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Category Archives: Thought For the Day
Time Spent With The Harvard Classics: Aristophanes – The Frogs
Born in approximately 446 B.C, the Athenian comic playwright Aristophanes survived the ages with 11 of his 40 plays stilly fairly extant despite having passed away in 386 B.C. These are the only real remaining examples of ‘Old Comedy’ and … Continue reading
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Thought For the Day: Know the Rules, Stake and Time Limits of the Game
“If you must play, decide on three things at the start: the rules of the game, the stakes, and the quitting time.” – Chinese proverb
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Sonic Gems: The Yardbirds – Roger the Engineer
Formed in 1963, the English rock band The Yardbirds original lineup was Keith Reif, Jim McCarty, Chris Dreja and Paul Samwell-Smith. From this core were launched the careers of Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck. Their mid-1960s string of … Continue reading
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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: Benjamin Franklin – Autobiography
Benjamin Franklin was born January 17, 1706 Aloha Promises Forever has previously discussed the life and legacy of Benjamin Franklin as well as his Autobiography. Today, is his birthday, and so the tutorial we have been following along with as a … Continue reading
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Thought For the Day: Those Who Cannot Achieve In Freedom, Clamor For Power
“Those who lack the capacity to achieve much in an atmosphere of freedom will clamor for power.” – Eric Hoffer (1902-1983)
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Sonic Gems: Fats Waller – If You Got To Ask You Ain’t Got It
Born on May 21, 1904, American jazz composer and singer Thomas Wright”Fats” Waller became famed for his Harlem stride style and laid the groundwork for modern jazz piano before his premature death at 39 on December 15, 1943. His best … Continue reading
Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: Aesop’s Fables
According to legend, born in approximately 620 BC, the Greek fabulist and story teller, Aesop, has been accredited with a plethora of stories each serving to teach invaluable lessons through the use of animals and inanimate objects that speak, problem … Continue reading
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Tagged Aesop, Aesop's Fables, Aesopica, Education, Fabulist, Harvard Classics, Moral Guide, Slave, Story Teller
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Thought For the Day: Daughters – Be Kind To Your Father
“Be kind to thy father, for when thou wert young, / Who loved thee so fondly as he? / He caught the first accents that fell from thy tongue, / And joined in thy innocent glee.” – Margaret Courtney, poet … Continue reading
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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam – FitzGerald
Born on May 18, 1048 in Nishapur, Iran, the Persian mathematician, astronomer and sometime poet, Omar Khayyam, passed away on December 4, 1131. But not before his work with cubic equations and the composition of a calendar more accurate than … Continue reading
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