“Perhaps to be able to learn things quickly isn’t everything. To be kind is worth a great deal to other people…Lots of clever people have done harm and have been wicked.” – Frances Hodgson Burnett
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Thought For the Day: Perhaps To Be Able To Learn Things Quickly Isn’t Everything. To Be Kind Is Worth A Great Deal To Other People… Lots of Clever People Have Done Harm and Have Been Wicked
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First Principles: Whoever Commands the Sea, Commands the Trade; Whoever Commands the Trade of the World Commands the Riches of the World, and Consequently the World Itself
“Whoever commands the sea, commands the trade; whosoever commands the trade of the world commands the riches of the world, and consequently the world itself.” – Walter Raleigh
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Tagged Command, Consequence, First Principles, Riches, The Sea, Trade, Walter Raleigh, World
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Thought For the Day: It’s the Imperfections That Make Something Beautiful; That’s What Makes It Different and Unique From Everything Else
“It’s the imperfections that make something beautiful; that’s what makes it different and unique from everything else.” – Bob Ross
Happy Birthday, Mr. Ross!
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Tagged Beauty, Bob Ross, Difference, Everything Else, Imperfection, Thought For the Day, Unique
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First Principles: The End of Law Is Not To Abolish Or Restrain, But To Preserve and Enlarge Freedom…Where There Is No Law, There Is No Freedom
“The end of law is not to abolish or restrain, but to preserve and enlarge freedom. For in all the states of created beings capable of law, where there is no law, there is no freedom.” – John Locke
Today marks the anniversary of John Locke’s death. Without Mr. Locke’s words and thoughts, the American Revolution would never have happened. Yet, we pay so little heed to his work today. Perhaps it is time we studied it again before we lose our great nation.
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True Riches
True Riches
by Michael Doyle
Just next door lived my brother,
Across the hall was my mother.
My father was always out to sea,
But home is where he'd long to be.
I think back on these times,
Filled with their easier rhymes.
As I stand here falling for you
And knowing your love in all you do.
The truest riches we could afford
Came from the love that we adored.
To know love and to be as family,
Are the best love we'll ever see.
Never underestimate the power of touch.
It's the little things that say so much.
Being heard is weak compared to listening,
It's the spell of love that's glistening.
A kind word followed by a smile,
Will never fade or go out of style.
As we learn those loving ways
That lead us to our life's loving days.
The truest riches we could afford
Came from the love that we adored.
To know love and to be as family,
Are the best love we'll ever see.
Love enters to turn our lives around.
The pleasant moments surprisingly abound.
And as we've learned to love and reach,
The example that we give, our lives preach.
The best of love is that which we give.
In doing so, we have truly learned to live.
An indelible imprint remains in our memory.
It began in the arms of our loving family.
The truest riches we could afford
Came from the love that we adored.
To know love and to be as family,
Are the best love we'll ever see.
(c) October 27, 2026 Michael Doyle
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Tagged Adoration, Afford, Best Love, Brother, Fall, Family, Home, Love, Mother, Next Door, Poetry and Poems, Rhyme, Sea, Time, True Riches
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Thought For the Day: The Kind of Beauty I Want Most Is the Hard-To-Get Kind That Comes From Within – Strength, Courage, Dignity
“The kind of beauty I want most is the hard-to-get kind that comes from within – strength, courage, dignity.” – Ruby Dee
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First Principles: Knowing What’s Right Doesn’t Mean Much Unless You Do What’s Right
“Knowing what’s right doesn’t mean much unless you do what’s right.” – Theodore Roosevelt
Happy Anniversary of President Teddy Roosevelt’s birthday!!
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Objects In My Mirror
Objects In my Mirror
by Michael Doyle
The after report shone with glory.
Truth is that was half of the story.
The residue that we quietly suffer,
Gives me indigestion by supper.
It's the mistaken habits of fear
That we allow to slip out of gear
That grate on us until we have it out.
Then we know, and it removes every doubt.
There are so many good things left undone.
It's the proverbs about looking back.
There is yet a holocaust soon to come,
If the world doesn't fade to black.
Clearing heads by rolling too fast,
Times like these were never meant to last.
The coms grow spotty with things they say,
At least, if it doesn't go the right way.
The checkered flags come down on yesterday.
The things we needed to learn fade away.
Until we become who we were meant to be,
This ole world has a lot for us to see.
There are so many good things left undone.
It's the proverbs about looking back.
There is yet a holocaust soon to come,
If the world doesn't fade to black.
Shots downrange should stay there.
There's little for remorse or fear.
Not everything happens as intended.
We get by through who we've befriended.
However much this world is demanding,
It's all good if it leaves us standing.
Not every decision will reach a bullseye.
It's important to know the do or die.
There are so many good things left undone.
It's the proverbs about looking back.
There is yet a holocaust soon to come,
If the world doesn't fade to black.
(c) October 26, 2026 Michael Doyle
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Tagged After Report, Fear, Glory, Good Things, Holocaust, Indigestion, Looking Back, Mirror, Mistaken Habit, Objecct, Poetry and Poems, Proverb, Residue, Undone
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Thought For the Day: Fear Is A Habit, So Is Self-Pity, Defeat… and Resignation. You Can Eliminate All of These Negative Habits With Two Simple Resolves: I Can and I Will
“Fear is a habit, so is self pity, defeat, anxiety, despair, hopelessness and resignation. You can eliminate all of these negative habits with two simple resolves: I can and I will. – Napoleon Hill
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Tagged Anxiety, Defeat, Despair, Elimination, Fear, Habit, Hopelessness, I Can, I Will, Napoleon Hill, Negative Habits, Resignation, Resolve, Self-Pity
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First Principles: A Man of True Honor Protects the Unwritten Word Which Binds His Conscience More Scrupulously, If Possible, Than He Does the Bond of A Breach of Which Subjects Him to Legal Liabilities
“A man of true honor protects the unwritten word which binds his conscience more scrupulously, if possible, than he does the bond a breach of which subjects him to legal liabilities, and the United States, in aiming to maintain itself as one of the most enlightened nations, would do its citizens gross injustice if it applied to its international relations any other than a high standard of honor and morality.” – Grover Cleveland
President Cleveland loved the gig so much, he came back for another round. This quote fits the kind of men I use as examples in life; my word is my bond. If we agree and I promise you something, only death or impossibility will stop me from fulfilling that promise.
