Escritas — Poems List

Maitri Upanishads

This is the truth As

This is the truth As from a fire aflame thousands of sparks come forth, even so from the Creator an infinity of beings have life and to him return again.

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Kedar Joshi

The world is a contradiction;

The world is a contradiction; the universe a paradox.

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George Bernard Shaw

Nobel prize money is a

Nobel prize money is a lifebelt thrown to a swimmer who has already reached the shore in safety.

77

Mark Twain

When angry, count four; when

When angry, count four; when very angry, swear.

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Shahrukh Khan

I am not confident unless

I am not confident unless I am playing someone else.

82

Bobby Unser

Success is where preparation and

Success is where preparation and opportunity meet.

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Mark Twain

We all live in the

We all live in the protection of certain cowardices which we call our principles.

105

Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

One ought, every day at

One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture, and if it were possible, to speak a few reasonable words.

191

Shahrukh Khan

Often I don't say hello

Often I don't say hello to people for fear that they may not remember me.

93

Anonymous

Good judgement comes from experience.

Good judgement comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgement.

113

W.V.O. Quine

Yields falsehood when preceded by

Yields falsehood when preceded by its quotation" yields falsehood when preceded by its quotation.

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Friedrich Nietzsche

Believe me! The secret of

Believe me! The secret of reaping the greatest fruitfulness and the greatest enjoyment from life is to live dangerously!

74

Shahrukh Khan

You never win the silver.

You never win the silver. You only lose the gold.

68

Anonymous

All general statements are false.

142

Ogden Nash

Nietsche is Pietsche.

Nietsche is Pietsche."

24

Othello

O God, that men should

O God, that men should put an enemy in their mouths to steal away their brains!

103

Anonymous

If you don't find it

If you don't find it in the index, look very carefully through the entire catalogue.

94

Terpsichore Lindeman

Cargo's impotance is defined by

Cargo's impotance is defined by it's vessel.

20

Dr. Henry Gibbons

The anatomical juxtaposition of 2

The anatomical juxtaposition of 2 orbicularis oris muscles in a state of contraction.

24

Buckaroo Banzai (the film)

Home is where you wear

Home is where you wear your hat.

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Terpsichore Lindeman

If you water a plant

If you water a plant with poison it will embrace it and flower accordingly or die.

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Anonymous

Since wars begin in the

Since wars begin in the minds of men, it is in the minds of men that the defence of peace must be constructed.

144

Buckaroo Banzai (the film)

Attention, attention, there are monkey-boys

Attention, attention, there are monkey-boys in the complex.

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Apple LaserWriter manual

Do not expose your LaserWriter

Do not expose your LaserWriter to fire or intense heat.

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