Zontuu the Occasionally Wise

“Where suffering seeks to break us, meaning quietly rebuilds.”
— Zontuu

“Even the Phantom needed a place to belong. He simply chose the rafters.”
— Zontuu

“Rust hums its old song —
nothing stays polished for long;
time nods quietly.”
— Zontuu

“Wisdom begins the moment you recognize the genre of your own life.”
— Zontuu

“Even enlightenment tastes better when poured slowly.”
— Zontuu

“It is not enough to reject what harms us. We must learn what heals us.”
— Zontuu

“The light in a leader’s window matters less than the shadow it casts.”
— Zontuu

ACCORDING TO SAM

Mark Twain Has a Thought about: HONOR

“On the whole, it is better to deserve honors and not have them than to have them and not deserve them.”

- Mark Twain's Notebook,

#MarkTwain

Contrast.

Good morning, #Jokesters!

“Some disasters require no villain—only lunch.”
— Zontuu

“Even opposites bow to the same light.”
— Zontuu

Light parchment background with a thin brass line near the bottom. Text reads: “Peace of mind is mostly a lack of notifications.”

Peace of mind is mostly a lack of notifications.

An index card with handwriting in blue ink that says, "'I am a handmaiden of civilization. I am a bookseller.'" Below is the source, "The Private Papers of a Bankrupt Bookseller" by Will J. Darling (Edinburgh: Oliver and Boyd, 1932).

Pardon my suddenly watery eyes, but a long-time regular just stopped in with this.

He'd been reading, found this line, and thought of me, so he wrote it out and brought it in.

"I am a handmaiden of civilization. I am a bookseller."

📚❤️

“Some plans never fail. They simply never begin.”
— Zontuu

“The bookseller tends the garden where humanity remembers itself.”
— Zontuu

“Reunions remind us that joy often travels with baggage.”
— Zontuu

“Every blues song is a confession hidden by sorrow” - Zontuu

“Honor seeks no witness. Only the noise of applause does.”
— Zontuu

“Let men read. Perhaps then they will stop rewriting.”
— Zontuu

Dark indigo background with Zontuu flame symbol and text reading: “You can’t rush insight. You can only stop interrupting it.” Part of the Zontuu – Mild Enlightenment series.

You can’t rush insight. You can only stop interrupting it.
#mildlyenlightened #zontuusays

“The mind gives the orders, but the heart signs the permission slip.”
— Zontuu

“Those who claim to lead often forget: a compass that spins in every direction is still lost.”
— Zontuu

Patience is the art of being late on purpose.
Zontuu recommends mastering both.

They drew the line sideways so we wouldn’t notice who’s standing on top of it.

The truth arrived late, and I pretended not to notice.

If experts can’t understand it, it’s not a system — it’s a labyrinth.

Zontuu welcomes all who seek balance between wisdom and confusion.
You are now among The Mildly Enlightened.
No membership required. Snacks optional.

Zontuu has arrived.
He is unsure why, but he assumes the algorithm knows.