Category Archives: Thought For the Day

Thought For the Day: I Was Reading the Dictionary. I Thought It Was A Poem About Everything

Posted on October 6, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“I was reading the dictionary. I thought it was a poem about everything.” – Steven Wright, comedian (b. 1955)

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Thought For the Day: Be Not Too Hasty To Trust or Admire the Teachers of Morality; They Discourse Like Angels But They Live Like Men

Posted on October 5, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“Be not too hasty to trust or admire the teachers of morality; they discourse like angels but they live like men.” – Dr. Samuel Johnson (1709-1784)

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Thought For the Day: Precision of Communication Is Important, More Important Than Ever, In our Era of Hair-Trigger Balances

Posted on October 3, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“Precision of communication is important, more important than ever, in our era of hair-trigger balances, when a false, or misunderstood, word may create as much disaster as a sudden thoughtless act.” – James Thurber

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Thought For the Day: As For Me and My Household, We Will Serve the Lord

Posted on October 2, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“But if serving the LORD seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your forefathers served beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living. … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Of All Tyrannies, A Tyranny Sincerely Exercised For the Good of Its Victims May Be the Most Oppressive

Posted on October 1, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive.” – C. S. Lewis

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Thought of the Day: Your Time Is Limited, So Don’t Waste It Living Someone Else’s Life

Posted on September 30, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma – which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: A Proverb Is A Short Sentence Based On Long Experience

Posted on September 29, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“A proverb is a short sentence based on long experience.” – Miguel de Cervantes, novelist (29 Sep 1547-1616)

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Thought For the Day: Of All the Properties Which Belong To Honorable Men, Not One Is So Highly Prized As That of Character

Posted on September 28, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“Of all the properties which belong to honorable men, not one is so highly prized as that of character.” – Henry Clay (1777-1852)

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Thought For the Day: Millions Long for Immortality Who Do Not Know What To Do With Themselves On A Rainy Sunday

Posted on September 27, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“Millions long for immortality who do not know what to do with themselves on a rainy Sunday afternoon.” -Susan Ertz, author (1894-1985)

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Thought For the Day: Where Is the Life We Have Lost In Living? Where Is the Wisdom We Have Lost In Knowledge?

Posted on September 26, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“Where is the life we have lost in living? Where is the wisdom we have lost in knowledge? Where is the knowledge we have lost in information?” – T.S. Eliot, poet (26 Sep 1888-1965)

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