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Quote of the Day – William Faulkner

With what is transpiring in Israel, this quote seemed very apropos.  Two peoples, both feeling they have legitimate claims to sole ownership of the same piece of terra firma. One through living there for millennium, the other through Biblical scripture.  Three religions seeing this small piece of land as holy, and all only accommodating the other religions through necessity. If there is a solution, it has been beyond our best political minds.

“The past is never dead. It’s not even past.” ~~William Faulkner

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Quote of the Day – Ernest Hemingway

“Wine is one of the most civilized things in the world and one of the most natural things of the world that has been brought to the greatest perfection, and it offers a greater range for enjoyment and appreciation than, possibly, any other purely sensory thing.” ~~ Ernest Hemingway

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Quote of the Day – Leo Tolstoy

“Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” ~~ Leo Tolstoy opening line of   Anna Karenina

Not read Anna Karenina… perhaps a little long for the modern reader, but a wonderful work of literature.

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Quote of the Day – Lao Tzu

“He who knows that enough is enough will always have enough” ~~ Lao Tzu

 

 

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Quote of the Day – Benjamin Franklin

“Behold the rain which descends from heaven upon our vineyards; there it enters the roots of the vines, to be changed into wine; a constant proof that God loves us, and loves to see us happy.” ~~ Benjamin Franklin

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Quote of the Day – Rumi

“I searched for God and found only myself. I searched for myself and  found only God.” ~~ Rumi

 

 

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Quote of the Day – Heather Cox Richardson

“As I try to cover the news tonight, I am struck by how completely the Republican Party, which began in the 1850s as a noble endeavor to keep the United States government intact and to rebuild it to work for ordinary people, has devolved into a group of chaos agents feeding voters a fantasy world.” ~~ Heather Cox Richardson from Letters from an American

Normally I let the quotes speak for themselves, but I feel a few comments are in order. Heather Cox Richardson is a Continue reading “Quote of the Day – Heather Cox Richardson”

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Quote of the Day – Stephen Chbosky

“It’s much easier not to know things sometimes.” ~~ Stephen Chbosky

Or as a fellow I know once said to me, “If you just went through life keeping blinders on, you would be happier.”

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Quote of the Day – Lao Tzu

“If you are depressed, you are living in the past. If you are anxious, you are living in the future. If you are at peace, you are living in the present.” ~~ Lao Tzu

 

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Quote of the Day – Maya Angelou

“Courage is the most important of all the virtues, because without courage you can’t practice any other virtue consistently. You can practice any virtue erratically, but nothing consistently without courage.” ~~ Maya Angelou

 

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