Tag Archives: Knowledge

Thought For the Day: You Have Turned All the Corners Left When You Run Into Yourself

Posted on September 9, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“When you turn the corner / And you run into yourself / Then you know that you have turned / All the corners that are left.” – Langston Hughes, poet and novelist (1 Feb 1902-1967)

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Thought For the Day: Knowledge of This World Begins In Its Details

Posted on September 3, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“Whosoever wishes to know about the world must learn about it in its particular details. Knowledge is not intelligence. In searching for the truth be ready for the unexpected. Change alone is unchanging. The same road goes both up and … Continue reading →

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Imagine Life If You Will

Posted on August 26, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Psalms 90:12 Imagine Life If You Will by Michel Romani Numbering our days in adoration Gaining wisdom in our fascination Deep within our hearts it seems Is the keeper of our best dreams Imagine your worse nightmare Come to light … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Good Government Knows the Goals of Good Governance and Remains True To Those Aims

Posted on August 25, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“A good government implies two things; first, fidelity to the objects of the government; secondly, a knowledge of the means, by which those objects can be best attained.” – Joseph Story (1833)

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First Principles: It Takes Industrious Persons With Excellent Moral Principles To Successfully Lead Our Republic

Posted on July 8, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“If men of wisdom and knowledge, of moderation and temperance, of patience, fortitude and perseverance, of sobriety and true republican simplicity of manners, of zeal for the honour of the Supreme Being and the welfare of the commonwealth; if men … Continue reading →

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WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Skewed

Posted on May 12, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Invisibly standing under a pale light moon Reading the past into my future like a rune I think of things done and that I’ve viewed And see quite clearly how much of it is skewed Somewhere in a life borne … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Integrity Without Knowledge Is Weak; Knowledge Without Integrity Is Dreadful

Posted on March 8, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless, and knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful.” —Dr. Samuel Johnson (1709-1784)

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Thought For the Day: Never Let Your Schooling Get In the Way of Your Education

Posted on February 25, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“I have never let my schooling interfere with my education.” – Mark Twain

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First Principles: Diffusion of Knowledge and Virtue Secures Our Liberty

Posted on January 27, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“If virtue and knowledge are diffused among the people, they will never be enslaved. This will be their great security.” – Samuel Adams, letter to James Warren, 1779

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