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Thought For the Day: Self-Conquest Is the Greatest of Victories. Mighty Is He Who Conquers Himself
“Self-Conquest is the greatest of victories. Mighty is he who conquers himself.” – Bruce Lee
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First Principles: The Mind Controlled By the Sinful Nature Is Death, But the Mind Controlled By the Spirit Is Life and Peace
“The mind controlled by the sinful nature is death, but the mind controlled by the Spirit is life and peace.” – Romans 8:6 (NIV)
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Tagged Control, Death, First Principles, Life, Mind, Peace, Romans 8:6 (NIV), Sinful Nature, Spirit
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Truth of Dust Roads Taken
Truth of Dust Roads Takenby Michael DoyleSome of the deepest truths are told in fictionEspecially those of times of historical frictionPushed into competition over narrowed resourcesInherent conflicts rise as nature takes its coursesSome conflicts come with visible tags of shameWhere … Continue reading
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Tagged Ages, Author, Back, Blame, Certainty, Competition, Conflict, Darkness, Dearth, Death, Deeper Thoughts, Deepest Truth, Depression, Deprive, Desperation, Disappear, Dust Bowl, Dust Road, Fiction, Forward, Hard Times, Harshness, Heavy Vintage, Historical Friction, Humanity, Ignorance and Greed, Lasting Impression, Learn, Nature, Pages, Peace, Poetry and Poems, Prophesy, Resources, Rot, Sin, Strength, Survive, Symbolized, Tags of Shame, Taint, Tears, Tenacity, Truth, Virtue, Wrath
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First Principles: The Safeguard of Morality Is Religion, and Morality Is the Best Security of Law As Well As the Surest Pledge of Freedom
“The safeguard of morality is religion, and morality is the best security of law as well as the surest pledge of freedom.” – Alexis de Tocqueville
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Thought For the Day: The Important Thing Is Not To Stop Questioning. Curiosity Has Its Own Reason For Existing
“The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing. One cannot help but be in awe when he contemplates the mysteries of eternity, of life, of the marvelous structure of reality. It is enough … Continue reading
Neon Eye Cage Conclusions
Neon Eye Cage Conclusionsby Michael DoyleIn the heart of the neon eye cage of the cityThe glitz is overdone and isn’t really prettyBut despite the walk-in of unsteady delusionsIt is a happenstance that brings certain conclusionsOne of these is the … Continue reading
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Tagged Agreement, Arrive, Beauty, Best, Best Attempt, Bind, Bleed, Break, Burden, Cease, Choice, Choke Down, City, Coexist, Conclusion, Contrary, Crown, Delusion, Essence, Face, Firing Line, Fragility, Funny Valenines, Glitz, Golden Rule, Greater Tragedy, Habit, Happenstance, Heart, Heaven and Hell, Insight, Kind, Life's Narration, Love, Measure, Mediocre Persons, Memorry, Mind, Minds and Hearts, Neon Eye Cage, Pages, Peace, Pearly Gates, Poetry, Poetry and Poems, Pretty, Quotation, Read, Recompense, Refuge, Rules, Sanctuary, Stare, Stolen Consequence, Struggle, Successful Life, Test, Trace, Uncharted Regions, Unity, Variety
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Thought For the Day: Fear of Serious Injury Cannot Alone Justify Suppression of Free Speech and Assembly
“Fear of serious injury cannot alone justify suppression of free speech and assembly. Men feared witches and burned women. It is the function of speech to free men from the bondage of irrational fears.” – Justice Louis D. Brandeis (1856-1941)
First Principles: The Greatest Good We Can Do For Our Country Is To Heal Its Party Divisions and Make Them One People
“The greatest good we can do our country is to heal its party divisions and make them one people.” —Thomas Jefferson (1801)
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…Maybe Tomorrow…
…Maybe Tomorrow…by Michael DoyleTomorrow isn’t really about tomorrowSo much as it about avoiding sorrowThe kind that grows, and we borrowWhen we’re struck deep in our marrowWaiting for the moment’s opportunityWe push forward to relentlessly Filled with the confidence of dreamsThat … Continue reading
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Tagged As We Go, Avoid, Borrow, Choose, Confidence, Dreams, Grow, Marrow, Maybe, Moment, Movie of Our Life, Narration, Opportunity, Play, Poetry and Poems, Preparation, Relentlessly, Scenes, Screen, Show, Sorrow, Struck, Tomorrow
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Thought For the Day: There Are Three Rules For Writing A Novel. Unfortunately, No One Knows What They Are
“There are three rules for writing a novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are.” – William Somerset Maugham
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