Monday, December 21, 2009

Evening, Wisdom and Beauty



Wisdom is the reward you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred to talk. ~Doug Larson



Experience is a comb which nature gives us when we are bald. ~Proverb



Nothing is a waste of time if you use the experience wisely. ~Auguste Rodin



We have two lives - the one we learn with and the life we live after that. ~Bernard Malamud, The Natural



Everything has been said before, but since nobody listens we have to keep going back and beginning all over again. ~Andre Gide, Le traite du Narcisse, 1891

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17 comments:

  1. IndayDecember 21, 2009 at 8:20 PM

    Beautiful pictures, beautiful quotes...I can't get enough yet they are all intelligibly digestible and esculent.

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  2. abbDecember 21, 2009 at 8:56 PM

    Darn it! I guess I need to go back since I don't always bother to listen.... ;-(

    Beginning again. (sigh)

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  3. AnonymousDecember 21, 2009 at 9:47 PM

    Great photos. Love that proverb about baldness and experience!

    May you and yours have a joyful Christmas.

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  4. Lee SpanglerDecember 21, 2009 at 10:00 PM

    great thoughts tonight. much of life to appreciate. Regarding your Seattle pix and Pioneer Square.-your favorite spot. How about a glass of wine and a light lunch sometime in June?

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  5. WolynskiDecember 21, 2009 at 11:24 PM

    We have to keep repeating things, like a teacher, because new people are born every day, who know nothing. We only get new words with new technology, but basically everything that has been said will be said again...and again... and again... to no avail.

    Happy Holidays!

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  6. alicesgDecember 21, 2009 at 11:28 PM

    Very beautiful scenery. Some things are worth listening over and over again. :)

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  7. Unseen India ToursDecember 21, 2009 at 11:30 PM

    Beautiful and fantastic post !! This is great.

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  8. ~CherylDecember 21, 2009 at 11:38 PM

    Thank you for such a wonderful post!

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  9. TaniaDecember 21, 2009 at 11:44 PM

    Just beautiful!;-) Thanks for sharing.

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  10. chrome3dDecember 22, 2009 at 12:39 AM

    I liked the comb you gave me today even though it had nothing to do with baldness.

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  11. AnonymousDecember 22, 2009 at 12:53 AM

    PhQB that photo of the rose is just beautiful. I so love it and the quote that goes with it is so true. At least I hope it's a rose LOL. All the pictures and quotes are great but that's my favorite :)

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  12. AnonymousDecember 22, 2009 at 5:14 AM

    I like the quote by Andre Gide - So true. Also, I like the thoughts that accompany each photo. Nice photo of the stones and water. Looks like a creek to me.

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  13. Bren HaasDecember 22, 2009 at 6:50 AM

    WOW... you sure do have a way with the camera... love your view.
    Happy HOlidays from my garden.

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  14. LianneDecember 22, 2009 at 8:18 AM

    love the close up shot of the pebbles! the waterfall is gorgeous too :)

    thanks for dropping by my blog! hope you visit again soon.

    happy holidays!

    leethroughthelens.blogspot.com

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  15. storytellerDecember 22, 2009 at 8:26 AM

    Thanks for sharing your lovely views and wonderful quotes. That rose looks like one of my 'Just Joey' blossoms surrounded by more trees than exist where I live.

    If you any of your visitors know anything about HP printers, I’m requesting HELP for some technical problems I’m experiencing currently while sharing some Christmas Cheer today at Small Reflections!
    Hugs and blessings,

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  16. elvira pajarolaDecember 22, 2009 at 8:51 AM

    I admired all pictures; beautiful; but the rose is my "faible".....my
    favourite color and you took it so magnificiently ...!!!!

    The waterfall is so AWESOME and one could almost hear the thunder of the falling water...!
    have a wonderful day!
    ciao elvira

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  17. aspiritofsimplicityDecember 22, 2009 at 8:55 AM

    I must admit that there are times I would rather talk than be wise!!

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