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Thought For the Day: Some Books Are To Be Tasted, Others To Be Swallowed, and Some Few To Be Chewed and Digested
“Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested.”-Francis Bacon, essayist, philosopher, and statesman (1561-1626)
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Thought For the Day: Few Are the Giants of the Soul Who Actually Feel That the Human Race Is Their Family Circle
“Few are the giants of the soul who actually feel that the human race is their family circle.” -Freya Stark, explorer and writer (1893-1993)
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Thought For the Day: Most People Are Mirrors, Reflecting Moods and Emotions of the Times; Few Are Windows Bringing Light to Bear On the Dark Corners
“Most people are mirrors, reflecting the moods and emotions of the times; few are windows, bringing light to bear on the dark corners where troubles fester. The whole purpose of education is to turn mirrors into windows.” -Sydney J. Harris, … Continue reading
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Tagged Dark Corners, Education, Emotions, Few, Mirrors, Mirrors Into Windows, Moods, Most People, Sydney J. Harris, Thought For the Day, Times, Troubles, Turn, Whole Purpose, Windows
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First Principles: Be Courteous To All, But Intimate With Few, and Let Those Few Be Well Tried Before You Give Them Your Confidence
“Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence. True friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it … Continue reading
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Tagged Appellation, Confdence, Courteous, Few, First Principles, George Washington, Intimate, Plant, Shocks of Adversity, Slow Growth, True Friendship, Well Tried
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First Principles: Be Courteous To All, But Intimate With Few, and Let Those Few Be Well Tried Before You Give Them Your Confidence
“Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence; true friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the shocks and adversity before it … Continue reading
First Principles: The Injury Which May Possibly Be Done By Defeating A Few Good Laws, Will Be Amply Compensated By the Advantage of Preventing A Number of Bad Ones
“The injury which may possibly be done by defeating a few good laws, will be amply compensated by the advantage of preventing a number of bad ones.” – Alexander Hamilton (1788)
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Tagged Advantage, Alexander Hamilton, Bad, Compensate, Defeat, Few, First Pinricples, Good Laws, Injury, Number, Possible, Prevent
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Thought For the Day: Few Are the Giants of the Soul Who Actually Feel That the Human Race Is Their Family Circle
“Few are the giants of the soul who actually feel that the human race is their family circle.” – Freya Stark, explorer and writer (1893-1993)
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Tagged Circle, Family, Feel, Few, Freya Stark, Giants, Human Race, Soul, Thought For the Day
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First Principles: Be Courteous To All, But Intimate With Few and Let Those Few Be Well Tried Before You Give Them Your Confidence
“Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence; true friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the shocks and adversity before it … Continue reading
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Tagged Adversity, Appellation, Confidence, Courteous, Few, First Principles, George Washington, Intimate, Plant, Shocks, Slow Growth, True Friendship, Well Tried, Withstand
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First Principles: The Accumulation of All Powers, Legislative, Executive and Judiciary, In the Same Hands…May Justly Be Pronounced the Very Definition of Tyranny
“The accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive, and judiciary, in the same hands, whether of one, a few, or many, and whether hereditary, self-appointed, or elective, may justly be pronounced the very definition of tyranny.” – James Madison (1788)
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Tagged Accumulation, All Powers, Definition, Elective, Executive, Few, First Principles, Hereditary, James Madison, Judiciary, Legislative, Many, One, Same Hands, Self-Appointed, Tyranny
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