Category Archives: Thought For the Day

Thought For the Day: This Above All: To Thine Own Self Be True, and It Must Follow, As the Night the Day, Thou Canst Not Then Be False To Any Man

Posted on April 23, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“This above all: to thine own self be true, / And it must follow, as the night the day, / Thou canst not then be false to any man.” – William Shakespeare, poet and dramatist (23 Apr 1564-1616)

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Thought For the Day: Reason Often Makes Mistakes, But Conscience Never Does

Posted on April 22, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“Reason often makes mistakes, but conscience never does”. -Josh Billings, columnist and humorist (21 Apr 1818-1885)

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Thought For the Day: The Key To A Successful Life Is To Find Your Passion and Pursue It With Dedication

Posted on April 21, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“The key to a successful life is to find your passion and pursue it with dedication.” – Peter Frampton

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Thought For the Day: You Must Protest. It Is Your Diamond Duty. Ah But In Such An Ugly Time, the True Protest Is Beauty

Posted on April 20, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“You must protest / It is your diamond duty / Ah but in such an ugly time / The true protest is beauty.”-Phil Ochs, folksinger (19 Dec 1940-1976)

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Thought For the Day: The Hardest Single Part of Building A Software System Is Deciding Precisely What To Build

Posted on April 19, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“The hardest single part of building a software system is deciding precisely what to build the most important function that software builders do for their clients is the iterative extraction and refinement of the product requirements. For the truth is, … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: You Can Only Protect Your Liberties In This World By Protecting the Other Man’s Freedom

Posted on April 18, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“You can only protect your liberties in this world by protecting the other man’s freedom.” – Clarence Darrow

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Posted on April 17, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

Thought For the Day: You Can’t Change the Past, But You Can Ruin the Present By Worrying About the Future “You can’t change the past, but you can ruin the present by worrying about the future.”– Isak Dinesen (pen name … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: The Law, In Its Majestic Equality, Forbids the Rich As Well As the Poor To Sleep Under Bridges, To Beg In the Streets, and To Steal Bread

Posted on April 16, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“The law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the poor to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal bread.” -Anatole France, novelist, essayist, Nobel laureate (16 Apr 1844-1924)

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Thought For the Day: Simplicity Is the Ultimate Sophistication

Posted on April 15, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” – Leonardo da Vinci, painter, engineer, musician, and scientist (15 Apr 1452-1519)

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Thought For the Day: The Foundation of True Holiness and True Christian Worship Is the Doctrine of the Gospel, What We Are To Believe

Posted on April 14, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“The foundation of true holiness and true Christian worship is the doctrine of the gospel, what we are to believe. So when Christian doctrine is neglected, forsaken, or corrupted, true holiness and worship will also be neglected, forsaken, and corrupted.” … Continue reading →

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