Category Archives: Thought For the Day

Thought For the Day: The World Is Full of People Who Have Never, Since Childhood, Met an Open Doorway With an Open Mind

“The world is full of people who have never, since childhood, met an open doorway with an open mind.” – E.B. White

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Thought For the Day: I Do Not Think There Is Any Thrill That Can Go Through the Human Heart Like That Felt By The Inventor As He Sees Some Creation of the Brain Unfolding To Success

“I do not think there is any thrill that can go through the human heart like that felt by the inventor as he sees some creation of the brain unfolding to success… Such emotions make a man forget food, sleep, … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: Be Advised That All Flatterers Live At the Expense of Those Who Listen To Them

“Be advised that all flatterers live at the expense of those who listen to them.” -Jean de la Fontaine, poet and fabulist (8 Jul 1621-1695)

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Thought For the Day: People’s Souls Are Like Gardens. You Can’t Turn Your Back On Someone Because His Garden’s Full of Weeds. You Have to Give Him Water and Lots of Sunshine

“People’s souls are like gardens. You can’t turn your back on someone because his garden’s full of weeds. You have to give him water and lots of sunshine.” – Nancy Farmer, author (b. 7 Jul 1941)

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Thought For the Day: We Are Not To Reflect On the Wickedness of Men But To Look To the Image of God In Them

“We are not to reflect on the wickedness of men but to look to the image of God in them, an image which, covering and obliterating their faults, an image which, by its beauty and dignity, should allure us to … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: Many A Book Is Like A Key To Unknown Chambers Within the Castle of One’s Own Self

“Many a book is like a key to unknown chambers within the castle of one’s own self.” – Franz Kafka

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Thought For the Day: The Truth Is, Most of Us Discover Where We Are Headed When We Arrive

“The truth is, most of us discover where we are headed when we arrive.” – Bill Watterson

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Thought For the Day: America Was Not Built On Fear. America Was Built On Courage, On Imagination and On Unbeatable Determination To Do the Job At Hand

“America was not built on fear. America was built on courage, on imagination and an unbeatable determination to do the job at hand.” – Harry S.  Truman

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Thought For the Day: To Stop the Flow of Music Would Be Like the Stopping of Time Itself, Incredible and Inconceivable

“To stop the flow of music would be like the stopping of time itself, incredible and inconceivable.” -Aaron Copland

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Thought For the Day: Almost Nothing Material Is Needed For A Happy Life, For He Who Has Understood Existence

“Almost nothing material is needed for a happy life, for he who has understood existence.” – Marcus Aurelius

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