--- title: "8 Beating a dead horse Quotes by 8 authors" description: "Browse 8 Beating a dead horse quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Beating a dead horse sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/047/alaric-hutchinson-22784_consciousness_isn-t-it-funny-how-we-make-rational-excu_357423.jpg" --- > [“Isn’t it funny how we make rational excuses for being out of alignment? We say, “Well, this \_\_\_\_ and that \_\_\_\_ happened,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alaric-hutchinson/isn-t-it-funny-how-we-make-rational-excuses-for-being-out-of/) [Alaric Hutchinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alaric-hutchinson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/047/alaric-hutchinson-22784_consciousness_isn-t-it-funny-how-we-make-rational-excu_357423.jpg) > [There's just enough drinking and cheating songs around without me adding to them. Unless you've got something better than "Misery and Gin"…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aaron-watson/there-s-just-enough-drinking-and-cheating-songs-around-without-me/) [Aaron Watson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aaron-watson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/39f/aaron-watson-28609_beating-a-dead-horse_there-s-just-enough-drinking-and-cheatin_722915.jpg) > [I'd call him a sadistic, hippophilic necrophile, but that would be beating a dead horse.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/woody-allen/i-d-call-him-a-sadistic-hippophilic-necrophile-but-that-would-be/) [Woody Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/woody-allen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ffb/woody-allen-176_beating-a-dead-horse_i-d-call-him-a-sadistic-hippophilic-necr_842620.jpg) > [We shouldn't confuse singers and performers with actors. Actors will say, "My character this, and my character that." Like beating a dead…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-dylan/we-shouldn-t-confuse-singers-and-performers-with-actors-actors-will/) [Bob Dylan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-dylan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cea/bob-dylan-168_actors_we-shouldn-t-confuse-singers-and-perform_1435593.jpg) > [I might be beating a dead horse, but thank you for psoitng this!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kellsie/i-might-be-beating-a-dead-horse-but-thank-you-for-psoitng-this/) [Kellsie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kellsie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f4c/kellsie-253005_beating-a-dead-horse_i-might-be-beating-a-dead-horse-but-than_1462696.jpg) > [It's kind of beating a dead horse if you're talking about going out and saying wrestling's fake, or this or that. People…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/owen-hart/it-s-kind-of-beating-a-dead-horse-if-you-re-talking-about-going-out/) [Owen Hart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/owen-hart/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/66f/owen-hart-17834_beating-a-dead-horse_it-s-kind-of-beating-a-dead-horse-if-you_2641896.jpg) > [I was chastised for writing several obituaries for Malcolm X, exploring different aspects of his writing. One teacher in particular told me,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ntozake-shange/i-was-chastised-for-writing-several-obituaries-for-malcolm-x/) [Ntozake Shange](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ntozake-shange/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/59d/ntozake-shange-11891_beating-a-dead-horse_i-was-chastised-for-writing-several-obit_2823751.png) > [I would not see our candle blown out in the wind. It is a small thing, this dear gift of life handed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-bradbury/i-would-not-see-our-candle-blown-out-in-the-wind-it-is-a-small-thing/) [Ray Bradbury](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-bradbury/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/63b/ray-bradbury-75_awake_i-would-not-see-our-candle-blown-out-in_3236083.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/beating-a-dead-horse/#itemlist", "name": "Beating a dead horse Quotes", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Isn’t it funny how we make rational excuses for being out of alignment? We say, “Well, this ____ and that ____ happened, so it makes perfect sense for me to be feeling like this ____ and wanting to do this ____.” Yet, to this day, I have never met a happy person who adheres to those excuses. In fact, each time I – or anyone else – decide to give in to “rational excuses” that justify feeling bad – it’s interesting that only further suffering is the result. There is never a good enough reason for us to be out of alignment with peace. Sure, we can go there and make choices that dim our lights… and that is fine; there certainly is purpose for it and the contrast gives us lessons to learn… yet if we’re aware of what we are doing and we’re ready to let go of the suffering – then why go there at all? It’s like beating a dead horse. Been there, done that… so why do we keep repeating it? Pain is going to happen; it’s inevitable in this human experience, yet it is often so brief. When we make those excuses, what happens is: we pick up that pain and begin to carry it with us into the next day… and the next day… into next week… maybe next month… and some of us even carry it for years or to our graves! Forgive, let it go! It is NOT worth it! It is NEVER worth it. There is never a good enough reason for us to pick up that pain and carry it with us. There is never a good enough reason for us to be out of alignment with peace. Unforgiveness hurts you; it hurts others, so why even go there? Why even promote pain? Why say painful things to yourself or others? Why think pain? Just let it go! Whenever I look back on painful things or feel pain today, I know it is my EGO that drives me to “go there.” The EGO likes to have the last word, it likes to feel superior, it likes to make others feel less than in hopes that it will make itself (me) feel better about my insecurities. Maybe if I hurt them enough, they will feel the pain I felt over what they did to me. It’s only fair! It’s never my fault; it’s always someone else’s. There is a twisted sense of pleasure I get from feeling this way, and my EGO eats it right up. YET! With awareness that continues to grow and expand each day, I choose to not feed my pain (EGO) or even go there. I still feel it at times, of course, so I simply acknowledge it and then release it. I HAVE power and choice over my speech and actions. I do not need to ever “go there” again. It’s my choice; it’s your choice. So it’s about damn time we start realizing this. We are not victims of our impulses or emotions; we have the power to control them, and so it’s time to stop acting like we don’t. 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It is a small thing, this dear gift of life handed us mysteriously out of immensity. I would not have that gift expire... If I seem to be beating a dead horse again and again, I must protest: No! I am beating, again and again, living man to keep him awake and move his limbs and jump his mind... 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