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Thought For the Day: Share Your Knowledge So That Others May Illuminate Their Lives
“If you have knowledge, let others light their candles in it.” – Margaret Fuller, author (23 May 1810-1850)
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Thought For the Day: Arms Are For Hugs, Not Killing
“I like to say that arms are not for killing. They are for hugging.” – Betty Williams, peace activist, Nobel laureate (b. 22 May 1943)
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Thought For the Day: Blessed Are They Who See Beauty In Humble Places
“Blessed are they who see beautiful things in humble places where other people see nothing.” — Camille Pissarro
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Thought For the Day: A Person May Harm Others Equally Through Action Or Inaction and Is Just As Culpable For Injury
“A person may cause evil to others not only by his actions but by his inaction, and in either case he is justly accountable to them for the injury.” – John Stuart Mill, philosopher and economist (20 May 1806-1873) … Continue reading
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Thought For the Day: Forget the Days, Remember the Moments
“People forget years and remember moments.” – Ann Beattie, novelist (b. 8 Sep 1947)
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Thought For the Day: Socialism Only Works Until You Run Out of Other People’s Money
“Socialism works only until you run out of other people’s money.” – Margaret Thatcher
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Thought For the Day: Windstorms Carve the Beauty of Canyons
“Should you shield the canyons from the windstorms you would never see the true beauty of their carvings.” – Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, psychiatrist and author (8 Jul 1926-2004)
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Thought For the Day: Nature Never Betrays Those Who Love Her
“Nature never did betray the heart that loved her.” – William Wordsworth (7 Apr 1770-1850)
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Thought For the Day: Re-Reading Literary Classics Allows A Person To See More Of Themselves Than Before
“When you re-read a classic, you do not see more in the book than you did before; you see more in yourself than there was before”. – Clifton Fadiman, editor and critic (15 May 1904-1999)
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Thought For the Day: The Greatest Threat To Today Is the Climate of Dishonesty
“The greatest threat to American democracy isn’t communism, jihadism or any other external force or foreign power. It’s our own willingness to tolerate dishonesty in service of party, and in pursuit of power.” – Michael Bloomberg While I disagree with … Continue reading
