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Category Archives: Thought For the Day
Thought For the Day: One Ought, Every Day At Least, To Hear A Little Song, Read A Good Poem, See A Fine Picture and, It It Were Possible, Speak a Few Reasonable Words
“One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture and, if it were possible, speak a few reasonable words.” -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, poet, dramatist, novelist, and philosopher (1749-1832)
Thought For the Day: All Information Is Imperfect. We have To Treat It With Humility
“There is no absolute knowledge. And those who claim it, whether they are scientists or dogmatists, open the door to tragedy. All information is imperfect. We have to treat it with humility.” – Jacob Bronowski (1908-1974)
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Thought For the Day: There Can Be No Public or Private Virtue Unless the Foundation of Action Is the Practice of Truth
“There can be no public or private virtue unless the foundation of action is the practice of truth.” – George Jacob Holyoake (1817-1906)
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Thought For the Day: Those Intoxicated By the Advance of Knowledge So Often Become the Enemies of Freedom
“Ever since the beginning of modern science, the best minds have recognized that ‘the range of acknowledged ignorance will grow with the advance of science.’ Unfortunately, the popular effect of this scientific advance has been a belief, seemingly shared by … Continue reading
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Thought For the Day: Blessed Is the Season Which Engages the Whole World In A Conspiracy of Love
“Blessed is the season which engages the whole world in a conspiracy of love.” – Hamilton Wright Mabie
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Thought For the Day: The Real Index of Civilization Is When People Are Kinder Than They Need To be
“The real index of civilization is when people are kinder than they need to be.”-Louis de Bernieres, novelist (b. 8 Dec 1954)
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Thought For the Day: If We Don’t Believe In Freedom of Expression For People We Despise, We Don’t Believe In It At All
“If we don’t believe in freedom of expression for people we despise, we don’t believe in it at all.” -Noam Chomsky, linguistics professor and political activist (b. 7 Dec 1928)
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Wishing You All A Very Blessed St. Nicholas Day, 2021!!
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Thought For the Day: The Give of Every Good and Perfect Gift Has Called Upon Us To Mimic God’s Giving, By Grace, Through Faith and This Is Not of Ourselves
“The giver of every good and perfect gift has called upon us to mimic God’s giving, by grace, through faith and this is not of ourselves” – St. Nicholas, Bishop of Myra
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Thought For the Day: Someone Is Responsible For What Happened, and I Can’t Say Who That Is, But I Know It’s Not Me
“Someone is responsible for what happened, and I can’t say who that is, but I know it’s not me.” – Alec Baldwin, deflecting the responsibility that everyone holding a gun has toward others with respect to gun safety
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