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Category Archives: Thought For the Day
Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: Phaedo – Plato
Phaedo is a dialogue of Plato that was known among its first readers as On the Soul. This work depicts Socrates death. In this dialogue, the nature of the afterlife is discussed on Socrates last day. He had been sentenced to … Continue reading
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Tagged Dialogue, Duality, Harvard Classics, On the Soul, Phaedo, Plato, Socrates
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Thought For the Day: Equality Before God Equals Equality Before Law
“Of all the ideas associated with the general concept of democratic government, the oldest and perhaps the soundest is that of equality before the law. In relation to the scheme of Christian ethics it is too obvious to need statement. … Continue reading
Time Spent With the Harvard Classics – Locksley Hall – Alfred Tennyson
Based on an Arabic work called Mu’allaqat, in 1835, Lord Alfred Tennyson wrote himself a dramatic monologue in a set of 97 rhyming couplets. It is a stream of consciousness work with it’s protagonist caught up in in an interior … Continue reading
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Tagged Civilization, Harvard Classics, Jealousy, Locksley Hall, Mu'allaqat, Poetry, Steam of Conciousness, Tennyson, Utopia
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Thought For the Day: Have the Courage To Do Right
“God grant me the courage not to give up what I think is right even though I think it is hopeless.” – Chester W. Nimitz
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Tagged Attitude, Chester W. Nimitz, Courage, Fortitude, Hope, Hopeless, Right, Thought For the Day
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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: The Cotter’s Saturday Night – Robert Burns
On August 5, 1788, Robert Burns married Jean Armour. It seems only fitting that we might take a look in on a verbal picture he paints of Scottish home life on this anniversary. Funny how times change and yet so … Continue reading
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Tagged Criticism, Dialect, Harvard Classics, Kilmarnock Volume, Poetry, Robert Burns, Rustic, Scot, The Cotter's Saturday Night, Voices
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Thought For the Day: There Are No Mistakes Only Lessons of Growth
“A mistake is the most beautiful thing in the world. It is the only way you can get to some place you’ve never been before. I try to make as many as I can. Making a mistake is the … Continue reading
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Tagged Achievement, Courage, E W Wainwright, Growth, Learning, Lessons, Mistakes
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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: The Ugly Duckling – Hans Christian Andersen
Hans Christian Andersen was a Danish poet and author who lived from 1805 to 1875. One of the stories he wrote is the classic The Ugly Duckling (Den Grimme Aelling). This is the tale of a seemingly homely little bird who … Continue reading
Thought For the Day: Look For the Apples In One Seed
“Any fool can count the seeds in an apple. Only God can count all the apples in one seed.” – Robert H. Schuller We spend so long looking at the finite that we often forget to look for the possibilities. … Continue reading
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Tagged Apple, Be, Become, Dream, God, Positive, Possibility, Robert H Schuller, Seed
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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: Aeneid – Virgil
Arma virumque cano – Virgil “I sing of arms and of a man…” Virgil’s masterpiece, the Aeneid is a Latin epic poem widely regarded as one of the greatest master works of that genre. It is a retelling of the legend of … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeneas, Aeneid, Epic, Harvard Classics, Latium, Rome, Trojans, Troy, Virgil, Wandering, War
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Thought For the Day: The Sea Holds Wonder Forever
“The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever.” – Jacques Cousteau The day before yesterday, I took the girls to see the dolphin show at the Indianapolis Zoo. It is something that my … Continue reading
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Tagged Enchantment, Eternal, Jacques Cousteau, Ocean, Sea, Spell, Wonder
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