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Philosophy

Dave2lDave2l
in Not Sports Related
Does anyone consider themselves to be a philosopher? 

I can't say I know an awful lot about it....but I do like making up quotes.

I may have partially got this from a record I listened to.

My personal input:

"Death is a tragedy....but life is Misery" -  Dave, on Charltonlife, 2025

"We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them" - Albert Einstein 
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  • blackpool72blackpool72
    Know the difference between a spanner and a spanner. 

    One is a useful tool kept in a toolbox.

    The other is just a tool.
  • ChizzChizz
    Fear doesn't stop death, it stops life. 

    If it costs you your peace, it's too expensive. 

    Never take criticism from someone you wouldn't take advice from. 

    Ambition without action turns into anxiety. 

    You can do anything, but you can't do everything.  Focus. 

    If you want to make the wrong decision, ask everyone. 
  • DaveMehmetDaveMehmet
    bobmunro said:
    Know the difference between knowledge and wisdom. Knowledge is knowing that the tomato is a fruit - wisdom is not including it in a fruit salad.
    No-one puts toothpaste in their salad mate.
  • ScohamScoham

  • Sheepie1985Sheepie1985
    If you do what you love, you'll love what you do ...a mantra I try to follow a lot
  • usetobunkinusetobunkin
    Work to a standard not a budget.


  • Dave2lDave2l
    Chizz said:
    Fear doesn't stop death, it stops life. 

    If it costs you your peace, it's too expensive. 

    Never take criticism from someone you wouldn't take advice from. 

    Ambition without action turns into anxiety. 

    You can do anything, but you can't do everything.  Focus. 

    If you want to make the wrong decision, ask everyone. 

    All of those are very good and almost a mild wake up call.

    "If you think something is good - give it a like on charltonlife" - Winston Churchill 
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  • GribboGribbo
    If a book about failures doesn’t sell, is it a success?

    The early bird might get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese
  • bobmunrobobmunro
    Darty Valiant said:
    “The trouble with Internet quotes is that you can never be sure if they are accurate” - Abraham Lincoln

    Applause GIFs Tenor
  • PrincessFionaPrincessFiona
    Those that shout louder, merely shout louder.
  • jonseventyfivejonseventyfive
    Slightly different version,, those who talk loud usually have the least to say. 
  • KBslittlesisKBslittlesis
    Everyone seems to have a clear idea of how other people should lead their lives, but none about their own.

    Paulo Coelho
  • ShootersHillGuruShootersHillGuru
    You remember what you want to forget and forget what you want to remember -  Cormac McCarthy 
  • AFKABartramAFKABartram

    “Every day I moderate Charlton Life I wonder if people type to be understood, or to justify their existence. They sure as hell don’t seem to be playing much golf”

    AFKA Bartram 


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    Post Match Thread Lifers…

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  • MrOneLungMrOneLung
    He who knows the answer, but does not realise it, is as disadvantaged as he who did not understand the question - Dungeon Master in Dungeons and Dragons cartoon series
  • Big WilliamBig William
    You can lead a horse to water, but if you can make it swim on its back you’ve really got something.
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  • Raith_C_ChattonellRaith_C_Chattonell
    A ship in harbour is safe, but that is not what ships are built for.

    John A Shedd.  I wished it was John Two Shedds - that would make him practical as well as wise.
  • ChizzChizz
    Big William said:
    You can lead a horse to water, but if you can make it swim on its back you’ve really got something.
    You can lead a horse to water, but a pencil must be lead 
  • eastterrace6168eastterrace6168
    edited 4:28PM
    Chizz said:
    Big William said:
    You can lead a horse to water, but if you can make it swim on its back you’ve really got something.
    You can lead a horse to water, but a pencil must be lead 
    Sorry but... ;) 
  • Dave2lDave2l
    AI informed me of where "Death is a tragedy but life is a misery" originated from.

    I thought I put it together along with song lyrics I'd heard of. I also thought it was that good, Dolly Parton would have considered getting the quote tattooed on her tits!

    Turns out some German came up with it.

    The quote "death is a tragedy but life is a misery" reflects a philosophical pessimism that views human existence as inherently filled with struggle and suffering. While death is tragic for those left behind, the phrase suggests that the deceased is free from a life that is fundamentally unhappy or burdensome. 
    This idea is most closely associated with the German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer, who argued that human life is a constant oscillation between the pain of desire and the emptiness of boredom. 

  • eastterrace6168eastterrace6168
    "I Have the body of and 18 year old...I keep it in the fridge"
    "All I ask is the chance to prove money can't buy me happiness"
    ......Spike Milligan
  • up_the_valleyup_the_valley
    "Dear God. Please let me prove to you that wealth won't spoil me"
    Del Boy
  • EugenesAxeEugenesAxe
    Better to say nothing and people think you a fool than speak and leave them in no doubt
  • StigStig
    My mate out birdwatching and seeing a pair of Magpie, 'There's one for sorrow, and another one for more sorrow'.
  • church-lanechurch-lane
    Every time I think of something new, it pushes some old stuff out of my brain!
    - Homer Simpson

    Not philosophy as such, but a quote that could easily apply to me
  • usetobunkinusetobunkin
    If I didn’t have bad luck, I would have no luck at all 
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