Category Archives: Thought For the Day

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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Thought For the Day: Civilization Is A Choice. We Get Up Every Morning and Decide To Follow Certain Rules of Decorum and Behavior Because That’s How You Keep Society Together

Posted on September 27, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“Civilization is a choice. We get up every morning and decide to follow certain rules of decorum and behavior because that’s how you keep a society together. We have seen a total breakdown of those norms year after year. It … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: The Hollow Men: Between the Idea and the Reality, Between the Motion and the Act, Falls the Shadow

Posted on September 26, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“The Hollow Men: Between the idea / And the reality / Between the motion / And the act / Falls the shadow.” – T.S. Eliot, poet (26 Sep 1888-1965)

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Happy National Daughters Day!!

Posted on September 25, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

It’s no mystery here. I am happily, doting father who loves his daughters more than life itself! I am blessed enough to have two beautiful girls who call me dad. If you have a daughter or are a daughter, Happy … Continue reading →

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