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Thought For the Day: Don’t Wait For the Approval of All
“Be thou the first true merit to befriend, his praise is lost who stays till al commend.” – Alexander Pope
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Thought For the Day: On Unexpected Outcomes
“There is no such thing as a failed experiment, only experiments with unexpected outcomes.” – Richard Buckminster Fuller For further insight about this highly original thinker’s thoughts and his accomplishments, it might be useful to review this for a start: … Continue reading
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Tagged Experiment, Failed, Original Thinker, R Buckminister Fuller, Unexpected Outcomes
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Thought For the Day: Facts and Critical Thinking Are Fundamental
We must abandon the prevalent belief in the superior wisdom of the ignorant.” – Daniel Boorstin (1914-2004) Although much might be said in the negative with respect to rote thinking, knowledge of facts, historical and otherwise is necessary for placing … Continue reading
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Thought For the Day: A Society Must Be Just and Humane
As a general truth, communities prosper and flourish, or droop and decline, in just the degree that they practise or neglect to practise the primary duties of justice and humanity. The free-labor system conforms to the divine law of equality, … Continue reading
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Tagged Communities, Consciences, Context, Equality, Flourish, Free Labor, Humanity, Justice, Prosper, Thought For the Day, William H Seward
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Thought For the Day: Be Yourself In the Face of Conformity
“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson To conform yourself to a world that is depraved and growingly increasingly sick in how it operates … Continue reading
C.S. Lewis Study: Mere Christianity
Tonight was the first meeting of the C.S. Lewis Study that Ally and I are holding at Aloha Promises Forever! We covered the first chapter of Mere Christianity and then used a study guide to review the key concepts covered. … Continue reading
Thought For the Day: A Mother’s Love Is the Veil of Softer Light
“The love of a mother is the veil of a softer light between the heart and the heavenly Father.” – Samuel Taylor Coleridge
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Tagged Heart, Heavenly Father, Mothe, Mother's Day, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Softer Light, Thought For the Day, Veil
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Thought For the Day: Only Kindness Shows the Greatness of the Soul
“Neither genius, fame, nor love show the greatness of the soul. Only kindness can do that.” – Jean Baptiste Henri Lacordaire; preacher, journalist and activist (May 12, 1802 -November 21, 1861)
Thought For the Day: The Happiness of Simple Pleasures
“Happiness consists more in conveniences of pleasures that occur every day than in great pieces of good fortune that happen but seldom.” – Benjamin Franklin So many these days seem to think that it is the other way around. That … Continue reading
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Thought For the Day: The World Is Malleable
“The world is more malleable than you think and it’s waiting for you to hammer it into shape.” – Bono, Musician and Social Activist I remember watching U2 play at the US Festival a lifetime ago and telling my friends … Continue reading
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Tagged Action, Bono, Determination, Dreams, Hard Work, Idealism, Malleable, Obstacles, Perserverance, Thought of the Day, U2, US Festival, Yoda
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