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On the Futility of Revenge
On the Futility of Revengeby Michael DoyleLife it seemsBeyond its dreamsIs a transitory questionBest approached with hesitationCareful of curtains hungEqually as so with songs unsungAbout the wrongs we wish to avengeFor such things bring their own revengeOften these cut both … Continue reading
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Tagged Avenge, Backs, Curtains, Danger, Darkness, Days, Dreams, Duel, Friends, Futility, Gone, Good Intent, Hesitation, Honor, Life, Light, Lost, Move On, Petty Acts, Poetry and Poems, Points Scored, Poison, Restore, Revenge, Songs, Stranger, Transitory Question, Wall, Wrong, Wrongs
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A Dragon Born
A Dragon Bornby Michael DoyleIn the province of Henan, gungfu was bornTo rise to defeat China’s enemies as swornShaolin’s grace side by side with Tai Chi’s schoolBrought honor to their disciples’ ruleA battle head was one of strictly set contestFighting … Continue reading
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Tagged All That Is Left, Alley Ways, Anger and Pride, Avoid, Battle, Born, Brick, Building Up, China, Contest, Deciding Factor, Defeat, Disciple, Discipline, Dragon, Ebb and Flow, Enemy, Equilibrium, Every Moment, Extra Weight, Fall, Fate, Fights, Forget, Game, Glass, Glory, Grace, Gracious, Grow, Gungfu, Hard Learned, Henan, Hollywood, Honor, Humility, Importance, Increase, Increasing Strife, Inside, Keep Control, Lessons, Life Comes, Live, Live Strong, Live Yet Another Day, Lost In Life, Need, Other Person's Head, Pain, Path, Penance, Poetry and Poems, Power, Province, Restoration, Rule, Seal, Seifoo, Shaolin, Share, Side By Side, Skill, Spirit Unbroken, Spoken, Step By Step, Street, Strict, Tai Chi, Tea, Torn Down, Trick, True, Unspoken, Victory's Crown, Ways, When, Whisper, Will, Win, Won, Words
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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 Ancestors, First Principles, Fobid, Freedom, Gallant, Honor, Humanity, Justice, Receive, Surrender, Tame, Thomas Jefferson
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First Principles: We Have Therefore To Resolve To Conquer Or Die
“We have therefore to resolve to conquer or die: Our own Country’s Honor, all call upon us for vigorous and manly exertion, and if we now shamefully fail, we shall become infamous to the whole world.” – George Washington
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Tagged Become, Conquer, Country, Die, Exertion, First Principles, George Washington, Honor, Infamous, Resolve, Shamefully Fail, To the World, Vigor, We
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Thought For the Day: Our Own Heart, and Not Other Men’s Opinions Form Our True Honor
“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, Honor, Not, Other Men's Opinions, Our, Samuel Taylor Colerdige, Thought For the Day, True
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Thought For the Day: A Truly American Sentiment Recognizes the Dignity of Labor and the Fact That Honor Lies In Honest Toil
“A truly American sentiment recognizes the dignity of labor and the fact that honor lies in honest toil.” – Grover Cleveland (1837-1908)
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Tagged American, Dignity, Fact, Grover Cleveland, Honest Toil, Honor, Labor, Sentiment, Thought For the Day, Truly
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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 First Principles, Forbid, Freedom, Gallant Ancestors, Honor, Humanity, Innocent Posterity, Justice, Received, Right, Surrender, Thomas Jefferson
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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
First Principles: Government Is Instituted For the Common Good; For the Protections, Safety, Prosperity and Happiness of the People; and Not for Profit, Honor or Private Interest of Any One Man, Family or Class of Men
“Government is instituted for the common good; for the protection, safety, prosperity, and happiness of the people; and not for profit, honor, or private interest of any one man, family, or class of men; therefore, the people alone have an … Continue reading
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Tagged Any One, Class of Man, Common Good, Family, First Principles, Government, Happiness, Honor, Instituted, John Adams, Man, Not For Profit, Private Interest, Prosperity, Protection, Safety, The People
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Thought for the Day: I Will Honor Christmas In My Heart and Try To Keep It All the Year
“I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year.” – Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol
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Tagged All, Charles Dickens, Christmas, Honor, In My Heart, Keep It, Thought For the Day, Year
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