The Samurai Creed

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The Samurai Creed I have no parents; I make the HeI have no parents; I make the Heavens and the Earth my parents.
I have no home; I make the Tan T’ien my home.
I have no divine power; I make honesty my Divine Power.
I have no means; I make Docility my means.
I have no magic power; I make personality my Magic Power.
I have neither life nor death; I make A Um my Life and Death.
I have no body; I make Stoicism my Body.
I have no eyes; I make The Flash of Lightning my eyes.
I have no ears; I make Sensibility my Ears.
I have no limbs; I make Promptitude my Limbs.
I have no laws; I make Self-Protection my Laws.

I have no strategy; I make the Right to Kill and the Right to Restore Life my Strategy.
I have no designs; I make Seizing the Opportunity by the Forelock my Designs.
I have no miracles; I make Righteous Laws my Miracle.
I have no principles; I make Adaptability to all circumstances my Principle.
I have no tactics; I make Emptiness and Fullness my Tactics.

I have no talent; I make Ready Wit my Talent.
I have no friends; I make my Mind my Friend.
I have no enemy; I make Incautiousness my Enemy.
I have no armour; I make Benevolence my Armour.
I have no castle; I make Immovable Mind my Castle.
I have no sword; I make No Mind my Sword.

Jacqueline du Pre, Elgar Cello Concerto

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A legendary and unreached performance, the best interpretation of Elgar cello concert.
And a very sad story, in the meanwhile… sometimes life can be really cruel:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacqueline_du_Pré

Rolling In The Deep – A Cappella Cover

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Very nice work!

A fantastic Václav Havel’s quote

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A fantastic quote, a deep spiritual declaration:
“Keep the company of those who seek the truth, and run away from those who have found it.”
Václav Havel, former Czech Republic president

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Do not trust people who don’t love themselves

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“I do not trust people who don’t love themselves and yet tell me, ‘I love you.’ There is an African saying which is: Be careful when a naked person offers you a shirt.” – Maya Angelou

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How pathetic…

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psychopaths_bible_cover“No matter how pathetic, everyone is looking out for their best interests. For most people, their best interests consist of not being punished. Few play to win. They play to be safe while feeling morally superior to the winners.” – Christopher Hyatt, The Psychopath’s Bible

What about “regret”?

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“I remember once when I was young, and I was coming back from some place, a movie or something. I was on the subway and there was a girl sitting across from me and she was wearing this dress that was bottoned queer up right to here, she was the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen. And I was shy then, so when she would look at me I would look away, then afterwards when I would look back she would look away. Then I got to where I was gonna get off, and got off, the doors closed, and as the train was pulling away she looked right at me and gave me the most incredible smile. It was awful, I wanted to tear the doors open. And I went back every night, same time, for two weeks, but she never showed up. That was 30 years ago and I don’t think that theres a day that goes by that I don’t think about her, I don’t want that to happen again. Just one dance?” – from “Indecent Proposal”

The Third Man (1949) – Best quote ever…:-)))

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An unbelievable Orson Wells in an unbeliavable scene, where you can hear one of the best quotes in movie’s history:

“Don’t be so gloomy. After all it’s not that awful. Like the fella says, in Italy for 30 years under the Borgias they had warfare, terror, murder, and bloodshed, but they produced Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, and the Renaissance. In Switzerland they had brotherly love – they had 500 years of democracy and peace, and what did that produce? The cuckoo clock. So long Holly.”

Walk alone

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