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Thought For the Day: The Old Poets Little Knew What Comfort They Could Be To A Man
“The old poets little knew what comfort they could be to a man.” -Sarah Orne Jewett, poet and novelist (3 Sep 1849-1909)
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First Principles: My Help Comes From the Lord, the Maker of Heaven and Earth
“My help comes from the Lord, the maker of heaven and earth.” – Psalms 121:2
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Tagged Come, Earth, First Principles, Heaven, Maker, My Help, Psalms 121:2, The Lord
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Do Not Be Troubled
Do Not Be Troubledby Michael DoyleDo not be troubled by the struggleOr the times we falter and we bungleDifficulties have come and they will goSuch is the path of life’s ebb and floUnsettled fates make for troubled heartsThe sense of … Continue reading
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Thought For the Day: When Pride Comes, Then Comes Disgrace, But With Humility Comes Wisdom
” When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom.” – Proverbs 11:2
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First Principles: If We Desire To Avoid Insult, We Must Be Able To Repel It
“There is a rank due to the United States, among nations, which will be withheld, if not absolutely lost, by the reputation of weakness. If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it; if we desire … Continue reading
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Tagged Able, Avoid Insult, Desire, First Principles, George Washington, Known, Lost, Powerful Instruments, Prosperity, Rank, Ready, Repel, Reputation, Secure Peace, United States, War, Weakness, Withheld
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To Live Beyond the Grave
To Live Beyond the Graveby Michael Doyle There are things I think onThat I wish not to be goneThere are words I have saidThat might help others ahead it’s these things I would saveTo extend these beyond the graveIn hope … Continue reading
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Tagged Adding Up To Nothing, Ahead, Aspiration, Beyond the Grave, Choose To Write, Confide, Cried, Dare, Dreams, Emptiness, Extend, Gone, Grave, Happiness, Help Others, Hope, Inspiration, Into, Keep, Lead, Live, Mean, Might, Need, Not Today, Paper, Poetry and Poems, Purpose, Said, Save, Secrets, Share, Smiles, Someone, Something, Something Yet To say, Stepped, Tears, Things I Think On, Words, Words of Care, Words of Hope
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Thought For the Day: You Can Only Protect Your Liberties In This World By Protecting the Other Man’s Freedom. You Can Only Be Free If I Am Free
“You can only protect your liberties in this world by protecting the other man’s freedom. You can only be free if I am free.” – Clarence S. Darrow (1857-1938)
First Principles: If We Desire to Secure Peace, One of the Most Powerful Instruments of Our Rising Prosperity, It Must Be Known, That We Are At All Times Ready For War
“If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it; if we desire to secure peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our rising prosperity, it must be known, that we are at all times ready … Continue reading
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Tagged All Times, Desire, First Principles, George Washington, Known, Powerful Instrument, Ready, Rising Prosperity, Secure Peace, War
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Thought For the Day: In the United States There Is No Phenomenon More Threatening To Popular Government Than the Unwillingness of Newspapers To Give the Facts To Their Readers
“In the United States there is no phenomenon more threatening to popular government than the unwillingness of newspapers to give the facts to their readers.” – Nelson Antrim Crawford (1888-1963)
First Principles: For My Part, Whatever Anguish of Spirit It Might Cost, I Am Willing To Know the Whole of Truth; To Know the Worst, and To Provide for It
“It is natural to man to indulge in the illusions of hope. We are apt to shut our eyes against a painful truth — and listen to the song of that syren, till she transforms us into beasts. Is this … Continue reading
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Tagged Anguish, Cost, First Principles, Know, My Part, Patrick Henry, Provide For It, Spirit, The Worst, Whole of Truth, Willing
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