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First Principles: Courage Is Not Having the Strength To Go On; It’s the Going On When You Don’t Have the Strength
“Courage is not having the strength to go on; it is going on when you don’t have the strength.” – Theodore Roosevelt
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Tagged Advantage, Courage, Determination, First Principles, Genuis, Go On, Industry, Strength, Theodore Roosevelt
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A Question of Dimension
A Question of Dimensionby Michael DoyleA question awaits every believerIs God or Is God not a deceiverFrom this point, we’ll need evidenceConclusions must be drawn based on relevanceIs the Earth young? Or Is It Old?Are we to believe our eyes … Continue reading
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Tagged 2000 Years Ago, Adherents, Age, Answers, Appareance, Apprehension, Bats and Birds, Believer, Bible, Children, Clue, Complexity, Comprehension, Conclusions, Confuse, Deceiver, Demanding, Dimension, Disciples, Drawn, Earth, Evidence, Explain, Faith, Free, God, Good Enough, Jesus, Know, Life, Living, Love, Our Eyes, Page, Poetry, Poetry and Poems, Point, Precious, Pretend, Pursue, Question, Relevance, Right, Seen, Sense, Simplicity, Today, Told, Truth, Understanding, World, Yesterday
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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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Tagged Book, Chapter, First, First Principles, Honesty, Thomas Jefferson, Wisdom
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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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Tagged Behind, Eyes, Great Man, Jim Carrey, Thought For the Day, Woman
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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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Tagged Another Man, Believe, Every Man, First Principles, Michel de Montaigne, Persuades, Really Is, These Days, Truth
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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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Tagged Easier, Eric Hoffer, Humanity, Love, Neighbor, Thought For the Day, Whole
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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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Tagged Advancement, Diffusion, First Principles, Guardian, James Madison, Knowledge, True Liberty
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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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Tagged Abuse of Power, Bad Guys, Clint Eastwood, Country, Happen, Limit, Other Nations, Thought For the Day, Vigilant
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