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First Principles: I Think We Have More Machinery of Government Than Is Necessary, Too Many Parasites Living On the Labor of the Industrious
“I think we have more machinery of government than is necessary, too many parasites living on the labor of the industrious.” – Thomas Jefferson (1824)
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Tagged First Principles, Government, Industrious, Labor, Machinery, Necessary, Parasites, Think, Thomas Jefferson
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It’s There In A Song Somewhere
It’s There In A Song Somewhereby Michael DoyleYou can find it in the record-spinning roundThere in the melody is where it is foundListen carefully to the words of the songYou’ll find the truth of our love where it belongsWhere this … Continue reading
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Tagged Above, Beauty, Become One, Belongs, Below, Bended Knee, Beside, Best Friend, Best Life, Bliss, Complete, Connection, Cure, Dream, Dreams, Expressed, Eyes Meet, Face, Floating In the Air, Flowers, Found, Garden, Hair, Implore, Lasting Trace, Love, Matching Stride, Meet, Melody, More, Never Become Undone, Peace, Poetry and Poems, Record, Roses, Same Direction, Shine, Side-By-Side, Silvery Moon, Smile, Somehow, Somewhere, Song, Strife, Sweet, Sweet Fragance, The Together of Happiness, Think, Thought, Time, Truth of Our Love, Two Hearts, Two Souls, Walk Through, Walk Together, Words, World
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First Principles: For Although They Knew God, They Neither Glorified Him As God Nor Gave Thanks To Him, But their Thinking Became Futile and Their Foolish Hearts Were Darkened
“For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened” – Romans 1: 21
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Tagged Dark, First Principles, Foolish, Futile, Glory, God, Heart, Knew, Romans 1:21, Thanks, Think
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Thanksgiving Pause
Thanksgiving Pauseby Michael DoyleFighting on until backed into the ropeWe do what we can even as losing hopeI look around and see some about to shatterIt makes me wonder if our prayers matterSome irrationally have lost the will to thinkWhile … Continue reading
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Tagged Account, Adopt, Bible, Born Again, Childish Ways, Christian Ways, Christianity, Drink, Fighting, Find, Genuine Freedom, Grace Sets Things Right, Grew, Irrational, Jesus, Living, Losing Hope, Matter, Maturity, Mirror, New, Not New, Outlive, Passion, Pause, Poetry and Poems, Point of View, Positive Light, Prayer, Prayers, Rop, Shatter, Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving Together, Think, Will, Wonder, Worldly Perspective
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Thought For the Day: The First Duty of A Man Is To Think For Himself
“The first duty of a man is to think for himself.” – Jose Marti, Hombre del Campo — This is only a partial quote. The full quote is “The first duty of a man is to think for himself. For … Continue reading
First Principles: Falling Down Is Not A Failure. Failure Comes When You Stay Where You Have Fallen
“Falling down is not a failure. Failure comes when you stay where you have fallen.” – Socrates I cannot help but like Socrates, who is quoted as saying that poets are the interpreters of the gods. We are not, and … Continue reading
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Tagged Aspiration, Challenge, Come, Dust Ourselves Off, Encounters, Failure, Fallen, Falling Down, First Principles, Giving up, Gods, Grow, Growth Mindset, Humor, Interpreters, Lamp Filament, Learn, Life, Life's Journey, Mistakes, Motivation, Obstacles, Opportunity, Overcome, Perseverance, Personal Growth, Poets, React and Respond, Resilience, Rethinking, Setbacks, Significant Error, Socrates, Stay, Stepping Stones, Success, Suitable Approaches, Surrender, Think, Thomas Edison, Time To Time, Vain, Wise
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Thought For the Day: No Fathers Or Mothers Think Their Own Children Ugly; and This Self-Deceit Is Yet Stronger With Respect To the Offspring of the Mind
“No fathers or mothers think their own children ugly; and this self-deceit is yet stronger with respect to the offspring of the mind.” – Miguel de Cervantes, novelist (29 Sep 1547-1616)
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Tagged Children, Father, Miguel de Cervantes, Mind, Mother, Offsrping, Respect, Self-Deceit, Strong, Think, Thought For the Day, Ugly
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Thought For the Day: We Only Think That Our Opponents Are Dogmatic! We All Need Criticism. Criticism Is the Only Antidote To Error
“Learn to control ego. Humans hold their dogmas and biases too tightly, and we only think that our opponents are dogmatic! But we all need criticism. Criticism is the only known antidote to error.” – David Brin
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Tagged Antidote, Control, Criticism, David Brin, Dogmatic, Ego, Error, Opponents, Think, Thought For the Day
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Thought For the Day: Life Is A Comedy For Those How Think and A Tragedy For Those Who Feel
“Life is a comedy for those who think and a tragedy for those who feel.” – Horace Walpole, novelist and essayist (24 Sep 1717-1797)
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Tagged Comedy, Feel, Horace Walpole, Life, Think, Those, Thought For the Day, Tragedy
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