Category Archives: Thought For the Day

Thought For the Day: The Secret of Success Is To Do the Common Things Uncommonly Well

Posted on December 26, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“The secret of success is to do the common things uncommonly well.” – John D. Rockefeller

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Thought For the Day: May the Father of All Mercies Scatter Light, and Not Darkness, Upon Our Paths, and Make Us In All Our Several Vocations Useful Here

Posted on December 25, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“May the father of all mercies scatter light, and not darkness, upon our paths, and make us in all our several vocations useful here, and in His own due time and way everlastingly happy.” – George Washington

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Thought For the Day: When Plunder Becomes A Way of Life, Men Create For Themselves A Legal System That Authorizes It and A Moral Code That Glorifies It

Posted on December 24, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“When plunder becomes a way of life, men create for themselves a legal system that authorizes it and a moral code that glorifies it.” – Frederic Bastiat (Socialism in a nutshell. Watch as we see it personified in NYC under … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: I Have Not Failed. I’ve Just Found 10,000 Ways That Won’t Work.

Posted on December 22, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” – Thomas A. Edison As the new year approaches, and we still find so much yet to be done and/or improved on, it is wise to keep this … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: There Are Only Two Things of Which I Am Sure: One Is That I Am A Miserable Sinner; and the Other, That Christ Is An All-Sufficient Savior

Posted on December 21, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“When I was young, I was sure of many things; now there are only two things of which I am sure: one is, that I am a miserable sinner; and the other, that Christ is an all-sufficient Saviour. He is … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Do Not Follow In the Footsteps of the Wise. Seek What They Sought

Posted on December 20, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Seek what they sought.” – Matsuo Basho

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Thought For the Day: Never Be Afraid To Raise Your Voice For Honesty and Truth and Compassion Injustice and Lying and Greed…It Would Change the Earth

Posted on December 19, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“Never be afraid to raise your voice for honesty and truth and compassion against injustice and lying and greed. If people all over the world…would do this, it would change the earth.” – William Faulkner

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Thought For the Day: A Painter’s Got A Canvas. The Writer’s Got Reams of Empty Paper. A Musician Has Silence

Posted on December 18, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“A painter’s got a canvas. The writer’s got reams of empty paper. A musician has silence.” – Keith Richards

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Thought For the Day: Mark the Season of Advent By Loving and Serving the Others With God’s Own Love and Concern

Posted on December 17, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“At this Christmas when Christ comes, will He find a warm heart? Mark the season of Advent by loving and serving the others with God’s own love and concern.” – Mother Teresa

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Thought For the Day: To Acquire the Habit of Reading Is To Construct For Yourself A Refuge From Almost All the Miseries of Life

Posted on December 16, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“To acquire the habit of reading is to construct for yourself a refuge from almost all the miseries of life.” – W. Somerset Maugham

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