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Thought For the Day: Much of What Forms Our Customs Is An Accident of Birth
“I see too plainly custom forms us all. Our thoughts, our morals, our most fixed belief, are consequences of our place of birth. “– Aaron Hill, dramatist and writer (10 Feb 1685-1750)
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Tagged Belief, Birth Place, Consequence, Custom, Form, Moral, Plain, See, Thought, Thought For the Day
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First Principles: Government Is Made Safe Through the Virtue of the People
“Is there no virtue among us? If there be not, we are in a wretched situation. No theoretical checks-no form of government can render us secure. To suppose that any form of government will secure liberty or happiness without any … Continue reading
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Tagged Chimerical Idea, Community, First Principles, Form, Happiness, Intelligence, James Madison, Liberty, Secure, Selection, The People, Theoretical Checks, Virtue, Wretched
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Thought For the Day: Patience Is Also A Form of Action
“Patience is also a form of action.” – Auguste Rodin, sculptor (12 Nov 1840-1917)
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Tagged Action, Auguste Rodin, Form, Patience, Thought For the Day
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A Gentle Heart At Christmas
The message of Christmas is one that is amply brought to mind by the life lived by the Nikolas who became a bishop and the touted as saint watched the stories of his saintly life turn into the legendary Santa … Continue reading
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Tagged Angel, Blind, Broken Heart, Candy Store, Christmas, Church, Dream, Eyes, Family, Forgive, Form, Give, God's Love, Hear, Heart, Jeus, Lights, Love, Lullaby, Magic, Mass, Mercy, Midnight Moon, Moments, Photorgraph, Play, Poem, Poetry, Prayer, Priest, See, Shelter, Snow, Transform, Truth, Vain, Vanity, Warm
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Thought For the Day: True Honor Is Formed In Our Hearts Not In Other People’s Opinions
“Our own heart, and not other men’s opinions, form our true honor.” – Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834)
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Tagged Form, Heart, Opinions, Others, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Self, Thought For the Day, True Honor
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First Principles: Careful Discussion of Proposed Legislation Is the Proper Way To Legislate
“In planning, forming, and arranging laws, deliberation is always becoming, and always useful.” – James Wilson (1791)
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Tagged Arrange, Deliberation, First Principles, Form, James Wilson, Law, Legislation, Plan
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Blank Verse For the Conforming Poet
Blank Verse For the Conforming Poet by Michael Romani Listen she tells me that often enough It’s a simple thing to learn if you try But it’s often things so simple that I Find so very hard to do so … Continue reading
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Tagged Blank Verse Workshop, Conforming, Form, Learn, Marching In Place, Photograph, Poem, Poet, Poetry
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WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Meander
It is the cool, clear waters of springtime The remind us of that warmer, safer clime All of those cherished places and faces That have left their many warm traces Helping to form just who we have become Treasured by … Continue reading
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Tagged Account, Bend, Clime, Collection, Daily Prompt, Dream, Form, Lives, Meander, Ripple, Springtime, Stream, Sun, Traces, Treasure, Warmth, Waters, Wordpress
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