Tag Archives: Weak

First Principles: The Weak Cannot Be Built Up By Pulling Down the Strong

Posted on October 27, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“Don’t expect to build up the weak by pulling down the strong.” – Calvin Coolidge

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Thought For the Day: It Is Those Whose Case Is Weak Who Make the Most Clamour

Posted on October 25, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“When one person makes an accusation, check to be sure he himself is not the guilty one. Sometimes it is those whose case is weak who make the most clamour.” – Piers Anthony

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Thought For the Day: Weak People Seek Revenge; the Strong Forgive; the Intelligent Ignore

Posted on August 15, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“Weak people revenge. Strong people forgive. Intelligent People Ignore.” – Albert Einstein

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Fades Away

Posted on August 7, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Life leaves us all, eventually… or, do we really transform into something else? Time will tell. Fades Away by Michael Romani Being somewhat civilized I kept my discontents to myself More probably cause I realized I’d find my better answers … Continue reading →

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First Principles: May We Never Sacrifice Our Liberties

Posted on July 26, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“However weak our country may be, I hope we shall never sacrifice our liberties.” – Alexander Hamilton (1790) Wouldn’t it be great if the Democrats would remember this?

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First Principles: Useless Laws Weaken the Necessary Laws

Posted on April 4, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“Useless laws weaken the necessary laws.” – Charles de Montesquieu, in The Spirit of the Laws (1748)

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Thought For the Day: To Be Gentle and Yielding Is the Disciple of Life

Posted on March 20, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“A man is born gentle and weak. At death, he is hard and stiff. Green plants are tender and filled with sap. At death, they are withered and dry. Therefore, the stiff and unbending is the disciple of death, and … Continue reading →

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Who Do You Say That I am?

Posted on February 4, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Based in part on Matthew 15:16: Who Do You Say That I Am? by Michael Romani Sometimes stigmatized by the visual Here in this age of consuming digital I see what my eyes choose to see Wondering if it’s with … Continue reading →

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Ruin and Salvation

Posted on January 10, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Sometimes we find our strengths are our weaknesses and our weaknesses our strength. Who is to say which is which? Only in the blackest points of our lives do we ever really know. Ruin and Salvation by Michael Romani Out … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Grudges Only Make You Bitter; Forgiving Sets You Free

Posted on December 30, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“Holding a grudge doesn’t make you strong; it makes you bitter. Forgiving doesn’t make you weak; it sets you free.” – Dave Willis

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