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The Dawn of Understanding

Source: http://vi.sualize.us/view/3da7de66b318903a55ff08ca28b7debf/
from Linda Goodman’s “Love Signs”, page 31
The Planets

we’ve fought a long and bitter war
my Twin Soul and I
lost and lonely, fallen angels, exiled
from a misty, half-forgotten galaxy of stars
wounded cruelly by the painful thrust of Mars
caught in Neptune’s tangled web
shocked and torn asunder
by the sudden, awful violence of Uranus
tortured by the clever lies of [...]

You Can No More Win a War Than You Can Win an Earthquake

Source: http://al-el.clan.su/
Wisdom
Those who are skilled in combat do not become angered,
those who are skilled at winning do not become afraid.
Thus the wise win before they fight, while the ignorant fight to win.
~Zhuge Liang

A wise man gets more use from his enemies than a fool from his friends.
~Baltasar Gracian

He who knows not [...]

Assume Formlessness

 
 
From Robert Greene “The 48 Laws of Power”.
 
Law 48 – Assume Formlessness
 
Page 419
Judgment
 
By taking a shape, by having a visible plan, you open yourself to attack.  Instead of taking a form for your enemy to grasp, keep yourself adaptable and on the move.  Accept the fact that nothing is certain and no law is fixed.  [...]

The Game is the Same.

 
 
From Robert Greene “The 48 Laws of Power”.
 
Preface, page xvii
 
The feeling of having no power over people and events is generally unbearable to us – when we feel helpless we feel miserable.  No one wants less power; everyone wants more.  In the world today, however, it is dangerous to seem too power hungry, to be [...]

Running in different directions…

 
Discourse
 
When I talk about definitions, I think it is important.  For me, at least.
 
A discourse – a conversation, talk. (apart from other meanings).
 
Origin: Latin dis – in different directions + currere – run.
 
An example?  Oh, my goodness!  I often listen to the songs on the www.youtube.com.  And how many times I had encountered absolutely insane [...]

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