Once is never, twice is always.
this post was submitted on 12 Jul 2023
572 points (97.7% liked)
Asklemmy
43940 readers
507 users here now
A loosely moderated place to ask open-ended questions
Search asklemmy π
If your post meets the following criteria, it's welcome here!
- Open-ended question
- Not offensive: at this point, we do not have the bandwidth to moderate overtly political discussions. Assume best intent and be excellent to each other.
- Not regarding using or support for Lemmy: context, see the list of support communities and tools for finding communities below
- Not ad nauseam inducing: please make sure it is a question that would be new to most members
- An actual topic of discussion
Looking for support?
Looking for a community?
- Lemmyverse: community search
- sub.rehab: maps old subreddits to fediverse options, marks official as such
- !lemmy411@lemmy.ca: a community for finding communities
~Icon~ ~by~ ~@Double_A@discuss.tchncs.de~
founded 5 years ago
MODERATORS
"Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned." - Buddha
Basically at any given moment, any from a random assortment of Simpsons quotes. Right now itβs βbut when are they gonna get to the fireworks factory?β
"Think for yourself and question authority." It's on a TOOL album.
It's better to regret something you have done than something you haven't.
German quote from an old podcast: Konsequenz heiΓt auch Holzwege zuende gehen.
Rough translation: Being consequent means also following the wrong path to the end.
It's used for people or organisations that tend to stick to a decision to the end, even if that decision was obviously flawed. E.g. sticking to extremely stick to a regulation even if it's outdated/was dumb from the beginning. Corporate password policies are a good example.
Pick your battles.
Assumption is the mother of all fuckups.
"This is going to be with you a long time, Jean-Luc. A long time. You have to learn to live with it. You have a simple choice now. Live with it below the sea with Louis, or above the clouds with the Enterprise."
For my whole life is a tall order. Probably "what goes around comes around".
βRemembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart." - Steve Jobs
load more comments
(1 replies)
"be careful of what you wish for, as you may just get it"
βIf God is all-powerful, He cannot be all good. And if He is all good, then He cannot be all-powerful.β
"Who controls the present controls the past. Who controls the past controls the future"
load more comments
(1 replies)
The life of a punctual man is a hell of undeserved loneliness
I read this in a book when I was 15 and I've never been on time since
load more comments
(3 replies)
"Good things come to those who wait". It has been true so many times in my life.
"Everything will be forgotten and nothing will be repaired", from Milan Kundera.
"Better say sorry than ask for permission"
"You never get a second chance to make a first impression"
This thing we tell of can never be found by seeking, yet only seekers find it.