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Thought For the Day: The Bitterest Tears Shed Over Graves Are For Words Left Unsaid and Deeds Left Undone
“The bitterest tears shed over graves are for words left unsaid and deeds left undone.” – Harriet Beecher Stowe, abolitionist and novelist (14 Jun 1811-1896)
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Tagged Bitter, Deeds, Grave, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Left Undone, Shed, Tears, Thought For the Day, Unsaid, Word
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First Principles: If Individuals Be Not Influenced By Moral Principles; It Is In Vain To Look For Public Virtue
“If individuals be not influenced by moral principles; it is in vain to look for public virtue; it is, therefore, the duty of legislators to enforce, both by precept and example, the utility, as well as the necessity of a … Continue reading
First Principles: Natural Rights Are the Objects For the Protection of Which Society Is Formed and Municipal Laws Established
“Natural rights [are] the objects for the protection of which society is formed and municipal laws established.” – Thomas Jefferson (1791)
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Tagged Establish, First Principles, Form, Municipal Laws, Natural Rights, Objects, Protection, Society, Thomas Jefferson
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Thought For the Day: What the Caterpillar Calls the End of the World, the Master Calls A Butterfly
“What the Caterpillar calls the end of the world, the Master calls a butterfly.” -Richard Bach, writer (b. 23 Jun 1936)
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Tagged Butterfly, Call, Caterpillar, End of the World, Master, Richard Bach, Thought For the Day, What
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Summer Road Trip
Summer Road Trip 2023by Michael DoyleAs my youngest approaches high schoolIt seemed a good time, as a general ruleTo take my daughters on an adventureIt might be seen as a matter of debentureOr the paying of my familial debtTo somewhere … Continue reading
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Tagged Adventure, Cherry Pie, Chicago, Death's Door, Debt, Destination, Door County, Esker, Explore, Family Home, Fish Boil, Glaciation, Green Bay, Heart, High School, History, Ice Age, Indiana, Iowa, Journey, Juniper Bushes, Kames, Kettles, Lead, Lighthouse, Lumbeau Field, Memories, Mission, Mississippi River, Peoria, Poetry and Poems, Road Trip, Rule, Sand Dunes, Sea Gulls, Silos and Smokers, Sky, Spanish Mines, Summer, Transition, Wind-Swept, Wisconsin
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Thought For the Day: I Shall Live Badly If I Do Not Write, and I Shall Write Badly If I Do Not Live
“I shall live badly if I do not write, and I shall write badly if I do not live.” – Francoise Sagan, playwright and novelist (21 Jun 1935-2004)
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Tagged Bad, Francoise Sagan, I, Live, Thought For the Day, Write, Write Badly
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Thought For the Day: The First Principle of Society Consists In the Marriage Tie, the Next In Children, the Next In A Family Within One Roof
“The first principle of society consists in the marriage tie, the next in children, the next in a family within one roof, where everything is in common. This society gives rise to the city, and is, as it were, the … Continue reading
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Tagged Children, City, Commonwealth, Family, First Principles, Marcus Tullius Cicero, Marriage Tie, Nursey, Roof, Society
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First Principles: Of All the Dispositions and Habits Which Lead To Political Prosperity, Religion and Morality Are Indispensable Supports
“Of all the dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity, Religion and morality are indispensable supports. In vain would that man claim the tribute of Patriotism who should labor to subvert these great Pillars of human happiness.” – George … Continue reading
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Tagged All, Dispositions, First Principles, George Washington, Habits, Indispensable Supports, Lead, Morality, Political Prosperity, Religion
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First Principles: Peace, Commerce, and Honest Friendship With All Nations, Entangling Alliances With None
“….(P)eace, commerce, and honest friendship with all nations, entangling alliances with none” – Thomas Jefferson, First Inaugural Speech
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