Tag Archives: Difficult

First Principles: Remember Not Only To Say the Right Thing In the Right Place, But Far More Difficult Still, To Leave Unsaid the Wrong Thing At the Tempting Moment

Posted on May 30, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficult still, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.” – Benjamin Franklin

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Thought For the Day: It is Difficult To Free Fools From the Chains They Revere

Posted on November 21, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“It is difficult to free fools from the chains they revere.” – Voltaire

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From the Mountains of Madness

Posted on October 2, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

From the Mountains of Madnessby Michael DoyleIt’s difficult to say which came firstWas it feelings of fear or bloody thirst That moves souls beyond the edges of sadnessPilloried by the blinding drive of madnessThe dreams of men are older than … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: It Is Difficult To Get A Man To Understand Something When His Salary Depends Upon His Not Understanding It

Posted on September 20, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it.” -Upton Sinclair, novelist and reformer (20 Sep 1878-1968)

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First Principles: How Prone All Human Institutions Have Been To Decay;…Impelled As It Were By An Irresistable Fate of Despotism

Posted on March 8, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“How prone all human institutions have been to decay; how subject the best-formed and most wisely organized governments have been to lose their check and totally dissolve; how difficult it has been for mankind, in all ages and countries, to … Continue reading →

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First Principles: How Difficult It Is For Mankind…To Preserve Their Dearest Rights and Best Privileges, Impelled As It Were By an Irresistible Fate of Despotism

Posted on December 9, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“How difficult it has been for mankind, in all ages and countries, to preserve their dearest rights and best privileges, impelled as it were by an irresistible fate of despotism.” – James Monroe (1788)

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First Principles: How Difficult It Has Been For Mankind… To Preserve Their Dearest Rights and Best Privileges, Impelled As It Were By An Irresistible Fate of Despotism

Posted on November 27, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

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Thought For the Day: Nothing Is So Difficult As Not Deceiving Oneself

Posted on October 29, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“Nothing is so difficult as not deceiving oneself.” – Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951)

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Well Done, Good and Faithful Servant

Posted on October 28, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

Well Done, Good and Faithful Servantby Michael DoyleFinding peace in the house of the LordHaving finally put away ways of the swordTime spent pursuing the Godly thingsAnd the blessings this bringsEach of us giving talents and giftsHealing the wounds and … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: We Do Not Err Because Truth Is Difficult To See. It Is Visible At A Glance. We Err Because It Is More Comfortable

Posted on July 16, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“We do not err because truth is difficult to see. It is visible at a glance. We err because this is more comfortable.” -Alexander Solzhenitsyn, novelist, Nobel laureate (1918-2008)

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