Category Archives: Thought For the Day

Thought For the Day: This Habit of Forming Opinions, and Acting Upon Them Without Evidence, Is One of the Most Immoral Habits of the Mind

Posted on April 6, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“This habit of forming opinions, and acting upon them without evidence, is one of the most immoral habits of the mind. … As our opinions are the fathers of our actions, to be indifferent about the evidence of our opinions … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: High Is Our Calling, Friend! Creative Art

Posted on April 5, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“High is our calling, Friend! Creative Art / (Whether the instrument of words she use, / Or pencil pregnant with ethereal hues,) / Demands the service of a mind and heart.” -William Wordsworth, poet (1770-1850)

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Thought For the Day: Perhaps Travel Cannot Prevent Bigotry, But By Demonstrating That All Peoples Cry, Laugh, Eat, Worry, and Die,…If We Try…We May Even Become Friends

Posted on April 4, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“Perhaps travel cannot prevent bigotry, but by demonstrating that all peoples cry, laugh, eat, worry, and die, it can introduce the idea that if we try and understand each other, we may even become friends.” -Maya Angelou, poet (4 Apr … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Love Is Never Lost. If Not Reciprocated, It Will Flow Back and Soften and Purify the Heart

Posted on April 3, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“Love is never lost. If not reciprocated, it will flow back and soften and purify the heart.” – Washington Irving, writer (3 Apr 1783-1859)

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Thought For the Day: It Is A Capital Mistake To Theorize Before One Has Data. Insensibly One Begins To Twist Facts To Suit Theories, Instead of Theories To Suit Facts

Posted on April 2, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts.” – Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

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Thought For the Day: Sometimes the Questions Are Complicated and the Answers Are Simple

Posted on April 1, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“Sometimes the questions are complicated and the answers are simple.” – Dr. Seuss

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Thought For the Day: History Teaches Us That Men and Nations Only Behave Wisely Once They Have Exhausted All Other Alternatives

Posted on March 31, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“History teaches us that men and nations only behave wisely once they have exhausted all other alternatives.” – Abba Eban (1915-2002)

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Thought For the Day: I Will Remember That What Has Brought Us Up From Savagery Is A Loyalty To Truth, and Truth Cannot Emerge Unless It is Subjected To the Utmost Scrutiny

Posted on March 30, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“I will remember that what has brought us up from savagery is a loyalty to truth, and truth cannot emerge unless it is subjected to the utmost scrutiny — will you not agree that a society which has lost sight … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: What You Can Imagine Depends On What You Know

Posted on March 29, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“What you can imagine depends on what you know. Philosophers who know only philosophy consign themselves to a janitorial role in the great enterprises of exploration that are illuminating the mysteries of our lives.” – Daniel C. Dennett

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Thought For the Day: History Does Not Entrust the Care of Freedom To the Weak or the Timid

Posted on March 28, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“History does not long entrust the care of freedom to the weak or the timid.” – Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890-1969)

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