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"Murphy was an optimist!"

Of Grasshoppers April 10, 2007 10:53 am

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Student:I am becoming a better person.
Master: You will always be the same person.

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Of Grasshoppers April 8, 2007 9:30 pm

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Student: I swim alone.
Master: You drown alone.

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Of Grasshoppers April 6, 2007 11:45 am

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Student: I don’t want to do the right thing.
Master: Just do something.

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Of Grasshoppers April 4, 2007 5:35 am

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Student: They eat my lunch.
Master: You proffer it.

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Of Grasshoppers March 14, 2007 6:16 am

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Student: I have to manipulate the fabric of time this week.
Master: Stop thinking about it and just do it.

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Of Grasshoppers February 28, 2007 7:36 am

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Student: I need a counselor.
Master: You have me!

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Of Grasshoppers February 10, 2007 12:24 pm

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Student: This weight is heavy.
Master: Put it down.

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Of Grasshoppers February 2, 2007 2:34 pm

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Student: Oh the tedium!
Master: Without which, all else would be boring.

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Of Grasshoppers January 31, 2007 6:42 am

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Student: Can I try to snatch the stone from your hand?
Master: A person who tries never succeeds. A person you does always succeeds.

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Of Grasshoppers November 13, 2006 4:22 am

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Student: What does it mean when you awaken and the clock reads 3:33?
Master: It is too early. Go back to sleep.

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Of Grasshoppers November 12, 2006 9:27 am

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Student: Self-doubt.
Master: No time for that.

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Of Grasshoppers November 6, 2006 9:38 am

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Master: Are you ok?
Student: No.

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Of Grasshoppers November 6, 2006 8:58 am

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Student: Is it too late to turn back?
Master: The path crumbles behind you.

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Of Grasshoppers November 5, 2006 7:08 pm

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Student: What have I done to get here?
Master: You walked a path. Along the way you made choices.

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Of Grasshoppers October 31, 2006 11:33 am

Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life, Of Grasshoppers, Philosophy
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Student: Nothing is going right today.
Master: Pick one thing that cannot possibly go wrong and do it next. Repeat.

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