Category Archives: Thought For the Day

Thought For the Day: A True Artist Is Not One Who Is Inspired But One Who Inspires Others

Posted on October 7, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“A true artist is not one who is inspired but one who inspires others.” – Salvador Dalí

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Thought For the Day: It’s Good To Have Money and the Things That Money Can Buy, But It’s Good, Too, To Check Up Once In A While and Make Sure That You Haven’t Lost Things That Money Can’t Buy

Posted on October 6, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“It’s good to have money and the things that money can buy, but it’s good, too, to check up once in a while and make sure that you haven’t lost the things that money can’t buy.” – George H. Lorimer, … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: We Swallow Greedily Any Lie That Flatters Us, But We Sip Only Little By Little At A Truth We Find Bitter

Posted on October 5, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“We swallow greedily any lie that flatters us, but we sip only little by little at a truth we find bitter.” – Denis Diderot

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Thought For the Day: The True Measure of A Man Is How He Treats Someone Who Can Do Him Absolutely No Good

Posted on October 4, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.” – Samuel Johnson

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Thought For the Day: No Battle Is Ever Won He Said…The Field Only Reveals To A Man His Own Folly and Despair, and Victory Is An Illusion of Philosophers and Fools

Posted on October 3, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“No battle is ever won he said. They are not even fought. The field only reveals to man his own folly and despair, and victory is an illusion of philosophers and fools.” – William Faulkner, novelist (25 Sep 1897-1962)

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Thought For the Day: Civilization Is the Encouragement of Differences

Posted on October 2, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“Civilization is the encouragement of differences.” – Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (2 Oct 1869-1948)

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Thought For the Day: The Greatest Obstacle To Discovering the Shape of the Earth, the Continents, and the Oceans Was Not Ignorance But the Illusion of Knowledge

Posted on October 1, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“The greatest obstacle to discovering the shape of the earth, the continents, and the oceans was not ignorance but the illusion of knowledge.” -Daniel J. Boorstin, historian, professor, attorney, and writer (1 Oct 1914-2004)

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Thought For the Day: Truth Is Not Only Violated By Falsehood; It May Be Equally Outraged By Silence

Posted on September 30, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“Truth is not only violated by falsehood; it may be equally outraged by silence.” -Henri Frederic Amiel, philosopher and writer (27 Sep 1821-1881)

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Thought For the Day: There Are Two Possible Outcomes: If the Result Confirms the Hypothesis, Then You’ve Made A Measurement. If the Result Is Contrary To the Hypothesis, Then You’ve Made A Discovery

Posted on September 29, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“There are two possible outcomes: If the result confirms the hypothesis, then you’ve made a measurement. If the result is contrary to the hypothesis, then you’ve made a discovery.” – Enrico Fermi, physicist and Nobel laureate (29 Sep 1901-1954)

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Thought For the Day: There Is Always More Goodness In the World Than There Appears To Be, Because Goodness Is of Its Very Nature Modest and Retiring

Posted on September 28, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“There is always more goodness in the world than there appears to be, because goodness is of its very nature modest and retiring.” -Evelyn Beatrice Hall, biographer (28 Sep 1868-1956)

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