An Ode to Reason

[NatureMom]

"No concept man forms is valid unless he integrates it without contradiction into the total sum of his knowledge. To arrive at a contradiction is to confess an error in one's thinking; to maintain a contradiction is to abdicate one's mind and to evict oneself from the realm of reality."

John Galt
Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand

[Doxallo]

Excellent food for thought!

Here is another:

"a group is only as strong as its weakest link"
~Downing

[SchoolOfRAWk]

Great great quotes. Ah, Ayn Rand was so underrated. What a genius! The Virtue Of Selfishness, what a brilliant philosopher! Thanks you guys. I'm a quotes fiend, keep 'em coming.

[Doxallo]

Do unto others as you would have them do to you


oh ohohohohhhh, I know!!!!

how about???????????????????????

"Turn around is fair play"

Or, ummm ohhh - another fave of mine:

"The mark of an educated mind is being able to entertain a thought without having to accept it" (loosely quoted)

[NatureMom]

Originally Posted by Doxallo

Excellent food for thought!

Here is another:

"a group is only as strong as its weakest link"
~Downing

Excellent Doxallo! Very true

[NatureMom]

Originally Posted by SchoolOfRAWk

Great great quotes. Ah, Ayn Rand was so underrated. What a genius! The Virtue Of Selfishness, what a brilliant philosopher! Thanks you guys. I'm a quotes fiend, keep 'em coming.

Definitely underrated by the general population but her book (Atlas Shrugged) is selling more and faster than ever before in it 50 year history!

[Doxallo]

Originally Posted by NatureMom

Excellent Doxallo! Very true

It really is so true. I had a co-worker at a previous job who said that ALL the time to the bosses, but they just weren't ready to hear it.

The company ended up splitting up (folding basically) as all the 'strong' links left to places where they could REALLY work as a team in a supportive environment, and the one remaining 'principle' runs a shell of what the company formerly was with maybe one employee.

[Mosaica]

Looks like we all like quotes... Well, here's a few from me, just to make it even more diverse...

"To be able to bear provocation is an argument of great reason, and to forgive it of a great mind. "
John Tillotson


“Hatred is the coward's revenge for being intimidated.”
George Bernard Shaw


"When anger rises, think of the consequences."
Confucius


"I believe that we are solely responsible for our choices, and we have to accept the consequences of every deed, word,
and thought throughout our lifetime."
Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

"Ideas have consequences, and totally erroneous ideas are likely to
have destructive consequences."
Steve Allen


"You never know what you have until you lose it,
and once you lose it, you can never get it back. "
Unknown

[wyjoz]

Mosaica: I have ALL those (and then some!) in my hand written note book !


yeah.......

[Doxallo]

Wonderful quotes Mosaic!

so many great ideas for people to contemplate.

A couple more that I thought of when I read your post Mosaic...

“To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you.”
SMedes

and also by Smedes:
“When we forgive evil we do not excuse it, we do not tolerate it, we do not smother it. We look the evil full in the face, call it what it is, let its horror shock and stun and enrage us, and only then do we forgive it.”

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Another thread that is really turning out to be great!

[Mosaica]

By the way, my username is Mosaica, not Mosaic...

[Doxallo]

Fleet fingers are not always accurate! Pardon moi' Mosaica!

[Mosaica]

Accepted-of course.

Oh, but I have a great one for this occasion:

"A diplomat is a man who thinks twice before he says nothing."
Edward Heath

[Doxallo]

Originally Posted by Mosaica

Accepted-of course.

Wunderbar!!!!!

[Gaiasfire]

We can all learn from our own contradictions...Its one of the best self-evaluation tools we have. It makes us question where we get information from in the first place and see whether it is actually true or just information that is being recycled without questioning!