Tag Archives: Thought For the Day

Thought For the Day: There Are Two Kinds of People: Those Who Work and Those Who Take the Credit…Try To Be In the First Group; There Was Less Competition

Posted on October 13, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“My grandfather once told me that there are two kinds of people: those who work and those who take the credit. He told me to try to be in the first group; there was less competition there.” – Indira Gandhi … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Nothing Astonishes Men So Much As Common Sense and Plain Dealing

Posted on October 12, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“Nothing astonishes men so much as common sense and plain dealing.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882

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Thought For the Day: Few Are the Giants of the Soul Who Actually Feel That the Human Race Is Their Family Circle

Posted on October 11, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“Few are the giants of the soul who actually feel that the human race is their family circle.” -Freya Stark, explorer and writer (1893-1993)

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Thought For the Day: A Profound Unmitigated Loneliness Is the Only Truth of Life

Posted on October 10, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“A profound unmitigated loneliness is the only truth of life.” – R.K. Narayan, novelist (10 Oct 1906-2001)

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Thought For the Day: From Everything That Man Erects and Builds In His Urge For Living, Nothing In My Eyes Is Better and More Valuable Than Bridges

Posted on October 9, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“From everything that man erects and builds in his urge for living, nothing in my eyes is better and more valuable than bridges. They are more important than houses, more sacred than shrines. Belonging to everyone and being equal to … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: We May Explain Success Mainly By One Word and that Word Is WORK!

Posted on October 8, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“We may explain success mainly by one word and that word is WORK! WORK!! WORK!!! WORK!!!! Not transient and fitful effort, but patient, enduring, honest, unremitting, and indefatigable work, into which the whole heart is put.” – Frederick Douglass (1818-1895)

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Thought For the Day: The Opposite of A Correct Statement Is A False Statement. But the Opposite of A Profound Truth May Well Be Another Profound Truth

Posted on October 7, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“The opposite of a correct statement is a false statement. But the opposite of a profound truth may well be another profound truth.” –Niels Bohr, physicist, Nobel laureate (7 Oct 1885-1962)

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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: There Are Times When We Must Sink To the Bottom of Our Misery To Understand Truth, Just As We Must Descend To the Bottom of a Well To See the Stars In Broad Daylight

Posted on October 5, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“There are times when we must sink to the bottom of our misery to understand truth, just as we must descend to the bottom of a well to see the stars in broad daylight.” – Vaclav Havel, writer, Czech Republic … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: He Who Tampers With the Currency Robs Labor of Its Bread

Posted on October 4, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“He who tampers with the currency robs labor of its bread.” – Daniel Webster (1782-1852)

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