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Thought For the Day: Out of Love and the Quarrel With Ourselves, We Make Poetry
“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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Tagged Others, Ourselves, Poetry, Quarrel, Rhetoric, Thought For the Day, William Butler Yeats
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First Principles: Civilization Teaches Us To Respect The Right For Women To Enjoy Their Natural Equality To Men
“It is civilization alone which replaces women in the enjoyment of their natural equality. That first teaches us to subdue the selfish passions, and to respect those rights in others which we value in ourselves.” – Thomas Jefferson, Notes on the … Continue reading
WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Congregate
In my life, I have seen many come to congregate Waiting with bated breath as it fascinates That only a handful gather to pursue wisdom While ignorance more often rules the kingdom It seems we need a smattering of deeper … Continue reading
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Tagged Blindman's Bluff, Congregate, Daily Prompt, Depth, Enemy, Foundation, Hot Air, Ignorance, Illumination, Insight, Observation, Ourselves, Problem, Procrastination, Recognition, Sight, Wisdom, Wordpress
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First Principles: To Love Liberty Is To Love Others
“The love of liberty is the love of others; the love of power is the love of ourselves.” —William Hazlitt (1778-1830) This writer, though as British as John Locke, may be much overlooked these days, but he is on point … Continue reading
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Tagged First Principles, Hypocrisy, Liberty, Love, Love of Others, Ourselves, Power, William Hazlitt
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