My mind is a sea I cannot see into; I merely skim along its surface.
I think, therefore I am a living person; dead bodies don't display thinking, just stinking.
Sometimes the present alters our interpretation of the past; most often the past surrounds and infects the present.
Wherever I go, something new becomes me.
Be careful not to stand up for that which will cause your downfall.
God may be very smart, but he is a poor communicator.
What ought to be cannot be derived from what is the case, but a reasonable person ought not to ignore what is the case.
I can admire a few great persons or heroes, but seldom have much desire to try and imitate them.
Disrespect and contempt for the body is a common trump card for spiritualists; but, our game of life does not use trump cards.
Nonsense can sometimes improve our sense and senses.
Prohibitions focus our aim on better choices and actions.
Don't sell the present short on the promises of "when."
Most tire from hatefulness; cheerfulness is abiding.
Stubborn facts are loosened up with novelty.
A sure path to the perversion of truth is to make it a belief.
The act, the deed, the doing are the primary considerations.
My body gave birth to my mind, is in my mind, and my body-mind thrives in our world of lived experiences.
Objectivity is a product of our agreements, and an important feature of my imagination.
R. Buckminster-Fuller once suggested that "God is a verb, not a noun." Which verb? Pretending? Storytelling? Fantasizing? Believing? Indoctrinating?
My consciousness is a vegetable soup, and the water in the soup is what I do.
Yes, I am just this and that; but, I am also not just that and this.
Hearing the cat purr when we pet them gently matters far more to us than whether the cat's fur is black, white, or orange.
If you think you are damned if you do or damned if you don't, your not thinking creatively enough.
The ten thousand things are more enchanting than the Silent One.
To lift the mind, move the body.
The road to flourishing needs regular maintenance and repairs.
The present is merely a fleeting moment; we actually unearth our essence in our past and create ourselves in the future.
By decreasing your desires you actually diversify and and increase your pleasures and satisfaction.
Having a poor memory helps a great deal in finding happiness.
A gardener loves the rain; also, for the resting time it brings.
Gardening is but one battle against Chaos.
Our understanding of "enlightenment" varies like living in Paris, Tehran, Kamakura, Pretoria, Beijing, Rio, Nashville, or Portland varies.
Indeed, absolute "truth" is very hard to discover; but, some "truths" are far less substantiated, validated, and supported than others.
There is no 'i' in "team," but there is an 'm' in me, my, and mine.
Clear and kept boundaries help keep us sane.
Seeking truth is not like being lost alone in a pathless land.
Nonsense can sometimes improve our sense and senses.
Pulling Onions: The Quips and Sayings of an Old Gardener. Over 890 quotes. By Mike Garofalo
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