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Thought For the Day: The Greatest Happiness of Life Is the Conviction That We Are Loved; Loved For Ourselves, Or Rather Loved In Spite of Ourselves

Posted on February 26, 2026 by alohapromisesforever

“The greatest happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved; loved for ourselves, or rather, loved in spite of ourselves.” – Victor Hugo

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First Principles: America Will Never Be Destroyed From the Outside. If We Falter And Lose Our Freedoms, It will Because We Destroyed Ourselves

Posted on April 18, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.’ – Abraham Lincoln

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Thought For the Day: Out of the Quarrel With Others We Make Rhetoric; Out of the Quarrel With Ourselves We Make Poetry

Posted on June 13, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“Out of the quarrel with others we make rhetoric; out of the quarrel with ourselves we make poetry.” -William Butler Yeats, writer, Nobel laureate (13 Jun 1865-1939)

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Thought For the Day: The Beginning of Modern Philosophy Is the Half Belief We’re Not Here To Enjoy Ourselves…

Posted on April 28, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“I don’t know why we are here, but I’m pretty sure that it is not in order to enjoy ourselves.” – Ludwig Wittgenstein, philosopher (26 Apr 1889-1951) Anyone who has read his works, can attest to his earnest belief in … Continue reading →

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