Tag Archives: Men

Thought For the Day: It Is Easier To Build Strong Children Than To Repair Broken Men

Posted on May 19, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.” – Frederick Douglass.

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The Secret Woes of Regret

Posted on May 17, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

The Secret Woes of Regretby Michael DoyleKept silence about better daysAre still remembered for the better waysWe once so happily lived inBefore the days of blood and drunken sinsWe clean the ship’s hull on the beachTo gain that extra knot … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: The First Method For Estimating the Intelligence of A Ruler Is To Look At the Men He Has Around Him

Posted on May 3, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“The first method for estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look at the men he has around him.” -Niccolo Machiavelli, political philosopher and author (3 May 1469-1527)

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Posted on April 10, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

First Principles: The Longer I Live, the More Convincing Proofs I See of This Truth, That God Governs In the Affairs of Men “The longer I live, the more convincing proofs I see of this Truth, that God governs in … Continue reading →

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Growing Vulnerability

Posted on April 5, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

Growing Vulnerabilityby Michael DoyleSome fools say that men don’t cryBut let me tell you, that’s just a lieIt’s so hard to express inner truthAnd it’s played that way since youthWe need to get the curtains down and outMoving hard beyond … Continue reading →

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First Principles: We Can Easily Forgive A Child Who Is Afraid of the Dark; the Real Tragedy Is When Men Are Afraid of the Light

Posted on March 23, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy is when men are afraid of the light.” – Plato

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Thought For the Day: Men Are Not Against You; They Are Merely For Themselves

Posted on March 14, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“Men are not against you; they are merely for themselves.” – Gene Fowler, journalist and author (8 Mar 1890-1960)

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Thought For the Day: It Was Pride That Changed Angels Into Devils; It is Humility That Makes Men As Angels

Posted on December 20, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“It was pride that changed angels into devils; it is humility that makes men as angels.” – Saint Augustine

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First Principles: There Must Be Associations of Men of Unshaken Fortitude. A General Dissolution of Principles & Manners Will More Surely Overthrow the Liberties of America Than the Whole Force of the Common Enemy

Posted on October 30, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“…(T)here must be Associations of Men of unshaken Fortitude. A general Dissolution of Principles & Manners will more surely overthrow the Liberties of America than the whole Force of the Common Enemy.” – Samuel Adams, in a letter to James Warren, … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Give and It Shall Be Given Unto You; Good Measure, Pressed Down, and Shaken Together, and Running Over, Shall Men Give Into Your Bosom

Posted on October 15, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom.” – Luke 6:38 (NIV)

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