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First Principles: Honesty Is the First Chapter In the Book of Wisdom
“Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.” – Thomas Jefferson
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Thought For the Day: Behind Every Great Man Is A Woman Rolling Her Eyes
“Behind every great man is a woman rolling her eyes.” —Jim Carrey
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Venomously Bitten
Venomously Bittenby Michael DoyleOn this roller coaster of loveIt’s sometimes hard to keep track ofWho’s the saint, and who is sinningToo many complications can set things spinningThrowing in the towel isn’t how it’s doneNot if you’re fighting for your golden … Continue reading
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Tagged Affinity, Bitten, Chapters, Complication, Contrary, Cultivate, Deception, Done, Embrace, Empathy, Fight, Forgive, Garden, Gossip, Grace, Habits of Excellence, Integrity, Lives, Love, Mistakes, Other Side, Persistence, Poetry and Poems, Roller Coaster, Sad, Saint, Scenes, Sinning, Spin, Stability, Throwing In the Towel, Time, Track, Understanding, Vemonous, Venomously Bitten, Words, Written
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First Principles: The Truth of These Days Is Not That Which Really Is, But What Every Man Persuades Another Man To Believe
“The truth of these days is not that which really is, but what every man persuades another man to believe.” – Michel de Montaigne
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Thought For the Day: It Is Easier To Love Humanity As A Whole Than To Love One’s Neighbor
“It is easier to love humanity as a whole than to love one’s neighbor. … Some of the worst tyrannies of our day genuinely are “vowed” to the service of mankind, yet can function only by pitting neighbor against neighbor. … Continue reading
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First Principles: The Advancement and Diffusion of Knowledge Is the Only Guardian of True Liberty
“The advancement and diffusion of knowledge is the only guardian of true liberty.” – James Madison
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Thought For the Day: Abuse of Power Isn’t Limited To Bad Guys In Other Nations. It Happens In Our Own Country If We’re Not Vigilant
“Abuse of power isn’t limited to bad guys in other nations. It happens in our own country if we’re not vigilant.” – Clint Eastwood
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The Power In His Name
The Power In His Nameby Michael DoyleThere is no real limitTo the power of the Holy SpiritIf only we’ll heed and hear itOpenly embracing, not to fear itThis is the way of His gloryRevealed with each page of His storyWe … Continue reading
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Tagged Abundance, Ages, Call, Darkness, Death's Chains, Embrace, Eyes, Family, Fear, God, Guide, Hands, Hear It, Heed, His Glory, His Name, Holy Spirit, Hope, Hour, Joy, Light, Minute, Name, No Real Limit, Page, Pages, Path, Poetry and Poems, Power, Praise, Reveal, Salvation, Sight, Sing, Skies, Story, The Way, Truth, Walk, You and Me
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First Principles: When We Are Planning For Posterity, We Ought To Remember That Virtue Is Not Hereditary
“When we are planning for posterity, we ought to remember that virtue is not hereditary.” ― Thomas Paine, Common Sense
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