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First Principles: We Are Either A United People, Or We Are Not. If the Former, Let Us, In All Matters of General Concern Act As A Nation
“We are either a United people, or we are not. If the former, let us, in all matters of general concern act as a nation, which have national objects to promote, and a national character to support. If we are … Continue reading
Thought For the Day: We Must Learn To Honor Excellence In Every Socially Accepted Human Activity, However Humble the Activity, and To Scorn Shoddiness
“We must learn to honor excellence in every socially accepted human activity, however humble the activity, and to scorn shoddiness, however exalted the activity. An excellent plumber is infinitely more admirable than an incompetent philosopher. The society that scorns excellence … Continue reading
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Tagged Activity, Excellence, Honor, Humble, John W. Gardner, Lean, Philoospher, Plumber, Shoddiness, Society, Thought For the Day
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The Life of A Vampire
The Life of A Vampire by Michael DoyleA new vampire feels invincible at nightBut it’s quite the opposite in sunlight.Transformational in a flash of firsts,The provocations are felt in the thirst.Vampires are the apex predators holding control,The keepers of life … Continue reading
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Tagged Apex Predator, Control, Horror, Invincible, Life, Murder, Poetry and Poems, Second Language, Soul, Sunlight, Thirst, Vampire, vampires
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First Principles: Civilization Is A Hopeless Race To Discover Remedies For the Evils It Produces
“Civilization is a hopeless race to discover remedies for the evils it produces” – Jean-Jacques Rousseau
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Tagged Civilization, Evil, First Principles, Hopeless, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Pooduction, Race, Remedy
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Thought For the Day: Hell Is Empty and All the Devils Are Here
“Hell is empty and all the devils are here.” – William Shakespeare , in The Tempest
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Tagged Devils, Empty, Hell, Here, The Tempest, Thought For the Day, William Shakespeare
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Like A New Look of Horror
Like A New Look of Horrorby Michael DoyleWe look back on yesterday’s self,Like a new look of horror from our shelf,And as we turn from page to pageWe find more foolishness than wisdom from a sage.Memory is a monster as … Continue reading
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Tagged Apology, Fantasy, Foolishness, Groan, Horror, Host, Lapdogs of Hell, Memory, Monstger, New Look, Page, Poetry and Poems, Sage, Shelf, Vampire, vampires, Writing, Yesterday
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First Principles: The Laws of Nature Are the Laws of God, Whose Authority Can Be Superseded By No Power On Earth
“The laws of nature are the laws of God, whose authority can be superseded by no power on earth.” – George Mason
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Tagged Authority, Earth, First Principles, George Mason, Laws of God, Laws of Nature, Power
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Thought For the Day: When A Comic Becomes Enamored With His Own Views and Foists Them Off On the Public In A Polemic Way, He Loses Not Only His Sense of Humor But His Value As a Humorist
“When a comic becomes enamored with his own views and foists them off on the public in a polemic way, he loses not only his sense of humor but his value as a humorist.” – Johnny Carson
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Tagged Comic, Enamored, Huomrist, Johnny Carson, Polemic Way, Public, Sense of Humor, Thought For the Day, Value, Views
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Allowing Allowable Differences
Allowing Allowable Differencesby Michael DoyleIn our family’s living sanctuary,The Bible serves as a special library.It teaches us how to live and to love,Instructed in conversation with Heaven above.Each of us has our own interpretationOf what it is and isn’t to … Continue reading
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Tagged Allow, Bible, Christianity, Conversation, Differences, Faith, Family, God, God's Will, Harmony, Jesus, Library, Live, Living Sanctuary, Love, nterpretation, Poetry and Poems, Unity
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Thought For the Day: Keep Your Values Positive Because Your Values Become Your Destiny
“Keep your thoughts positive because your thoughts become your words. Keep your words positive because your words become your behavior. Keep your behavior positive because your behavior becomes your habits. Keep your habits positive because your habits become your values. … Continue reading
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Tagged Behaviiior, Destiny, Habits, Mahatma Ghandi, Positive, Thought For the Day, Thoughts, Values, Words
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