Category Archives: Thought For the Day

Thought For Today: 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) I disagree with most of what this man stood for without some compromise of his root beliefs … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: Everything You Add To the Truth, Substracts From the Truth

“Everything you add to the truth subtracts from the truth.” – Alexander Solzhenitsyn, novelist, Nobel laureate (11 Dec 1918-2008) This why a person should be very careful around such things as A Course In Miracles that purports to be a … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: It Is Christmas Every Time You Let God Love Others Through You

“It is Christmas every time you let God love others through you.” – Mother Teresa      

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Thought For the Day: We Make A Living By What We Get, But, We Make A Life By What We Give

“We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.” – Winston Churchill      

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Thought For the Day: The Wise Teacher Leads You To the Threshold of Your Mind, Not Theirs

“If  (the teacher) is indeed wise, he does not bid you enter the house of his wisdom, but rather leads you to the threshold of your mind.” – Kahlil Gibran    

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Thought For the Day: True Wisdom Comes At Realizing How Little We Understand About Life, Ourselves and the World Around Us

“True wisdom comes to each of us when we realize how little we understand about life, ourselves, and the world around us.” – Socrates      

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Thought For the Day: Though We Have Nothing Left To Give Away, Let’s Not Forget It’s St. Nicholas Day!

“Once again St. Nicholas Day Has even come to our hideaway; It won’t be quite as fun, I fear, As the happy day we had last year. Then we were hopeful, no reason to doubt That optimism would win the … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: To Discover the Truth and Achieve A Higher Spiritual State Is the True Meaning of Ninja

“Looking for the meaning of life, one man can discover the order of the universe. To discover the truth, to achieve. a higher spiritual state, that is the true meaning of ninja.” – Masaaki Hatsumi      

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Thought For the Day: Homemade Cookies Are Preferable To All the Store-Bought Cookies

“I am still convinced that a good, simple, homemade cookie is preferable to all the store-bought cookies one can find.” – James Beard      

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Thought For the Day: Success Is Not the Key to Happiness. Happiness Is the Key to Success

“Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.” – Albert Schweitzer    

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