Well, I guess "The Greek" does say 'nous'.KingdomBuilder wrote:Idle hands? Never heard that.
Personally, an idle mind makes more sense to me.
Old Sayings
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silentreader
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KingdomBuilder
Re: Old Sayings
Well I know proverbs uses hands. So that's right. I believe the "idle mind" saying stems from the NT verses about occupying the mind with things abovesilentreader wrote:Well, I guess "The Greek" does say 'nous'.KingdomBuilder wrote:Idle hands? Never heard that.
Personally, an idle mind makes more sense to me.
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lesterb
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And idle mind is a prerogative for doing Yoga and other kinds of meditation. If we shut down our mind, we open a door for the devil.KingdomBuilder wrote:Well I know proverbs uses hands. So that's right. I believe the "idle mind" saying stems from the NT verses about occupying the mind with things abovesilentreader wrote:Well, I guess "The Greek" does say 'nous'.KingdomBuilder wrote:Idle hands? Never heard that.
Personally, an idle mind makes more sense to me.
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MaxPC
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I remembered another one today while at our men's prayer breakfast. We have a member of the group who fits this description.
"He chews the flavor out of any discussion."
Referring to someone who talks things to death, dominates the conversation focusing on minutiae, and doesn't listen to others. Garrulous.
"He chews the flavor out of any discussion."
Referring to someone who talks things to death, dominates the conversation focusing on minutiae, and doesn't listen to others. Garrulous.
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gcdonner
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I'll bet he was talking about climate change, eh?MaxPC wrote:I remembered another one today while at our men's prayer breakfast. We have a member of the group who fits this description.
"He chews the flavor out of any discussion."
Referring to someone who talks things to death, dominates the conversation focusing on minutiae, and doesn't listen to others. Garrulous.
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MaxPC
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"Sow a thought, reap a deed; sow a deed, reap a habit; sow a habit, reap a character; sow a character, reap a destiny."
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gcdonner
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I'm not sure if I posted this saying before, but you will understand it either way...
"Too soon old, too late smart."
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MaxPC
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gcdonner wrote:I'm not sure if I posted this saying before, but you will understand it either way..."Too soon old, too late smart."
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MaxPC
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Not old: but old-ish 
A few sayings of Peter Maurin.
There is no better way to be
than to be
what we want the other fellow to be.
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We cannot imitate the sacrifice of Christ
on Calvary
by trying to get all we can.
We can only imitate the sacrifice of Christ
on Calvary
by trying to give all we can.
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What is not logical
Is not practical,
even if it is practiced.
What is logical is practical
even if it is not practiced. …
To practice what is logical
even if it is not practiced
is to be a leader.
A few sayings of Peter Maurin.
There is no better way to be
than to be
what we want the other fellow to be.
===================================
We cannot imitate the sacrifice of Christ
on Calvary
by trying to get all we can.
We can only imitate the sacrifice of Christ
on Calvary
by trying to give all we can.
===================================
What is not logical
Is not practical,
even if it is practiced.
What is logical is practical
even if it is not practiced. …
To practice what is logical
even if it is not practiced
is to be a leader.
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