Tag Archives: Wisdom

Traces of Life’s Wind

Traces of Life’s Wind by Michael Romani In my imitation I find my mediocrity In my originality I find the divinity Or, at least a spark That brings me to rest Touching the sublime When I am put to test … Continue reading

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First Principles: A Nation Should Strive For Wisdom and Virtue In Its Example

“Happy will it be for ourselves, and most honorable for human nature, if we have wisdom and virtue enough to set so glorious an example to mankind!” – Alexander Hamilton, Federalist No. 36, 1788          

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WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Congregate

In my life, I have seen many come to congregate Waiting with bated breath as it fascinates That only a handful gather to pursue wisdom While ignorance more often rules the kingdom It seems we need a smattering of deeper … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: Never Let Your Schooling Get In the Way of Your Education

“I have never let my schooling interfere with my education.” – Mark Twain              

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WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Present

In a primordial forest an old owl suggests Something to be heard by the woodland guests There is much wisdom in always being present Ready to receive nature’s secrets with given consent Putting aside the paradox of constant distraction While … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: Never Miss A Good Chance To Shut Up

“Never miss a good chance to shut up.” – Will Rogers  Seemingly harsh, it is sound advice.  An old half remembered adage states something to the effect that God created each of us with two eyes and two ears but … Continue reading

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WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Conveyor

In a sense more than innocence The written word is a conveyor Without any sort of pretense It’s a vivid sort of displayer Teaching use what we need Providing us with mental feed We cannot know the future If we … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: Wisdom Goes Beyond Mere Recitation of Memorized Words

We are students of words; we are shut up in schools, and colleges, and recitation rooms, for ten or fifteen years, and come out at last with a bag of wind, a memory of words, and do not know a … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: Know the Rules, Stake and Time Limits of the Game

“If you must play, decide on three things at the start: the rules of the game, the stakes, and the quitting time.” – Chinese proverb    

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Thought For the Day: The Wit and Wisdom Found In Writing Is As Much Ours

“There is not less wit nor less invention in applying rightly a thought one finds in a book, than in being the first author of that thought.” – Pierre Bayle, philosopher and writer (1647-1706)   This super-skeptic found that in … Continue reading

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