the best order.
4. "It's easy to see the dark side. All you have to do is close your eyes."
*****
Justice is a must requirement for truth seekers.
NP! You did it again! I love them! "Life is simple. You just have to stop figuring it out".
ReplyDeleteA lot of things in life are simple, but humans tend to rationalize everything and add systems/rules to everything and making it difficult. Just live your life, follow your hart, think a little and just be happy and all will be fine.
Your aphorisms prove that you can say the most important things in one sentence. I can't wait for the next post!! Thanks NP!
My... You're in fine form tonight, amigo. La Rochefoucauld wouldn't have blushed at some of these...
ReplyDeleteI'd demand more of your honey if I could, but, frankly I'm afriad of those damn bees. Best I keep away from their literal and/or figurative sting.
:)
Best,
Mal
Beautiful. All of them.
ReplyDeleteOne aphorism in particular that I need to live by is 'Life is simple. You just have to stop trying to figure it out.'
Some of us have a habit of making life complicated for ourselves. So much so that we become blind to things that are so glaringly simple.
Very true, in all aspects. Really would make most people think, I know it did for me. This is one to show my Fiance tonight.
ReplyDeleteThis is a REALLY great batch. Several really made my head turn. I like the one about stones go wherever you throw them. I think that is a powerful analogy to words. Words or stones are just THAT, words and stones. But it's where and how we "throw" them that matters.
ReplyDeletePS Love the Order is what exists before you start arranging things. I relate to this having lived years in the wild. We think our parks and cities and neat towns are order but it you want to see really order walk into undisturbed nature. Order already exists. It is what IS! LOL!! :)) Thanks
ReplyDeleteFantastic Aphorisms!
ReplyDeletePersonally, my translation of this particular batch points to all of us, main precepts are:
1. live a simple life - simplicity equates to wisdom
2. accumalting knowledge is not the way to wisdom. Instead, liberate yourself from everything you know
3. self-knowledge is the only thing you need to learn in life
All I can say, NP, is that your a fine practitioner of the "art of teaching, without teaching." If you get my drift.
Plenty of wisdom to be found in this and the previous post. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteYou make an excellent point - life really is simple, let's stop making it so difficult! Excellent post!
ReplyDeleteExcellent group here! I love when just a few words placed together incite thought...well done!
ReplyDelete"Life is simple. You just have to stop trying to figure it out." thanks for the reminder :D
ReplyDeleteThoughtful, and cool!
ReplyDeleteAgain, as always, your simplicity in capturing the profound understanding of the real world is plainly breath-taking.
ReplyDeleteThank you for detangling complicated thoughts in my head. Keep writing :)
Outstanding Post as usual.. I love every bit of it..This made me laugh .. Its easy to see the dark side just close your eyes... :)
ReplyDeleteDreams only change people when they choose to dream.
ReplyDeleteI am indianasim. I like most: "Be grateful to those...".
ReplyDeletewise words
ReplyDeleteThese are great. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteI really agree with a lot of these. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteYea, NP. I enjoy. Gives a non-alcoholic nip to the brain. Being the iconoclast that I am, I often jump to twists and turns. Here's 2, first the quote - then my take:
ReplyDeleteYou can win the lottery, but not an argument.
My twist:
You can argue the lottery, but not the win.
and:
Should I refuse the honey because the bee stings?
becomes (for the environmentalist):
Should I refuse the bee because the honey stinks?
(smile) Thanks.
Excellent! You are so original! I like your reflections!
ReplyDelete(Thanks for your visit, I appreciated your comment :))
More wonderful words of wisdom, along with questions we should all ask ourselves sometimes. Excellent : )
ReplyDeleteGreat collection of aphorisms here. They all make sense that I actually found myself smiling after reading each one.
ReplyDeleteI really like these and I'm laughing about the lottery because a dollar and a dream....is my motto..
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"Dreams change the world, but only in dreams."
ReplyDeleteHahaha you are so awesome!
Marty, I am strangely moved by these ones in particular...
ReplyDelete"The things I'm not learning are teaching me a lot."
"The landscape looks different from every blade of grass."
The wait may be long and agonising, but it is most certainly worth it for some new insights from you, my friend.
No. You should buy the honey in the store in a jar. That way, there are no stinging bees. :)
ReplyDeleteMannequins can't dress themselves. Stones go wherever you throw them. :)
ReplyDeleteLOVE the last one. I've been trying to say that forever! Thanks again...
ReplyDeleteAndy
"Molto vero, e molto bello... portato il tuoi pensieri nel mio blog :-) Le cose belle vanno divisi, trasmessi in ogni lingua. "
ReplyDeleteVery true and very beautiful ... brought your thoughts in my blog :-) Beautiful things should be divided, broadcast in each language.
A happy weekend to you, Lisa
- It's easy to see the dark side. All you have to do is close your eyes.- :-)
"- E 'facile vedere il lato oscuro. Tutto quello che dovete fare è chiudere gli occhi. "
We think we'll accept the honey. An occasional sting is worth it.
ReplyDeleteTHE GUYS
Wow! Reall good! Especially liked this one: "Mannequins can't dress themselves. Stones go wherever you throw them."
ReplyDeleteLandscape looks different from every blade of grass - Well said ! I like 'em all much, thanks for sharing NP !
ReplyDeleteVery nice aphorisms. This time I can't really choose which one I like most, I'll have to come back again and reflect on them some more, it's such a deligth.
ReplyDeleteThanks for feeding the muse at the Boomer Muse. But, where are the ones about cats? I wanted to include one at Cat Saturday today.
ReplyDelete"One person is a person; two is a statistic" my favorite of this series. I know, I'm a nerd, I also have a minor in epidemiology and biostatistics, jajajajaja
ReplyDeleteHow I missed your aphorisms! This group is as great as the previous ones and I have to admit I read them again and again and always find myself smiling and realizing something. Truth extraction :)
ReplyDeleteGreat! Full of wisdom and beautifully expressed :)
ReplyDeleteHi Marty,
ReplyDeleteI am always blessed when I come here:) I don't know how many times that this aphormism has rung true- "Dreams change the world, but only in dreams." I have had many dreams that seemed so world shaking, but only to wake up realizing that it was just a dream...
Great work
Hope all is well
Blessings
Rev Deb
Hi! just love this post, especially the one about seeing the darkside. It is so very true!
ReplyDeleteHi what a great post !!! Be grateful to those who refuse your demands. They are your benefactors. I love this line...
ReplyDeletehope everything is well
Your most insightful and zen-like: "Order is what exists before...etc..." This is wisdom. We cannot bring order where it exists in nature or in our own affairs. As soon as we start, we arrange the life out of things and they will sooner or later return to a balance after exacting a toll from us. But can we refuse to "arrange" things? Our determanistic nature will not allow most of to refrain. Great new collection, Marty. My best.Count Sneaky
ReplyDeletefor someone who is not profound, that is profound. Amazing, self-reflective.
ReplyDeleteThanks for visiting my blog. I am adding this as a link there.
AV
I want to thank you, for all of your compassion and support lately.
ReplyDeleteIt has been hard. But today the sun shines brightly. Today will be better than yesterday. :)
great work keep it up thanks for visit & comment on my post we will celebrate my sons birthday next year
ReplyDeleteYeah they are FAB!! I Won the new LotoMax Lottery today!! Mind U it was only $2 but this weeks Jackpot is $15 MILLION!!!
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Does this mean I will Never WIN an argument?? ;))
Oh, fantastic! Every quote really tells a lot, with just a few words. Perhaps, the one that impressed me the most, this time, was this: "Lessons are leaned, not taught". Ahhhh, it hurts a little, hahahaha. But it's the truth. Congratulations Marty. Blessings.
ReplyDeleteHaver
Great post, my friend.
ReplyDeleteYou can say more with a few words than others can say in a few hours...
This just keeps on going... like the energizer bunny. hee
ReplyDelete"The landscape looks different from every blade of grass."
ReplyDeletei love that . life's problems, obstacles and even joys can be altered depending on ones perspective. your view point will ultimately determine what you able to see.
Your wisdom astounds me! One of your quotes has aided me in making up my mind about moving to another state. It was fate that I read your aphorisms today, I knew my meditation was paying off! Continue on my friend, I enjoy your thoughts!
ReplyDeleteNever do anything important if you can help it.
ReplyDeleteI have that one down pat ;-)
Great wisdom. I always look for your words to inspire me.
ReplyDeleteI have a blog award awaiting you over at my blog. I hope that you enjoy receiving it! :) Come and get it! :)
ReplyDeleteWe gave you some props today on our site w/link! Along with some of our other blogger friends.
ReplyDeleteTHE GUYS
I can't get enough of everything you write down. Mirabilis!
ReplyDeleteShould I refuse the honey because the bee stings?
ReplyDeleteI like that a lot...
Your words pierce deeply into the heart. Your aphorism awake my thinking and gift the grateful smile ultimately (at a glimpse)
ReplyDeleteThank you for transforming the windy landscape beyond the window (the stresful emotions) into the comforting comprehension of the eternities.
'Dreams change the world, but only in dreams.' : Till we wake up and make them happen.
ReplyDeleteThis is more truthful than you know.
ReplyDeleteIt's easy to see the dark side. All you have to do is close your eyes.
I like reading ur posts.thank you for sharing and wow!!! u got a lot of comments and feedback on each post.they really appriciate ur post.Am impressed. Cool!!
ReplyDeleteI like these as usual, and I'm glad you updated. My favourites are "Lessons are learned, not taught" and "One person is a person; two is a statistic."
ReplyDeleteThese are great! I like this one especially - "The things I'm not learning are teaching me a lot." So, so true!
ReplyDeletevery intelligently composed, very good views. i will expect more from you.
ReplyDeletethese are some great aphorisms you've shared.
ReplyDeletethanks for commenting on my blog. it's always nice to see a new face. hope all is well. have a great day.
Hi,
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful, thought provoking site you have created!
You have much wisdom to share with us all.
Thank you for inviting me to visit.
I will see you again.
All the best to you...
Aaah simple words but so meaningful. It's something we know of already but when beautifully composed, we stop to think. :)
ReplyDeleteI am at this stage of life when I am making my life a lot more complicated than it really is and to come across your line, "Life is simple. You just have to stop trying to figure it out." , I just had to smile. Of course life is simple but once in awhile we need reminding.:)
Testing your comment section, notice you were having some trouble! Just stopping by to say...I want to win the lottery and an argument! Peace! -V
ReplyDeleteThey are wonderfully thought out aphorisms. They make me think n think n ponder. So nice ! Thank you for sharing NP !
ReplyDeleteSome nice lines, I particularly like "The scarecrow has been in the field so long he thinks it belongs to him." That is very surreal.
ReplyDeleteHello, thanks for visiting my blog, as well as for the comment left. Come back anytime, you're welcome. I'll be back here, your site is so cool!
ReplyDeleteMarty, more scrumptious food for thought. How about doing an illustrated book? Have you begun collating the aphorisms into themes or subjects?
ReplyDeleteThese are all very thought provoking!
ReplyDeleteI really like the way you think. I was impressed by the thing with the scarecrow.You seem to look at things from a very deem perspective. Many don't attempt to do so because surface and shallowness protects them against a painful self-analysis that is likely to bring to surface the dark side of every person.
ReplyDeleteVerdaderamente son muy buenos estos pensamientos.
ReplyDeleteSaludos
Hi there,
ReplyDeleteThank you for visiting my blog & for the comment you left, means a lot to me.
I really like your blog especially the above post with the beautiful words.
I'll be back for more.
NP -- There's so much wisdom in these brief sentences. How do you do that? I enjoyed reading them all, but my favorites were:
ReplyDeleteLessons are learned, not taught.
Order is what exists before you start arranging things.
The landscape looks different from every blade of grass.
Life is simple. You just have to stop trying to figure it out.
Love your site and I'll be back:~)
Wow...this was so thought provoking. I love it. It is something I am going to share with others for sure. Lots to think about.
ReplyDeleteStephanie
thoughtful as ever!
ReplyDeleteLoved it... your thoughts have made me stop for a moment and live. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteWow. The volume of your comments reminds me of the time me and a friend donated sperm. It turns out that he was a virile as an African Bear-Tiger while I was referred to a specialist who told me to stop having sex with animals and assured me that he would not tell anyone as long as I...well, anyway, I really enjoyed your revision of age-old truisms! Good fun, eh good Chap?
ReplyDeleteOh My F**ck*ng Goodness!! Just look at this... I seem to be the last one to post a comment on this. I feel like a total loser. But, but, but! Just one look at your aphorisms and I'm back to my normal self again! Yay! Anyway, I really should be more competitive and try aiming for the first place next time... cheers! =)
ReplyDeleteBravo once again my friend. :) I always enjoy to read your genius.
ReplyDeleteDear Profound,
ReplyDeleteThatz a Wonderful Piece of Work......"Reflections of Life" .....Only Some Finds it....Only Some Can Narrate it....You Did That....Congratz.....
Stay in Touch...Take Care... :-)
I have added your blog to my reading list and have also sent you link love via my post A Lovely Award Please keep the meme going so we all benefit from the links and from getting new readers too. :)
ReplyDeleteP.S. I have to use this dumb Blogger identity in order to leave a comment. :(
timthief
What a pleasant surprise, I find much profundity here. :)
ReplyDeletei enjoy this. makes me want to listen to soul coughing for some reason. some great sentences.
ReplyDeleteworth reading multiple times
Hi, my friends, all these words are so meaningful.
ReplyDeleteI love all and the one I find it extremely nice is Life is simple. You just have to stop trying to figure it out.
Hee hee, life should be like that.
Best wishes to you. You are blessed.
I love this post!
ReplyDeletethe last one is an answer to my 'about me' on my blog! btw, if you win a big lottery, you always win the argument. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for your kind remarks, Marty...fellow recipient of the Lovely Blog award from TimeThief and congratulations. You certainly deserve it.You have built up a large following and non-techy that I am, I would appreciate any advice you might have. I think together we can diagnose modern civilizations ills
ReplyDeletewith an aphorism or two. My best. Count Sneaky
Great blog. I look forward to coming back and reading more aphorisms, they are very intriguing ;)
ReplyDeletewonderful and lovely words. Love it very much
ReplyDeleteWow...I've read down through several of your posts and they are very very good. I enjoyed reading them, made me stop and think a few times. (:
ReplyDeleteVery well said. "Should I refuse the honey because the bee stings?" is definitely my favorite
ReplyDeleteHi just stopped by like always very inpirering... If only I could memorized lol
ReplyDeleteHi NP: I just love your writing, and will be adding you to my blogroll. Keep writing and making us use our grey cell matter.
ReplyDeleteLots of fine nuggets of wisdom here. I will return for more! Glad I found you on Robin's blog. :)
ReplyDeleteInteresting little outlooks on life. Not sure I agree with the never do anything important one. I like the one about having to stop trying to figure out life.
ReplyDeleteHello, this is the first time I have visited your blog and I'm finding lots of interesting aphorisms here. An original idea.
ReplyDelete*waits anxiously for October edition* :D~
ReplyDeleteThe landscape does undeed look different from every blade of gress. Looking in on the BC forum from time to time has made me realize how great it is to be viewing it from out here. I'm now aware of what a time suck it was, and have been devoting my spare time to creating a cool new blog on tumblr. I hope you will visit it and let me know what you think.
ReplyDeleteNamaste
Hi NP, read your posts. kudos for they're really nice ones. There are some points though of which i would differ. I'd say applications really depends on the outlook and situation of an individual. I also keep a small collection similar to these, only proverbs.
ReplyDeleteI would like to share and please do feel free to visit: Proverbs in Conflict Cheers!
The look is very simple but not the contents!! ur contents is full of colour..i believe this is a good place if we wanna look motivates and more about ourselve~
ReplyDeleteThanks for dropping by and the kind words.I'm still holding to my post-a-day schedule and trying to keep it interesting. But, you make it look easy and get as of today 133 comments, something most bloggers would give their left ears for! Any advice for attracting more readers and comments this old duffer would appreciate.
ReplyDeleteMy best. Count Sneaky
Looking forward to your next batch of goodies.
ReplyDeleteHappy Friday!
BBpluto
"ONE of THE GUYS"
You are wise beyond measure. I am humbled that you chose to follow my blog. Thank you for the kind words of encouragement.
ReplyDeleteYour words ring so true.
Pam
"The landscape looks different from every blade of grass."
ReplyDeleteThis one I like the most...
love these!
ReplyDeleteOrder is what exists before you start arranging things......
ReplyDelete"Spring is like a perhaps hand in a window. Changing and arranging....and without breaking anything. (adapted from ee cummings)
henry
Your words and thoughts are deep. Profound as usual. Especially, 'The landscape looks different from every blade of grass'. Meaning we're all one-of-a-kind, we see things from our own unique perspective. Errol.
ReplyDeleteYour words are truely upbuilding. Wonderful words to think over
ReplyDeletehi i have given this blog an award. check it out. just click my name.
ReplyDeleteHello, I'll comment later on. This time i just came to say Hi and Thanx.
ReplyDeleteOne of my favorites- "Dreams can change the world, but only in dreams". Can I give a rejoinder, if you don't mind, please? "Words can change dreams, but only in words".
ReplyDeleteVery deep and thought-provoking quotes you have in here! I love the part the things I'm not learning are teaching me a lot. This happens a lot of times especially on the mistakes we keep on doing.
ReplyDeleteWhy do people comment and dribble over your thoughts and and aphorisms? Why do they agree with everything you say, quote and praise you?
ReplyDeletePerhaps it is only because we have stuck out heads so much into the ground that we have forgotten to look up in the skies, and we only accept everything that you give us, and never question them.
I Was guess, biggest task in life is figure out..
ReplyDeleteIf you can bare the sting...if the end result is worth it.
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