people – Page 4 – A Pondering Mind

In the sky, there is no distinction… – Buddha

In the sky, there is no distinction of east and west, people create distinctions out of their own minds and then believe them to be true. – Buddha

The sun shines and warms… – Ralph Waldo Emerson

The sun shines and warms and lights us and we have no curiosity to know why this is so; but we ask the reason of all evil, of pain, and hunger, and mosquitoes and silly people. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

Sleeping Couple in New York Bus Terminal

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Most people are other people… – Oscar Wilde

Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else’s opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation. -Oscar Wilde, De Profundis, 1905

There are two types of people in this world,… – Woody Allen

There are two types of people in this world, good and bad. The good sleep better, but the bad seem to enjoy the waking hours much more. -Woody Allen

“They never ask for your permission…” ~ Bansky

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Freedom is the right… ~ George Orwell

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“If you could reason…” ~ House

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“If you want to live a happy life…” – Albert Einstein

“If you’re really successful at…” – Neil deGrasse Tyson

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“To much consistency is as bad for the mind…” Aldous Huxley

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People try to do all sorts of clever… – Leo Tolstoy

People try to do all sorts of clever and difficult things to improve life instead of doing the simplest, easiest thing – refusing to participate in activities that make life bad. -Leo Tolstoy

Those who look only… – Lao Tzu

Those who look only at themselves see little. Those who justify themselves are not distinguished. Those who brag have no merit. The work of prideful people will not endure. -Lao Tzu

In today’s materialistic society… 14th Dalai Lama

In today’s materialistic society, if you have money and power, you seem to have many friends. But they are not friends of yours; they are the friends of your money and power. When you lose your wealth and influence, you will find it very difficult to track these people down. -14th Dalai Lama

Only In Russia

Crazy things people do in Russia. She’s either taking a shower, or just cooling off. No privacy in this restroom. The man on the lower right is getting an eyeful of goodies. It looks like she had one to many bottles of vodka. All seen on: Daily Picdump

Photos Of Kabul In 1967

Sad what the wars have done to Kabul, Afghanistan. I have posted five photos, and in the near future, will do another post Source: Daily Picdump

The Second Amendment Is A Doomsday Provision – Judge Alex Kozinski

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Photos Of Some Of The People Of Afghanistan

Photos of the faces of Afghanistan taken back in the 1980s and 90s. They are sad or serious. Not one has a happy demeanor. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. All photos seen on: Daily Picdump

A Conference Is A Gathering Of… – Fred Allen

A conference is a gathering of important people who singly can do nothing, but together can decide that nothing can be done. -Fred Allen

Random Fact #19

One-fourth of the people who lose their sense of smell also lose their desire for sexual relations. Source: freewebs.com/thesilentteen/randomfacts.htm

When Historians 1,000 Years From Now… -Morgan Freeman

Random Fact #6

A cow produces 200 times more gas a day than a person. — Source: randomfactsblog

Amazing, Isn’t It, How Some People…

Amazing, isn’t it, how some people see the basket half empty and others see it half full? Some see life hopeless, others hopeful. Even when things are less than perfect, if you can think of the good, the beautiful, the hopeful, you’ll be more than sustained–you’ll conquer. -Author unknown

People Are Here For The Sake… – Albert Einstein

People are here for the sake of other people–for those upon whose smile and well-being our own happiness depends, and also for the countless unknown souls with whose fate we are connected by a bond of sympathy. -Albert Einstein

Did You Know: Japan’s Okinawa Island Has More Than 450 People…

In Recent Generations, Many Have Come to Regard… – Foyan

In recent generations, many have come to regard question and answer dialogues as the style of the Zen school. They do not understand what the ancients were all about; they only pursue trivia, and do not come back to the essentials. How strange! People in older times asked questions on account of confusion, so they …

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