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Eyes On Tomorrow
Eyes On Tomorrowby Michael DoyleHe just needs a little spaceAnd a thimble full of grace.After all the things seen;After all, he’s just a human being.Too many wannabes talk story.That’s the trouble of stolen glory.Too many brothers fallen into blackAnd no … Continue reading
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Tagged Black, Brothers, Eyes, Grace, Human Being, Poetry and Poems, Prayers, Space, Stolen Glory, Story, Things Seen, Tomorrow, Wannabes
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Thought For the Day: Do Not Seek To Follow In the Footsteps of the Wise. Seek What They Sought
“Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Seek what they sought.” – Matsuo Basho
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Tagged Follow, Footsteps, Matsuo Basho, Seek, Sought, Thought For the Day, Wise
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First Principles: Let Justice Be Done Though the Heavens Should Fall
“Let justice be done though the heavens should fall.” – John Adams
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Tagged Done, Fall, First Principles, Heavens, John Adams, Justice
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Thought For the Day: Perhaps To Be Able To Learn Things Quickly Isn’t Everything. To Be Kind Is Worth A Great Deal To Other People… Lots of Clever People Have Done Harm and Have Been Wicked
“Perhaps to be able to learn things quickly isn’t everything. To be kind is worth a great deal to other people…Lots of clever people have done harm and have been wicked.” – Frances Hodgson Burnett
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Tagged Clever People, Frances Hodgson Burnett, Harm, Kiind, Learning, Quick, Thought For the Day, Wicked
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First Principles: Whoever Commands the Sea, Commands the Trade; Whoever Commands the Trade of the World Commands the Riches of the World, and Consequently the World Itself
“Whoever commands the sea, commands the trade; whosoever commands the trade of the world commands the riches of the world, and consequently the world itself.” – Walter Raleigh
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Tagged Command, Consequence, First Principles, Riches, The Sea, Trade, Walter Raleigh, World
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Thought For the Day: It’s the Imperfections That Make Something Beautiful; That’s What Makes It Different and Unique From Everything Else
“It’s the imperfections that make something beautiful; that’s what makes it different and unique from everything else.” – Bob Ross Happy Birthday, Mr. Ross!
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Tagged Beauty, Bob Ross, Difference, Everything Else, Imperfection, Thought For the Day, Unique
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First Principles: The End of Law Is Not To Abolish Or Restrain, But To Preserve and Enlarge Freedom…Where There Is No Law, There Is No Freedom
“The end of law is not to abolish or restrain, but to preserve and enlarge freedom. For in all the states of created beings capable of law, where there is no law, there is no freedom.” – John Locke Today … Continue reading
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Tagged Abolishment, Capaboility, Created Beings, End of Law, Enlargement, First Principles:, John Locke, Law, Perservation, Restraint
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Thought For the Day: The Kind of Beauty I Want Most Is the Hard-To-Get Kind That Comes From Within – Strength, Courage, Dignity
“The kind of beauty I want most is the hard-to-get kind that comes from within – strength, courage, dignity.” – Ruby Dee
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Tagged Beauty, Courage, Dignity, Hard-To-Get, Inner, Kind, Ruby Dee, Strength, Thought For the Day, Type, Within
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First Principles: Knowing What’s Right Doesn’t Mean Much Unless You Do What’s Right
“Knowing what’s right doesn’t mean much unless you do what’s right.” – Theodore Roosevelt Happy Anniversary of President Teddy Roosevelt’s birthday!!
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Tagged Action, Correct, First Principles, Knoweldge, Meaning, Right, Theodore Roosevelt
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