Quotes that have meaning...
By TheRealDawn
@dawnald (85135)
Shingle Springs, California
March 9, 2011 12:18pm CST
Well you've probably heard the quote "he who dies with the most toys wins". Today while I was dropping the kids off at school, I saw another version of that, "he who died with the most toys - still died".
After I explained that one to Dearra (she had never heard the original quote), I thought, hm. What does that mean?
I suppose the person is saying something along the lines of "you can't take it with you". Or perhaps, "don't put so much stock in collecting things, just live your life".
Well I think I only kind of agree with that.
Yeah, you can't take it with you, but if you got pleasure out of collecting it, why not? I figure we only have so many years, and if collecting muscle cars gives you joy, I say "go for it".
But don't collect possessions just because it makes you some kind of a big person or something. It doesn't.
That's my lecture on how to live life for today. :D
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24 responses
@vandana7 (98830)
• India
9 Mar 11
I agree with us not becoming big person. :) And this is the first time I came across that quote...
Well here is the response to Napolean Bonaparte's famous quote "Impossible is the word in the dictionary of fools". To this... one person writing CA (equivalent to your CPA I think) wrote "Ask Bonaparte to write CA exams". Well, they are tough... :)
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@topffer (42156)
• France
9 Mar 11
Hello vandana,
I have a strong Napoleon tradition in my family, and I am almost unbeatable about Napoleon quotes.
The word-per-word translation of this one is "Impossible is not French" and is not from Napoleon himself but from Fouché, ministry of interior, who said in 1808 : "Your majesty taught us that impossible was not French."
There is a true citation of Napoleon with the word impossible : "The impossible is the refuge of cowards."
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@debrakcarey (19887)
• United States
9 Mar 11
I would take it to mean that all of this earthly domain does not matter if you base your eternal fate on it. This world is not the end all and be all of our existence.
I agree, your worth as a person is not based on what you've accumulated.
Good lecture on how to live btw.
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@GardenGerty (157555)
• United States
9 Mar 11
Well, thanks for the life lessons, Dawnald. I think it is great that you take the time to explain these ideas to your kids and let them know what you think about them as well.
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@GardenGerty (157555)
• United States
9 Mar 11
Well then good for them. I get pretty tired of seeing young people on shows that are dumber than rocks about day to day things.
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@BarBaraPrz (45498)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
9 Mar 11
Now how about a "Hallelujah!"?
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@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
12 Mar 11
I think that you were right in thinking that it does mean that you can't take things with you when you die. I know that is what I've always thought when I see that quote. Well, I've always been a person that doesn't need to have a lot because I know that we can't take our things with us and we also never know when our number is going to be pulled. I have some things that I collect but I honestly don't own anything of great value.
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@dawnald (85135)
• Shingle Springs, California
14 Mar 11
I have a few little things, but great value, heck no!
@bounce58 (17387)
• Canada
11 Mar 11
I collect exit-letters. Emails that people send out to everybody in the company just before they leave.
I also take great pleasure in them! In the thought that they are moving into bigger and better things, and that one day it would be my turn too!
Unless of course I die first.
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@KrauseHome (36448)
• United States
12 Mar 11
Personally I do believe in the cannot take it with you theory, and it does ring True in so many things in life. I know personally there are things I have collected or still collect over the yrs. like Bears, and angels but also know in the end I cannot take them with me, so do not put more emphasis on wanting them than getting other things I need in my life.
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@dawnald (85135)
• Shingle Springs, California
14 Mar 11
I collect way too many things, but it's becoming too much...
@scarlet_woman (23465)
• United States
29 Mar 11
call me an anti-consumer,but i've actually found it liberating to have less stuff.
a few good things,but not a whole pile of barely used stuff.
..but then,living in apartments probably got me on that chain of thought.less stuff to move.
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@scarlet_woman (23465)
• United States
29 Mar 11
oh yea.my thunderbird mail said "b*tch,clean me out" today.
i honestly hadn't thought i was that backlogged,but i guess so..
i honestly hadn't thought i was that backlogged,but i guess so..1 person likes this
@dawnald (85135)
• Shingle Springs, California
29 Mar 11
I had so many myLot e-mails built up, I just gave up and deleted anything that was older than a few days....
@celticeagle (159058)
• Boise, Idaho
9 Mar 11
I think the saying is brought out by consumers who want people to buy, buy, buy! And people being basically lead around by the nose now days-all it takes is a cute saying for them to say and believe in. Doesn't make anybody big. Just more pathetic than most and funny to watch. Ever been camping with Mr. Gadget? It's a hoot!
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@celticeagle (159058)
• Boise, Idaho
9 Mar 11
He starts taking out all these gadgets. It never stops. My ex and I were belly laughing. And Jim looks up from putting something together and gives us that innocent look....like 'what'? I still laugh to think about it.
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@hofferp (4734)
• United States
10 Mar 11
I was collecting a lot of "toys", when I was younger, and now, they're just not important. I know some people who are still collecting and they're older than me, and I say go for it, if it makes you happy. But I'm "Toyed Out"; I've got other things that make me happy...namely family and good friends.
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@dawnald (85135)
• Shingle Springs, California
10 Mar 11
I still have a bad book habit, but other than that, yeah, I don't collect any more. More things to dust. lol
@hofferp (4734)
• United States
11 Mar 11
I hear you. I've had the ladder in the living room for over a week and have yet to climb it. I really need to get after the American Indian art/crafts collection I have all over the great room. I just haven't had the "inspiration". I've been using the excuse I have stitches on the back of my hand (I really do) and I could rip the surgery open. I don't know what excuse I'm going to use after the stitches come out tomorrow????
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@jacky9538 (78)
• China
10 Mar 11
toys are good for children to exercise their minds, but too much indulge in toys may cause distractions from what you should do.
@dawnald (85135)
• Shingle Springs, California
10 Mar 11
Ah, but we're talking about adults who collect toys.
@jonsroben (3)
• Serbia And Montenegro
23 May 11
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@paula27661 (15811)
• Australia
10 Mar 11
What you mean is, there is nothing wrong with owning and loving your stuff if it makes you happy but do not measure your self-worth by what you own or you will not be a happy person because fundamentally you can’t take stuff with you except what’s in your heart. Having said that, I still love shoes though...
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@dawnald (85135)
• Shingle Springs, California
10 Mar 11
We have that saying here too, and I totally agree with it!
@eileenleyva (27562)
• Philippines
10 Mar 11
Good lecture!
We do have an adage that goes Di mo masasama ang kayamanan mo sa hukay, which translates You can't bring your money to the grave. I suppose it simply means Share your blessings!
@penrockerchic (1903)
• Philippines
10 Mar 11
Thanks for this very insightful quotes you shared with us today. I think that as long as we enjoy doing something we really love for the sake of pleasure and our personal happiness, then collecting is a good thing. As long as we are happy and have no regrets with whatever we have done, then we are blessed. I think that the first quote tells us that a person who has lived a fun and joyful life means he has lived a full life.
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@dawnald (85135)
• Shingle Springs, California
10 Mar 11
As long as the collecting is for fun and not to rub in people's faces how much we have...
@cansasct (39)
• United States
10 Mar 11
I like being given quotes, quotes that are of use for everyday living, that is. Some quotes are very old quotes and do not make alot of sense until I ask a knowledeagle person about them or research them. Some are downright comical. Either way, I find them fascinating.
Mostly, when I hear a quote, I usually love it, it usually has useful meaning and is written in an attractive or interesting manner. These are written to be notice by the reader, and duly so!
I find that most quotes I come across, I want to write down, for these reasons. I rarely find a quote that hasn't helped me in some way or another in the course of my life. I thought about compiling a list of quotes that affected me most and were of most benefit in my life.
I feel in general, quotes have much meaning, otherwise, why would we be quoting them!
@dawnald (85135)
• Shingle Springs, California
10 Mar 11
What do you think about this particular quote?
