Category Archives: Thought For the Day

Thought For the Day: A Patriot Must Always Be Ready To Defend His Country Against His Government

“A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government.” – Edward Abbey

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Thought For the Day: Self-Conquest Is the Greatest of Victories. Mighty Is He Who Conquers Himself

“Self-Conquest is the greatest of victories. Mighty is he who conquers himself.”  – Bruce Lee

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Thought For the Day: The Important Thing Is Not To Stop Questioning. Curiosity Has Its Own Reason For Existing

“The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing. One cannot help but be in awe when he contemplates the mysteries of eternity, of life, of the marvelous structure of reality. It is enough … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: Fear of Serious Injury Cannot Alone Justify Suppression of Free Speech and Assembly

“Fear of serious injury cannot alone justify suppression of free speech and assembly. Men feared witches and burned women. It is the function of speech to free men from the bondage of irrational fears.” – Justice Louis D. Brandeis (1856-1941)

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Thought For the Day: There Are Three Rules For Writing A Novel. Unfortunately, No One Knows What They Are

“There are three rules for writing a novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are.” – William Somerset Maugham

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Thought For the Day: Laugh As Much As Possible, Always Laugh. It’s the Sweetest Thing One Can Do For Oneself & One’s Fellow Human Beings

“Laugh as much as possible, always laugh. It’s the sweetest thing one can do for oneself & one’s fellow human beings.” – Maya Angelou

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Thought for the Day: If You Don’t Love Me, It Does Not Matter, Anyway I Can Love For Both of Us

“If you don’t love me, it does not matter, anyway I can love for both of us.” -Stendhal (Marie-Henri Beyle), novelist (23 Jan 1783-1842)

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Thought For the Day: A Story Has No Beginning Or End: Arbitrarily One Chooses That Moment of Experience From Which To Look Back Or From Which To Look Ahead

“A story has no beginning or end: arbitrarily one chooses that moment of experience from which to look back or from which to look ahead.” – Graham Greene

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Thought For the Day: Agape’s Object Is Always the Concrete Individual, Not Some Abstraction Called Humanity

“Agape’s object is always the concrete individual, not some abstraction called humanity. Love of humanity does not surprise you with inconvenient demands. You never find humanity on your doorstep, stinking and begging.” – Peter Kreeft, ‘Love’, in ‘Fundamentals of the … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: Friendship Multiplies the Good In Life and Divides the Evil

“Friendship multiplies the good in life and divides the evil.” – Baltasar Gracian

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