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Thought For the Day: Those To Whom Evil Is Done, Do Evil In Return
“I and the public know / What all schoolchildren learn, / Those to whom evil is done / Do evil in return.” – W.H. Auden, poet (21 Feb 1907-1973) It might be better phrased that it’s best to act and … Continue reading
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Casted Cares
A short devotional poem based on a short pier side devotional attended last night with Desiree: Casted Cares by Michael Romani Elijah spent his time of testing Spent in the crucible never resting Time spent alone where he confides Talking … Continue reading
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Tagged Alone, Amen, Capable, Care, Cast, Christ, Confide, Crucible, Decision, Desiree, Destiny, Devotional, Discern, Elijah, End, Friend, God, Inside, Journey, Learn, Life, Lord, Meaning, Moment, Patience, Photograph, Plan, Poem, Poetry, Praise, Provision, Purpose, Right, Sermon, Tear, Test, Time, Trial, Trust, Walk, Wept, Yearn
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Thought For the Day: If You Would Be Loved, Love and Be Loveable
“If you would be loved, love, and be loveable.” – Benjamin Franklin
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First Principles: In the Country of the Blind the One-Eyed Man Is King
“In the country of the blind the one-eyed man is king.” – Desiderius Erasmus (1466-1536)
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Tagged Blind, Country, Desiderius Erasmus, Eye, First Principles, King, Man, One
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Covenant (Hesed)
Of all love, there is one love that stands above all else. In this world in which love has become a very conditional thing given the give way at any moment of discontent or raised temporal passion, covenant love (hesed) … Continue reading
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Thought For the Day: The World Is Flawed, Do Right Anyhow
“ The Paradoxical Commandments People are illogical, unreasonable, and self-centered. Love them anyway. If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish ulterior motives. Do good anyway. If you are successful, you will win false friends and true enemies. … Continue reading
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Tagged Best, Build, Commandment, Do Good, Fight, Frank, Help, Honest, Kent M Keith, Love, Paradox, Succeed, Think Big, Thought For the Day, Underdog
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First Principles: The Aim of Every Constitution Ought Be To Obtain Rule By Those Possessing the Discernment To Pursue Society’s Common Good
“The aim of every political constitution is, or ought to be, first to obtain for rulers men who possess most wisdom to discern, and most virtue to pursue, the common good of the society.” – James Madison (1788)
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Tagged Aim, Common Good, Constitution, Discern, First Principles, James Madison, Obtain, Political, Pursue, Rule, Society, Virtue, Wisdom
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Moments Spent
Spending time with my girls was an awesome experience as always. Moments Spent by Michael Romani Spending time with these two All of our moments are too few Dreams shaping in their minds Gifts of smiles of which I’ve been … Continue reading
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Tagged Above, Apart, Away, Awesome, Beautiful, Behind, Best, Blind, Bone, Cleave, Close, Connection, Crystal Blue, Daughters, Depart, Direction, Do, Dreams, Eldest, Father, Few, Gift, Girls, Glory, Glow, Grow, Guide, Hand, Heart, Home, Hug, Kill, Know, Look, Lose, Love, Mile, Mind, Moment, Noble, Obstacle, Photograph, Play, Poem, Poetry, Possibility, Present, Pride, Redouble, Rest, Say, See, Shape, Smile, Soul, Special, Spent, Spirit, Spun, Story, Survive, Tears, Time, Trouble, Valentine's Day, Watch, Write, Youngest
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First Principles: There Exists In the Economy and Course of Nature, An Indissoluble Union Between Virtue and Happiness
“There exists in the economy and course of nature, an indissoluble union between virtue and happiness; between duty and advantage; between the genuine maxims of an honest and magnanimous policy, and the solid rewards of public prosperity and felicity.” – … Continue reading
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Thought For the Day: Beware Lest You Lose the Substance By Grasping At the Shadow
“Beware lest you lose the substance by grasping at the shadow.” – Aesop (c. 620–564 BC)
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