No matter how thin you slice it there always will be two sides. ~ Baruch Spinoza
Two Sides
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What God Chose To Make Me
217
I’d rather be what God chose to make than the most glorious creature I could think of; for to be thought about, born in God’s thought, & made by God, is the dearest, grandest & most precious thing
Educating The Heart
234
Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all. ~ Aristotle
Above The Mark
212
We aim above the mark to hit the mark. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
Better Left Unsaid
384
I begin to speak only when I’m certain what I’ll say isn’t better left unsaid. ~ Cato
As You Simplify Your Life
259
As you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will be simpler; solitude will not be solitude, poverty will not be poverty, nor weakness weakness. ~ Henry David Thoreau
The Kindling Of A Flame
439
Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel. ~ Socrates
In All Things Of Nature
326
In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous. ~ Aristotle
Tact Is the Knack
275
Tact is the knack of making a point without making an enemy. ~ Isaac Newton
My Thirst For Books
323
I am unable to satisfy my thirst for books. Gold, silver, precious stones, beautiful clothing, marbled homes, cultivated fields, painted canvases, decorated horses and other similar things, possess silent and…