"The tongue like a sharp knife... Kills without drawing blood" - Buddha

Can anyone justifyingly explain this quote 4 me. i'm confused 2 explain it 2 my instructor. mero assignment yaar.

"He who falls in love with himself will have no rivals" -- Benjamin Franklin

explain it to me please! :P

LooTe

you've unraveled the optimistic side of the quote, GI. i was just wondering, if loving oneself is being 'self-centered'... in which case, you won't have others to claim on the things you love because you love ONLY you and no one and nothing else? to make this simple:

say A loves B
C loves B.
So, A and C could be rivals since both of them love same person/thing.

on the other hand,
A loves himself and no one else.
B loves A-----> A gives a damn
C loves B----->C gives a damn

since A is self-centered, he is happy with himself. so C gets the love of B he deserved?
and A and C will have no rivalries?....So A is all alone without friends or foes?

hahahahaha...sounds like a triangular love story ghisapitawala :P

LooTe

Guys dont mind my 2 cents, I m just in a jolly mood today. Here is my best explaination:

1) The tongue like a sharp knife... Kills without drawing blood :: Oral Sex

2) He who falls in love with himself will have no rivals :: Mastrubation

He he

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alrite here comes one!

Good night, good night! Parting is such sweet sorrow

"The tongue like a sharp knife... Kills without drawing blood"

Hmmm...interesting. Mortal wounds heal. Emotional wounds sometimes don't (well, we dont allow them to, but that's a different story), which is why a tongue can be more lethal than a sharp knife.

band-rupi sabda prahaarr...hehehee..reminds me of my slc days

Ok this is fun. "He who falls in love with himself will have no rivals"

Once you are enamored of yourself, you feel no envy or jealosy towards others. No feelings of inadequacy => no need to prove yourself to or compete against others.

Looks like Loote has been watching too much of Hindi movies these days :-P

zany explained that one nicely.