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Quote Left (1) Do not let your children make toys out of flies/butterflies or birds. Such behavior results in injury to living creatures, but also it arouses in young hearts an impulse to cruelty and murder. Stories illustrative of the commandments: (2) The wife of a soldier named Fan was tuberculous and close to death. She was ordered to eat the brains of 100 sparrows as a remedy. When she saw the birds in the cage, she sighed and said: 'Must it be that 100 living creatures are to be killed that I may be healed? I would rather die than permit them to suffer.' She opened the cage and allowed them to fly away. Afterwards she recovered from her illness. (3) Tsao-Pin lived in a ruined house. His children begged him to have it repaired. He answered: 'In the cold winter the cracks in the walls and the space between the tiles and between the stones provide a shelter and a refuge to all kinds of living creatures. We should not endanger their lives.' (4) Wu-Tang used to take his son hunting with him. One day they came upon a stag that was playing with its young one. Tang took an arrow and killed the young one. The frightened stag ran off with a cry of anguish. When Tang concealed himself the stag returned and licked the wounds of its fawn. Tang again drew his bow and killed it. He then saw another stag and sent an arrow towards it, but the arrow was deflected and pierced his son. Tang threw his bow away and tearfully embraced his dead son, when he heard a voice from the air: 'Tang, the stag loved its fawn as much as you loved your son.' (5) Meng-tse praises King Suan of Tsi because of his compassion in freeing an ox that was to be sacrificed at the dedication of some bells. Such a sentiment, he says, should suffice to make one king of the world. Monastic Taoism & Kan-Ying-P'ien. From the commandments for monks: (1st): Thou shalt kill no living thing nor do injury to its life. (2nd): Thou shalt not consume as food the flesh and blood of any living creature. (34th): Thou shall not strike or whip domestic animals. (35th): Thou shall not intentionally crush insects and ants with thy foot. (36th): Thou shalt not play with hooks and arrows for thine own amusement. (37th): Thou shalt not climb into trees to remove nests and to destroy the eggs. (63rd): Thou shalt not catch birds and quadrupeds with snares and nets. (64th): Thou shalt not frighten and scare away birds that are brooding on their nests. (68th): Thou shalt not dig up during the winter months animals hibernating in the earth. (112th): Thou shalt not pour hot water on the ground in order to exterminate insects and ants. Quote Right
Quote Left One writes of scars healed, a loose parallel to the pathology of the skin, but there is no such thing in the life of an individual. There are open wounds, shrunk sometimes to the size of a pin-prick but wounds still. The marks of suffering are more comparable to the loss of a finger, or the sight of an eye. We may not miss them, either, for one minute in a year, but if we should there is nothing to be done about it. Quote Right
Quote Left There exists, at the bottom of all abasement and misfortune, a last extreme which rebels and joins battle with the forces of law and respectability in a desperate struggle, waged partly by cunning and partly by violence, at once sick and ferocious, in which it attacks the prevailing social order with the pin-pricks of vice and the hammer-blows of crime. Quote Right
Quote Left 'And the Lord spake, saying, 'First shalt thou take out the Holy Pin. Then, shalt thou count to three. No more. No less. Three shalt be the number thou shalt count, and the number of the counting shall be three. Four shalt thou not count, nor either count thou two, excepting that thou then proceed to three. Five is right out. Once the number three, being the third number, be reached, then, lobbest thou thy Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch towards thy foe, who, being naughty in My sight, shall snuff it.' Quote Right
Quote Left You think of me just like a butterfly You wanna pin me to your wall so I can never fly. Just like a flower that you need to dry Caught between two books, squeeze me till I die Quote Right
Quote Left Should we continue to look upwards Is the light we can see in the sky one of those which will presently be extinguished The ideal is terrifying to behold, lost as it is in the depths, small, isolated, a pin-point, brilliant but threatened on all sides by the dark forces that surround it nevertheless, no more in danger than a star in the jaws of the clouds. (Les Miserables) Quote Right
Quote Left It is sad that while science moves ahead in exciting new areas of research, fine-tuning our knowledge of how life originated and evolved, creationists remain mired in medieval debates about angels on the head of a pin and animals in the belly of an Ark. Quote Right
Quote Left It takes so little to make people happy. Just a touch, If we know how to give it, just a word fitly spoken, a slight readjustment of some bolt or pin or bearing in the delicate machinery of a soul. Quote Right
Quote Left What pursuit is more elegant than that of collecting the ignominies of our nature and transfixing them for show, each on the bright pin of a polished phrase? Quote Right
Quote Left At the stumbling of a horse, the fall of a tile, the slightest pin prick, let us promptly chew on this: Well, what if it were death itself? An... Quote Right
Quote Left He was so narrow minded that if he fell on a pin it would blind him in both eyes. Quote Right
Quote Left If they want peace, nations should avoid the pin-pricks that precede cannon shots. Peace Quote Right
Quote Left If they want peace, nations should avoid the pin-pricks that precede cannon shots. Quote Right
Quote Left Angels dancing on the head of a pin dissolve into nothingness at the bedside of a dying child. Quote Right
Quote Left He was so crooked, you could have used his spine for a safety-pin. Quote Right
Quote Left Pin your faith to no ones sleeves, haven't you two eyes of your own. Quote Right

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Quote Left Love is a lubricant for happiness. Quote Right
Quote Left Once you take an oath of office you can no longer feign ignorance, have concerns that are not across the board, and your personal opinion becomes an afterthought. Quote Right
Quote Left Helping others — isn't an obligation — it's a privilege Quote Right
Quote Left Even after the environment quiets, is made ready, the sounds of silence keep us awake a bit. Sleeping is one of life's greatest mysteries. Quote Right
Quote Left I ran a poem of mine through AI just for analysis, not to change or improve anything -- the opinion was frightening. Better than any person I have encountered, as if this thing was inside my head. The next generation really does have something to worry about. We are dinosaurs my friends -- hope our bones will retain truth enough to inspire when we are gone, to be really read as they are dug up and carefully dusted, by facsimiles of living souls. Quote Right
Quote Left When I add water to the birdbath each morning, lots of bees show up to take drinks while birds approvingly tweeting. The little colorful love-birds are the bravest, flapping around me while in my connected process. Water, birds, bees, dogs, fleas...somehow it all works out for the best when each does its small part. Quote Right
Quote Left sometimes heartache and happiness are one and the same Quote Right
Quote Left Only the wearer knows where the shoe pinches. Quote Right
Quote Left Maybe healing is like unwrapping an onion. Every layer peeled brings tears to the eyes, but each tear is part of revealing the heart that has been hidden all along. Quote Right
Quote Left Just my opinion, years of analysis...but God Alone will decide when prayer is enough for His immediate intervention. In most cases, He has given us the power, right and duty to self govern (that is Free Will). With that in mind, most prayer without the sacrifice of personal action will not accomplish a desired goal. Unfortunately/fortunately that has created human devils and saints. Quote Right
Quote Left The many times I have tried to fool God one would think by now I had learned. No escaping Karma. Quote Right
Quote Left If you want to call yourself a Poet, don’t let anyone speak on your behalf - speak in own poetic voice. Don’t let anybody else speak about your abuse, expériences or healing. You not only give away your poetic license, you give away your power to feel completely. Any trauma will be diluted in this way & your cycles of repressed emotion will remain repressed in fragments. Worse, it will be coloured by someone else calling themselves collaborators. This is a sophisticated form of power usurping. Quote Right
Quote Left My favorite time of the Spring, is bird chirping me songs time. Quote Right
Quote Left “The heart is made not whole by that which it receiveth, Nor by the soft laudation of the fleeting world; Desire must perish, ere aught of keeping leaveth, For that which is still entreated anon is hurled.” Quote Right
Quote Left Judging by the way I react to toast poping up in the morning, I know I'll never look cool walking away from an explosion. Quote Right
Quote Left Is really Blind-faith not seeing, for its visions often quite clear~ health, love and happiness? Such faith is not blind, but our own selective imaging the culprit that blurs and corrupts. Quote Right
Quote Left When opinion precedes truth the devil is speaking. Quote Right
Quote Left Politicians must draw their opinion from the same well. Quote Right
Quote Left Life devoid of love and happiness may not seem worth living but if they are searched for and found then it is full of meaning. (Simple Observation 422 - © 2025 George Krokos) Quote Right
Quote Left “Happiness relies solely on what you think and how you react to your context” ©GhairoDanielsQuotes Quote Right
Quote Left Stepping outside your comfort zone may be hard ; "Once you do you got to keep stepping " Quote Right
Quote Left Religions offer valuable moral frameworks and meaning for many, guiding ethical living and community. However, historical additions by those in power—often to control or manipulate—can obscure their core wisdom with illogical narratives. Stripping away these layers can refine their essence, revealing timeless principles for a good life. Quote Right
Quote Left One of the most challenging aspects of life is to give an opinion that stands on its own. Quote Right
Quote Left What you owe your mind is relaxation. What you owe your body is exercise. If you don't workout, calories won't walk out. But make sure you're fit before keeping fit. And life goes on! ~Nkwachukwu Ogbuagu Quote Right
Quote Left Contests exist to assist us towards self-validation. When AI, as algorithm, is involved in contests they become highly suspect in such assistance. All involved in keeping a system of Contest placement in place using artificial intelligence are involved in fallacy & cannot call themselves poets. Poets, like other artists, are to advance authenticity & consciousness, not impede it. Competitive life as part of Dark Ages will therefore be maintained holding humanity back. ©GhairoDanielsQuotes Quote Right
Quote Left "Use wisdom to discern when to set boundaries and when to offer grace. A short memory often serves happiness, especially in minor disputes. Choose your battles judiciously, and renew your spirit by releasing lesser offenses - kindness, patience, and forgiveness can heal rifts." Quote Right
Quote Left "You can't please everyone, and that's okay. Some people will dislike you due to differences in values, worldviews, and experiences. Instead of trying to control others' opinions, focus on being true to yourself. Reflect on feedback mindfully, and use it as an opportunity to grow, but don't take every criticism personally. By accepting that some things are beyond your control, you'll find peace and confidence in being yourself." Quote Right
Quote Left Don’t propose to a woman when she’s sitting down or keeping quiet. Let her walk and talk. Do you like her legs? Do you like her teeth? Can you take her to the gatherings? Does she have the voice to talk to others? Quote Right
Quote Left Marriage is like beautiful shoes : some who wear them like to show them off even when they pinch terribly. ~Nkwachukwu Ogbuagu Quote Right
Quote Left Opinions are like drums; if you don’t beat them, they wouldn’t sound. Let the world know your opinion on issues. ~Nkwachukwu Ogbuagu Quote Right
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