Student: I need a vice.
Master: You need a grip!
Category: Of Grasshoppers
Philosophical discussions between “student” and “master” intended to inspire deep thought.
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Of Grasshoppers
Student: It is hard to think a little alcohol wouldn’t make it all better.
Master: A little alcohol would make it hard to think better at all. -
Of Grasshoppers
Student: Life is not nearly as complicated as I was led to believe.
Master: Life is not nearly as complicated as you have made it. -
Of Grasshoppers
Student: Why do I do this?
Master: Why does a leaf, having fallen in the river, float downstream? -
Of Grasshoppers
Student: Should I bark at the children or use Socratic methods?
Master: Do you want immediate or long lasting results? -
Of Grasshoppers
Student: I am troubled by things I can do nothing about.
Master: You could stop thinking about them.