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By *phrodite OP Woman
over a year ago
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to be wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool (Part of an English lesson many years ago - Shakespeare I think?)I like it as it reminds me of school.
What famous saying do you like and why?  |
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over a year ago
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It's not famous outside of my family, but every New Year my nan used to say "May the best of your past be the worst of your future"
Always puts a smile on my face. |
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You can't always get what you want, but if you try sometimes, you'll find, you get what you need - The Rolling Stones.
You can lead a horse to water but a pencil must be lead - Laurel and Hardy
We shall never surrender - Winston Churchill |
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"to be wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool (Part of an English lesson many years ago - Shakespeare I think?)I like it as it reminds me of school.
What famous saying do you like and why? "
What is a cynic ? A man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing. Oscar Wilde |
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By * n zCouple
over a year ago
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Every cloud has a silver lining ......
My late dad used to say that to me when I was a little girl, and I always try and stay positive
I also like the not so famous saying "thank crunchie its Friday" .....I love both crunchies and Fridays 
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By *phrodite OP Woman
over a year ago
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"to be wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool (Part of an English lesson many years ago - Shakespeare I think?)I like it as it reminds me of school.
What famous saying do you like and why?
What is a cynic ? A man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing. Oscar Wilde"
And wilde he was... |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Had I the heavens' embroidered cloths,
Enwrought with golden and silver light,
The blue and the dim and the dark cloths
Of night and light and the half-light,
I would spread the cloths under your feet:
But I, being poor, have only my dreams;
I have spread my dreams under your feet;
Tread softly because you tread upon my dreams.
W B Yeats
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By *phrodite OP Woman
over a year ago
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"Had I the heavens' embroidered cloths,
Enwrought with golden and silver light,
The blue and the dim and the dark cloths
Of night and light and the half-light,
I would spread the cloths under your feet:
But I, being poor, have only my dreams;
I have spread my dreams under your feet;
Tread softly because you tread upon my dreams.
W B Yeats
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I have always adored this ...although I only knew that second part of it and did not know who had written it. It is truly beautiful |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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There is a pleasure in the pathless woods,
There is a rapture on the lonely shore,
There is a society, where none intrudes,
By the deep sea, and music in its roar;
I love not Man the less, but Nature more,
From these our interviews, in which I steal
From all I may be, or have been before,
To mingle with the Universe, and feel,
What I can ne’er express, yet can not all conceal.
Byron. |
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By *phrodite OP Woman
over a year ago
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"A rolling stone gathers no moss -
- so they say....
But a standing stone gets pissed on!!!"
I know the first part of that in "A batchelor is like a rolling stone who gathers no boss" - my ex used to say that before we got married...little did he know |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"A rolling stone gathers no moss -
- so they say....
But a standing stone gets pissed on!!!I know the first part of that in "A batchelor is like a rolling stone who gathers no boss" - my ex used to say that before we got married...little did he know "
Oh, they know it all at the start....
But they learn.... they learn......!
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By *phrodite OP Woman
over a year ago
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""If" Rudyard Kipling. To long to post here. Was given to me on my 13th birthday. Still keeps me in good stead all these years later.  "
I just googled it and it is beautiful, Really is!  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"A rolling stone gathers no moss -
- so they say....
But a standing stone gets pissed on!!!I know the first part of that in "A batchelor is like a rolling stone who gathers no boss" - my ex used to say that before we got married...little did he know
Oh, they know it all at the start....
But they learn.... they learn......!
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Have you know that I am in charge in our house, and I have my wifes permission to say so  |
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By *phrodite OP Woman
over a year ago
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"A rolling stone gathers no moss -
- so they say....
But a standing stone gets pissed on!!!I know the first part of that in "A batchelor is like a rolling stone who gathers no boss" - my ex used to say that before we got married...little did he know
Oh, they know it all at the start....
But they learn.... they learn......!
Have you know that I am in charge in our house, and I have my wifes permission to say so "
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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""All that is gold does not glitter".
J R R Tolkien
And a very true saying it is too.I thought that was from Shakespeares Merchant of Venice but I could be wrong."
True - the correct quotation is:
All that glisters is not gold....
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By *phrodite OP Woman
over a year ago
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"Do not go gentle into that goodnight
Rage, Rage against the dying of the light.
Dylan Thomas"
Wow... what is the context of this, please? It does sound very dramatic and yet beautiful. |
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""All that is gold does not glitter".
J R R Tolkien
And a very true saying it is too.I thought that was from Shakespeares Merchant of Venice but I could be wrong."
Nope definitely from The Lord of the Rings trilogy, specifically talking about Aragorn the last descendant of Isuldur and rightful king of Gondor |
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By *phrodite OP Woman
over a year ago
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""All that is gold does not glitter".
J R R Tolkien
And a very true saying it is too.I thought that was from Shakespeares Merchant of Venice but I could be wrong.
True - the correct quotation is:
All that glisters is not gold....
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Ah ok, thank you - can you imagine we had to do Shakespeare for a whole year at the age of 13... little did he mean to us then. We were too young! |
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By *phrodite OP Woman
over a year ago
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""All that is gold does not glitter".
J R R Tolkien
And a very true saying it is too.I thought that was from Shakespeares Merchant of Venice but I could be wrong.
Nope definitely from The Lord of the Rings trilogy, specifically talking about Aragorn the last descendant of Isuldur and rightful king of Gondor "
Is it possible that as Tolkien lived after Shakespeare he could have adapted it from the latter? |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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""All that is gold does not glitter".
J R R Tolkien
And a very true saying it is too.I thought that was from Shakespeares Merchant of Venice but I could be wrong.
True - the correct quotation is:
All that glisters is not gold....
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For that version yes but mine is Tolkiens version  |
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By *phrodite OP Woman
over a year ago
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""A man who never made a mistake, never made anything new"
My crazy Irish grandfather used to say this to me a lot. It's a quote from Einstein. "
I have been told that many times when in the chemistry lab at school... and then they started heading towards the fire escape... |
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By *phrodite OP Woman
over a year ago
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""All that is gold does not glitter".
J R R Tolkien
And a very true saying it is too.I thought that was from Shakespeares Merchant of Venice but I could be wrong.
True - the correct quotation is:
All that glisters is not gold....
For that version yes but mine is Tolkiens version "
We have the "war of the gold" here |
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By *B9 QueenWoman
over a year ago
Over the rainbow, under the bridge |
"Do not go gentle into that goodnight
Rage, Rage against the dying of the light.
Dylan Thomas
Wow... what is the context of this, please? It does sound very dramatic and yet beautiful."
It's one of my favourite poems. I read it at my dads funeral. Almost didn't get through it.
Do No Go Gentle by Dylan Thomas. Google the full poem. |
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"Do not go gentle into that goodnight
Rage, Rage against the dying of the light.
Dylan Thomas
Wow... what is the context of this, please? It does sound very dramatic and yet beautiful."
The death of his father..Dylan Thomas, poetry and prose is so beautiful! |
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By *phrodite OP Woman
over a year ago
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"Do not go gentle into that goodnight
Rage, Rage against the dying of the light.
Dylan Thomas
Wow... what is the context of this, please? It does sound very dramatic and yet beautiful.
It's one of my favourite poems. I read it at my dads funeral. Almost didn't get through it.
Do No Go Gentle by Dylan Thomas. Google the full poem."
I just did and yes, it is hauntingly beautiful. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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""All that is gold does not glitter".
J R R Tolkien
And a very true saying it is too.I thought that was from Shakespeares Merchant of Venice but I could be wrong.
True - the correct quotation is:
All that glisters is not gold....
For that version yes but mine is Tolkiens version
We have the "war of the gold" here "
Lol sorry, bit of a Tolkien geek here |
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By *phrodite OP Woman
over a year ago
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""All that is gold does not glitter".
J R R Tolkien
And a very true saying it is too.I thought that was from Shakespeares Merchant of Venice but I could be wrong.
True - the correct quotation is:
All that glisters is not gold....
For that version yes but mine is Tolkiens version
We have the "war of the gold" here
Lol sorry, bit of a Tolkien geek here "
Ah ok, lol.. I was a bit confused and to my shame I dont know much about Tolkien |
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By *nnyMan
over a year ago
Glasgow |
As someone who has, over the years, made a few quid holding a guitar I find myself warming to
"The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs. There's also a negative side."
attributed to Hunter S. Thompson
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By *phrodite OP Woman
over a year ago
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"It is better to be rich and healthy than poor and sick.
My husband always says this as a joke."
I had not heard that one before but I like it - a tad cynical but ina funny way |
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By *phrodite OP Woman
over a year ago
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"Show me your friends and I will tell you who you are.
Irish Mother c.1990"
You know my great great grandmother (I was lucky to have known her in the forst few years of my life) she used to say that to me ... in the context of the children I played with after school (I must have been 6 or 7 ) |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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All that glisters is not gold
Often have you heard that told:
Many a man his life hath sold,
But my outside is to behold:
Gilded tombs do words enfold.
Had you been as wise as bold
Young in limbs, in judgement old,
Your answer has not been inscrolled.
Fare you well, your suit is cold.
The writing in the Golden Casket
Merchant of Venice, Act 2, Scene VII
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By *phrodite OP Woman
over a year ago
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"All that glisters is not gold
Often have you heard that told:
Many a man his life hath sold,
But my outside is to behold:
Gilded tombs do words enfold.
Had you been as wise as bold
Young in limbs, in judgement old,
Your answer has not been inscrolled.
Fare you well, your suit is cold.
The writing in the Golden Casket
Merchant of Venice, Act 2, Scene VII
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Thank you |
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By *B9 QueenWoman
over a year ago
Over the rainbow, under the bridge |
"Do not go gentle into that goodnight
Rage, Rage against the dying of the light.
Dylan Thomas
Wow... what is the context of this, please? It does sound very dramatic and yet beautiful.
It's one of my favourite poems. I read it at my dads funeral. Almost didn't get through it.
Do No Go Gentle by Dylan Thomas. Google the full poem.I just did and yes, it is hauntingly beautiful. "
And angry too. |
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By *phrodite OP Woman
over a year ago
(She/ her) in Sensualityland |
"Do not go gentle into that goodnight
Rage, Rage against the dying of the light.
Dylan Thomas
Wow... what is the context of this, please? It does sound very dramatic and yet beautiful.
It's one of my favourite poems. I read it at my dads funeral. Almost didn't get through it.
Do No Go Gentle by Dylan Thomas. Google the full poem.I just did and yes, it is hauntingly beautiful.
And angry too."
Yes, angry and anything but peaceful and yet strangely beautiful. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Lol got to be posted in reply
All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.
From the ashes a fire shall be woken,
A light from the shadows shall spring;
Renewed shall be blade that was broken,
The crownless again shall be king
J R R Tolkien |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Do not go gentle into that goodnight
Rage, Rage against the dying of the light.
Dylan Thomas
Wow... what is the context of this, please? It does sound very dramatic and yet beautiful.
It's one of my favourite poems. I read it at my dads funeral. Almost didn't get through it.
Do No Go Gentle by Dylan Thomas. Google the full poem.I just did and yes, it is hauntingly beautiful.
And angry too."
And never so powerfully performed as in Richard Burton's recitation....
Such an anguished rage against the unfairness of death....
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By *phrodite OP Woman
over a year ago
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"Lol got to be posted in reply
All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.
From the ashes a fire shall be woken,
A light from the shadows shall spring;
Renewed shall be blade that was broken,
The crownless again shall be king
J R R Tolkien"
I like this, too - although I am not familiar with its context.
No "war of the golds" then tonight, eh? |
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By *phrodite OP Woman
over a year ago
(She/ her) in Sensualityland |
"Do not go gentle into that goodnight
Rage, Rage against the dying of the light.
Dylan Thomas
Wow... what is the context of this, please? It does sound very dramatic and yet beautiful.
It's one of my favourite poems. I read it at my dads funeral. Almost didn't get through it.
Do No Go Gentle by Dylan Thomas. Google the full poem.I just did and yes, it is hauntingly beautiful.
And angry too.
And never so powerfully performed as in Richard Burton's recitation....
Such an anguished rage against the unfairness of death....
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Think I ll be spending less time on the forums next week and do some more reading. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I'd give up chocolate....
.... but I'm no quitter !!!
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Tried the chocolate one, hardest 20 mins of my life.Almost got a speeding ticket on the way to the late shop.
Now the cigs I did in an instant. |
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By *phrodite OP Woman
over a year ago
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"I'd give up chocolate....
.... but I'm no quitter !!!
Tried the chocolate one, hardest 20 mins of my life.Almost got a speeding ticket on the way to the late shop.
Now the cigs I did in an instant."
I must have missed that one..omg and that is so true to life |
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By *phrodite OP Woman
over a year ago
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"I'd give up chocolate....
.... but I'm no quitter !!!
Tried the chocolate one, hardest 20 mins of my life.Almost got a speeding ticket on the way to the late shop.
Now the cigs I did in an instant."
I smoked for about 10 years and gave up overnight whenI was 27. Never looked back and so glad I did stop. |
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By *phrodite OP Woman
over a year ago
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"The man who knows when to fight is strong, the man who knows when not to fight is invincible."
This is quite a good one when taken literally and when taken in the figurative sense. |
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By *nnyMan
over a year ago
Glasgow |
" ............
And never so powerfully performed as in Richard Burton's recitation....
Such an anguished rage against the unfairness of death....
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Was it unfairness or simply the random nature of being called 'too soon'? |
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By *phrodite OP Woman
over a year ago
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" ............
And never so powerfully performed as in Richard Burton's recitation....
Such an anguished rage against the unfairness of death....
Was it unfairness or simply the random nature of being called 'too soon'?"
Would nt that be part of the same coin? |
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"Do not go gentle into that goodnight
Rage, Rage against the dying of the light.
Dylan Thomas
Wow... what is the context of this, please? It does sound very dramatic and yet beautiful.
It's one of my favourite poems. I read it at my dads funeral. Almost didn't get through it.
Do No Go Gentle by Dylan Thomas. Google the full poem.I just did and yes, it is hauntingly beautiful.
And angry too.
And never so powerfully performed as in Richard Burton's recitation....
Such an anguished rage against the unfairness of death....
"
Burton bless him, at one with the singular 'Welshness' of Thomas... rage and defiance heartbreakingly articulated |
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By (user no longer on site)
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" ............
And never so powerfully performed as in Richard Burton's recitation....
Such an anguished rage against the unfairness of death....
Was it unfairness or simply the random nature of being called 'too soon'?
Would nt that be part of the same coin? "
It was Dylan Tomas' own rage over the loss of his father....
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By *nnyMan
over a year ago
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" ............
And never so powerfully performed as in Richard Burton's recitation....
Such an anguished rage against the unfairness of death....
Was it unfairness or simply the random nature of being called 'too soon'?
Would nt that be part of the same coin? "
Nah. |
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By *phrodite OP Woman
over a year ago
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" ............
And never so powerfully performed as in Richard Burton's recitation....
Such an anguished rage against the unfairness of death....
Was it unfairness or simply the random nature of being called 'too soon'?
Would nt that be part of the same coin?
It was Dylan Tomas' own rage over the loss of his father....
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Ah that would make sense. |
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By *phrodite OP Woman
over a year ago
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" ............
And never so powerfully performed as in Richard Burton's recitation....
Such an anguished rage against the unfairness of death....
Was it unfairness or simply the random nature of being called 'too soon'?
Would nt that be part of the same coin?
Nah."
DO you agree? |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Be good, and if you can't be good, be careful!
Don't think it's famous but I like it!
"You can lead a horticulture but you can't make her think" always makes me smile |
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By *phrodite OP Woman
over a year ago
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"Be good, and if you can't be good, be careful!
Don't think it's famous but I like it!
"You can lead a horticulture but you can't make her think" always makes me smile "
Now I am confused lol.. or maybe it was that third glass of red? |
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By *nnyMan
over a year ago
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"Be good, and if you can't be good, be careful!
Don't think it's famous but I like it!
"You can lead a horticulture but you can't make her think" always makes me smile Now I am confused lol.. or maybe it was that third glass of red? "
It should read 'you can lead a whore to culture but you can't make her think'. |
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" ............
And never so powerfully performed as in Richard Burton's recitation....
Such an anguished rage against the unfairness of death....
Was it unfairness or simply the random nature of being called 'too soon'?
Would nt that be part of the same coin? "
Thomas wanted to think of his father as a man that would 'fight' an exemplar of Welshman of his generation..a typically and forgivingly romantic ideal |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"All fur coat and no knickers."
That's a song by Chumbawamba which reminds me, one of my favourite quotes from their songs is "His body's as stiff as a cold lasagna" from Dance, Idiot, Dance (a song about/for Nick Griffin) |
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By *phrodite OP Woman
over a year ago
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"Be good, and if you can't be good, be careful!
Don't think it's famous but I like it!
"You can lead a horticulture but you can't make her think" always makes me smile Now I am confused lol.. or maybe it was that third glass of red?
It should read 'you can lead a whore to culture but you can't make her think'."
Ah.. thanks - |
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By *omnlynneCouple
over a year ago
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Desiderata
Go placidly amid the noise and haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence.
As far as possible without surrender be on good terms with all persons.
Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even the dull and ignorant; they too have their story.
Avoid loud and aggressive persons, they are vexations to the spirit.
If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain and bitter;
for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.
Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans.
Keep interested in your career, however humble; it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.
Exercise caution in your business affairs; for the world is full of trickery.
But let this not blind you to what virtue there is; many persons strive for high ideals;
and everywhere life is full of heroism.
Be yourself.
Especially, do not feign affection.
Neither be critical about love; for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment it is as perennial as the grass.
Take kindly the counsel of the years, gracefully surrendering the things of youth.
Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune. But do not distress yourself with imaginings.
Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness. Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself.
You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars;
you have a right to be here.
And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.
Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be,
and whatever your labors and aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life keep peace with your soul.
With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. |
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By *phrodite OP Woman
over a year ago
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"Desiderata
Go placidly amid the noise and haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence.
As far as possible without surrender be on good terms with all persons.
Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even the dull and ignorant; they too have their story.
Avoid loud and aggressive persons, they are vexations to the spirit.
If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain and bitter;
for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.
Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans.
Keep interested in your career, however humble; it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.
Exercise caution in your business affairs; for the world is full of trickery.
But let this not blind you to what virtue there is; many persons strive for high ideals;
and everywhere life is full of heroism.
Be yourself.
Especially, do not feign affection.
Neither be critical about love; for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment it is as perennial as the grass.
Take kindly the counsel of the years, gracefully surrendering the things of youth.
Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune. But do not distress yourself with imaginings.
Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness. Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself.
You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars;
you have a right to be here.
And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.
Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be,
and whatever your labors and aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life keep peace with your soul.
With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy."
I am loving this thread it has brought so many lovely contributions including poetry. I really like this one, too. Thank you! |
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By *phrodite OP Woman
over a year ago
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"It ain't over till the fat lady sings, reason I sing opera when I orgasm ! "
That is truly hilarious - I am trying to drag myself away from the thread and I am struggling. Thank you, you just made me laugh xx
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By *li87Man
over a year ago
Manchester/Kendal |
I have a few
I am d*unk and you are ugly but unlike you I will be sober in the morning (just to be that clever even when pissed amazing)
Mine is not to reason why mine is but to do and die (courage in face of certain death)
I do not agree with what you say but will fight to the death your right to say it (my answer to any that offend me in forums) |
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By *nnyMan
over a year ago
Glasgow |
"Who cares who wins..
as long as the money goes in the bank..
Richard Burton reading Dylan Thomas is amazing.."
Dylan Thomas got the acclaim but RS Thomas was probably the better poet. |
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By *phrodite OP Woman
over a year ago
(She/ her) in Sensualityland |
"I have a few
I am d*unk and you are ugly but unlike you I will be sober in the morning (just to be that clever even when pissed amazing)
Mine is not to reason why mine is but to do and die (courage in face of certain death)
I do not agree with what you say but will fight to the death your right to say it (my answer to any that offend me in forums)"
Love the first one as it makes me chuckle, love the last one as it reflects what I believe in. Am thinking about the middle one |
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By *li87Man
over a year ago
Manchester/Kendal |
"I have a few
I am d*unk and you are ugly but unlike you I will be sober in the morning (just to be that clever even when pissed amazing)
Mine is not to reason why mine is but to do and die (courage in face of certain death)
I do not agree with what you say but will fight to the death your right to say it (my answer to any that offend me in forums)
Love the first one as it makes me chuckle, love the last one as it reflects what I believe in. Am thinking about the middle one "
It's the charge of the light brigade its quote now by soliders when our officers ask us to do stupid things its almost like a little reminder for them to not do stupid things |
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By *phrodite OP Woman
over a year ago
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"I have a few
I am d*unk and you are ugly but unlike you I will be sober in the morning (just to be that clever even when pissed amazing)
Mine is not to reason why mine is but to do and die (courage in face of certain death)
I do not agree with what you say but will fight to the death your right to say it (my answer to any that offend me in forums)
Love the first one as it makes me chuckle, love the last one as it reflects what I believe in. Am thinking about the middle one
It's the charge of the light brigade its quote now by soliders when our officers ask us to do stupid things its almost like a little reminder for them to not do stupid things "
Got you and yep there it makes sense |
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"Who cares who wins..
as long as the money goes in the bank..
Richard Burton reading Dylan Thomas is amazing..
Dylan Thomas got the acclaim but RS Thomas was probably the better poet."
Possibly, but Dylan was dazzling , mercurial, extravagant, wild, romantic, flawed, unreliable, but deeply deeply human.. and we loved that |
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Never start a fight u have not already won
Never hit anyone without the soul intention of hurting them
Better to have a dirty gun and be able to use it than a clean one that is never used
Better to ask questions and shoot later than to shoot and ask the question from behind bars( gamekeeper said just after I missed a beater) |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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This poem defines how I feel about the woman in my life.....
Motel, by Brenda Brooks
You make me think of
long days and nights driving
through a hot, lush state.
The watermelons voluptuous
bursting to split
offering their engorged pink
their sweet water
from the roadside.
You make me remember
the way moss clings so tight
to certain stones,
the lobes and blossoms and
purple hues of things,
the throb and syncopation
of the tropical insect chant.
You take me back
to apples at night
ripening in their bowls
besides a southern window,
the red-rimmed, rainy moon
and the drenched whisper
of your rude secrets.
The way your fingers
broke into me
like a ripe peach.
The way you spread your-
self and staggered small,
moist kisses over my thighs,
my stomach, my breasts,
the sliding flutter of you
on my tongue,
the taste of your spices
on my lips.
If I buried this
desire for you deep
in the ground beside a
dried up motel in a dusty
tumble place
suddenly it would rain
and stay wet
all the purple night.
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A thing of beauty is a joy for ever: Its loveliness increases; it will never Pass into nothingness;
but still will keep A bower quiet for us, and a sleep Full of sweet dreams, and health, and quiet breathing.
Therefore, on every morrow, are we wreathing A flowery band to bind us to the earth, Spite of despondence, of the inhuman dearth Of noble natures, of the gloomy days, Of all the unhealthy and o'er-darkened ways Made for our searching:
yes, in spite of all, Some shape of beauty moves away the pall From our dark spirits.
Keats |
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By *phrodite OP Woman
over a year ago
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"A thing of beauty is a joy for ever: Its loveliness increases; it will never Pass into nothingness;
but still will keep A bower quiet for us, and a sleep Full of sweet dreams, and health, and quiet breathing.
Therefore, on every morrow, are we wreathing A flowery band to bind us to the earth, Spite of despondence, of the inhuman dearth Of noble natures, of the gloomy days, Of all the unhealthy and o'er-darkened ways Made for our searching:
yes, in spite of all, Some shape of beauty moves away the pall From our dark spirits.
Keats "
Simply beautiful |
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By *phrodite OP Woman
over a year ago
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"My Dad always says to me 'don't curse the darkness; light a candle'.
Lovely thread, btw : ) xx "
I like this one , too - it is about being positive, isnt it? (Thanks btw - I only started it - the forumites made it what it is and I have really enjoyed it so far, too) xx |
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By *phrodite OP Woman
over a year ago
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"The truth is, everyone is going to hurt you. You just got to find the ones worth suffering for.
Bob Marley"
I was and still ama great fan of Bob Marley - did not know he had said that but it kind of fits. |
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By *smCouple
over a year ago
Liskeard |
my husbands two often said quotes
"Gonna live while Im alive
Ill sleep when Im dead"
bon jovi
"Get busy living, or get busy dying."
Andy Dufresne:shawshank redemption.
sadly we are now on the second part of the last quote. but working hard on the first part.
x HSM |
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By *phrodite OP Woman
over a year ago
(She/ her) in Sensualityland |
" my husbands two often said quotes
"Gonna live while Im alive
Ill sleep when Im dead"
bon jovi
"Get busy living, or get busy dying."
Andy Dufresne:shawshank redemption.
sadly we are now on the second part of the last quote. but working hard on the first part.
x HSM"
I never used to like Bon Jovi but since I saw him live at the O2 I have started to like him. And I like that quote. |
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