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Re: Ask HN: What is your favorite motto?

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That's the joke! The quote is meant to be absurd. I've seen this quote generate some interesting discussion before. People seem divided into two camps over whether to take it seriously or as absurdist humour.

hehe, You never know these days. There was a term for it, when something is so absurd you can never be certain if its a parody or serious i.e. flat earth society.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poe%27s_law

"Without a winking smiley or other blatant display of humor, it is utterly impossible to parody a Creationist in such a way that someone won't mistake for the genuine article." -- Nathan Poe

Re: Ask HN: What is your favorite motto?

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The best way to prepare for death is to spend every day of life as though it were your last. — St. Philip Neri

And also:

We do not fix our affections on borrowed goods, because we know that they must soon be returned to the owner. All the goods of this earth are lent to us. — St. Alphonsus Liguori

Re: Ask HN: What is your favorite motto?

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Ideas that keep coming back to me:

A ship in a harbor is safe, but that’s not what ships are for.

It is what we read [and watch and listen to] when we don’t have to that determines what we’ll be when we can’t help it.

The quality of our thoughts determines the quality of our life.

It is not enough to say you work hard, so does the devil work hard

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