str8's Quote of the Day

str8jktmn · 01-04-12 at 11:44 PM

I do not know with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.
Albert Einstein

**moofburger** · 01-05-12 at 12:26 AM

Curse me & my pedantic nature, but those wise words were almost certainly not original thought from Ol' Albert. He nicked it from some unknown G.I. quoted in a Walter Winchell column.

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str8jktmn · 01-05-12 at 05:23 AM

The key to immortality is first living a life worth remembering.
Bruce Lee

str8jktmn · 01-05-12 at 06:35 AM

The reason Politicians try so hard to get re-elected is that they would hate to have to make a living under the laws they've passed.
Joe Bassi

str8jktmn · 01-06-12 at 05:15 AM

If they can make penicillin out of moldy bread, they can sure make something out of you.
Muhammad Ali

str8jktmn · 01-07-12 at 12:26 PM

A word to the wise isn't necessary, it's the stupid ones that need the advice.
Bill Cosby

str8jktmn · 01-07-12 at 10:26 PM

Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant.
Robert Louis Stevenson

str8jktmn · 01-08-12 at 11:26 PM

Once a word leaves your mouth, you cannot chase it back even with the swiftest horse.
Chinese Proverb

str8jktmn · 01-09-12 at 11:29 PM

It is better to be a failure at something you love than to be a success at something you hate.
George Burns

fliptopfish · 01-09-12 at 11:57 PM

stop it and get your finger out of there thats disgusting

my missus

dreamccc · 01-10-12 at 01:03 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by fliptopfish

stop it and get your finger out of there thats disgusting

my missus

LOL

str8jktmn · 01-10-12 at 04:15 PM

He who is looking for wisdom is already wise; and he who thinks that he has found wisdom is a stupid man.
Leo Tolstoy

fliptopfish · 01-11-12 at 05:29 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by str8jktmn

He who is looking for wisdom is already wise; and he who thinks that he has found wisdom is a stupid man.
Leo Tolstoy

this makes no sense to me
your wise until you find wisdom
then when you find it your stupid?

how does that work then?

N1l0c · 01-11-12 at 06:11 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by fliptopfish

this makes no sense to me
your wise until you find wisdom
then when you find it your stupid?

how does that work then?

He's implying that wisdom, or knowledge, is infinite. A wise person is one who acknowledges this and thus continues their pursuit of wisdom. If one thinks one has found wisdom, they are "a stupid man"

01-05-12 at 12:26 AM	#2
moofburger Illuminati P.R. Dept Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Hidden by the FBI Tactless Protection Program Posts: 2,574	Curse me & my pedantic nature, but those wise words were almost certainly not original thought from Ol' Albert. He nicked it from some unknown G.I. quoted in a Walter Winchell column. Code: Select All http://quoteinvestigator.com/2010/06/16/future-weapons/ Piracy! - it aint jus' on teh interwebs!

01-05-12 at 05:23 AM	#3
str8jktmn Newcomer Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 72	The key to immortality is first living a life worth remembering. Bruce Lee

01-05-12 at 06:35 AM	#4
str8jktmn Newcomer Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 72	The reason Politicians try so hard to get re-elected is that they would hate to have to make a living under the laws they've passed. Joe Bassi

01-06-12 at 05:15 AM	#5
str8jktmn Newcomer Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 72	If they can make penicillin out of moldy bread, they can sure make something out of you. Muhammad Ali

01-07-12 at 12:26 PM	#6
str8jktmn Newcomer Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 72	A word to the wise isn't necessary, it's the stupid ones that need the advice. Bill Cosby

01-07-12 at 10:26 PM	#7
str8jktmn Newcomer Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 72	Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant. Robert Louis Stevenson

01-08-12 at 11:26 PM	#8
str8jktmn Newcomer Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 72	Once a word leaves your mouth, you cannot chase it back even with the swiftest horse. Chinese Proverb

01-09-12 at 11:29 PM	#9
str8jktmn Newcomer Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 72	It is better to be a failure at something you love than to be a success at something you hate. George Burns

01-09-12 at 11:57 PM	#10
fliptopfish Apprentice Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 332	stop it and get your finger out of there thats disgusting my missus

01-10-12 at 01:03 AM	#11
dreamccc Newcomer Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 59	Quote: Originally Posted by fliptopfish stop it and get your finger out of there thats disgusting my missus LOL

01-10-12 at 04:15 PM	#12
str8jktmn Newcomer Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 72	He who is looking for wisdom is already wise; and he who thinks that he has found wisdom is a stupid man. Leo Tolstoy

01-11-12 at 05:29 PM	#13
fliptopfish Apprentice Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 332	Quote: Originally Posted by str8jktmn He who is looking for wisdom is already wise; and he who thinks that he has found wisdom is a stupid man. Leo Tolstoy this makes no sense to me your wise until you find wisdom then when you find it your stupid? how does that work then?

01-11-12 at 06:11 PM	#14
N1l0c Newcomer Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 7	Quote: Originally Posted by fliptopfish this makes no sense to me your wise until you find wisdom then when you find it your stupid? how does that work then? He's implying that wisdom, or knowledge, is infinite. A wise person is one who acknowledges this and thus continues their pursuit of wisdom. If one thinks one has found wisdom, they are "a stupid man"