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A Fill of Years
A Fill of Yearsby Michael DoyleWe filled our lives with all of these years,Faking smiles through too many tears.Those that come after have their game.We each had one, but who is there to blame?The last thing we need is endless … Continue reading
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Tagged Blame, Bone, Cleaved Meat, Fill, Game, Lives, Poetry and Poems, Score, Smile, Soul, Tears, Years
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Thought For the Day: The Master of the Art In Living…Pursues His Vision of Excellence At Whatever He Does, Leaving Others To Decide Whether He Is Working Or Playing
“The master in the art of living makes little distinction between his work and his play, his labor and his leisure, his mind and his body, his information and his recreation, his love and his religion. He hardly knows which … Continue reading
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Tagged Body, Both, Distinction, Labor, Leisure, Living, Master, Mind, Play, Thought For the Day, Vision of Excellence, William A. Michener, Work
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First Principles: Every Civil Government Is Based Upon Some Religion Or Philosophy of Life. Education In A Nation Will Propagate the Religion of that Nation. In America, the Foundational Religion Was Christianity
“Every civil government is based upon some religion or philosophy of life. Education in a nation will propagate the religion of that nation. In America, the foundational religion was Christianity. And it was sown in the hearts of Americans through … Continue reading
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Tagged America, Christianity, Civil Government, Education, First Principles, Freedom, Liberty, Life, Nation, Noah Webster, Philosophy, Religion
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Thought For the Day: Tears Are the Noble Language of Eyes, and When True Love of Words Is Destitute.The Eye By Tears Speak, While the Tongue Is Mute
“Tears are the noble language of eyes, and when true love of words is destitute. The eye by tears speak, while the tongue is mute.” – Robert Harrick
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Tagged Destitution, Eyes, Noble Language, Robert Harrick, Speak, Tears, Thought For the Day, Tongue, True Love, Words
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First Principles: Virtue Is the Only Just Reason For Respecting Anyone; Lack of Virtue the Only Reason For Holding Anyone In Low Regard
“Never esteem people (including yourself) more because they have money, nor think less of anyone (including yourself) because they lack it. Virtue is the only just reason for respecting anyone, lack of virtue the only reason for holding anyone in … Continue reading
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Tagged Esteem, First Principles, Money, Reason, Regard, Virtue, William Penn
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Forgiven Sin and Redemption: Mary Magdalene
Forgiven Sin and Redemption: Mary Magdaleneby Michael DoyleThere are lessons to be learned from Mary MagdaleneOf how one is redeemed from their craven bits of sin.It takes going to the Lord in a prayer of necessity,To come out the other … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible, Christianity, Faith, Forgiven Sin, God, Jesus, Legacy, Lesson, Mary Magdalene, Necessity, Poetry and Poems, Redemption
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Thought For the Day: A Work of Art Does Not Answer Questions; It Provokes Them; and Its Essential Meaning Is in the Tension Between the Contradictory Answers
“A work of art does not answer questions; it provokes them; and its essential meaning is in the tension between the contradictory answers.” – Leonard Bernstein
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Tagged Answer, Contradiction, Essential Meaning, Provocation, Question, Tension, Thought For the Day, Work of Art
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First Principles: Our Home Joys Are the Most Delightful Earth Affords, and the Joy of Parents In Their Children Is the Most Holy Joy of Humanity
“Our home joys are the most delightful earth affords, and the joy of parents in their children is the most holy joy of humanity.” – Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi
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Tagged Children, Delight, First Principles, Holy, Home Joys, Humanity, Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi, Parent
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Thought For the Day: If You Light A Lantern For Another, It Will Also Brighten Your Own Way
“If you light a lantern for another, it will also brighten your own way.” – Nichiren
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Tagged Brighten, Lantern, Light, Nichiren, Others, Path, Self, Thought For the Day
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First Principles: I Love Agitation and Investigation and Glory In Defending Unpopular Truth Against Popular Error
“I love agitation and investigation and glory in defending unpopular truth against popular error.” – James A. Garfield Did you know that President Garfield was once a minister?
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Tagged Agitation, Defense, First Principles:, Glory, Investigation, James A. Garfield, Love, Popular Error, Unpopular Truth
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