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Thought For the Day: To Understand Is Not To Condone
“Understanding a person does not mean condoning; it only means that one does not accuse him as if one were God or a judge placed above him.” – Erich Fromm, psychoanalyst and author (23 Mar 1900-1980)
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Tagged Accept, Accusation, Condone, Discernment, Erich Fromm, Judgment, Others, Thought For the Day, Understanding
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…And the Greatest of These
…And the Greatest of These by Michael Romani Ten lords leaped without much of a look To the lessons of love from the Holy Book In a new form of math where ten became two The complexities were broken down … Continue reading
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Tagged 12 Days of Christmas, Acceptance, Actions, Agape, Christmastide, God, Greatest Commandments, Humanity, Judgment, Love, Neighbors, Poem, Poetry, Splinter, Ten Commandments, Ten Lords A Leaping, Worship
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WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Treat
Was it childish of me to expect you were my treat That life had done me a favor in allowing us to meet Was it poor judgment on my indiscrete part To believe that you would never break my heart … Continue reading
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Tagged Belief, Chance, Childish, Crushed, Daily Prompt, Dare, Error, Gallery, Heartbreak, Judgment, Laughing, Romance, Treat, Wonder, Wordpress
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First Principles: An Honest Man Is Worth More To Society Than Crowned Criminals
“Of more worth is one honest man to society and in the sight of God, than all the crowned ruffians that ever lived.” – Thomas Paine, in Common Sense (1776)
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Tagged Common Sense, Discernment, First Principles, God, Honest Man, Integrity, Judgment, Thomas Paine, Thuggery
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First Principles: Knowing History Is A Great Starting Point In Gauging the Present and Future
“History by apprising [citizens] of the past will enable them to judge of the future; it will avail them of the experience of other times and other nations; it will qualify them as judges of the actions and designs of … Continue reading
WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Mushroom
Deeper than the dark of the forest deep Out beyond where the willows weep The denizens of the woods held a dance Where the funky capped mushrooms got their chance To prove that there is more fun in being a … Continue reading
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Tagged Daily Prompt, Dawn, Fungi, Judgment, Looks, Mushroom, Poison, Shy, Woods, Wordpress
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Thought For the Day: Natural Law Is Source of All Value Judgments
“The Tao, which others may call Natural Law or Traditional Morality or the First Principles of Practical Reason or the First Platitudes, is not one among a series of possible systems of value. It is the sole source of all … Continue reading
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Tagged C.S. Lewis, Discernment, Judgment, Morality, Natural Law, The Abolition of Man, Thought For the Day
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First Principles: A Juror Has A Duty to Follow the Juror’s Conscience
“It is not only [the juror’s] right, but his duty…to find the verdict according to his own best understanding, judgment, and conscience, though in direct opposition to the direction of the court.” — John Adams, 1771 (2nd US President)
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Tagged Bill of Rights, Consience, Duty, First Principles, John Adams, Judgment, Juror, Understanding
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