:-o
A mixed bag of short quotes.
“If you can't be a good example, then you'll just have to be a horrible warning.”
― Catherine Aird ... (ref)
"Beware of all enterprises that require new clothes, and not rather a new wearer of clothes."
― Henry David Thoreau ... (ref)
"They may call me a rube and a hick, but I'd a lot rather be the man who bought the Brooklyn Bridge than the man who sold it."
― Will Rogers ... (ref)
"Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former."
― Albert Einstein ... (ref)
"Humans — despite their artistic pretensions, their sophistication, and their many accomplishments — owe their existence to a six-inch layer of topsoil and the fact that it occasionally rains."
― Unknown ?
"Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it."
― Steven Wright ... (ref)
"Every mighty Oak was once a tiny nut that stood its ground."
― Unknown ?
A Zen teacher saw five of his students returning from the market, riding their bicycles. When they arrived at the monastery and had dismounted, the teacher asked the students, "Why are you riding your bicycles?"
The first student replied, "The bicycle is carrying the sack of potatoes. I am glad that I do not have to carry them on my back!" The teacher praised the first student, "You are a smart boy! When you grow old, you will not walk hunched over like I do."
The second student replied, "I love to watch the trees and fields pass by as I roll down the path!" The teacher commended the second student, "Your eyes are open, and you see the world."
The third student replied, "When I ride my bicycle, I am content to chant nam myoho renge kyo." The teacher gave praise to the third student, "Your mind will roll with the ease of a newly trued wheel."
The fourth student replied, "Riding my bicycle, I live in harmony with all sentient beings." The teacher was pleased, and said to the fourth student, "You are riding on the golden path of non-harming."
The fifth student replied, "I ride my bicycle to ride my bicycle." The teacher sat at the feet of the fifth student and said, "I am your student!"
:-)
I first found the above on a website for Buddhism, that had a section for Buddhist humor (search). Some of the original site material is still on the web, but the original site fails, and the humor section is gone. ... :-(
I did find this reference though.
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