Hi All,
I have been reading many quotes from philosophers, mainly because back when being a philosopher actually meant something they had a lot of time to think, and they could make a few quid from spouting thoughts about random things. Life was good. Sitting in a bath all day just thinking, and working things out.
Then I came across Voltaire. He was a very wise and very clever man, and lived for a very long time, back then. Some of his quotes are absolutely amazing and are still applicable today. He wrote, for example this nugget:
Behind every successful man stands a surprised mother-in-law.
Wow, still means something today. But he did start to lose it at the end of his illustrious career. As is demonstrated by one of quotes towards the end of his life.
I have lived eighty years of life and know nothing for it, but to be resigned and tell myself that flies are born to be eaten by spiders
Eighty years! Eighty years, and one of the best philosophers of all time, and he said that all he knew was that flies were born to be eaten by spiders. Shit. I could have done that. How about this then?
"All things fall over if you hit them hard enough. Apart from Weebles."
There you go, 26 years of learning compressed into one sentence. Can't wait to see what juicy knowledge I'll have when I'm Eighty!
Philosophers are not all they've cracked up to be. Yes you can read their best bits, but if you read their books they are just normal people really. No-one special other than they can write down some of the things it sounds stupid for someone to say out loud or at least say out loud sober. Don't look for answers in books to life, go down the pub and listen to drunken idiots talk. You may get some good nuggets out of the garbage they normally spout, or at the very least you can be glad you aren't like them. Maybe that's my bit of knowledge that I have gleaned so far.
"Be glad that there are those who feel lower, or who are worse off than you. Just as there are those who are glad they do not feel as bad or doing as badly as you."
Thanks for reading,
2 comments:
Yao says:
dude, meta-philosophy is bad, mkay?
trigg says:
lol
trigg says:
i dont care
Yao says:
you can't critisize the musings of philosophers in your philosophical musings
Yao says:
it's a flagrant abuse of the blogosphere
trigg says:
i bloody can, freedom of speech, although i may not agree with what everyone else says, I will fight for them to be able to say it
trigg says:
muhahahaha (minimizes voltaire window)
Yao says:
i fear for the fabric of reality
trigg says:
i fear for the fabric of my pants :)
Yao says:
if i where to comment on you musings, about the musings, will that cause a feedback loop?
trigg says:
lol
trigg says:
try it
Ergo; If the world ends, Trev thought it was a worth finding out...
Sometimes you gotta push the button that says "Do NOT Push" Even if only to find out why there is a button there at all.
And that one's mine
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