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Thought For the Day: Nature Never Betrays Those Who Love Her
“Nature never did betray the heart that loved her.” – William Wordsworth (7 Apr 1770-1850)
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Tagged Heart, Light, Nature, Nature Lovers, Teach, Thought For the Day, William Wordsworth
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WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Astonish
Looking on, it is astonishing how the hands of God spread And all the destinations on which they’ve quietly led The world is filled with so much of what we call beauty That I feel, in part, it is my … Continue reading
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Tagged Artistry, Astonish, Beauty, Christian Duty, Daily Prompt, God, Hands of God, Journey, Mastery, Nature, Pageantry, Photography, Tapestry, Witness, Wordpress
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First Principles: Sovereign Power Tends To Be Hostile To Those Seeking Restraint Of Its Operations
“There is in the nature of sovereign power an impatience of control, that disposes those who are invested with the exercise of it, to look with an evil eye upon all external attempts to restrain or direct its operations.” – … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexander Hamilton, Animus, Control, Direction, Federalist Papers, First Principles, Hostile, Impatience, Nature, Restraint, Sovereign Power
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Thought For the Day: Nature Has Given Man Into Woman’s Hands
“Man is the one who desires, woman the one who is desired. This is woman’s entire but decisive advantage. Through man’s passions, nature has given man into woman’s hands…” – Leopold Von Sacher-Masoch Nevermind how this guy meant this. It … Continue reading
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Tagged Advantage, Balance, Desire, Desired, Healthy, Inspiration, Leopold Von Sacher-Masoch, Love, Man, Motivation, Nature, Passions, Perspective, Support, Thought For the Day, Tony A Gaskins Jr, Unhealthy, Woman
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First Principles: Without Liberty, Law Becomes Oppression; Without Law Liberty Become Licentiousness
“Without liberty, law loses its nature and its name, and becomes oppression. Without law, liberty also loses its nature and its name, and becomes licentiousness.” – James Wilson, Lectures on Law, 1790 An excellent resource with respect to this work … Continue reading
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Tagged First Principles, James Wilson, Law, Lectures On Law, Liberty, Licentiousness, Nature, Oppression
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WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Undulate
Sat there watching from a safe distance Being brave with some resistance As I watched you undulate through the tree Hoping your venom was not meant for me I watched as your tongue tasted the air Sensing your surroundings over … Continue reading
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Tagged Apology, Bite Me, Daily Prompt, Nature, Nurture, Safe, Snake, Taste, Undulate, Venom, Vibration, Wordpress
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First Principles: There Is An Indissoluble Union Between Doing Right and Gain
“[T]here exists in the economy and course of nature, an indissoluble union between virtue and happiness; between duty and advantage; between the genuine maxims of an honest and magnanimous policy, and the solid rewards of public prosperity and felicity.” — … Continue reading
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Tagged Advantage, Duty, First Inaugural Address, First Principles, Gains, George Washington, Happiness, Honesty, Natural Law, Nature, Virtue
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First Principles: Power Should Be Restrained From Encroaching
“It will not be denied that power is of an encroaching nature and that it ought to be effectually restrained from passing the limits assigned to it.” –James Madison, Federalist No. 48, 1788
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WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Honk
With a honk, I hear the geese As they fly off in their release The cool winter breezes Gives me a sight that pleases As I watch them in flight Seeking their rest for the night It’s a familiar sort … Continue reading
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Tagged Daily Prompt, Flight, Geese, Guest, Honk, Nature, Nest, Pest, Photograph, Poetry, Winter, Wordpress
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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics – Essays and English Traits – Emerson
On Sept. 9, 1832, Ralph Waldo Emerson retired from ministry. But, he will never retire from the literary tradition and memory of Western Civilization. Among his many famous essays is that which is called Nature. In 1836, Emerson set out in the … Continue reading
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