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Whispers of Truth
Whispers of Truth by Michael Romani The whispers said I’d find the truth And I’d been an admirer since my youth First question I admit that I had And yes, I know that it’s a little sad Is does the … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and Poems
Tagged Absurd, Creativity, Crude, Depravity, Greener Grass, Intention, Isle of Misfit Toys, Lessons, Life, Lost Boys, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Poison Ivy, Thinking, Truth, Whispers
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WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Believe
From the moment that I began to think and conceive That there was more to life and began to believe That just maybe there was a little more to live for I found a curious habit of opening up every … Continue reading
Posted in Photographs & Memories
Tagged Belief, Believe, Christianity, Conceive, Daily Prompt, Deliverance, Desert, God, Hurt, Insight, Love, Peace, Photograph, Poetry, Quest, Truth, Wordpress
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WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Superficial
Who are they to think they’re more than special Judging others for beauty on the totally superficial Painted faces, graceful walks and slender lines Are not as important as beautiful souls and minds Though not necessarily exclusive nor elusive And … Continue reading
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Tagged Beauty, Daily Prompt, Inside, Minds, Outside, Shines, Souls, Superficial, Truth, Wordpress
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First Principles: Facts Are Stubborn Things
“Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclination, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence.” —John Adams (1770) in ‘Argument in Defense of the Soldiers in the Boston Massacre … Continue reading
WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Popular
Many is the misbegotten moments in time When things popular were not for the good And good deeds were mistreated as if a crime With either the populace or the rulers misunderstood But truth, as such, as a way of … Continue reading
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Tagged Conception, Daily Prompt, Misconsception, Popular, Principles, Truth, Wordpress
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First Principles: Wise Men Struggle For Liberty
It is natural for man to indulge in the illusions of hope and pride. We are apt to shut our eyes against a painful truth, and listen to the song of that siren till she transforms us into beasts. Is … Continue reading
Posted in First Principles
Tagged Anguish, First Principles, Hope, Liberty, Patrick Henry, Pride, Salvation, Struggle, Truth
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First Principles: To Have Freedom, You Must Defend It
“The truth is, all might be free if they valued freedom, and defended it as they ought.” – Samuel Adams, writing as Candidus in The Boston Gazette (October 14, 1771) Other writings by Samuel Adams may be read here: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2092 … Continue reading
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Tagged Candidus, Defend, First Principles, Free, Freedom, Samuel Adams, The Boston Gazette, Truth, Value
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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics – That to Philosophise Is to Learne How to Die – Montaigne
“Que sçay-je?” “What do I know?” – Montaigne, in an Apology for Raymond Sebond Michel Eyquem de Montaigne, Lord of Montaigne lived from February 28, 1533 through September 13, 1592. Considered one of the significant philosophers of the French Renaissance, … Continue reading
Posted in Thought For the Day
Tagged Death, Essais, Harvard Classics, Life, Montaigne, That to Philosophise Is to Learne How to Die, Truth, Wisdom
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WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Irrelevant
It is irrelevant who might strive to be king If a place of ignorance is all that he will bring To raise the people to their proper height Requires freedom to debate what is right No one man can ever … Continue reading
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Tagged Daily Prompt, Freedom, Irrelevant, King, Knowledge, Light, People, Prosperity, Truth, Wordpress
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Thought For the Day: Always Seek For Truth Or Lose Your Ability To Love
“Above all, don’t lie to yourself. The man who lies to himself and listens to his own lie comes to a point that he cannot distinguish the truth within him, or around him, and so loses all respect for himself … Continue reading
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Tagged Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Lies, Love, Respect, Self Deception, The Brothers Karamazov, Truth
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ALOHA PROMISES FOREVER 