Tag Archives: Acquire

Thought For the Day: To Acquire the Habit of Reading Is To Construct For Yourself A Refuge From Almost All the Miseries of Life

Posted on December 16, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“To acquire the habit of reading is to construct for yourself a refuge from almost all the miseries of life.” – W. Somerset Maugham

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Thought For the Day: The Best Thing We Can Do With the Rest of This Century Is Aggressively Acquire – and Put Aside- the Richest Natural Reserves That We Can

Posted on September 30, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“We have to create a sustainable environment, worldwide, and we’re not doing it. The best thing we can do with the rest of this century is aggressively acquire – and put aside – the richest natural reserves that we can, … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: To Acquire Knowledge, One Must Study; But To Acquire Wisdom, One Must Observe

Posted on July 29, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“To acquire knowledge, one must study; but to acquire wisdom, one must observe.” – Marilyn vos Savant

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First Principles: It Is Not Enough To Acquire Wisdom, It Is Necessary To Employ It

Posted on January 24, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“It is not enough to acquire wisdom, it is necessary to employ it.” – Marcus Tullius Cicero

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Thought For the Day: Only Those Who Have the Patience To Do Simple Things Perfectly Will Acquire the Skill To Do Difficult Things Easily

Posted on November 10, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“Only those who have the patience to do simple things perfectly will acquire the skill to do difficult things easily.” – Friedrich Schiller, Die Braut von Messina (The Bride of Messina), Act IV, sc. vii (1803 — This line out of … Continue reading →

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First Principles: A Fondness For Power Is Implanted, In Most Men, and It is Natural To Abuse It, When Acquired

Posted on August 3, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“A fondness for power is implanted, in most men, and it is natural to abuse it, when acquired.” – Alexander Hamilton (1775)

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Conversion Then Immersion: Faith Required

Posted on September 28, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

Conversion Then Immersion: Faith Requiredby Michael DoyleIt is said firmly, and I believe itBaptism is not a matter of take it or leave itImmersion, conversion: Faith is requiredTo take on the Holy Spirit, it’s acquiredIt’s a living truth for this … Continue reading →

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Processing Transformation

Posted on May 9, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

1 John 3:1-10 Processing Transformationby Michael Doyle As the children of God, we know loveShined down from the heavens aboveTo know this hope in God in which we will stayWe are forgiven to the extent we no longer stray We … Continue reading →

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First Principles: War, Like Most Other Things, Is A Science To Be Acquired and Perfected By Diligence, By Perseverance, By Time, and By Practice

Posted on March 29, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“War, like most other things, is a science to be acquired and perfected by diligence, by perseverance, by time, and by practice.” – Alexander Hamilton (1787)

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First Principles: A Fondness For Power Is Implanted, In Most Men, and It Is Natural To Abuse It, When Acquired

Posted on March 31, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“A fondness for power is implanted, in most men, and it is natural to abuse it, when acquired.” – Alexander Hamilton (1775)

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