Category Archives: Thought For the Day

Thought For the Day: Rules For Happiness: Something To Do, Someone To Love, Something To Hope

Posted on September 4, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“Rules for happiness: Something to do, someone to love, something to hope.” – Immanuel Kant

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Thought For the Day: No Man Who Is Corrupt, No Man Who Condones Corruption In Others, Can Possibly Do His Duty By the Community

Posted on September 3, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“No man who is corrupt, no man who condones corruption in others, can possibly do his duty by the community.” – Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919)

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Thought For the Day: There Are Conditions of Blindness So Voluntary That They Become Complicity

Posted on September 2, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“There are conditions of blindness so voluntary that they become complicity.” – Paul Bourget, novelist (2 Sep 1852-1935)

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Thought For the Day: What We Need In the United States…Is Not Violence and Lawlessness But Is Love and Wisdom and Compassion Toward One Another

Posted on September 1, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“What We Need In the United States Is Not Division. What We Need In the United States Is Not Hatred. What We Need In the United States Is Not Violence and Lawlessness But Is Love, and Wisdom, and Compassion Toward … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: We Stand At the Crossroads of Freedom. One Road Leads To Greater Freedom and Opportunity and the Other Road Leads To Socialism and Decline

Posted on August 31, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“We stand at a crossroads of freedom. Before us lie two paths: One based on the dignity and worth of every individual, and the other on the growing control of the state. One road leads to greater freedom and opportunity, … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: No Tree Becomes Rooted and Sturdy Unless Many A Wind Assails It

Posted on August 30, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“No tree becomes rooted and sturdy unless many a wind assails it. For by its very tossing it tightens its grip and plants its roots more securely; the fragile trees are those that have grown in a sunny valley.” – … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: America Is Not A Land Cloaked In Darkness. America Is the Torch That Enlightens the Entire World

Posted on August 29, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“Because we understand that America is not a land cloaked in darkness. America is the torch that enlightens the entire world.” – Donald Trump

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Thought For the Day: Men Like …James Madison…Hoped Our Constitutional Republic Would Last For Ages, Mitigate the Problems That…Arise…From Political Factions and Prevent Tyranny

Posted on August 28, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“Men of great intellect and wisdom like James Madison, the father of our Constitution, hoped our constitutional republic would last for ages, mitigate the problems that would naturally arise from political factions, and prevent tyranny. Our Constitution gave only a … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: A Prudent Person Foresees Danger and Takes Precautions, A Simpleton Goes Blindly On and Suffers the Consequences

Posted on August 27, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“A prudent person foresees danger and takes precautions, a simpleton goes blindly on and suffers the consequences” (Proverbs 22:3, NLT)

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Thought For the Day: We Value and Respect Every Black Life

Posted on August 26, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“We value and respect every black life. The black cops who have been shot in the line of duty, they matter. The black small business owners who have watched their life’s work go up in flames, they matter. The black … Continue reading →

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