Tag Archives: Thought For the Day

Thought For the Day: The Mind and Heart Both Need To Be Educated

Posted on July 6, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

“Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all.” – Aristotle On the importance of learning, teaching and sharing ethical values: http://pages.stolaf.edu/ein/getting-started/why-study-ethics/ Should you wish to read Ethics by Aristotle, it may be read in its entirety here: … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: The Right to Property Is A Positive In the World

Posted on July 3, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

“Property is the fruit of labor-property is desirable – it is a positive good in the world. That some should be rich, shows that others may become rich, and hence is just encouragement to industry and enterprise. Let not who … Continue reading →

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Thought for the Day: Good Governance Requires Vigilance

Posted on July 2, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

“Abuse of power isn’t limited to bad guys in other nations. It happens in our own country if we’re not vigilant.” — Clint Eastwood

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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: Ode To Winter – Thomas Campbell

Posted on July 1, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

Thomas Campbell was a Scottish poet who lived from July 27, 1777 through June 15, 1844. He is mainly remembered for his sentimental poetry, particularly as this centers on human doings and beings. He founded or co-founded the Clarence Club … Continue reading →

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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: On Liberty – John S. Mill

Posted on June 30, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

It seems appropriate that as the Fourth of July approaches in the United States that we examine On Liberty. This is one of the guiding lights of my nation and useful in understanding our noble experiment. All of our glories and … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Be Content Within Your Means

Posted on June 30, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.” – Hebrews 13:5 (New International Version) This thought is sometimes … Continue reading →

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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: Shakespeare’s Macbeth

Posted on June 29, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

The full title of this work by William Shakespeare’s dramatic work is The Tragedy of Macbeth. Rumor has it that its first performance was in 1606. But, it’s hard to pin down any eyewitnesses to this. This play speaks to … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Becoming Present Means Accepting Risk of Absence

Posted on June 29, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

“Of course I’ll hurt you. Of course you’ll hurt me. Of course we will hurt each other. But this is the very condition of existence. To become spring, means accepting the risk of winter. To become presence, means accepting the … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Doing Wrong Can Be All Too Comfortable

Posted on June 28, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

“We do not err because truth is difficult to see. It is visible at a glance. We err because this is more comfortable.” – Alexander Solzhenitsyn, Novelist, Nobel Laureate (1918-2008)

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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: Francis Bacon’s Of Envy

Posted on June 27, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

As First Viscount St. Albans, Francis Bacon lived his mortal life from January 22, 1561 through April 9, 1626. This outstanding figure from history was a philosopher, statesman, scientist, lawyer, jurist, author and is credited as being the scientist who … Continue reading →

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