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Thought For the Day: I Have Always Been Delighted At the Prospect of A New Day, A Fresh Try, One More Start, With Perhaps A Bit of Magic Waiting Somewhere Behind the Morning
“I have always been delighted at the prospect of a new day, a fresh try, one more start, with perhaps a bit of magic waiting somewhere behind the morning. – J.B. Priestley
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First Principles: Your First Great Duties, You Are Sensible, Are Those You Owe to Heaven, To Your Creator and Redeemer. Let These Be Ever Present To Your Minds
“Your first great duties, you are sensible, are those you owe to Heaven, to your Creator and Redeemer. Let these be ever present to your minds, and exemplified in your lives and conduct.” – William Samuel Johnson, one of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Creator, Example, First, First Principles, Great Duty, Heaven, Mind, Mind and Body, Present, Redeemer, Sensible, William Samuel Johnson
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Thought For the Day: Nature Alone Cures…What Nursing Has To Do…Is To Put the Patient In the Best Condition For Nature To Act Upon Him
“Nature alone cures… what nursing has to do … is to put the patient in the best condition for nature to act upon him.” – Florence Nightingale
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First Principles: Honor, Justice, and Humanity Call Upon Us To Hold, and To Transmit To Our Posterity, That Liberty Which We Received From Our Ancestors
“Honor, justice, and humanity call upon us to hold, and to transmit to our posterity, that liberty which we received from our ancestors. It is not our duty to leave wealth to our children, but it is our duty to … Continue reading
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Tagged Ancestors, First Principles, Honor, Humanity, John Dickinson, Justice, Liberty, Posterity, Transmission
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Consistency
Consistencyby Michael DoyleStepped into His presence,I stumble at His essence.Feeling humbled and weak,There are times I cannot speak.Stumbled by His integrity,Here then is the consistency.And I know He is the allOf all the truth that I recall.I offer my love … Continue reading
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Tagged Consistency, Days, Humbled and Weak, Integrity, Love and Praise, Poetry and Poems, Praise, Presence, Speak, Step, Stumble, The All, Truth, Word
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Thought For the Day: The Greatest Art In the World Is the Art of Storytelling
“The greatest art in the world is the art of storytelling.” – Cecil B. DeMille
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Tagged Art, Cecil B. DeMille, Great, Storytelling, Thought For the Day, World
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First Principles: The Constitution Enjoins An Oath Upon All the Officers of the United States. This Is A Direct Appeal To That God Who Is the Avenger of Perjury
“The Constitution enjoins an oath upon all the officers of the United States. This is a direct appeal to that God Who is the avenger of perjury. Such an appeal to Him is a full acknowledgment of His being and … Continue reading
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Tagged Avenger, Being, Direct Appeal, First Principles, Full Acknowledgment, God, Oath, Officers, Oliver Wolcott, Perjury, Providence, The Constitution, United States
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Hallelujah Confession
Hallelujah Confessionby Michael DoyleMaybe it’s true there’s nothing new.I hold to what is known to be true.The Hallelujah Chorus is on my breath.Once again, I’ve defiled unholy death.I stand with my arms held wide,Confusing my faith over my pride.The song … Continue reading
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Tagged Arms, Breath, Confusion, Conversation, Deceived, Faith, God, Hallelujah Confession, Invitation, Jesus, Life's Control, Nothing New, Poetry and Poems, Pride, Receieved, Soul, Surrender, Testinomy, True, Unholy Death, Wide, Worship
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First Principles: I Wonder Much That A Court of Law Should Be In Doubt Whether A Resolution of Congress Can Supercede the Law of A Sovereign State
“I wonder much that a court of Law should be in doubt whether a Resolution of Congress can superceed the Law of a Sovereign State.” – William Whipple
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Tagged Congress, Court of Law, Doubt, First Principles, Law, Resolution, Sovereign State, Supercession, William Whipple, Wonder
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