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First Principles: Man Without Reason Is Like A Ship Without A Rudder
“Man, once surrendering his reason, has no remaining guard against absurdities the most monstrous, and like a ship without rudder, is the sport of every wind.” — Thomas Jefferson (1822)
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Tagged Absurdities, Discernment, First Principles, Humanity, Mankind, Reason, Rudder, Ship, Thomas Jefferson, Winds
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Sonic Gems: Fats Waller – If You Got To Ask You Ain’t Got It
Born on May 21, 1904, American jazz composer and singer Thomas Wright”Fats” Waller became famed for his Harlem stride style and laid the groundwork for modern jazz piano before his premature death at 39 on December 15, 1943. His best … Continue reading
In the Presence of God
In the Presence of God by Michael Romani Finding ourselves in need of His presence Unable to make it without His essence Everyday and in every way, this is true In this breakaway world, nothing else will do Where there … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and Poems
Tagged Essence, God, Joy, Liberty, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Presence, Raised Up, Theology, Tragedy
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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: Aesop’s Fables
According to legend, born in approximately 620 BC, the Greek fabulist and story teller, Aesop, has been accredited with a plethora of stories each serving to teach invaluable lessons through the use of animals and inanimate objects that speak, problem … Continue reading
Posted in Thought For the Day
Tagged Aesop, Aesop's Fables, Aesopica, Education, Fabulist, Harvard Classics, Moral Guide, Slave, Story Teller
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First Principles: Speak Seldom, On Point and With Expertise
“Speak seldom, but to important subjects, except such as particularly relate to your constituents, and, in the former case, make yourself perfectly master of the subject.” —George Washington (1787)
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Tagged Expertise, First Principles, Free Speech, George Washington, Public Policy, Speech, Subject
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Thought For the Day: Daughters – Be Kind To Your Father
“Be kind to thy father, for when thou wert young, / Who loved thee so fondly as he? / He caught the first accents that fell from thy tongue, / And joined in thy innocent glee.” – Margaret Courtney, poet … Continue reading
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Tagged Daughters, Family, Father, Kindness, Love, Margaret Courtney, Thought For the Day
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Living This Love
Living This Love by Michael Romani From my first silent, sharp cry To my last drawn breath Standing strong as time, I Make my life a worship until my death To live in this love Whispered from God above I … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and Poems
Tagged Choice, Cruel Sin, Life, Linked Arms, Living This Love, Optimism, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Prayer, Prejudice, Racism, Tough Questions, Whispers, Worship
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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam – FitzGerald
Born on May 18, 1048 in Nishapur, Iran, the Persian mathematician, astronomer and sometime poet, Omar Khayyam, passed away on December 4, 1131. But not before his work with cubic equations and the composition of a calendar more accurate than … Continue reading
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Tagged Edward FitzGerald, Harvard Classics, Iran, Omar Khayyam, Persia, Poetry, Pre-Raphaelitte, Quatrain, Rubaiyat, Skepticism, Suffism, Whitley Stokes
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WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Study
Skipping down a dirt road memory lane So many thoughts slipping through my brain In a mental study of Autumn’s slow breeze As multicolored leaves fall from the trees Seems only a moment ago that I was there My enjoyment … Continue reading
Posted in Photographs & Memories
Tagged Autumn, Daily Prompt, Dirt Road, Dreamy Eyes, Harvest Festival, Memory Lane, Slow Breeze, Study, Wordpress, Words, Yesterday
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