Sapere Aude -- Dare to think by yourself
Ask HN: What's Your Personal Motto?
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#52"If it works, don't fix it."
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#53"Don't fuck with me."
A bit salty in ordinary conversation. Several online translators agreed "Non futuis mecum" is an intelligible Latin equivalent. Though in conversation, probably less useful than Klingon or Navajo.
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#54Stand in the shoulder of giants - Sir Isaac Newton
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#55If it's gonna happen, it's gonna happen out there.
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#56Got me through some hard times:
"Let it come, let it be, let it go."
Also: "Accept your inner experience, choose a valued direction, take action" from ACT therapy.
Whenever stressed those two mantras can guide the mind to a more productive state.
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#57 ... oh my own personal motto... I have a few:
"Ive got high friends in places".
"You only die once".
"The early worm gets eaten by the bird".
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#58"There are worse fates than death" and "There was a season for everything".
Sometimes one's fears leads one to a fate worse than death; sometimes better to just accept the risk of death and say that if death wants to come then let it come.
Also, the pace of time means that everything changes and sometimes this is hard to accept; but unavoidable. Everyone's life has seasons of joy and hardship.
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#59"mottos sunt ad infirma animo"
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#60"Adversity devours the weak"
From "Survive" by Gideon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNxiXy1nAeU
I use this mantra to remind myself that I can always go more than I think I can, and when I think I've done all I can, I can do more.