Tag Archives: Wisdom

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

Posted on January 19, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

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

Posted on January 18, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“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

Posted on January 4, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“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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Thought For the Day: May Light Always Surround You

Posted on January 1, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“May Light always surround you; Hope kindle and rebound you. May your Hurts turn to Healing; Your Heart embrace Feeling. May Wounds become Wisdom; Every Kindness a Prism. May Laughter infect you; Your Passion resurrect you. May Goodness inspire your … Continue reading →

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Seven Points of Beatitude (Sapientia)

Posted on January 1, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Seven Points of Beatitude by Michael Romani As the ghosts of one year floated by to be received In a clarity of slumber of one refusing to be self-deceived I had turned on the television intending to rest a moment … Continue reading →

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WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Mild

Posted on December 24, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

A wise man once whispered to me To open my heart if I wanted to see And follow my dreams to their truth. I have done so since my mild youth. Now, so much has changed and I’m older, But, … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Security and Private Property Rest On A Just Court

Posted on December 6, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

“Personal security and private property rest entirely upon the wisdom, the stability, and the integrity of the courts of justice.” —Joseph Story (1833)

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First Principles: Too Much Discretionary Power Is Unwise

Posted on November 21, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

“We repose an unwise confidence in any government, or in any men, when we invest them officially with too much, or an unnecessary quantity of, discretionary power.” –Thomas Paine, Serious Address to the People of Philadelphia, 1778 The complete text … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Neither the Constitution Nor Law Protects A Corrupt People

Posted on November 12, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

“[N]either the wisest constitution nor the wisest laws will secure the liberty and happiness of a people whose manners are universally corrupt.” –Samuel Adams (1749) How about that, the Founders called out the conditions of today more than we might … Continue reading →

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First Principles: We Should Endeavor To Be Honest In All We Do

Posted on October 31, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

“In our private pursuits it is a great advantage that every honest employment is deemed honorable.” —Thomas Jefferson (1795) It’s somewhat fitting that the witch hunt has thus far calumniated not in any finding of collusion but past crimes committed … Continue reading →

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