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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by zinklog@lemmy.fmhy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

I always loved browsing such posts on reddit, so thought I should make one on lemmy too

Edit: Usually these kind of posts only used to have excerpts from books or ancient proverbs, but now I am seeing a lot more quotes from shows/movies/games are also resonating with people. It's pretty cool to see.

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[-] AncillaryJustice@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Here are a few off the top of my head (though I looked up the original kanji for some of the Japanese ones)...

To enjoy life's immensity, you do not need many things.

  • Ryōkan, a Japanese poet

Ain't no shame in holding onto grief, as long as you make room for other things too.

  • Bubbles, from the last episode of The Wire

Honor is dead, but I'll see what I can do.

  • Kaladin, from The Stormlight Archive Book 2 by Brandon Sanderson

Beware the difference between intelligibility and correctness.

  • Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Success consists of moving from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.

  • Winston Churchill

猿も木から落ちる (Saru mo ki kara ochiru)

Even monkeys fall from trees.

  • Anonymous, traditional Japanese saying

正勝吾勝 (Makatsu agatsu)

True victory is victory over one's self.

  • Morihei Ueshiba, founder of Aikido
this post was submitted on 12 Jul 2023
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