Tag Archives: Master

Thought For the Day: The Master of the Art In Living…Pursues His Vision of Excellence At Whatever He Does, Leaving Others To Decide Whether He Is Working Or Playing

Posted on October 16, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

“The master in the art of living makes little distinction between his work and his play, his labor and his leisure, his mind and his body, his information and his recreation, his love and his religion. He hardly knows which … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Here Every Man May Be Master and Owner of His Owne Labour and Land…If Have Nothing But His Hands, He May… By Industrie Quickly Grow Rich

Posted on February 4, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

“Here every man may be master and owner of his owne labour and land…If he have nothing but his hands, he may…by industrie quickly grow rich.” – John Smith

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Thought For the Day: Whoever Controls the Volume of Money In Our Country Is Absolute Master of All Industry and Commerce

Posted on September 16, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“Whoever controls the volume of money in our country is absolute master of all industry and commerce…when you realize that the entire system is very easily controlled, one way or another, by a few powerful men at the top, you … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: What the Caterpillar Calls the End of the World The Master Calls A Butterfly

Posted on June 23, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“What the caterpillar calls the end of the world the master calls a butterfly.” – Richard Bach

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

Posted on December 12, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

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

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Places Forms Voice

Posted on November 30, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

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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First Principles: Speak Seldom, But To Important Subjects, Except Such As Particularly Relate To Your Constituents, and, In the Former Case, Make Yourself Perfectly Master of the Subject

Posted on August 24, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“Speak seldom, but to important subjects, except such as particularly relate to your constituents, and, in the former case, make yourself perfectly master of the subject.” – George Washington (1787)

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First Principles: Let Us Resolve To Be Masters, Not the Victims, of Our History, Controlling Our Own Destiny Without Giving Way To Blind Suspicions and Emotions

Posted on August 9, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“Let us resolve to be masters, not the victims, of our history, controlling our own destiny without giving way to blind suspicions and emotions.” – John F. Kennedy

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Thought For the Day: What the Caterpillar Calls the End of the World, the Master Calls A Butterfly

Posted on June 23, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“What the Caterpillar calls the end of the world, the Master calls a butterfly.” -Richard Bach, writer (b. 23 Jun 1936)

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Thought For the Day: None Are More Hopelessly Enslaved Than Those Who Falsely Believe They Are Free

Posted on January 16, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free.” – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832)

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