06 FEB 2013 by ideonexus

 Desiderata

Go placidly amidst 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 the ignorant; they too have their story. Avoid loud and aggressive persons, they are vexatious 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...
Folksonomies: poetry living thoughts
Folksonomies: poetry living thoughts
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Also known as "Spock Thoughts."

08 JAN 2011 by ideonexus

 The Samurai are Prohibited from Professional Sports

Gentlemen of honour, according to the old standards, rode horses, raced chariots, fought, and played competitive games of skill, and the dull, cowardly and base came in thousands to admire, and howl, and bet. The gentlemen of honour degenerated fast enough into a sort of athletic prostitute, with all the defects, all the vanity, trickery, and self-assertion of the common actor, and with even less intelligence. Our Founders made no peace with this organisation of public sports. They did not sp...
Folksonomies: voluntary nobility
Folksonomies: voluntary nobility
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A professional athlete is an "athletic prostitute," and the Samurai do not participate.