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Thought For the Day: Better To Silent Than Speak and Be Thought A Fool
“Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt.” – Maurice Switzer, in Mother Goose, Her Book I do not know that I fully agree with this adage. Maybe, I think, it is … Continue reading
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Tagged Doubt, Foolish, Maurice Switzer, Mother Goose, Remove, Silence, Thought For the Day, Vocal
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Thought For the Day: One of the Oldest Human Needs Is To Be Needed
“One of the oldest human needs is having someone to wonder where you are when you don’t come home at night.” – Margaret Mead, anthropologist (1901-1978)
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Tagged Belong, Care, Difference, Human, Humanity, Margaret Mead, Need, Thought For the Day
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Thought For the Day: Look Up to the Stars, Not Down At Your Feet
“Remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Try to make sense of what you see and wonder about what makes the universe exist. Be curious. And however difficult life may seem, there is always … Continue reading
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Tagged Adapt, Adversities, Awe, Curiousity, Difficulty, Mindfulness, Overcome, Sense, Stars, Stephen Hawking, Survive, Thought For the Day, Understand, Universe, Wonder
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Thought For the Day: The History of Science Has Been the Gradual Realization That Events Are Orderly
“The whole history of science has been the gradual realization that events do not happen in an arbitrary manner, but that they reflect a certain underlying order, which may or may not be divinely inspired.” – Stephen Hawking Forget about … Continue reading
Thought For the Day: Everyone Is As God Made Them … And Often Times Worse
“Everyone is as God has made him, and oftentimes a great deal worse.” – Miguel de Cervantes Okay, so this thought is a bit tongue in cheek. But, it does make a solid point. Think on it, please?
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Tagged Created, Everyone, God, Miguel de Cervantes, Sin, Thought For the Day, Underachiever
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Thought For the Day: The Beauty of A Garden Does Not Require Magic
“Isn’t it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that there are fairies at the bottom of it too?” -Douglas Adams, writer, dramatist, and musician (11 Mar 1952-2001) True enough, Mr. Adams, but why ruin … Continue reading
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Tagged Beautiful, Douuglas Adams, Enough, Fairies, Garden, Magic, See, Thought For the Day
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Thought For the Day: You Become Responsible Forever For What You Have Tamed
“And the fox said to the little prince: men have forgotten this truth, but you must not forget it. You become responsible, forever, for what you have tamed.” – Antoine de Saint-Exupery, author and aviator (1900-1944)
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Tagged Allegory, Antoine de Saint-Exupery, Forever, Fox, Little Prince, Remember, Responsibile, Tamed, Thought For the Day, Truth
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Thought For the Day: Always Have More Than One Thought
“Nothing is more dangerous than an idea when it’s the only one you have.” – Emile Chartier, philosopher (3 Mar 1868-1951)
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Tagged Dangerous, Emile Chartier, Exlcusive, Idea, Multi Tasking, Nothing, Philosophy, Thought For the Day
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Thought For the Day: Children Require Nurturing and Cultivation
“If we had paid no more attention to our plants than we have to our children, we would now be living in a jungle of weeds.” – Luther Burbank, horticulturist (7 Mar 1849-1926)
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Tagged Attention, Children, Cultivation, Jungle, Luther Burbank, Neglect, Nurturing, Plants, Thought For the Day, Weeds
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