Tag Archives: Thought For the Day

Thought For the Day: The Greater the Difficulty the More Glory In Surmounting It

Posted on April 8, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“The greater the difficulty the more glory in surmounting it. Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests.” – Epictetus

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Thought For the Day: Language Is the Archives of History

Posted on April 7, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“Language is the archives of history.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson, writer and philosopher (1803-1882)

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Thought For the Day: One Secret of Success…Lies In the Ability To Get the Other Person’s Point of View and See Things From That Person’s Angle As Well As Your Own

Posted on April 6, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“If there is any one secret of success, it lies in the ability to get the other person’s point of view and see things from that person’s angle as well as from your own.” – Henry Ford

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Thought For the Day: Persons of Courage Are Also Full of Faith

Posted on April 5, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“A man of courage is also full of faith.” – Marcus Tullius Cicero

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Thought For the Day: Hope Has Two Beautiful Daughters; Their Names Are Anger and Courage. Anger At the Way Things Are and the Courage To See They Not Remain As They Are

Posted on April 4, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“Hope has two beautiful daughters; their names are Anger and Courage. Anger at the way things are, and Courage to see that they do not remain as they are.” – Saint Augustine

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Thought For the Day: Thought Is the Wind, Knowledge the Sail and Mankind the Vessel

Posted on April 3, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“Thought is the wind, knowledge the sail, and mankind the vessel.” – Augustus Hare

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Thought For the Day: It Is Our Nature To Conform Which Is Born From Our Requirement of Self-Approval

Posted on April 2, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“It is our nature to conform; it is a force which not many people can successfully resist. What is its seat? The inborn requirement of self-approval.” – Mark Twain (1835-1910)

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Thought For the Day: Obstacles Cannot Crush Me. Every Obstacle Yields To Stern Resolve. He Who Is Fixed To A Star Does Not Change His Mind.

Posted on April 1, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“Obstacles cannot crush me. Every obstacle yields to stern resolve. He who is fixed to a star does not change his mind.” – Leonardo da Vinci Contrast President Trump’s resolve versus the whining voices of finger pointers and blame shifters like … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: The Ideal of Beauty Is Simplicity and Tranquility

Posted on March 31, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“The ideal of beauty is simplicity and tranquility.” – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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Thought For the Day: There Is Nothing More Truly Artistic Than To Love People

Posted on March 30, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“The more I think it over, the more I feel that there is nothing more truly artistic than to love people.” – Vincent van Gogh, painter (30 Mar 1853-1890) There’s an earful, right? 😉

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