The man from the earth [The Man from Earth] classic lines

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No matter how long a person lives, he cannot surpass his age. He couldn't possibly know more than the best of the race.
No matter how long a man lives, he can't be in advance of his times. he can't know more than the best of the race knows
. Ten years of thinking sparks]

Although I have lived for 14,000 years, it does not mean that I am a genius, all I have is time.
Living 14,000 years didn't make me a genius. I just had time.

I met someone, got his name, said a few words, and he died.
I meet someone, learn their name, say a word, they're gone.

Others are like waves that come and go. Like a wave of wheat, it floats with the wind.
Others come like waves. Rise fall. Ripples in a wheat field, blown by the wind.

I get bored every now and then and people keep repeating silly mistakes.
I get bored now and then. They keep making the same stupid mistakes over and over.
[Life cannot be NG nor undoable, for history, mistakes are always repeated, but for everyone in history, most mistakes are the first time ]

The Old Testament sells fear and crime, the New Testament sells moral codes of kindness
The old testment sells fear and guilt. The new testment is a good code of ethics.

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  • Dr. Will Gruber: If I shot you John, you're immortal? Would you survive this?

    John Oldman: I never said I was immortal, just old. I might die. And then you could wonder the rest of your incarcerated life what you shot...

  • Dr. Will Gruber: We will die, you will live. Will you come to my funeral, John.

    Sandy: You've gone too far, John didn't ask to be what he is.

    Dr. Will Gruber: And we did not ask to hear about it...