Philosophical Metaphors

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"If there was no such thing as change, there'd be no butterflies"

"If you spit whilst running fast, it hits you in the face."


Anyone else care to share?
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The bible.

there you go.
For centuries, theologians have been explaining the unknowable in terms of the-not-worth-knowing.
- HL Mencken
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Just remember: the light at the end of the tunnel may be an oncoming train.
Ubi caritas est vera, Deus ibi est.

"The mark of your ignorance is the depth of your belief in injustice and tragedy. What the caterpillar calls the end of the world, the Master calls the butterfly." ~ Richard Bach

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Ooh love that one Snoink!

Not particularly a metaphor, but slightly philosophical: For every one that made it, there's another fifty in rehab.
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Everything in the bible COULD be a metephore. How do you know it isn't? And no, god says so, isn't going to convince anyone that doesn't already believe you.
For centuries, theologians have been explaining the unknowable in terms of the-not-worth-knowing.
- HL Mencken
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(Let's not make this an argument, shall we?)

The scab only bleeds when you pick it, but that doesn't make it any less itchy.
Ubi caritas est vera, Deus ibi est.

"The mark of your ignorance is the depth of your belief in injustice and tragedy. What the caterpillar calls the end of the world, the Master calls the butterfly." ~ Richard Bach

Moth and Myth <- My comic! :D



But even the worst decisions we make don't necessarily remove us from the circle of humanity.
— Wes Moore, The Other Wes Moore