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First Principles: Wish Not So Much To Live Long As To Live Well

“Wish not so much to live long as to live well.” – Benjamin Franklin (1746)

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First Principles: No Government, Any More Than An Individual, Will Long Be Respected Without Being Truly Respectable

“No government, any more than an individual, will long be respected without being truly respectable; nor be truly respectable, without possessing a certain portion of order and stability.” – James Madison (1788)

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First Principles: How Long Must I Struggle With Anguish In My Soul, With Sorrow In My Heart Every Day? How Long Will My Enemy Have the Upper Hand?

“How long must I struggle with anguish in my soul, with sorrow in my heart every day? How long will my enemy have the upper hand?” – Psalm 13:2

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Thought For the Day: If You Want To Build A Ship, Don’t Drum Up People Together To Collect Wood…Teach Them To Long For the Endless Immensity of the Sea

“If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up people together to collect wood and don’t assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea.” – Antoine de Saint-Exupery, author … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: Love Is So Short and Forgetting Is So Long

“Love is so short and forgetting is so long.” -Pablo Neruda, poet, diplomat, Nobel laureate (12 Jul 1904-1973)

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Michelle’s Poem (A Poem for A Friend)

Michelle’s Poem (A Poem for A Friend)by Michael DoyleShe’s not beyond magicTo believe otherwiseWould be something tragicYou can see it in her eyesShe’s got a laughFor every seasonIn her way of knowingBeyond all reasonIn that sunshine wayShe holds the world … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: A Proverb Is A Short Sentence Based On Long Experience

“A proverb is a short sentence based on long experience.” – Miguel de Cervantes, novelist (29 Sep 1547-1616)

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Thought For the Day: Millions Long for Immortality Who Do Not Know What To Do With Themselves On A Rainy Sunday

“Millions long for immortality who do not know what to do with themselves on a rainy Sunday afternoon.” -Susan Ertz, author (1894-1985)

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First Principles: Wish Not So Much To Live Long As To Live Well

“Wish not so much to live long as to live well.” – Benjamin Franklin, Poor Richard’s Almanack, 1746

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Remember To Forget

Remember To Forgetby Michael DoyleAs long as there is lifeThere is, at least, some hopeRegardless of our strifeThis helps us to quietly copeThose things that bring us to edgeWe need to forgive as our sinThat which as brought us to … Continue reading

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