Quote Of The Week

Quote of the Week 52 " Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony. " ―  Mahatma Gandhi Found when looking for the opposite: "What you think, say and do may be different." ― Alan Bipe See also:   Philosiblog  and QuoteIkon .

Quote of the Week 51 " Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants. " ―   Epictetus Triggered by a discussion with a former colleague. See also: " What does it mean to be wealthy ". Maybe this is a better way to convey the original thought than the quote above? "Money is human happiness in the abstract: he, then, who is no longer capable of enjoying human happiness in the concrete devotes his heart entirely to money." ―   Arthur Schopenhauer See also:   Philosiblog.

Quote of the Week 50 "I’m actually a quite different person, I just never get around to being him." ―  Ödön von Horváth " Eigentlich bin ich ganz anders, nur komme ich so selten dazu . " ―  Ödön von Horváth " Eigentlich bin ich ganz anders. Ich komme nur viel zu selten dazu . " See also:   LOOSE LIPPS .

2nd Quote of the Week 49 " The child is grown. The dream is gone. I have become comfortably numb. " ― Roger Waters ( Pink Floyd , " Comfortably Numb " lyrics ) David Gilmour 's incredible second  guitar solo (4:31) that follows these final lines trumps Roger's lyrics if you ask me: "Comfortably Numb" is one of Pink Floyd's best-known songs, notable for its two guitar solos . [4]  In 2005, it became the last song ever performed by Waters, Gilmour, keyboardist Richard Wright , and drummer Nick Mason  together. ...  Gilmour said the song represented the last time he and Waters were able to work together constructively. ...  Eventually, the group compromised by using the orchestral elements for the main portion and using Gilmour's stripped-down mix for final guitar solo. [8] Waters said: "That's all we could do without somebody 'winning' and somebody 'losing.' And of course, who lost, if you like, was the band, becaus...

Quote of the Week 49 " And as the longing drops away the compass is reset . " ― Peter Gabriel ( So Much ,  Album:  I/O , released December 2023) Lyrics by Peter Gabriel So much unfinished business All sticky with desire Raking through the empty shells Of all the rockets we fired   Set the navigation For the earth all warm and wet And as the longing drops away The compass is reset   Oh, there's so much to aim for You can shoot at the sun But all of it just comes and goes There's only so much can be done   Time slips in the mirror As an old man, I was born But I've grown to be a baby With a halo and a horn   Burn up like a lightning bolt All gone within a flash You look around to find a home Where the asteroid will crash   Oh, there's so much to live for So much left to give This edition is limited There's only so much can be done   Hm-hm, hm-hm Hm-hm, hm   The body stiffens, tires and aches In its wrinkled, blotchy skin With each decade, more...