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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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[–] C4d@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Look after your equipment and your equipment will look after you.

-and-

There’s no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothing.

[–] davidalso@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

I've only heard that second one in Swedish. I don't know if it's originates from Sweden, but it rhymes.

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[–] MashPTater@lemmy.fmhy.ml 3 points 2 years ago

"If worms had machine guns, then birds wouldn't fuck with them." A quote from my TI in basic from 85'.

[–] 5ibelius9insterberg@feddit.de 3 points 2 years ago

"Friendly fire isn't!"

[–] BigTechMustBurn@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago

“Ignorance is bliss.”

[–] ryomensukuna@lemmy.one 3 points 2 years ago

Keep moving forward

[–] quantumfoam@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

"Given enough time, Hydrogen starts to wonder where it came from, and where its going."

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[–] jagged@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago

No one is ever on their deathbed wishing they had worked more.

(And quotes of that ilk). It’s genuinely something that informs the structure of every day for me.

[–] bzxt@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago

In this world, the only thing we truly own is the body we shape everyday

  • Sun Ken Rock manga
[–] meatbag2010@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago

Life, don't talk to me about life...

[–] wabafee@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago

I think it would be this two personally.

Don't do unto others what you don't want done unto you. - Confucius

Beneath this mask there is more than flesh. Beneath this mask there is an idea, Mr. Creedy, and ideas are bulletproof. - V

[–] DeskP1loti@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Everytime you eat a steak, a hippie's hacky sack falls in the gutter.

-Patton Oswalt

[–] provisional@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 2 years ago (5 children)

"When in doubt, draw a distinction." - Neil Postman

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[–] IrrelevantBoB@feddit.de 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

"Solo sé que no sé nada" Sócrates

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[–] Electric_leprechaun@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Even a stopped clock gives the right time twice a day

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[–] BrainisfineIthink@lemmy.one 2 points 2 years ago

We all hurt, we all need, we all cry, we all bleed.

One of my favorite reminders that everyone has personal struggles.

[–] frippa@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago

"if you poo you also pee, but if you pee you don't always poo"

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