Words to Live By?

Question

"The antidote for fifty enemies
is one friend."

Aristotle, 384-322 BC
GREEK PHILOSOPHER

Answer 1

Love is patient; love is kind

and envies no one.

Love is never boastful, nor conceited, nor rude;

never selfish, not quick to take offense.

There is nothing love cannot face;

there is no limit to its faith,

its hope, and endurance.

In a word, there are three things

that last forever: faith, hope, and love;

but the greatest of them all is love.

Answer 2

"Live your life as though there is great joy to be experienced... an abundance of goodness in each person you come in contact with, and the knowledge that you have enough inner wisdom to answer the mysteries that challenge you." - Meladee McCarty

"A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, he is braver for 5 minutes longer" -Ralph Waldo Emerson (My favorite)

"We can't all be heroes because somebody has to sit on the curb and clap as they go by." -Will Rogers (my other favorite)

"Courage is the ladder on which all the other virtues mount." -Clare Booth Luce

"I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It's when you know you're licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what. " -Harper Lee
(To Kill a Mockingbird)

These are just a few of words to live by...

Answer 3

Heh. I think ol' Julius Caesar would have a very different opinion on the matter, who can supposedly be quoted as saying, "You too, Brutus?"

Of course, even if Brutus has stood by him, they would probably have both been butchered. If I'm facing fifty guys, I'm going to want more than just a friend, if you know what I mean.

How about a tank?

Answer 4

I would have to question what part of the character created the 50 enemies in the first place, and in the course of such, did one learn & become a better person for it? Else I would imagine that the one friend is of same questionable integrity.

Answer 5

Well, I think Aristotle's observation is profound, and this observation is one of many observations worth living by. Isn't it amazing that our ancestors "takes" on life are applicable in modern times. Humanity's emotional needs don't really change over the passing of time.

Answer 6

That's a good one, but my uncle uses a very different motto. he says: "F**k 'em all but 6" (because you need 6 to carry your casket). LOL

Seriously here's a good one by the late, great Kurt Vonnegut: "Hello, babies. Welcome to Earth. It's hot in the summer and cold in the winter. It's round and wet and crowded. At the outside, babies, you've got about a hundred years here. There's only one rule that I know of, babies -- God damn it, you've got to be kind." (from his book "God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater")

Answer 7

More words to live by ........

* * * Their is no such thing as 100% safe.

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I see no one wants to answer my question, so please allow me to bring this question to the most popular questions (bringing it to you) and hopefully, just maybe with the right timing I can save at least one life here today.

Why do Most American Men provoke their women to be sleazy?

I see it every day in the hospital I work in, on the streets, on the internet, and every other place…. Men who want their female partner to dress like she is a hooker, and I want to know why?

I am not trying to be anal, I am pointing out what I see in every day life. wouldn’t you rather keep that for your self in the privacy of your own home?

Also why do women put out so easy?

Females, don’t you get it by now????? Men don’t marry the cow when the milk is free. Which means why marry you when all they see is your body.
If you think your Man loves you, ask him what your fav. Color is, your fav. Ice cream, food, drink, place to go, song, movie, your fav. Shoes. Can he tell you the face you make when some thing smells bad? Or identify the laugh you do when your truly happy?
If your “Man” cant tell you these things then it’s time to put some cloths on and wait for the real deal, the man that wants you for you not what you can do for him.

Just a little FYI …. In the last 3 years alone I have treated an increase of 12% of patients with HIV, all sexually relation cases. Please think about that, and take care of your selves.

Answer 8

Possibly? In many instances that could be something wonderful in many ways!

Answer 9

"the truth hurts, but the truth will set you free."

hey, better hurt than endure the pain of bein lied to for the rest of your life. =P

Answer 10

The best way to defeat one's enemies is to outlive them.

It's not having what you want, it's wanting what you have.