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First Principles: Of All the Disposition and Habits Which Lead To Political Prosperity, Religion and Morality Are Indispensable Supports
“Of all the dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity, religion and morality are indispensable supports.” – George Washington
First Principles: The Greater Part of Our Misery Or Unhappiness Is Determined Not By Our Circumstance But By Our Disposition
“I am determined to be cheerful and happy in whatever situation I may find myself. For I have learned that the greater part of our misery or unhappiness is determined not by our circumstance but by our disposition.” – Martha … Continue reading
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Tagged Cheerful, Circumstance, Deteermine, Disposition, First Principles, Greater Part, Happy, Learn, Martha Washington, Misery, Situation, Unhappiness
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First Principles: As Riches Increase and…Luxury Prevails In Society, Virtue Will Be…Considered As Only A Graceful Appendage
“As riches increase and accumulate in few hands, as luxury prevails in society, virtue will be in a greater degree considered as only a graceful appendage of wealth, and the tendency of things will be to depart from the republican … Continue reading
First Principles: It Is of Great Importance To Set A Resolution, Not To Be Shaken, Never To Tell An Untruth
“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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Tagged Believe, Contemptible, Disposition, Falsehood, First Principles, Heart, Importance, Lie, Resolution, Soul Shaken, Thomas Jefferson, Tongue, Untruth
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In the Tragedy of Wisdom
In the Tragedy of Wisdomby Michael DoyleAs we sit writing for an audienceAimed as it is to somehow pleaseThe words of Shakespeare and SophoclesShine in all of their brillianceOne wrote for the strong, just kingThe other in the promise of … Continue reading
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Tagged Action, Aim, Annals, Aristotle, Athenian, Audience, Brilliance, Capacity, Cathartic, Central Issue, Citizenry, Confide, Consequence, Decision, Dedication, Democracy, Depths of Sorrow, Disposition, Educate, Education, Every Century, Fallen, Fear, Good, History, Human Pride, Humanity, Initiation, King, Madness, Mistake, Morality, Night, Nobility, Persuasion, Philosophy, Pity, Playwright, Please, Poetry and Poems, Pure, Recompense, Sadness, Shakespeare, Sophocles, Sovereignity, Tragedy, Truth, Unafraid, Wisdom, Works, Write
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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
“This falsehood of the tongue leads to that of the heart, and in time depraves all its good disposition.” -Thomas Jefferson (1785)
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Tagged Deprave, Disposition, Falsehood, First Principles, Good, Heart, In Time, Thomas Jefferson, Tongue
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First Principles: Falsehood of the Tongue Leads To That of the Heart
“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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Tagged Attend, Believe, Contempt, Deprave, Disposition, Falsehood, First Principles, Good, Habit, Heart, Important, Lie, Mean, Permit, Resolutioni, Thomas Jefferson, Time, Tongue, Truth, Untruth, Vice
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First Principles: Happiness and Misery Depend On Disposition More Than Circumstance
“The greater part of our happiness or misery depends upon our dispositions, and not upon our circumstances” – Martha Washington
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Tagged Circumstance, Depend, Disposition, First Principles, Greater Part, Happiness, Martha Washington, Misery
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