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Thought For the Day: It Is Impossible To Live Pleasurably Without Living Prudently, Honorably, and Justly; Or To Live Prudently, Honorably, and Justly, Without Living Pleasurably
“It is impossible to live pleasurably without living prudently, honorably, and justly; or to live prudently, honorably, and justly, without living pleasurably.” -Epicurus, philosopher (c. 341-270 BCE
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Tagged Epicurus, Honor, Impossible, Just, Live, Plesasure, Prudent, Thought For the Day
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Sins of My Father Remembered
Sins of My Father Rememberedby Michael DoyleShadowed in doubtTrapped within rootsOn a planet ringed by orbitalsSeeking, search for any way outLooking for any solution that contributesToward escaping the controlsIn the Hotel NevermoreIs a bottle of tearsFor all the lost waysWatch … Continue reading
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Tagged Ambitions, Atone, Bad, Binary Code, Bottle, Carry, Cashed In, Clickbait, Confide, Core, Days, Debts, Doubt, Dreams, Drop, Emptiness, Empty Years, Escape, Father, Feet, Fit, Good, Gorgonized, Ground, Honor, Horror, Hotel, Hours, Hypnotized, Knowledge, Living, Lost Ways, Moments, My Father's Shoes, Nevermore, Night, Nightmares, Planet, Poetry and Poems, Pours, Promises Made, Purest Love, Remember, Roots, Sarcasm, Screams, Search, Seldom Shared, Shadow, Shot Glass, Sins, Sins of My Father, Snares, Society, Solution, Soul, Stone, Suppressed, Tears, Thoughts, Trapped, Views, Whiskey, Wit
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First Principles: The Best and Only Safe Road To Honor, Glory, and True Dignity Is Justice
“The best and only safe road to honor, glory, and true dignity is justice.” – George Washington (1779)
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Tagged Best, Dignity, First Principles, George Washington, Glory, Honor, Justice, Only, Road, Safee, True
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In Honor and Remembrance of Martin Luther King, Jr., Day
“If peace means a willingness to be exploited economically, dominated politically, humiliated and segregated, I don’t want peace. If peace means being complacently adjusted to a deadening status quo, I don’t want peace. If peace means keeping my mouth shut … Continue reading
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Tagged Absence of Conflict, Adjust, All People, Complacent, Deaden, Dominated, Economic, Existence, Exploited, Honor, Humiliated, Justice, Martin Luther King Jr., Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Peace, Politically, Remembrance, Segregated, Status Quo, Thought For the Day, When Peace Becomes Obnoxious, Willingness
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The Maze (Inside Our Minds)
The Maze (Inside Our Minds)by Michael DoyleConsciousness is who we areEqually near as it is farPast every bit of memoryRather in sadness or reveriePast the loops of improvisationThat edges us toward our creationTeetering there on the edges of madnessAre the … Continue reading
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Tagged Alive, Answer, Believe, Collect, Consciousness, Creation, Dedication, Deep Question, Destruction, Dignity, Edge, Essence, Far, Freedom, Gates, Ghosts, Gifts, Glimpse, Hesitation, Honor, Hour, Humanity, Improvisation, In the End, Liberation, Lies, Life, Loops, Love, Madness, Maze, Meditation, Memory, Mind, Myster, Near, Nothing Else, Open Door, Own, Poetry and Poems, Point, Pristine, Pure, Reconstruction, Reverie, Sadness, Step, Survive, Thought, Truth, View, Vital Key, Will Power, Zest
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First Principles: Honor, Justice, and Humanity, Forbid Us Tamely To Surrender That Freedom Which We Received From Our Gallant Ancestors
“Honor, justice, and humanity, forbid us tamely to surrender that freedom which we received from our gallant ancestors, and which our innocent posterity have a right to receive from us. We cannot endure the infamy and guilt of resigning succeeding … Continue reading
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Tagged Ancestor, First Principles, Freedom, Generations, Guilt, Honor, Humanity, Infamy, Justice, Posterity, Surrender, Thomas Jefferson
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The Hubris of Reputation
The Hubris of Reputationby Michael DoylePreferring victory over reconciliationThere lies that hint of absurd fascinationWith that hubris born from sheer arroganceThat forgets that excessive pride lacks eloquenceBelieving humanity cannot do any moreThan God or the gods ever meant us forAjax’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Achilles, Ajax, Excessive Pride, Honor, Hubris, Humanity, Menelaus, Odysseus, Poetry and Poems, Pride, Reputation, Troy
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Happy Veterans Day 2021!
In honor of my brothers and sisters who have also served this country in time of war and peace and those who are active duty and continue to serve in the present, Aloha Promises Forever wishes you all a Happy … Continue reading
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