http://www.quotablequips.com/ Quotable Quips en Fri, 08 Jan 2010 15:05:00 GMT Fri, 08 Jan 2010 15:05:00 GMT info@quotablequips.com info@quotablequips.com http://www.quotablequips.com/sour-grapes/ The saying "sour grapes" started with an Aesop's Fable. We all know what it means - but, how wide are its implications? Is there a connection between sour grapes and... http://www.quotablequips.com/sour-grapes/#comments http://www.quotablequips.com/sour-grapes/ Fri, 08 Jan 2010 15:05:00 GMT http://www.quotablequips.com/if-you-have-to-ask/ I have to write a blog today or my account will apparently become inactive, so, I'll just write a short one on a favourite quote of mine that I'll continue... http://www.quotablequips.com/if-you-have-to-ask/#comments http://www.quotablequips.com/if-you-have-to-ask/ Wed, 11 Nov 2009 06:33:00 GMT http://www.quotablequips.com/by-their-fruits-you-shall-know-them/ In the bible, Matthew 7:16 to be precise, it states that "by their fruits you shall know them". What this means, by analogy of how well a fruit can bear... http://www.quotablequips.com/by-their-fruits-you-shall-know-them/#comments http://www.quotablequips.com/by-their-fruits-you-shall-know-them/ Sat, 12 Sep 2009 07:30:00 GMT http://www.quotablequips.com/it-takes-one-to-know-one/ I have been doing a lot of thinking recently, and a lot of observing (yeah I know, what's new). Something that has become clear to me is the truth of... http://www.quotablequips.com/it-takes-one-to-know-one/#comments http://www.quotablequips.com/it-takes-one-to-know-one/ Sat, 29 Aug 2009 07:01:00 GMT http://www.quotablequips.com/you-can-never-step-in-the-same-river-twice/ "You can never step in the same river twice" I've been thinking a lot recently about careers - what path to follow, what job to go after etc. This got... http://www.quotablequips.com/you-can-never-step-in-the-same-river-twice/#comments http://www.quotablequips.com/you-can-never-step-in-the-same-river-twice/ Thu, 26 Feb 2009 13:44:00 GMT http://www.quotablequips.com/why-i-write-this-blog/ I was thinking about this blog, and it occurred to me that it's a bit purposeless. I initially started it because I found quotes to be interesting, and contain a... http://www.quotablequips.com/why-i-write-this-blog/#comments http://www.quotablequips.com/why-i-write-this-blog/ Thu, 19 Feb 2009 12:16:00 GMT http://www.quotablequips.com/worklife-balance/ Ok, so this isn't an often quoted quote, but I really like it. If you don't recognise it, Jimi Hendrix sings it in his song "If 6 Was 9". And... http://www.quotablequips.com/worklife-balance/#comments http://www.quotablequips.com/worklife-balance/ Wed, 11 Feb 2009 04:36:00 GMT http://www.quotablequips.com/if-youre-bored-then-youre-boring-pt3/ The last two blogs I wrote on this topic were a bit self-helpish along the lines of "how do you know if you're boring or just bored?" I'm quite sure... http://www.quotablequips.com/if-youre-bored-then-youre-boring-pt3/#comments http://www.quotablequips.com/if-youre-bored-then-youre-boring-pt3/ Tue, 02 Dec 2008 06:03:00 GMT http://www.quotablequips.com/time-flies-when-youre-having-fun/ I think it's interesting how true this saying is. Time really does fly when you're having fun - in fact, it's one of the defining aspects of fun. If time... http://www.quotablequips.com/time-flies-when-youre-having-fun/#comments http://www.quotablequips.com/time-flies-when-youre-having-fun/ Wed, 26 Nov 2008 08:03:00 GMT http://www.quotablequips.com/judge-not-lest-ye-be-judged/ Just as a disclaimer, I know the above is a bible verse, but I am writing about it not as that but as a common saying. As I touched upon... http://www.quotablequips.com/judge-not-lest-ye-be-judged/#comments http://www.quotablequips.com/judge-not-lest-ye-be-judged/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 04:41:00 GMT http://www.quotablequips.com/effort-and-the-buddha-pt1/ Last blog I write about a zen saying that I like: Great Doubt. Great Faith. Great Effort. adding briefly my opinion that "great love" is the missing part. I want... http://www.quotablequips.com/effort-and-the-buddha-pt1/#comments http://www.quotablequips.com/effort-and-the-buddha-pt1/ Mon, 17 Nov 2008 13:05:00 GMT http://www.quotablequips.com/love-and-the-buddha/ Great Faith. Great Doubt. Great Effort. I read this saying many many years ago in "The Little Book of Zen Sayings" which belonged to my mum. I used to flick... http://www.quotablequips.com/love-and-the-buddha/#comments http://www.quotablequips.com/love-and-the-buddha/ Tue, 12 Aug 2008 15:09:00 GMT http://www.quotablequips.com/if-youre-bored-then-youre-boring-2/ "If you're bored then you're boring" The fear of being boring is very closely related to the fear of rejection or disapproval. We've experienced the awkwardness that comes about when... http://www.quotablequips.com/if-youre-bored-then-youre-boring-2/#comments http://www.quotablequips.com/if-youre-bored-then-youre-boring-2/ Sat, 21 Oct 2006 10:10:00 GMT http://www.quotablequips.com/familiarity-breeds-contempt/ "Familiarity Breeds Contempt" This saying has its origins in one of Aesop's fables: When first the Fox saw the Lion he was terribly frightened, and ran away and hid himself... http://www.quotablequips.com/familiarity-breeds-contempt/#comments http://www.quotablequips.com/familiarity-breeds-contempt/ Thu, 12 Oct 2006 05:33:00 GMT http://www.quotablequips.com/dont-judge-a-book-by-its-cover/ "Don't judge a book by its cover" Origin, according to http://www.phrases.org.uk/bulletin_board/6/messages/1061.html: "Don't judge things by their appearance only. Originated in the United States. First attested in the journal 'American Speech... http://www.quotablequips.com/dont-judge-a-book-by-its-cover/#comments http://www.quotablequips.com/dont-judge-a-book-by-its-cover/ Fri, 06 Oct 2006 11:17:00 GMT