#limitations

[pratchettquotes]

"One has to move with the times, of course," said the Patrician, shaking his head.

"We tend not to, over the road," said Ridcully. "It only encourages them."

"People do not understand the limits of tyranny," said Vetinari, as if talking to himself. "They think that because I can do what I like I can do what I like. A moment's thought reveals, of course, that this cannot be so."

"Oh, it is the same with magic," said the Archchancellor. "If you flash spells around like there's no tomorrow, there's a good chance that there won't be."

Terry Pratchett, Unseen Academicals

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[philosophybits]

We know nothing of the ultimate realities of our existence, nor shall we ever know anything. Let that be agreed. But it does not follow that therefore we must accept some or other dogmatic theory... It only follows that man is free to change his conception of the universe as often as he changes his boots or his gloves, and that constancy of principle belongs only to one's relationships with other people, in order that they may know where and to what extent they may depend on us.

Lev Shestov, All Things Are Possible

#philosophy #quotes #Lev Shestov #All Things Are Possible #knowledge #limits #limitations #ultimate #reality #existence #being #freedom #liberty #consistency

[stoicmike]

You need to step outside of your culture to see the shackles it has placed on your thinking. -- Michael Lipsey

#culture #thinking #limitations #shackles

[in-tenebris-et-in-solitudine]

You're always one thought away from a brand new life. Shift your thoughts from lack and limitations, to abundance and opportunities. Believe in better, so you can see better in your life.

#abundance #limitations #opportunities #personalgrowth #selfimprovement #manifestation #lawofattraction #positivethinking #mindset #beliefs #thoughts #newlife #transformation

[thirdity]

Necessary limitations on the aesthetic presentation of what the body may undergo, either in pleasure or in suffering, immediately and a priori restrict what the mind is allowed to contemplate: For nothing encourages the practice of political torture and sabotages the pursuit of happiness more than blanket restrictions on speaking, in precise, articulate, and graphic terms about either.

Samuel R. Delany, "Pornography and Censorship"

#art #aesthetics #limits #limitations #censorship #thought #understanding #awareness #quotes #Delany #Samuel R. Delany #Pornography and Censorship

[evadneares]

"I can never read all the books I want; I can never be all the people I want and live all the lives I want. I can never train myself in all the skills I want. And why do I want? I want to live and feel all the shades, tones and variations of mental and physical experience possible in my life. And I am horribly limited."

Sylvia Plath, "The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath"

#writing #writerscommunity #women writers #writers and poets #writers on tumblr #creative writing #literature #writer things #writers #quotes #sylvia plath #the unabridged journals of sylvia plath #want #desire #ambition #dream #limitations #the human condition #books and libraries #books

[savagechickens]

Probably.

And more drinking.

#drinking #limitations #opinion #communication

[kamala-laxman]

“Personal growth is not a matter of learning new information but of unlearning old limits.” — Alan Cohen

#alan cohen #growth #learning #limitations

[acknowledgetheabsurd]

"How can one fail to realize that in this vulnerable universe everything that is human and solely human assumes a more vivid meaning? Taut faces, threatened fraternity, such strong and chaste friendship among men-these are the true riches because they are transitory. In their midst the mind is most aware of its powers and limitations."

Albert Camus, The Myth of Sisyphus

#albert camus #camus #absurd #absurdism #the myth #universe #human #meaning #fraternity #friendship #men #transitory #fleeting #mind #power #limitations

[histhoughtslately]

You’re so much more…💫

#timeforgrowth

#histhoughtslately #htl #life quotes #life #positive words #positive quotes #quotes #love #motivational quotes #inspirational quotes #healing journey #spirituality #mindfulness #limitations #comfort zone #life path #mental health #self care

[serenityquest]

#fears #limits #limitations

[pratchettquotes]

There was a limit to how many candles he should make, Trev had told Nutt. It looked bad if he made too many, Trev explained. The pointy hats might decide that they didn't need all the people. That made sense to Nutt. What would No Face and Concrete and Weepy Mukko do? They would have nowhere else to go. They had to live in a simple world; they too easily got knocked down by life in this one.

Terry Pratchett, Unseen Academicals

#nutt #trev likely #unseen academicals #discworld #terry pratchett #unseen university #worker solidarity #compassion #empathy #jobs #overachiever #limitations #negotiations #supply and demand #a simple world #i get knocked down

[philosophybits]

It is the duty of the human understanding to understand that there are things which it cannot understand, and what those things are. Human understanding has vulgarly occupied itself with nothing but understanding, but if it would only take the trouble to understand itself at the same time it would simply have to posit the paradox.

Søren Kierkegaard, Journals and Papers

#philosophy #quotes #Søren Kierkegaard #Journals and Papers #understanding #knowledge #limitations #limits #humanity

[philosophybitmaps]

#philosophy #quotes #Ludwig Wittgenstein #The Blue Book #Wittgenstein #difficulties #challenges #language #words #limitations #precision

[fieriframes]

[Love coming to Kansas City. I mean, you want to talk about some of the best barbecue and the world's invitation waitin' for your call. Leave your own limitations, no one cares at all I came to check this joint out.]

#s34e08 meat mashup #guy fieri #guyfieri #diners drive-ins and dives #kansas city #best barbecue #love #world #invitation #call #limitations #one #joint

[thirdity]

Skepticism is like a microscope whose magnification is constantly increased: the sharp image that one begins with finally dissolves, because it is not possible to see ultimate things: their existence is only to be inferred.

Stanisław Lem, His Master's Voice

#skepticism #ultimate #reason #logic #limits #limitations #awareness #quotes #Lem #Stanisław Lem #His Master's Voice