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Thought For the Day: Re-Reading Literary Classics Allows A Person To See More Of Themselves Than Before
“When you re-read a classic, you do not see more in the book than you did before; you see more in yourself than there was before”. – Clifton Fadiman, editor and critic (15 May 1904-1999)
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Tagged Books, Classics, Clifton Fadiman, Literature, Re-Read, Read, Revealing, Self, Thought For the Day
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Thought For the Day: A Mother Is the Truest Friend We’ll Ever Have
“A mother is the truest friend we have, when trials heavy and sudden, fall upon us; when adversity takes the place of prosperity; when friends who rejoice with us in our sunshine desert us; when trouble thickens around us, still … Continue reading
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Tagged Adversity, Counsel, Darkness, Hearts, Kindness, Mother, Peace, Precepts, Prosperity, Trials, Troubles, True Friend, Washington Irving
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Thought For the Day: The Greatest Threat To Today Is the Climate of Dishonesty
“The greatest threat to American democracy isn’t communism, jihadism or any other external force or foreign power. It’s our own willingness to tolerate dishonesty in service of party, and in pursuit of power.” – Michael Bloomberg While I disagree with … Continue reading
Happy Mothers Day!!
All of us children, live to touch the kiss Of the sweetest love we’ll one day miss Face full of radiance bright as the sun A mother’s love cannot be outdone This day, I remember my mother’s love Taking blessing … Continue reading
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Tagged Blessing, Cherish, Chlldren, Kiss, Love, Memory, Miss, Mother's Day, Thought For the Day, Voice
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Thought For the Day: Like A Stained Glass Window At Night, A Person’s Truest Beauty Shines From the Light Within
“People are like stained glass windows: they sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light within.” – Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, psychiatrist and author (8 … Continue reading
Thought For the Day: No Two Persons Have Read the Same Book
“No two persons ever read the same book.” – Edmund Wilson, critic (8 May 1895-1972)
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Tagged Book, Edmund Wilson, Experience, Individuals, Opinions, Perspective, Read, Reading, Thought For the Day
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Thought For the Day: Life Is Like A Ten-Speed Bike
“Life is like a ten-speed bike. Most of us have gears we never use.” – Charles Schulz, cartoonist (1922-2000)
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Tagged Bike, Charles Schulz, Gears, Life, Ten-Speed, Thought For the Day, Unused, Used
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Thought For the Day: It’s Better to Have Half A Loaf of Bread Than None At all
“There are some people who would have you so stand on principle that if you don’t get all that you’ve asked for … you jump off the cliff with the flag flying. I have always figured that a half a … Continue reading
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Tagged Compromise, Democratic Process, Loaf, None, Principle, Ronald Reagan, Some, Thought For the Day, Uncompromising
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Thought For the Day: Manipulating the Valuation of A Country’s Currency Is the Surest Way To Destroy Its Economy
“There is no subtler, no surer means of overturning the existing basis of society than to debauch the currency. The process engages all the hidden forces of economic law on the side of destruction, and does it in a manner … Continue reading
