Vagabondism #94

94 If we do a stupid thing to someone, years later someone else will do the same stupid thing to us to teach us the lesson we should have learned before we did the stupid thing in the first place. That’s what reason is for.

Vagabondism #93

93 Human history is a myth whose meaning we must grow to understand before we can discard the myth and replace it with reality.

Vagabondism #92

92 The time to mull and worry is before the decision is made, not afterwards.

Vagabondism #91

91 My paint brush is like a telescope. It helps me to discover things.

Vagabondism #90

90 The creative act should be a joyous one, whether you’re designing a tea cup or a temple.

Vagabondism #89

89 The opposite of good isn’t evil. The opposite of good is good-and-evil.

Vagabondism #88

88 If your life is true, strong and innocent it can pass through the lives of evil men and still remain pure.

Vagabondism #87

87 Sometimes we are ignorant, and sometimes we are wise. We must be forgiven for both.

Vagabondism #86

86 It is dangerous to speak the truth. It is more dangerous not to.

Vagabondism #85

85 Concentrate on the things that grow in the garden of your mind, and don’t play with imaginary toads.

Vagabondism #84

84 The beauties that we know: an amazing sunset, the taste of ripe fruit, the warm breeze of a spring day, a painting by Van Gogh, the music of Mozart; these things are not complete. They are merely hints of the real beauty that is.

Vagabondism #83

83 The unworldly are unaware of the crimes hidden by the bright light’s glare, and so they should remain.

Vagabondism #82

82 I think the anguish of realizing our own vanity is the purgation for restoring our innocence.

Vagabondism #81

81 Don’t let any one tell you that it doesn’t matter what you think. Of course it matters. Above all else thinking matters the most.

Vagabondism #80

80 Don’t give up on people – every road goes somewhere.

Vagabondism #79

79 All of us are misunderstood sometimes. Most of us are misunderstood most of the time. Some of us are always misunderstood. That’s what makes life a walk through the thorn bushes.

Vagabondism #78

78 Imagination is like a horse. You can hitch it up and make it work for you, or you can jump in the saddle, give it a spur and go where it takes you.

Vagabondism #77

77 When you finally lose a bad habit or two you begin to see how many more bad habits you have.

Vagabondism #76

76 Every act of terrorism is an act of revenge. What we really need, if we are to survive, is a War On Vengeance.

Vagabondism #75

75 Listen to Beethoven. He had the courage to be simple. He risked being trite and never was.

Vagabondism #74

74 Maybe there is a priceless ore deep down below the surface of the earth that spreads out all over the globe and unites every continent and all people.

Vagabondism #73

73 Illusions are great. So is real life. Which do you choose?

Vagabondism #72

72 Reason is a great tool for solving your problems and increasing your strength of character.

Vagabondism #71

71 Don’t be rigid. Be flexible in your discipline and disciplined in your flexibility.

Vagabondism #70

70 The purpose of philosophy is to understand who we are, what we are capable of and how to achieve it.

Vagabondism #69

69 Love is not a target sport.

Vagabondism #68

68 To me reading philosophy is like reading a great work of fiction. I love to follow a path of ideas to the ultimate and pleasurable surprise.

Vagabondism #67

67 We never really overcome a bad habit until we overcome self-righteousness about it.

Vagabondism #66

66 What is the meaning of life? Make it up as you go along.