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First Principles: Falsehood of the Tongue Leads To That of the Heart, and In Time Depraves All Its Good Disposition

Posted on April 30, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“Falsehood of the tongue leads to that of the heart, and in time depraves all its good disposition.” – Thomas Jefferson (1785)

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First Principles: This Falsehood of the Tongue Leads To That of the Heart, and In Time Depraves All Its Good Disposition

Posted on March 2, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“This falsehood of the tongue leads to that of the heart, and in time depraves all its good disposition.” -Thomas Jefferson (1785)

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Thought For the Day: For All Sad Words of Tongue and Pen, the Saddest Are These, “It Might Have Been”

Posted on December 17, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“For all sad words of tongue and pen, the saddest are these, ‘It might have been’.” – John Greenleaf Whittier, poet (17 Dec 1807-1892)

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Slips of the Tongue

Posted on August 20, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

Slips of the Tongueby Michael DoyleSlips of the feeble tongueCome more often when no longer youngThings ill thought should often not be saidBut instead kept inside one’s headOur lives are played out like a movieSometimes hellbent though that doesn’t move … Continue reading →

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First Principles: It Is of Great Importance To Set A Resolution, Not To Be Shaken, Never To Tell An Untruth

Posted on July 23, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“It is of great importance to set a resolution, not to be shaken, never to tell an untruth. There is no vice so mean, so pitiful, so contemptible; and he who permits himself to tell a lie once, finds it … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Falsehood of the Tongue Leads To That of the Heart and In Time Depraves All Its Good Disposition

Posted on June 26, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

Posted in First Principles | Tagged Believe, Contempt, Deprave, Falsehood, First Principles, Good Disposition, Habitual, Heart, Lies, Never, Resolve, Thomas Jefferson, Time, Tongue, Truth, Untruth, Vice | Leave a comment

Cursed Fate

Posted on March 20, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

Once upon a not so long ago, even words spoken could get you accused of all sorts of things. Now it’s a new sort of dogma that we have to conform to or pay a wicked price. Funny isn’t … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Falsehood of the Tongue Leads To That of the Heart

Posted on January 24, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

Posted in First Principles | Tagged Attend, Believe, Contempt, Deprave, Disposition, Falsehood, First Principles, Good, Habit, Heart, Important, Lie, Mean, Permit, Resolutioni, Thomas Jefferson, Time, Tongue, Truth, Untruth, Vice | Leave a comment

First Principles: Falseness of the Tongue Leads To That of the Heart

Posted on March 27, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

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Snow Bound (Through Your Eyes)

Posted on November 28, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Seeing the world of winter in a new light: Snow Bound (Through Your Eyes) by Michael Romani The powdery white of this winter bright Paints my heart with a new kind of light Like new love refined and profound It’s … Continue reading →

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