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Thought For the Day: The Heart Has Its Reasons
“The heart has its reasons that reason knows nothing of.” – Blaise Pascal, philosopher and mathematician (1623-1662)
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Tagged Blaise Pascal, Emotion, Heart, Love, Passion, Philosophy, Reasons
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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: Philip Nichols – Sir Francis Drake Revived
For another post on the life and times of Sir Francis Drake relative to another author’s take on this historical figure, we have included a brief sketch. It would be worth the while to review this material for a fuller … Continue reading
Thought For the Day: A Key To Happiness Is Being A Source For It
“A key to happiness, is deciding to be a source of it.” — Allison Massari Her highly motivating story: Allison Massari – Top Resilience Keynote Speaker, Entrepreneur, Executive Coach, Celebrated Artist
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Tagged Allison Massari, Happiness, Key, Motivation, Recovery, Source, Though For the Day
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Sonic Gems: Marty Robbins – Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs
Born on September 26, 1925, the American singer, songwriter, actor and racing driver Martin David Robinson became known as Marty Robbins prior to his death on December 8, 1982. During his nearly four decade long career, Robbins became one of … Continue reading
Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: Book of Job
A book in the Ketuvim or Writings section of the Tanakh, The Book of Job is the first poetic book of the Old Testament. In a mix of prose and poetry, it addresses the issue of theodicy by examining God’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Havard Classics, Job, Justice, Ketuvim, Old Testament, Perspective, Suffering, Tanakh, Tennyson, The Book of Job, Theodicy, Writings
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Thought For the Day: Necessity Is the Defense For Every Infringement of Freedom
“Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom. It is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves.” – William Pitt, British prime minister (28 May 1759-1806)
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Tagged Creed, Defense, Human Freedom, Infringement, Necessity, Plea, Slaves, Thought For the Day, Tyrants, William Pitt
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Sonic Gems: Graham Park and the Rumour – Squeezing Out Sparks
On November 18, 1950, English singer-songwriter Graham Parker, of Graham Parker & the Rumour was born. Although seen as only moderately commercially successful, the energetic performances and witty working class approach of his debut album Howlin’ Wind is said to have … Continue reading
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Tagged Graham Parker, New Wave, Sonic Gems, Squeezing Out Sparks, The Rumour, Working Class
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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: The Arabian Nights – The Introduction
We have previously discussed the Arabian Nights in detail on several past posts. Today, one of the best tutorials out there marks this to be a day to revisit this material beginning with the introduction. If you wish further background, … Continue reading
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Tagged Fairy Tales, Harvard Classics, Legends, Morality, The Arabian Nights
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Thought of the Day: There Is An Ask and Tell of Life
“There are years that ask questions and years that answer.” – Zora Neale Hurston, folklorist and writer (7 Jan 1891-1960) A small biography of Zora Thurston is found here: http://www.howard.edu/library/reference/guides/hurston/
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Tagged Answers, Life, Questions, Thought of the Day, Years, Zora Neale Hurston
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Thought For the Day: Seek Not Just For Tradition But For Truth
“Seek not to follow in the footsteps of men of old; seek what they sought.” – Matsuo Basho, poet (1644-1694) An extremely interesting look at Basho’s last days that combines prose and Haiku is found here: http://simplyhaiku.com/SHv4n3/features/Nobuyuki.html … Continue reading
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Tagged Find, Footsteps, Haiku, Matsuo Basho, Path, Seek, Thought For the Day, Truth
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