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Thought For the Day: Love of Beauty and Reverence for Tradition Make for the Best of Art
“The scientific spirit, the contempt of tradition, the lack of discipline and the exaltation of the individual have very nearly made an end of art. It can only be restored by the love of beauty, the reverence for tradition, the … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, Beauty, Classicism, Discipline, Individualism, Kenyon Cox, Rigor, Self Control, Thought For the Day, Tradition
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Thought For the Day: Happy Labor Day!
“What does labor want? We want more schoolhouses and less jails; more books and less arsenals; more learning and less vice; more leisure and less greed; more justice and less revenge; in fact, more of the opportunities to cultivate our … Continue reading
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Tagged Betterment, Happy Labor Day, Labor, Needs, Samuel Gompers, Thought For the Day, Wants
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Thought For the Day: The Duty of the Artist Is To Send Light Into the Darkness
“To send light into the darkness of men’s hearts – such is the duty of the artist.” – Robert Schumann If there were one overwhelming prayer in my heart with respect to my photographic art and word play it is that … Continue reading
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Tagged Artist, Crisis, Darkness, Duty, Illumination, Light, Opportunity, Pass On, Pay Forward, Prayer, Robert Schuman, Send, Shoulders of Giants, Thought For the Day
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Thought For the Day: Those Who Don’t Want to Disclose Truth Have Something To Hide
“The only people who don’t want to disclose the truth are people with something to hide.” – Barak Obama Can I get a witness? Calling Mr. Barak Obama to the witness stand. His presidency is over. We can now subpoena … Continue reading
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Tagged Deceit, Disclose, Lies, Obama, Scandal, Thought For the Day, Truth, Work Place Violence
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Thought For the Day: There Is No Objective Good Without God
“If there is no God, everything is permissible.” – Fyodor Dostoyevsky, in The Brothers Karamazov At first blush this is resounding battle cry for atheists and moral relativists alike. That is until you stop and think on it a moment. … Continue reading
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Tagged 20th Century, Bad, Bloodbath, Evil, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Good, History, Objective, Permissible, Sin, The Brothers Karamazov, Thought For the Day
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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: The American Scholar – Ralph Waldo Emerson
Sometimes throughout modern Western culture, if not elsewhere, important published essays begin their literary life as important speeches. This is the case with many essays written by Ralph Waldo Emerson. The particular essay we will look at today is The American … Continue reading
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Thought For the Day: Your Happiness Depends On the Quality of Your Thoughts
“The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.” – Marcus Aurelius, in The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius Do you want more peace in your life? Realize then what you can and cannot do. By this, I more … Continue reading
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Tagged Happiness, Life, Marcus Aurelius, Quality of Thoughts, The Mediations, Thought For the Day
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Thought For the Day: Actions Speak Louder Than Words
“The actions of men are the best interpreters of their thoughts.” – John Locke, philosopher (29 Aug 1632-1704) Actions speak louder than words is an old adage. It got that way as most old adages do – by holding a … Continue reading
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Tagged Action, Antifa, Cajun Nay, Interpretation, John Locke, Mankind, Thought, Thought For the Day
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Thought For the Day: Parents Should Not Make Life Too Easy On Children
“Too many parents make life hard for their children by trying, too zealously, to make it easy for them.” – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, poet, dramatist, novelist, and philosopher (28 Aug 1749-1832) Encouragement is one thing. We should help our … Continue reading
Thought For the Day: Only Put Off What You’re Willing To Have Not Done
“Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone” – Pablo Picasso I haven’t always been this way. And people wonder why. Always pushing to get things done. Having nearly died a few year … Continue reading
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Tagged Be, Create, Do, Forgive, Love, Now, Pablo Picasso, Second Chance, Thought For the Day
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