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First Principles: The Virtues of Men Are of More Consequence To Society Than Their Abilities; and For This Reason, The Hearts Should Be Cultivated With More Assiduity Than the Head
“The virtues of men are of more consequence to society than their abilities; and for this reason, the heart should be cultivated with more assiduity than the head.” —Noah Webster (1788)
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Tagged Ability, Assiduity, Consequence, Cultivation, First Principles, Head, Heart, Mankind, Noah Webster, Reason, Society, Virtue
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First Principles: A Body of Men Holding Themselves Accountable To Nobody Ought Not To Be Trusted By Anybody
“A body of men holding themselves accountable to nobody ought not to be trusted by anybody.” – Thomas Paine
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Tagged Accountable, Anybody, Body, First Prncples, Mankind, Nobody, Thomas Paine, Trust
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Learning From Dark Times
Learning From Dark Timesby Michael DoyleGod’s creation is entrusted to humanity.At times, this has been to our vanity.Mistake after mistake has been made.This is not to say we should walk afraid.The Nephilim walked with us side by sideWhile evil ways … Continue reading
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Tagged Afraid, Bible, Christianity, Dark Times, Entrusted, ephilim, Faith, God, God's Creation, God's Fvor, God's Ways, Humaity, Jesus, Learn, Mankind, Mistakes, Nine Hundred Years, Noah and His Family, Poetry and Poems, Prie, Reemption, Relent, Tethered, The Ark, The Dark, Vanity, Wickedness
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Thought For the Day: There Is But One Church In Which Men Find Salvation, Just As Outside the Ark of Noah It Was Not Possible For Anyone To Be Saved
“There is but one Church in which men find salvation, just as outside the ark of Noah it was not possible for anyone to be saved.” – Thomas Aquinas
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Tagged Ark of Noah, Mankind, One Church, Possble, Salvation, Saved, Thomas Aquinas, Thought For the Day
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Nantucket’s Sound
Nantucket’s Soundby Michael DoyleIn the depths that feel formidableIs the key to knowing the unknowable.There was an urgency for resources on demandFrom the ocean floor up to supply the land.Petroleum, minerals, and whale oil,Have all had their turn as the … Continue reading
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Tagged Anticipation, Depth, Imagination, Mankind, Mytery, Nantucket, Ocean Flor, Poetry and Poems, Resource, Sea, Sound, Unknowable
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Thought For the Day: The Greatest Kindness One Can Render To Any Man Consists In Leading Him From Error To Truth
“The greatest kindness one can render to any man consists in leading him from error to truth.” – Thomas Aquinas
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Tagged Error, Kindness, Lead, Mankind, Render, Thomas Aquinas, Thought For the Day, Truth
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First Principles: The Only Thing Necessary For the Triumph of Evil Is For Good Men To Do Nothing
“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” – Edmund Burke
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Tagged Edmund Burke, Evil, First Prinicples, Good Men, Mankind, Necessary, Nothing, Triumph
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First Principles: A Little Science Estranges A Man From God; A Lot of Science Brings Him Back
“A little science estranges a man from God; a lot of science brings him back.” – Francis Bacon
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Tagged Back, Estrange, First Priciples, Francis Bacon, Go, Mankind, Science
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Thought For the Day: The Ultimate Measure of A Man Is Not Where He Stands In Moments of Comfort and Convenience, But Where He Stands At Times of Challenge and Controversy
“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.” – Martin Luther King, Jr. Happy Martin Luther King, Jr. Day!
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Tagged Challenge, Comfort, Controversy, Convenience, Mankind, Martin Luther King, Stand, Thought For the Day, Ultimate Measure
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