Tag Archives: Short

Thought For the Day: To Love Very Much Is To Love Inadequately; We Love – That Is All

Posted on August 5, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“To love very much is to love inadequately; we love-that is all. Love cannot be modified without being nullified. Love is a short word but it contains everything. Love means the body, the soul, the life, the entire being. We … Continue reading →

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Like Flowers In A Vase

Posted on November 23, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

Like Flowers In A Vase (For Joni Mitchell)by Michael DoyleBlonde hair and a long silhouetteA beautiful voice, unforgotten yetLife’s so short and makes us numbBeauty like this is what we becomeA voice for her generationHeld by many with great venerationA … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Life Is Short. Be Swift To Love! Make Haste To Be Kind!

Posted on October 5, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“Life is short. Be swift to love! Make haste to be kind! “- Henri Frederic Amiel, philosopher and writer (27 Sep 1821-1881)

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Thought For the Day: I Will Not Tell You How Long Or Short the Way Will Be, Only That It Lies Across A River. But Do Not Fear That, For I Am the Great Bridge Builder

Posted on July 29, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“But I will not tell you how long or short the way will be; only that it lies across a river. But do not fear that, for I am the great Bridge Builder.” ― C.S. Lewis, Aslan, in The Voyage of … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Life Is Short. Kiss Slowly; Laugh Insanely; Love Truly and Forgive Quickly

Posted on March 21, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“Life is short. Kiss slowly, laugh insanely, love truly and forgive quickly” – Paulo Coelho

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Thought For the Day: Everyone May Not Be Good, But There’s Something Good In Everyone. Never Judge Anyone Shortly Because Every Saint Has A Past and Every Sinner Has A Future

Posted on October 16, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“Everyone may not be good, but there’s always something good in everyone. Never judge anyone shortly because every saint has a past and every sinner has a future.” – Oscar Wilde

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Thought For the Day: Life is Just A Short Walk From the Cradle To the Grave and It Sure Behooves Us To Be Kind To One Another Along the Way

Posted on October 12, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“Life is just a short walk from the cradle to the grave and it sure behooves us to be kind to one another along the way.” – Alice Childress, playwright, author, and actor (12 Oct 1916-1994)

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Thought For the Day: It Doesn’t Matter What You Look Like…What Does Matter Is the Size of Your Heart and the Strength of Your Character

Posted on June 27, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“The lesson I want you to learn is it doesn’t matter what you look like. You can be tall or short or fat or thin or ugly or handsome, like your father, or you can be black or yellow or … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Democracies Have Ever Been Spectacles of Turbulence and Contention; Have Ever Been Found Incompatible With Personal Security or the Rights of Property

Posted on April 6, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“Democracies have ever been spectacles of turbulence and contention; have ever been found incompatible with personal security or the rights of property; and have in general been as short in their lives as they have been violent in their deaths … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Love Is So Short and Forgetting Is So Long

Posted on July 12, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“Love is so short and forgetting is so long.” -Pablo Neruda, poet, diplomat, Nobel laureate (12 Jul 1904-1973)

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