Tag Archives: Mean

First Principles: Falsehood of the Tongue Leads To That of the Heart, and In Time Depraves All Its Good Disposition

Posted on June 3, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“It is of great importance to set a resolution, not to be shaken, never to tell an untruth. There is no vice so mean, so pitiful, so contemptible; and he who permits himself to tell a lie once, finds it … Continue reading →

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Whispered My Reminder

Posted on February 16, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

Whispered My Reminderby Michael DoyleWhispered my reminderOf how it should beI thought I’d never find herMy side by side for eternityYou hear it said that true loveLasts and you know it never endsGod reveals this from abovePatiently blessing lovers as … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: When Democrats Say They Want ‘Unity’, What They Really Mean Is They Want Submission

Posted on November 21, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“When Democrats say they want ‘unity,’ what they really mean is they want submission.” – Sean Davis

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First Principles: It Is of Great Importance To Set A Resolution, Not To Be Shaken, Never To Tell An Untruth

Posted on November 12, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

Posted in First Principles | Tagged Attending, Believe, Contempible, Easier, First Priciples, Habitual, Importance, Lies, Mean, Pitiful, Resolution, Shaken, Tell, Thomas Jefferson, Truths, Untruth, Vice, World | Leave a comment

First Principles: He Who Permits Himself To Tell A Lie Once, Finds It Much Easier To Do It A Second and A Third Time, Until At Length It Becomes Habitual

Posted on October 20, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“There is no vice so mean, so pitiful, so contemptible; and he who permits himself to tell a lie once, finds it much easier to do it a second and a third time, till at length it becomes habitual.” – … Continue reading →

Posted in First Principles | Tagged Contemptible, Easier, First Principles, Habitual, Length, Lie Once, Mean, No Vice, Permit, Pitiful, Self, Thomas Jefferson | Leave a comment

Some Times We Can Wait No Longer

Posted on October 13, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

Some Times We Can Wait No Longerby Michael DoyleSocrates and Jesus took their last breathsAs each of these were put to their deathsAccused and tried for treason and blasphemyAnd in corrupting the young by truth’s divinityThe noble search and allegiance … Continue reading →

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Promises Meant To Keep

Posted on August 15, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

Finally got to watch the redo of The Lion King. I have to say that I don’t know if it’s the passing of time or what, but, watching this again was just wonderful. I really enjoyed the show very much. Promises … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged African Plain, Birth, Blessing, Canyon Rim, Care, Fair, Falling Star, Happiness, Keep, Life, Love, Magic, Mean, Not In Vain, Parents, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Promises, Reverence, Ritual, Sacred Heart, Share, Sunset, The Lion King, Youth | Leave a comment

Stuck With the Blahs

Posted on July 29, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

Talking to a friend who was feeling in a rut and then the same theme showed up in a song and then a show. From this came two things. First wow.. if you don’t like what you’re doing or how … Continue reading →

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Lifted Song

Posted on July 20, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

A sort of song of praise: Lifted Song by Michael Doyle With a lifted song I find myself drawn To where I belong Awakening with the dawn I’ve seen all that you’ve done Mystified by the glory of the Son … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Laws Are Made For Men of Ordinary Understanding and Should…Be Construed By the Ordinary Rules of Common Sense

Posted on June 30, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“Laws are made for men of ordinary understanding and should, therefore, be construed by the ordinary rules of common sense. Their meaning is not to be sought for in metaphysical subtleties which may make anything mean everything or nothing at … Continue reading →

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