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A Mix Inside the Mix
A Mix Inside the Mixby Pure Love and Michael Romani Look inside the mirrorWhat you see is only surfaceTo believe it is to be in errorAnd only see the face Inside every line is the traceOf a life lived in … Continue reading
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Tagged Believe, Blur, Crossed Lines, Embrace, Error, Experience, Face, Grace, Inside, Life, Living Trace, Look, Memories, Mirror, Mix, Places, Poetry and Poems, See, Songs, Surface, Trace
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Thought For the Day: It Is A Habit of Mankind To Entrust To Careless Hope What They Long For, and To Use Sovereign Reason To Thrust Aside What They Do Not Fancy
“For it is a habit of mankind to entrust to careless hope what they long for, and to use sovereign reason to thrust aside what they do not fancy.” – Thucydides (c.455-c.400 BC)
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Tagged Careless Hope, Entrust, Fancy, Habit, Long For, Mankind, Sovereign Reason, Thought For the Day, Thrust Aside, Thucydides
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First Principles: National Defense Is One of the Cardinal Duties of A Statesman
“National defense is one of the cardinal duties of a statesman.” – John Adams (1815)
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Tagged Cardinal, Defense, Duties, First Principles, John Adams, National, Statesman
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Under the Potter’s Hands
Under the Potter’s Handsby Michael DoyleUnder the potter’s handsHe forms the clayWe talk, He understandsWe live yet another dayIn our time, we fold handsAcross the world, in many landsTalking to God quietlyRescued from myself politelyGod in His purpose and mercyCorrects … Continue reading
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Tagged Another Day, Burden, Clay, Daily History, Forgiven, God, Grace, Guidance, Hands, Hearts, Hurting, Keys, Kingdom, Lands, Law, Light, Live, Lives, Love, Mercy, Poetry and Poems, Potter, Purpose, Rescue, Right, Talk, Time, Together, Understand, Wisdom, Words, World
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First Principles: Patriotism Is As Much A Virtue As Justice, and Is As Necessary For the Support of Societies As Natural Affection Is For the Support of Families
“Patriotism is as much a virtue as justice, and is as necessary for the support of societies as natural affection is for the support of families.” – Benjamin Rush
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Tagged Benjamin Rush, Families, First Principles, Justice, Natural Affection, Necessary, Patriotism, Socieities, Support, Virtue
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Thought For the Day: As the Pain That Can Be Told Is But Half A Pain, So the Pity That Questions Has Little Healing In Its Touch
“As the pain that can be told is but half a pain, so the pity that questions has little healing in its touch.” -Edith Wharton, novelist (24 Jan 1862-1937)
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Tagged Edith Wharton, Half A Pain, Little Healing, Pain, Pity, Questions, Thought For the Day, Told, Touch
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In Remembrance of Salvador Dali
Today is the anniversary of the date on which Spanish surrealist artist Salvador Dali passed away (January 23, 1989). He was renown for his precise draftsmanship, technical skill, and the bizarre, striking images that came from his imagination. He is … Continue reading
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Tagged Anniversary, Art & Music, Death, Destino, Disney, Remembrance, Salvador Sali, Spain, Surrealism
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Thought For the Day: Faith Is Not the Belief That God Will Do What You Want. It Is the Belief That God Will Do What Is Right
“Faith Is Not the Belief That God Will Do What You Want. It Is the Belief That God Will Do What Is Right.” – Max Lucado
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Tagged Belief, Faith, God, Max Lucado, Right, Thought For the Day, Want, Will
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First Principles: Meditate On These Things
“Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on … Continue reading
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Tagged Brethren, First Principles, Good Report, Honest, Just, Lovely, Meditate, Noble, Philippians 4:8, Praise, Praiseworthy, Pure, Think, True, Virtue
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