Category Archives: Thought For the Day

Thought For the Day: As Compared With Impulsive Commitment To the First Idea Which Dawns, That Is, With Intuitive Action, Reasoning Is Patient, Exploratory of Other Possibilities, and Deliberative

Posted on August 12, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“As compared with impulsive commitment to the first idea which dawns, that is, with intuitive action, reasoning is patient, exploratory of other possibilities, and deliberative.” – Edwin Arthur Burtt (1892-1989)

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Thought For the Day: In the Presence of Eternity, the Mountains Are As Transient As the Clouds

Posted on August 11, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“In the presence of eternity, the mountains are as transient as the clouds.” -Robert Green Ingersoll, lawyer and orator (11 Aug 1833-1899)

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Thought For the Day: It Is Easy Enough To Be Friendly To One’s Friends. But To Befriend the One Who Regards Himself As Your Enemy Is the Quintessence of True Religion. The Other Is Mere Business

Posted on August 10, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“It is easy enough to be friendly to one’s friends. But to befriend the one who regards himself as your enemy is the quintessence of true religion. The other is mere business.” – Mahatma Gandhi

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Thought For the Day: The Principal Goal of Education In the Schools Should Be Creating Men and Women Who Are Capable of Doing New Things, Not Simply Repeating What Other Generations Have Done

Posted on August 9, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“The principal goal of education in the schools should be creating men and women who are capable of doing new things, not simply repeating what other generations have done; men and women who are creative, inventive, and discoverers, who can … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: God Used Beautiful Mathematics To Create the World

Posted on August 8, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“God used beautiful mathematics to create the world.” – Paul Dirac Though Dirac seems to have been an atheist with far too much trust in humanity, he was certainly correct in his premise that the universe is beautifully profound and … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: There Is Only One Thing In Life Worse Than Being Talked About, and That Is Not Being Talked About

Posted on August 7, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“There is only one thing in life worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about.” – Oscar Wilde

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Thought For the Day: The Perfection of A Clock Is Not To Go Fast, But To Be Accurate

Posted on August 6, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“The perfection of a clock is not to go fast, but to be accurate.” – Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues, moralist and essayist (6 Aug 1715-1747)

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Thought For the Day: A Word Has Its Use, Or Like A Man, It Will Soon Have A Grave

Posted on August 5, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“A word has its use, / Or, like a man, it will soon have a grave.” – Edwin Arlington Robinson, poet (1869-1935)

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Thought For the Day: The World Is Changed Not By the Self-Regarding, But By Men and Women Prepared To Make Fools of Themselves

Posted on August 3, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“The world is changed not by the self-regarding, but by men and women prepared to make fools of themselves.” -P.D. James, novelist (3 Aug 1920-2014)

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Thought For the Day: You Think Your Pains and Heartbreaks Are Unprecedented In the History of the World, But Then You Read

Posted on August 2, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“You think your pains and heartbreaks are unprecedented in the history of the world, but then you read. It was books that taught me that the things that tormented me were the very things that connected me with all the … Continue reading →

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