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Of All Things Valued
Of All Things Valuedby Michael DoyleLike pieces arranged on the chessboardThe Man from La Mancha bears his swordPrince or pawnbroker, there is trade for madnessBut only the type that perpetually leads to sadnessThe battle with evil and giants cannot compareWith … Continue reading
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First Principles: Labor Disgraces No Man, But Occasionally Men Disgrace Labor
“Labor disgraces no man, but occasionally men disgrace labor.” – Ulysses S. Grant
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Tagged Disgrace, First Principles, Labor, Man, Occasion, Ulysses S. Grant
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Thought For the Day: A Word Has Its Use, Or Like A Man, It Will Soon Have A Grave
“A word has its use, / Or, like a man, it will soon have a grave.” – Edwin Arlington Robinson, poet (1869-1935)
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Tagged Edwin Arlington Robinson, Grave, Man, Soon, Thought For the Day, Use, Word
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Dulcinea del Toboso’s Truth
Dulcinea del Toboso’s Truthby Michael DoyleThe best gravy is the world’s hungerAnd in our dreams, we grow no youngerIn his sight, the lady’s true beautyRemoves her sins as is his knightly dutyHe’s dreamed of her as a virgin ladyAnd while … Continue reading
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Tagged Beauty, Belief, Best Defense, Best Gravy, Cruelties, Divert, Dreams, Dulcinea del Toboso, Groan, Heart, Heaven, Hunger, Knightly Duty, Life, Little Hurts, Madness of Life, No Selfishness, No Younger, On and On, Poetry and Poems, Pursue, Remove, Sight, Sin, Single Bone, Soft, Thought, Tough, Trace, Truly Know, Truth, Two, Virgin Lady, Way of Life, World, Youth
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Thought For the Day: The Last Stage But One of Every Civilization, Is Characterized By the Forced Political Unification of Its Constituent Parts, Into A Single Greater Whole
“The last stage but one of every civilisation, is characterised by the forced political unification of its constituent parts, into a single greater whole.” – Arnold J. Toynbee (1889-1975)
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First Principles: A Sacred Respect For the Constitutional Law Is the Vital Principles, the Sustaining Energy of A Free Government
“A sacred respect for the constitutional law is the vital principle, the sustaining energy of a free government.” – Alexander Hamilton (1794)
First Principles: There is Nothing More Corrupting, Nothing More Destructive of the Noblest and Finest Feelings of Our Nature, Than the Exercise of Unlimited Power
“There is nothing more corrupting, nothing more destructive of the noblest and finest feelings of our nature, than the exercise of unlimited power.” – William Henry Harrison
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Tagged Corrupting, Destructive, Exercise, Feelings, Fine, First Principles, Nature, Noble, Nothing, Unlimited Power, William Henry Harrison
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Thought For the Day: The World Is Changed Not By the Self-Regarding, But By Men and Women Prepared To Make Fools of Themselves
“The world is changed not by the self-regarding, but by men and women prepared to make fools of themselves.” -P.D. James, novelist (3 Aug 1920-2014)
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Tagged Change, Fools, Men, P.D. James, Prepare, Self-Regarding, Thought For the Day, Wolrd, Women
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To Be A Warrior
To Be A Warriorby Michael DoyleTo be a warriorThat is to say, a good warriorRequires more than the draw your bladeAnd being assured your prowess is displayedNo, it requires a reasonA reason that is good to find that seasonWhen the … Continue reading
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