Tag Archives: Remember

Thought For the Day: Do You Wish the World Were Happy? Then Remember Day By Day, Just To Scatter Seeds of Kindness As You Pass Along the Way

Posted on November 5, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“Do you wish the world were happy? / Then remember day by day, / Just to scatter seeds of kindness / As you pass along the way.” – Ella Wheeler Wilcox, poet (5 Nov 1850-1919)

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First Principles: Let Each Citizen Remember At the Moment He Is Offering His Vote That…He Is Executing One of the Most Solemn Trusts In Human Society

Posted on November 1, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“Let each citizen remember at the moment he is offering his vote that he is not making a present or a compliment to please an individual — or at least that he ought not so to do; but that he … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: If You Tell the Truth, You Don’t Have To Remember Anything

Posted on October 6, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“If you tell the truth, you don’t have to remember anything.” – Mark Twain (1835-1910)

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Thought For the Day: Wrongs Are Often Forgiven, But Contempt Never Is. Our Pride Remembers It Forever

Posted on September 22, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“Wrongs are often forgiven, but contempt never is. Our pride remembers it forever.” -Lord Chesterfield, statesman and writer (22 Sep 1694-1773)

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Let Justice Be Done

Posted on September 21, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

Let Justice Be Doneby Michael DoyleLet justice be done though the heavens fallIs a worthy maxim that we all seem to recallJustice must be done regardless of consequenceIt’s a powerful construct said with confidenceBut let it be remembered that Piso’s … Continue reading →

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The Spiderhead of Practiced Madness

Posted on August 29, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

The Spiderhead of Practiced Madnessby Michael DoyleForced into our darkest compulsionsWe have no sense but to feel revulsionSlipped needle holds its riddle darklyThe truths revealed are shown starklyThe spider’s head feels so libertineUntil examined for what it really meansInjected in … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Remember, Compassion Is Not A Sign of Weakness

Posted on August 21, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“If someone behaves negatively towards you, it helps to remember that he or she is a human being like you and to distinguish between an action and the person who does it. If counter measures are needed to prevent someone … Continue reading →

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To Catch A Falling Star

Posted on June 9, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

To Catch A Falling Starby Michael DoyleSometimes I feelThis is not my worldI find myself searchingLooking for the doorThat will lead me awayFrom this wrong worldAnd to a place I belongFrom the ashes of yesterdayI feel as if I must … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Greater Love Has No One Than This: To Lay Down One’s Life For One’s Friends

Posted on May 30, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.” – John 15:12-14

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Thought For the Day: I Will Remember That What Has Brought Us Up From Savagery Is A Loyalty To Truth, and Truth Cannot Emerge Unless It is Subjected To the Utmost Scrutiny

Posted on March 30, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“I will remember that what has brought us up from savagery is a loyalty to truth, and truth cannot emerge unless it is subjected to the utmost scrutiny — will you not agree that a society which has lost sight … Continue reading →

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