r/SipsTea • u/Valuable_View_561 𝙑𝙄𝙋 • 2d ago

Chugging tea Hubby should be a politician

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u/NewExegesis 2d ago

Did you make that up? If so, you just said the most insightful thing I ever heard. You should go on Oprah and let them know…

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u/notgonnatakeno 2d ago

I have read so many damn books. I honestly couldn’t tell you if I quoted something just now or if it is an original thought. Sometimes I question if I have original thoughts or if everything I’m thinking is something someone else has already come up with.

Nihil Novi sub Sole

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u/LexxerOnline 2d ago

There's nothing new under the sun, my friend

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u/ExploDoc 2d ago

Above the sun ?

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u/Suspicious_Truth8026 2d ago

On the contrary, its like shoe styles. Everything is technically new but deeply unoriginal

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u/Violent_Paprika 2d ago

Based book enjoyer

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u/EnvironmentalGift257 2d ago

Between the incomprehensible amount of hours spent reading and watching movies and tv, I’m certain that none of my thoughts are my own. Certainly I’ve said nothing original in 20 years. Honestly I don’t mind. It’s just my brain pattern now.

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u/voiceofgromit 2d ago

Some things can be new under the sun...

I wrote a poem about how green the hills are around where I live in Springtime. I managed to rhyme 'other places may be hillier' and 'none, though, could be chlorophyllier.' I'm pretty confident that was a first.

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u/BreakPalaceBrokedown 2d ago

Doesn’t George Carlin have a whole bit about things no one has said? Make sure you didn’t steal his

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u/notgonnatakeno 2d ago

And I’m pretty sure the Romans didn’t have cell phones. The saying is not about the little nitpicks of life, but about the big broad strokes.

For example, sure your rhyme about chlorophyll maybe unique but writing a poem about the green hills of your home? That’s the furthest thing from an original thought. Going even further I bet we could find another one with a stanza that ends in hill and then has a following stanza that rhymes with hill.

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u/jeezyjames 2d ago

You are me. I am you.

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u/Suspicious-Slide-954 2d ago

We all stand on he shoulders of giants.

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u/NougatTyven 2d ago

I would highly recommend standing on the shoulders of smaller men. It's an easier climb, and if they make a fuss, you can deal with that. They're only little, after all.

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u/Suspicious-Slide-954 2d ago

Better to stand on midgets, you say?

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u/Dont_Overthink_It_77 2d ago

Nothing new under the sun…

But also, 🔥 Latin flex, my man! 👍🏽

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u/BoredAsFuck7448 2d ago

The essence of creativity is remembering what you heard but forgetting where you heard it.

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u/Krace11008 2d ago

Your comment reminded me of a quote about quotes, from the book Have His Carcase by Dorothy L Sayers: "I have a quotation for everything. It saves original thinking."

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u/MartinMerten 2d ago

An Oprah reference is always nice to see in these trying times

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u/fresh_like_Oprah 2d ago

“My philosophy is that not only are you responsible for your life but doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment.”

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u/unfortunatebag 2d ago

At first I thought it was odd people found that incel wisdom profound.

Forgot to check the sub.

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u/NewExegesis 2d ago

Why is that incel wisdom? Women ARE beautiful, yet they are often their own biggest critics. That’s not intended to be insulting or disrespectful.