Poetic and philosophical quotes (Plato 2)

Don't force your children into your ways,
for they were created for a time different from your own.
Don't force your children to be gay,
for they were created in an era where gender is unknown.

Those who are able to see beyond the shadows and lies of their culture
will never be understood let alone believed by the masses.
Those who are able to see beyond death and what comes after
will never believe in heven and hell nonsense.

The greatest wealth is to live content with little.
The greatest security is to live confined as a cattle.
The greatest band of all time was The Beatles.
And the greatest asset of humans is not tangible.

I prefer nothing, unless it is true.
I prefer cheating, unless it's a virtue.
I prefer causing, unless it's an issue.
And I prefer starving, unless there's something I can do.

Never discourage anyone who continually makes progress,
no matter how slow...
even if that someone is yourself!
Never discourage anyone who always say yes.
It doesn't matter if it's black or yellow...
as long as they can think for themselves.

Every heart sings a song, incomplete,
until another heart whispers back.
Every heart is strong, sweet,
until the vaccines give a heart attack.

I am the wisest man alive, for I know one thing,
and that is that I know nothing.
I'm the one who can survive 'cause I know something,
And because I'm prepared to own nothing.

Only the dead have seen the end of war.
And only by being dead can one go off the radar.

Man is a being in search of meaning.
Man is a being who can't help craving.
Man is a being who likes gambling.
And man is a political being controlled by strings.

At the touch of love,
everyone is a poet.
In the death of the dove,
peace was killed by a bullet.

The measure of a man is what he does with power.
The measure of a father is what he does with his daughter.
The measure of Americans is what they'll do with the dollar,
and the measure of their president will depend on the size of his diaper.

The one who learns and learns and doesn't practice
is like the one who plows and plows and never plants.
Those who fight and fight for broken promises
is like those who spend their lives working as miserable ants.

Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly,
while bad people will find a way around the laws.
Good lawyers do not need good compensation to act accordingly,
while bad lawyers will make money on the opponent's flaws.

Better a good enemy than a bad friend.
Better a good monday than a bad weekend.

A true artist is someone who gives birth to a new reality.
A true longevity is someone who lives healthy until eighty.
A true fool is someone who can't tell between good fortune and tragedy.
And Coca-Cola's rival in a ballpark is Budweiser, not Pepsi.