Who Said It? Marianne Williamson or The Sphinx?

 

Which of these pearls of wisdom were cast by the loquacious spiritual guru and sometimes presidential candidate Marianne Williamson (here), and which by The Sphinx? Frankly, they both get pretty formulaic.

Answers will be posted Friday.  

1. "We are number one. All others are number two, or lower."

 

2. “If a train doesn't stop at your station, then it's not your train.” 

3. "He who questions training only trains himself at asking questions."

4. “You must learn a new way to think before you can master a new way to be.” 

5. "You must lash out with every limb, like the octopus who plays the drums. "

6. “Always seek less turbulent skies … You are the one who is flying the plane.” 

7. "When you care for what is outside, what is inside cares for you."

8. “A tulip doesn’t strive to impress anyone. It doesn’t struggle to be different than a rose."

9. "You must be like the wolf pack, not the six-pack."

10. “And no one will listen to us until we listen to ourselves.” 

11. "To learn my teachings, I must first teach you how to learn."

12. “Until we have met the monsters in ourselves, we keep trying to slay them in the outer world. "

13. “Please enter where You already abide."

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Friday answers:

1. - The Sphinx

2. - Marianne

3. - The Sphinx

4. - Marianne

5. - The Sphinx

6. - Marianne

7. - The Sphinx (although it sure sounds like Marianne)

8. - Marianne

9. - The Sphinx

10. - Marianne 

11. - The Sphinx (again, it sounds so much like Marianne)

12. - Marianne

13. - Marianne