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barbsdad2003

Jun 24, 2010 ⭐ View statistics (Premium feature)

there is strength

==

there
is
strength

in brevity
in silence
in knowing ...

when to speak and
when to hold the thought and
when to rest both pen and tongue

==

— barbsdad2003, Jun 24, 2010

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Marie-I-Be

15 years 11 months ago

strong

And perchance also strength in playing dumb?

15 years 11 months ago

I agree

"Fill your bowl to the brim and it will spill. Keep sharpening your knife and it will blunt. " Lao Tzu

A

15 years 11 months ago

Yep.

This reminds me of a previous supervisor who rarely spoke, esp. in departmental meetings. Someone commented about how sage-like he was and someone else said that he wasn't but the fact his words were so rare gave them extra weight and value. Probably so but I thought he was rather wise, too. As far as the poem--nice consistency between content and form.

15 years 11 months ago

beautiful just beautiful

..u r the essence of deep thought and brevity unlike me i dwell in verbosity as i can never be ye

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