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Thought For the Day: The Only Real Happiness Is To Love and Be Loved
“There is only one happiness in this life, to love and be loved.” – George Sand
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Tagged Be Loved, Chopin, George Sand, Happiness, Life, Love, Thought For the Day, Valentine's Day
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Thought For the Day: Live A Balanced Life
“Live a balanced life. Learn some and think some, and draw and paint and sing and dance and play and work every day some.” – Robert Fulghum, author (b. 1937)
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Tagged Arts, Balance, Daily, Dance, Learn, Life, Music, Robert Fulgham, Think, Thought For the Day, Work
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Thought For the Day: All Life Consists of The Moment One Finds Out Who He Is
“Any life, no matter how long and complex it may be, is made up of a single moment — the moment in which a man finds out, once and for all, who he is.” – Jorge Luis Borges, writer (1899-1986) … Continue reading
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Tagged Authentic, Complex, Genuine, Jorge Luis Borges, Life, One Moment, Revealing, Simple, Thought For the Day
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Thought For the Day: Masterpieces Require Love and Skill Together
“When love and skill work together, expect a masterpiece.” – John Ruskin, author, art critic, and social reformer (8 Feb 1819-1900)
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Tagged John Ruskin, Love, Masterpiece, Skill, Thought For the Day, Together
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Thought For the Day: The Trade of Governance Is Monopolized By Ignorant Rascals
“The trade of governing has always been monopolized by the most ignorant and the most rascally individuals of mankind.” – Thomas Paine, philosopher and writer (9 Feb 1737-1809) Sorry, for the frankness of my summation. Given that we cannot keep … Continue reading
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Tagged Debt, Expenditures, Governance, Ignorance, Politicians, Rascals, Ronald Reagan, Taxes, Thomas Paine, Thought For the Day
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Thought For the Day: The People Will Find Their Own Right Way To Go
“The maxim, that governments ought to train the people in the way in which they should go, sounds well. But is there any reason for believing that a government is more likely to lead the people in the right way … Continue reading
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Tagged Government, Maxim, Self Government, The People, Thomas B Macaulay, Thought For the Day, Train
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Thought For the Day: Dishonest People Are Often So With Straight Faces
“I have known a vast quantity of nonsense talked about bad men not looking you in the face. Don’t trust that conventional idea. Dishonesty will stare honesty out of countenance, any day in the week, if there is anything to … Continue reading
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Tagged Charles Dickens, Conventional, Dishonesty, Eye to Eye, Facade, Face to Face, Known, Thought For the Day, Unknowns
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Thought For the Day: True Belief Is In How We Live, Not Our Professed Creed
“True religion is the life we lead, not the creed we profess.” – Louis Nizer, lawyer (6 Feb 1902-1994)
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Tagged Action, Belief, Character, Creed, Faith, Life, Louis Nizer, Thought For the Day, Truth, Words
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Thought For the Day: We Usually Give Ourselves the Worse Trouble
“I’ve never met a man who has given me as much trouble as myself.” – Dwight Moody
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Tagged Accountability, Dwight Moody, Responsibility, Self Deception, Sin, Theology, Thought For the Day, Trouble
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Thought For the Day: The Printed Word Prevails Over Bullets
“Poor is the power of the lead that becomes bullets compared to the power of the hot metal that becomes types.” – Georg Brandes, critic and scholar (4 Feb 1842-1927) Force is never the preference over persuasion. … Continue reading
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Tagged Bullets, Georg Brandes, Poor, Power, Printing Press, Thought For the Day, Words
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