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First Principles: Life Is A Succession of Lessons Which Must Be Lived To Be Understood

“Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Thought For the Day: Imagination, Not Invention, Is the Supreme Master of Art As of Life

“Imagination, not invention, is the supreme master of art as of life.” – Joseph Conrad

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A Jingle Bell Sort of Love

A Jingle Bell Sort of Loveby Michael DoyleThe city lights shine so brightBringing a little Christmas to my nightThere’s joy in how the sleigh bells ringAnd I love the happy way the children singStill, life happens as it doesThere’s no … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: Gratitude Bestows Reverence, Allowing Us To Encounter Everyday Epiphanies, Those Transcendent Moments of Awe That Change Forever How We Experience Life and the World

“Gratitude bestows reverence, allowing us to encounter everyday epiphanies, those transcendent moments of awe that change forever how we experience life and the world.” – John Milton

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Thought For the Day: We Make A Living By What We Get, But We Make A Life By What We Give

“We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.” – Winston Churchill

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Thought For the Day: Without Music, Life Would Be A Mistake

“Without music, life would be a mistake.” – Friedrich Nietzsche, Twilight of the Idols

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Thought For the Day: Count Your Age By Friends, Not Years. Count Your Life By Smiles, Not Tears

“Count your age by friends, not years. Count your life by smiles, not tears.” – John Lennon

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Places Forms Voice

Place Forms Voiceby Michael DoyleIt’s said that place forms voiceEven when it’s not of our choiceIn my life, I’ve traveled aroundAnd this is what I, too, have foundThis is especially true of poetryEach of us is formed by our countryIt’s … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: I’m the One That’s Got To Die When It’s Time For Me To Die, So Let Me Live My Life the Way I Want To

“I’m the one that’s got to die when it’s time for me to die, so let me live my life the way I want to.” – Jimi Hendrix

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First Principles: Justice In the Life and Conduct of the State Is Possible Only As First It Resides In the Souls of the Citizens

“Justice in the life and conduct of the State is possible only as first it resides in the souls of the citizens.” – Plato

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