THE THINKER'S APHORISMS

VOLUME THREE

The worst kind of enemies are those who hate us implacably and yet pretend to be our friends: they are invisible, not to our sight but to our thoughts, and so hard to grasp: they have two mouths: one speaks ill of us from behind while the other lavish praises in our front which discordantly leave us in chaos as to believe the reverse.

In the same way, as sharks detect blood one million miles away from water, so also I, the Thinker, being smarter, fish out my foes from afar, even before they get close to me.

The easiest way to measure a crooked line is to draw a close straight line thereto: the absence of darkness makes light noticeably a truth and the presence of the devil on earth authentically proves the genuineness of God, as mankind would have remained in the dark with regards to his pronounced excellence and lucid, spiritual capability.

God's negation of plural marriage being in favor of men is well-grounded and laudable, too, for he knew what womenfolk were from the beginning: mysterious and opaque to read through. Acquiring more than one woman in marriage could present a serious problem in the proverbial world of men: this is presumably foreseen by the Maker before such divine decree to save mankind from ruin.

Nobody has ever challenged God and lived but women did. They are the only species of human that have stood straight and looked at God directly to his face without any feelings of compunction or guilt: changing the color of their hair from the natural black they were born with and incorporating all manners of colors: and going almost naked all in the quest for supposed pulchritude shows a flagrant ridicule to '' Divine Law ''

Wearing either undersized or oversized shoes is like having the wrong woman onto oneself: the wearer has to suffer for it one way or the other. It is better to go bare-footed, wisely suffer the brief shame of shoelessness, while thoughtfully waiting for the right choice, and keep one's peace than to indulge in such a regrettable venture.

Belief activates God, while faithlessness deactivates Him, rendering Him incapacitated to act.

Suddenness, being like a giant, terrifies and subdues a man, yet by it a man is known.

Just as a cell phone disconnected from an electric source can't charge, so are we when we sin: we are barred from our Maker and, therefore, incapacitated to make a headway.

I love critics, as they are proverbial mirrors through which we see our errors in life.

Death, even though it is wicked, as seemingly believed by a plethora of people with earthly human sagacity, excluding my humble self, the Thinker, does not pay a visit to any of the inhabitants of this world undeservedly: the recipient must have earned it legally or through a reckless living, either way.

No condition in life is permanent: the only constant thing is change, as life is, by nature, full of ups and downs.

Humanity has two ears, two eyes, and one mouth so that they can hear more, see more, and speak less: the reason surrounding this abnormality is to save mankind from committing many sins, as more sins are being committed through SPEAKING than seeing and hearing.

In view thereof, people who are deaf and dumb must be the most blessed, as their sins will be few.

Light ridicules the presence of darkness, yet without, unnoticeable it will be, as its presence wouldn't have been well-grounded.

The presence of God wouldn't have been noticed or felt if the devil was not in existence.

Where God exists, impossibility doesn't, the reason being that God is boundless.

Problems of life are inevitable, and they are beautiful too, as they not only shape and equip us but are worthy enough to prepare and move us to another phase of life.

Problems of life don't end: they linger as long as we live: going by this indubitable philosophy, if any human can speak with precision when his or her problems will finish, then I, the Thinker, will predict accurately when he or she will give up the ghost.

In the same way, as the shadow follows us and never leaves, so also are problems of life that won't be completely conquered until we kick the bucket.

Life's battles don't go to the strongest and fastest of men; they go to the men who positively think they can: therefore, in all circumstances, we must maintain positivity, as nothing is considered impossible under this firmly-held belief.

A road to MARRIAGE, being worth diving into on the grounds of fulfillment, is stygian and full of vicissitudes: not all who ply that way are lucky enough to get their best half, but beasts. It is based on pure luck, and we can't talk about that fortune in the absence of God.

In the same way as humans in copulation breed nothing but their similitude, and animals their likeness, so also shall evil and goodwill, each give birth to recompense resembling them.

Abiding by decency, clinging thereto without ceasing is divine: such noble acts are propelled by divinity.

I need to see an atheist regarding God's claimed nonexistence; perhaps I might change my perspective.

When a man's clock is adjusted five to ten minutes faster than conventional time which I, in my wisdom, think is in line with divinity, he will not only do well but will record more progress than others around him, as that will make him smarter.

Anger is like a road: it does not lead to anywhere meaningful, but to destruction. Therefore, mankind must refrain from there.

Venting anger at another is like picking a lump of hot coal with the heinous intention of throwing it on another; the person doing so will get himself burnt in the long run.

A supposed educated being ought to be free and in charge of everything within and around him. If he falters away therefrom, ruled by his ill-temperament, he becomes, therefore, a slave and unenlightened.

A hungry free man is by ten times better than a well-fed slave: the former, even though somewhat saddened, rules over his world, while the latter, owing to the restriction imposed on him, by his master, is not lighthearted.

A stitch in time does not only save nine, it saves billions.

In the same way as maggot-infested wood draws onto itself lizards, so also humility and submissiveness in wives attract total love from their husbands.

Arrogance and rebellion in wives begets the ill will of their husbands while egolessness and docility of theirs will give birth to a tremendous love from whichever men they are attached to.

Evil begets evil: and good bears fruits of its similitude.

Procrastination is not only the thief of time: it hinders one from advancing in life, keeping him in a particular spot.

An ill-gotten wealth dwindles like soap in use, while the reverse does not only increase but brings much joy to its owner.

Our seconds properly utilized will save us minutes and hours of fruitless ventures. Therefore our seconds, at all times, must be judiciously spent.

Hence, spending a longer time than necessary on s*x is a sheer dissipation of time, as five minutes are more than enough to round off that unwholesome exercise.

Fruits of the womb are dependent upon God to spring into being, not upon s*x: however, s*x invokes children into manifestation.

Humanity has angels, assigned by God, not only to protect them but to help them in times of need too, whom by we continually living in sin are rendered extinct, but not invalid, to respond to our aids, pending when we have come to terms with our Maker, regaining the splendor we lost through sin.

An unexamined life is not worth living.

As an innate THINKER, I am very much convinced within me that a good person will not suffer any harm here on earth, and after death, here and there, he will enjoy a high level of bliss.

The essence of visiting a market is to either sell or buy: nothing more therefrom. These two groups of beings, having brought their business of the day to a completion, either earlier or late, have nothing anymore to do than to return home. Staying behind thereafter is a sheer dissipation of one's time.

To what, therefore, shall I liken the world we live in? It is such like the aforementioned, having two categories of people, each saddled with a responsibility to be accomplished by God. Once the specific individual's goals are achieved, he or she has no other option but to go home, hence death, a necessary end to humanity. It doesn't count whether it occurs in an individual prematurely or at a ripe age.

In view thereof, why then should we brood over DEATH, seeing that it is a legitimate end that will conjoin us to our Maker?

If there should be anything worth grieving at: it should be SHAME and DISGRACE, as this doublet is more powerful than DEATH :

Death can only take a soul out of this world honorably because God's will is fulfilled, leaving his or her loving memories, if the person has any, and nobility intact, but the other will wipe out his life and honors, leaving him or completely ignoble even in the afterlife.

A wife can be likened to a hunchback: a man after having gotten it ought to carry it for a lifetime, although the former is optional.

Marrying a woman who is a witch is of an advantage: the husband may never be attacked by other witches again, although he has to focus and contend with the most powerful one at hand: if he survives, let him thank God.

Hunchback, once developed, is bound to remain on the person who has it for life: in the case of the bad wife, it is optional: it is either the man bears it sorrowfully and gives up the ghost therewith or drops her if she becomes too weighty for him and saves his precious life.