No turtle can be a revolutionist, because revolution requires high speed!
MEHMET MURAT ILDANNo turtle can be a revolutionist, because revolution requires high speed!
MEHMET MURAT ILDANEvery journey will take us to somewhere even if at the beginning it looks like taking us to nowhere!
MEHMET MURAT ILDANAlways seek for balance in your life: If you stayed long in the darkness, walk long in the light; if you talked too much, stay silent for a good while; if you climbed the high mountains, hike long on the plains! Balance everything!
MEHMET MURAT ILDANIf you love the roses, that is ordinary; if you love the weeds, that is extraordinary! Rather than being common, be extraordinary!
MEHMET MURAT ILDANOld age is a humble victory in this killing universe.
MEHMET MURAT ILDANWisdom is the highest position a man can attain!
MEHMET MURAT ILDANAcquaintances are always abundant; friends are always scarce!
MEHMET MURAT ILDANIf a supernatural power tries to make you a saint or an emperor, refuse it, because the greatest beauty of life hides in having no position whatsoever! Positionless is the best position!
MEHMET MURAT ILDANIn a conservative old town, say something new and be prepared for the stones!
MEHMET MURAT ILDANIf you stop reading and learning, you will start repeating yourself; that’s why, old people always repeat the same things!
MEHMET MURAT ILDANIf a man has a weak arm, give him a heavy hammer to exceed himself!
MEHMET MURAT ILDANThere is no need to dream in nature because you are already inside the dream!
MEHMET MURAT ILDANRepeat the truth so that the dull can grasp it! Repeat the truth with the speed of a woodpecker’s beak making holes in tree trunks!
MEHMET MURAT ILDANIntellectual is a parrot; wise man is a crow. One is repetitive; other is creative!
MEHMET MURAT ILDANWise man is the rooster of the universe: He awakens the unawake!
MEHMET MURAT ILDANNietzsche says God is dead. Probably now God says Nietzsche is dead! The one that will die is religion, not the God! God will always live!
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