Quotes by Philosophers - Page 333

As an unavoidable result of the inevitable loss of some physical and/or some mental abilities, many a man who has been alive for many years has become a boy again.
Mokokoma Mokhonoana
The most upsetting thing about Society’s attitude towards disabled people is that many millions of disabled people became disabled while trying to please Society, the very same bitch that secretly regards them as subhuman.
Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Some of us were brought into this troubled world primarily or only to increase our fathers’ chances of not being left by our mothers, or vice versa.
Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Patriotism is the narcissism of countries.
Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Greed is a contagious mental illness without which civilization as we know it would not have been possible.
Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Many a survivor of a plane crash who is or was against cannibalism and had never eaten human flesh once found themselves in a situation where they had to either eat human flesh, or go the way of all flesh.
Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Many if not most slaves would have each readily jumped, and many if not most slaves would each readily jump, at the opportunity to be a master, if such an opportunity presents or had presented itself.
Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Just like how most if not all poor boys look up to and aspire to someday be rich men, most if not all underdeveloped and developing countries look up to and aspire to someday be developed countries.
Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Most sane human beings who are over the age of six usually act or react not as per what they genuinely feel or really think but in accordance with the expectations of those around them.
Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Quotation confesses inferiority.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Fear is the lack of faith in one's ability to create powerful solutions.
T.F. Hodge
Rulers are not anointed. They are created by the void of self-mastery.
T.F. Hodge
Get busy with the issue! In this regard, time is not friendly…nor should it be.
T.F. Hodge
Many obese people spend a significant amount of their energy on suppressing the urge to tell some of the people who are staring at them that they do not eat as much and as frequently as they seem to.
Mokokoma Mokhonoana
How can you fight stupidity effectively? The answer is simple: it’s not easy.
Carl William Brown
Image is only temporal. Substance endures. Who said, "Image is everything"? And who believed it?
T.F. Hodge
This path was not that of my conscious choosing. But after persistent subconscious confrontation, I have finally embraced what is, 'souly' for me...and I am thankful, when called upon, to be able to share and give to those who seek their own way of the path.
T.F. Hodge
There is bound to be turbulence in the clouds of confusion before one can view the friendly skies, and an illuminated landing strip.
T.F. Hodge
Do not only think about it, but feel about it, also, before taking appropriate action.
T.F. Hodge
During moments of strife and 'dis-ease', check your flow and redirect your focus to that which is naturally good.
T.F. Hodge
When individuals and communities do not govern self, they risk being ruled by external forces that care less about the well-being of the village.
T.F. Hodge
Bling" is not an indication of riches. It is a product of value-based spending, to enrich the pockets of those outside of ones sphere of influence...the haves' bleeding the have-nots'.
T.F. Hodge
You may have the dark and cold street life, ruled by the lessor light of the moon. During this time I restore my temple, and later awake to greet the awesome radiance of the sun-star.
T.F. Hodge
Day or night, good or bad…all things from within.
T.F. Hodge
Life, for the living, is a gift of opportunity; an exercise of the will to choose.
T.F. Hodge
Though the earth contains greater energy and mass than any single being, linked together, "people make the world go-round".
T.F. Hodge
For the human experience, life in the natural world seems to require the application of meaning, in order to evoke purpose.
T.F. Hodge
Bravado may stir the crowd, but courage needs no audience.
T.F. Hodge
Solitude is the house of peace.
T.F. Hodge
To witness miracles unfold in your experience, count your blessings and be thankful. Perceived small blessings accumulate to be the most powerful.
T.F. Hodge
In the game of life, we all receive a set of variables and limitations in the field of play. We can either focus on the lack thereof or empower ourselves to create better realities with the pieces we play the game with.
T.F. Hodge
If you wish to transform, pretend this day until it is so.
T.F. Hodge
Perception can be one-sided or variant: "Glass half empty or half full." There usually is more than one way of perceiving. Thoroughly check your inner dialogue.
T.F. Hodge
It is more substantial to represent a purpose, rather than just a title.
T.F. Hodge
I choose many voices to consider and reckon with, rather than just one to tolerate.
T.F. Hodge
Today is not just another ordinary day. It is an opportunity to do, or say, something that just might inspire someone to greater becoming...especially a wayward youth.
T.F. Hodge
Having beef with someone is unnecessary and avoidable. Whatever the issue, if not positive, it is an opportunity to cut the excess fat from an unhealthy dietary network. Simply excuse yourself from the table of negativity and lean forward in peace.
T.F. Hodge
Both friend and enemy reside within us. One lives by the rule of compassion, the other by the rule of hard knocks. Though potential influence of either extreme is inevitable, our actions bear witness to the one we embrace.
T.F. Hodge
The Motto of Champions: If you are hurt, you can suck it up and press on. If injured, you can rebound and return bigger and better...and continue to inspire!
T.F. Hodge
Do not hate the player, nor the game...rule it!
T.F. Hodge
Though I think and speak of greater becoming, I, too, am an infinite work in progress.
T.F. Hodge
Freedom is realizing you have a choice.
T.F. Hodge
Divide the constant tide and random noisiness of energetic flow, with conscious recurring moments of empty mind, solitude, gratitude and deep...slow...breathing. Of this, the natural law of self-preservation demands.
T.F. Hodge
What surrounds us is what is within us.
T.F. Hodge
Some people talk about other people’s failures with so much pleasure that you would swear they are talking about their own successes.
Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Your life experience is a moving picture, of which you are writer, director, performer, producer and critic.
T.F. Hodge
What you are, and who you are should provide greater clarity about where you have been and where you are headed. Although one distinguishes spiritual from physical nature, the ultimate unification of the two is the consequence of the struggle for internal, external and eternal – peace.
T.F. Hodge
What you do teaches faster, and has a lasting impression, far beyond what you say.
T.F. Hodge
When spontaneous demoralizing thoughts seep into your conscience, don't trip...allowing them to fester. These are random tests of your conviction and determination. Large or small, your reaction to such intrusions is a defining moment for which no one else, but you, can mitigate.
T.F. Hodge
Making a dream into reality begins with what you have, not with what you are waiting on.
T.F. Hodge
If you have a dream, keep it. But write it down and take appropriate actions to see it manifest.
T.F. Hodge
It is common to represent a title, but inspiring to represent a purpose.
T.F. Hodge
որևէ քաղաք ճանաչելու ամենաճիշտ ձևերից մեկն էլ իմանալն է, թե ինչպե՞ս են այնտեղ աշխատում, ինչպե՞ս են սիրում, և ինչպե՞ս են մեռնում:
Albert Camus
By necessity, by proclivity, and by delight, we all quote.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
What are you prepared to give for your dream? If it is not everything...stop pipe dreaming.
T.F. Hodge
Success is not determined by the outcome. The outcome is the result of having already decided that you are successful to begin with.
T.F. Hodge
The energy it took to exit mother’s womb is the same force required to manifest a dream...a different kind of struggle. Push, push, push!
T.F. Hodge
If the thought inspires you, and it feels good and right...it is yours, alone, to exercise. So get right on it!
T.F. Hodge
While fear depletes power, faith gives wings for the soul’s elevation.
T.F. Hodge
Don't wish...DO! Don't try...BE! Don't think...KNOW! And above all: Bless a stranger with a small, yet powerful, random act of kindness. You feel me?
T.F. Hodge