Category Archives: Thought For the Day

Thought For the Day: Things Turn Out the Best For Those Who Make The Best Of How Things Turn out

“Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out.” – John Wooden    

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Thought For the Day: Blessed Be the Longing That Brought You Here And Quickens Your Soul With Wonder

“Blessed be the longing that brought you here And quickens your soul with wonder. May you have the courage to listen to the voice of desire That disturbs you when you have settled for something safe.” – John O’Donohue from … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: Laughter and Sleep Are the Best Cures For Everything

“A good laugh and a long sleep are the two best cures for anything.” – Irish Proverb  

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Thought For the Day: We Have A Moral Responsibility To Protect God’s Creation For Generations To come

“We have a moral responsibility to protect God’s creation for generations to come.“  – Nancy Pelosi Precisely, Ms. Pelosi.. stop right at that juncture and you couldn’t be more right.  Which is why Nicki Haley responded what immediately came to … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: Fascism Is What Comes After Communism Is Proved An Illusion

“Fascism is the stage reached after communism has proved an illusion.” – FA Hayak      

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Thought For the Day: Much of What Forms Our Customs Is An Accident of Birth

“I see too plainly custom forms us all. Our thoughts, our morals, our most fixed belief, are consequences of our place of birth. “– Aaron Hill, dramatist and writer (10 Feb 1685-1750)    

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Thought For the Day: Goodness Without Wisdom Always Accomplishes Evil

“Goodness without wisdom always accomplished evil.” – Robert A. Heinlein (1907-1988)      

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Thought For the Day: Returning Hate For Hate Only Multiples Hate

“Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. Hate multiplies hate, violence … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: Counseling Is Best Approached As Reminding the Person of Things Forgotten, Not Unable To Be Seen

“When you counsel someone, you should appear to be reminding him of something he had forgotten, not of the light he was unable to see.”  – Baltasar Gracian, writer and philosopher (8 Jan 1601-1658)      

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Thought For the Day: A Politician Best Serves His or Her Party By Serving the Country Well (Not By Partisanship)

“He serves his party best who serves the country best.” – Rutherford B. Hayes, 19th US president (4 Oct 1822-1893)    

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