Tag Archives: Attend

First Principles: I Would Rather Be Exposed To the Inconveniences Attending Too Much Liberty Than Those Attending Too Small A Degree of It

Posted on October 3, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“I would rather be exposed to the inconveniencies attending too much liberty than those attending too small a degree of it.” – Thomas Jefferson (1791)

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Thought For the Day: Conformity In Science Is Anathema To Progress

Posted on December 26, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“Conformity In Science Is Anathema To Progress. The Persistent Accusations That We Take Comfort In Agreeing With One Another Come From Those Who Have Never Attended Scientific Conferences.” – Neil deGrasse Tyson, in Starry Messenger: Cosmic Perspectives On Civilization , … Continue reading →

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First Principles: This Falsehood of the Tongue Leads To That of the Heart, and In Time Depraves All Its Good Disposition

Posted on July 13, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“It is of great importance to set a resolution, not to be shaken, never to tell an untruth. There is no vice so mean, so pitiful, so contemptible; and he who permits himself to tell a lie once, finds it … Continue reading →

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On Hearing Without Listening

Posted on May 5, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

Hearing Without Listening: In the modern age, we are constantly in a state of ‘hearing’. The best adapted of us have learned to listen to what is important and tune out the rest of the aural bombardment we live in. … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: You Don’t Need To Attend Every Argument You Are Invited To

Posted on May 1, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“You don’t need to attend every argument you are invited to.” – Anonymous

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First Principles: They Who Permit Themselves To Lie Once, Find It Much Easier To Do Until It Becomes Habitual

Posted on April 30, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“He who permits himself to tell a lie once, finds it much easier to do it a second and a third time, till at length it becomes habitual; he tells lies without attending to it, and truths without the world’s … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Falsehood of the Tongue Leads To That of the Heart

Posted on January 24, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

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First Principles: Learning Is Gained Through Ardor and Diligence, Not Chance

Posted on April 25, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“Learning is not attained by chance, it must be sought for with ardor and attended to with diligence.” – Abigail Adams

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Finding Heart’s True Home

Posted on April 7, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Based in part on Acts 13:22: Finding Heart’s True Home by Michael Romani Living life hoping for a little dignity Depending on His not my priority Putting that which matters to him Above my desires and my whims All of … Continue reading →

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