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Thought For the Day: Worldly Knowledge Is Learned From the World And Not In A Closet
“The knowledge of the world is only to be acquired in the world, and not in a closet.” – Philip Dormer Stanhope (1694-1773)
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Tagged Aquire, Closet, Knowledge, Thought For the Day, World
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First Principles: Seek Always the Pursuit of Truth; One Lie Leads To Habitual Lies
“There is no vice so mean, so pitiful, so contemptible; and he who permits himself to tell a lie once, finds it much easier to do it a second and a third time, till at length it becomes habitual.” – … Continue reading
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Tagged Contempt, First Principles, Habitual, Lie, Lies, Pity, Thomas Jefferson, Vice
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Thought For the Day: The Deterioration of Any Government Begins With the Decay of Its Founding Principles
“The deterioration of every government begins with the decay of the principles on which it was founded.” – Charles de Montesquieu (1689-1755) If you have not yet read Spirit of Laws, I wish to highly recommend it. An English translation … Continue reading
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Tagged Abuse, Apt, Authority, Charles de Montesquieu, Decay, Deterioration, Experience, Foundation, Government, Power, Principles, Thought For the Day
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First Principles: The God Who Gave Us Life Gave Us Liberty
“God who gave us life gave us Liberty. Can the liberties of a nation be secure when we have removed a conviction that these liberties are the gift of God? Indeed I tremble for my country when I reflect that … Continue reading
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Tagged Conviction, Destroy, Disjoin, First Principles, Gift of God, Given, God, Hand of Force, Just, Justice, Liberties, Liberty, Life, Nation, Secure, Sleep, Thomas Jefferson
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First Principles: Contemplate On What Is Right and Good
“Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy — … Continue reading
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Tagged Admirable, Book of Philippians, Brethern, First Principles, Just, Lovely, Noble, Pure, True, Virtue
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Thought For the Day: An Unthankful Heart Finds No Mercy; But, A Thankful Heart Finds Blessings Every Hour
“The unthankful heart…discovers no mercies; but let the thankful heart sweep through the day and, as the magnet finds the iron, so it will find, in every hour, some heavenly blessings!” – Henry Ward Beecher
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Tagged Day, Heavenly Blessing, Henry Ward Beecher, Hour, Iron, Magnet, Mercy, Thankful Heart, Thought For the Day, Unthankful Heart
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An Actor’s Creation
Acting like writing like playing a musical instrument is a creative act and in so creating some begin to believe a little more about themselves than they should. This isn’t to say that what they’ve created in mimicry shouldn’t be … Continue reading
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Tagged Act, Actor, Commotion, Conceive, Creation, Emotions, Grace, Happiness, Let Go, Lover, Make Believe, Mimicry, Moments, Nothing At All, Peace, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Real, Recall
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