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Monthly Archives: August 2023
First Principles: Let Us Resolve To Be Masters, Not the Victims, of Our History, Controlling Our Own Destiny Without Giving Way To Blind Suspicions and Emotions
“Let us resolve to be masters, not the victims, of our history, controlling our own destiny without giving way to blind suspicions and emotions.” – John F. Kennedy
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Tagged Control, Destiny, Emotion, First Principles, Giving Way, History Books, John F. Kennedy, Master, Resolve, Suspicion, Victims
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A Mouse Dares To Roar
A Mouse Decides To Roarby Michael Doyle Consider only what life might becomeLive only for the deeds yet to be doneWoman lights the way for her manAnd it is his duty to do what he can How the world is, … Continue reading
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First Principles: Collecting More Taxes Than Is Absolutely Necessary Is Legalized Robbery
“Collecting more taxes than is absolutely necessary is legalized robbery.” – Calvin Coolidge
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Tagged Absolute, Calvin Coolidge, Collect, First Principles, Legalized Robbery, Necessary, Taxes
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Thought For the Day: God Used Beautiful Mathematics To Create the World
“God used beautiful mathematics to create the world.” – Paul Dirac Though Dirac seems to have been an atheist with far too much trust in humanity, he was certainly correct in his premise that the universe is beautifully profound and … Continue reading
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Tagged Atheist, Beautiful, Create, Empirical Observation, God, Humanity, Mathematics, Paul Dirac, Poets, Profound, Sound, Thought For the Day, Trust, Universe, World
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On Being A Knight
On Being A Knightby Michael DoyleOf all the characteristics of being a knightIn a courtyard of perpetual lightOne must fast to compose one’s fortitudeIf a knight errant is to bear right attitudeForward, the procession movesTo find Don Quixote and then … Continue reading
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Tagged Being A Knight, Brave, Characteristics, Compose, Courtyard, Curse, Don Quixote, Duel, Enchantment, Fortitude, Hearts, Hope, Knight Errant, Perpetual Light, Poetry and Poems, Procession, Right Attitude, Stone, Tortured Verse
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First Principles: It Is Hard To Fail, But It Is Worse Never To Have Tried To Succeed. In This Life, We Get Nothing Save By Effort
“It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed. In this life, we get nothing save by effort.” – Theodore Roosevelt
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Thought For the Day: There Is Only One Thing In Life Worse Than Being Talked About, and That Is Not Being Talked About
“There is only one thing in life worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about.” – Oscar Wilde
Godly Thoughts
Godly Thoughtsby Michael DoyleGodly thoughts are so full of powerRicher than those we think are oursWhat we think about focuses controlThat gives direction to our soulsGarbage in becomes garbage outTo be confident or filled with doubtWhat we focus on becomes … Continue reading
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Tagged Above, Baptized, Confident, Control, Days, Direction, Doubt, Focus, Garbage In, Garbage Out, God's Truth, Godly Obedience, Godly Thoughts, Human Depravity, Idolatry, Live, Living Love, Path, Poetry and Poems, Power, Reilience, Rich, Soul, Think, Ways
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Thought For the Day: The Perfection of A Clock Is Not To Go Fast, But To Be Accurate
“The perfection of a clock is not to go fast, but to be accurate.” – Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues, moralist and essayist (6 Aug 1715-1747)
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First Principles: Those Who Deny Freedom To Others Deserve It Not For Themselves, and, Under A Just God, Cannot Long Retain It
“Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves, and, under a just God, cannot long retain it.” – Abraham Lincoln
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