stonehammer's quotes from the past
The purpose of a fishtrap is to catch fish, and when the fish are caught, the trap is forgotten.
The purpose of a rabbit snare is to catch rabbits. When the rabbits are caught, the snare is forgotten.
The purpose of words is to convey ideas. When the ideas are grasped, the words are forgotten.
Where can I find a man who has forgotten words? He is the one I want to learn from.
Thinking is more interesting that knowing, but less interesting than looking.
Whatever interests, is interesting.
We shape clay into a pot, but it is the emptiness inside that holds whatever we want.
The notes I handle no better than many pianists. But the pauses between the notes - ah, that is where the art resides.
Our life is frittered away by detail ... Simplify, simplify.
I cannot tell if what the world considers 'happiness' is happiness or not. All I know is that when I consider the way
they go about attaining it, I see them carried away headlong, grim and obsessed, in the general on-rush of the human herd,
unable to stop themselves or to change their direction. All the while they claim to be just on the point of attaining happiness.