There is only one way to avoid criticism, do nothing, be nothing, say nothing. | |
— Aristotle | |
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On This Day In: | |
2021 | Live Well |
Lately | |
2020 | Every Touch Vibrates |
When She Smiles | |
2019 | Six Reasons Why #DumbDonald Will Always Be A Failure |
2018 | The Trouble With Bookstores |
Another No Chew Diet | |
2017 | Biased World View |
2016 | Control In The Age Of Entanglement |
2015 | Okay, Maybe Not Ceaseless |
2014 | Can Do |
2013 | Are You Helping? |
2012 | Inside All Truth Is A Vacuum |
2011 | So, Whom Are We Trying To Fool Then? |
Posts Tagged ‘Aristotle’
Sounds Like Three Ways To Me…
Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Aristotle, Criticism, Philosophy, Quotes on December 26, 2022| Leave a Comment »
Biden Starts His Second Year
Posted in Leadership, Philosophy, Politics, Quotes, tagged Aristotle, Leadership, On Doing What's Right, Philosophy, Politics, Popularity, President Joseph Biden, Quotes on January 20, 2022| 2 Comments »
The high-minded man must care more for what is right than for what people think. | |
— Aristotle | |
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On This Day In: | |
2022 | Biden Starts His Second Year |
2021 | DIY: Outdoor Gym Modifications (2) |
Inauguration Day 2021 | |
(Hopefully) Good-Bye To The Trump Dark Ages | |
2020 | Posting As A Continual Exercise |
2019 | Border Security – Yes, Border Wall – No |
2018 | Supporting Survival Values |
2017 | Inauguration Day 2017 [Sometimes, I hate it when I’m right! — kmab] |
2016 | Or A Pot Of Gold After The Storm |
2015 | One, Two, Three… |
2014 | Lend Your Hand |
2013 | Amnesty, n. |
2012 | Best Resolv’d |
The Clock Is Running | |
2011 | Magic |
Give Me A Minute To Think About That…
Posted in Education, Philosophy, Quotes, Science and Learning, tagged Aristotle, Education, Mind, Philosophy, Quotes, Thoughts on September 9, 2020| Leave a Comment »
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. | |
— Aristotle | |
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On This Day In: | |
2021 | Access Is Good |
The Sun Is Shining | |
No Recall | |
2020 | Give Me A Minute To Think About That… |
November 3rd Is Coming! | |
An Eye For An Eye | |
2019 | Is #45 Warning Alabama Again? |
Day 11: 49ers Win | |
2018 | Worry (x2) |
2017 | Still Working |
Gold In The Morning Sun | |
2016 | Power Inside |
2015 | Sometimes I Feel Small |
2014 | It Slipped Away |
2013 | Corollary |
2012 | Working Retired |
2011 | The Web Is Not Authoritative! (Really?) |
The Right Anger
Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Anger, Aristotle, Personal Power, Philosophy, Quotes on March 21, 2019| Leave a Comment »
Anybody can become angry — that is easy; but to be angry with the right person, and to the right degree, and at the right time and for the right purpose and in the right way — that is not within everybody’s power. | |
— Aristotle | |
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On This Day In: | |
2022 | One World (Our Only Place)… |
2021 | Move The Heart |
Join Hands | |
2020 | He Broke Even |
Whoever / Whatever | |
2019 | The Right Anger |
Another P&P Review | |
2018 | Does Fatalism Equal Mental Health? |
2017 | Choice |
2016 | Growing Worlds |
2015 | Change The Tide |
Martyr, n. | |
2014 | You, Too! |
2013 | Bitter Stand |
2012 | Lost For Words |
2011 | On Market Reactions… |
Start By Trying
Posted in Education, Philosophy, Quotes, Science and Learning, tagged Aristotle, Doing, Learning, Philosophy, Quotes on July 31, 2018| Leave a Comment »
What we have to learn to do, we learn by doing. | |
— Aristotle | |
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On This Day In: | |
2017 | Outlasting Division |
2016 | Said The Man Who Trained To Fight For A Living |
2015 | Tripping On Treasure |
2014 | The Flower Of Light |
2013 | Eye Catching |
2012 | The Holstee Manifesto |
2011 | Three Crooners For The Shower |
The Soldier’s Faith | |
Vacation, Books And Lots Of Movies | |
The Best Of Circumstances
Posted in My Journal, Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Aristotle, Chance, My Journal, Philosophy, Quotes on December 11, 2016| Leave a Comment »
The ideal man bears the accidents of life with dignity and grace, making the best of circumstances. | |
— Aristotle | |
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On This Day In: | |
2021 | Small Moments, Lived Well |
Shaking My Confidence | |
2020 | Two Happy |
Every Time I Look Around | |
Boxing (Day: 3) – Double-End Target Setup | |
2019 | Stand Up, Hook Up, Shuffle To The Door… |
2018 | Ridiculous Idea |
2017 | Waddle On! |
A Severe Challenge — When The President Is A Liar | |
2016 | The Best Of Circumstances |
2015 | Reverberating Silence |
2014 | Wrong Again? |
2013 | Improper Faith |
2012 | One More Rung |
2011 | Sunday Morning Earlies (Hugging trees and smiling…) |
Hurry | |
Updates On Life | |
2010 | It’s Gettin’ Deep In Here |
Sometimes I Wonder About Things
Posted in Quotes, Science and Learning, tagged Aristotle, On Being Educated, On Thought, Quotes on September 19, 2015| Leave a Comment »
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. | |
― Aristotle | |
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On This Day In: | |
2021 | It Doesn’t Rain Forever |
Thoughtful Stroll | |
2020 | An Act Of Faith |
Born And Sold Fairy Tales | |
2019 | Fostering Debate |
2018 | The Births Of Spring |
2017 | Drug Epidemic In America |
2016 | Word Up, Chuck! |
2015 | Sometimes I Wonder About Things |
2014 | Still Racing |
2013 | Anew |
2012 | Make Both |
2011 | Are You Happy Yet? |
Righteous Anger
Posted in My Journal, Quotes, tagged Aristotle, My Journal, On Anger, Quotes on June 4, 2014| 2 Comments »
Anybody can become angry – that is easy, but to be angry with the right person and to the right degree and at the right time and for the right purpose, and in the right way – that is not within everybody’s power and is not easy. | |
— Aristotle | |
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On This Day In: | |
2013 | An Irish Blessing |
2012 | But Is It Worth It? |
2011 | Let Us Start |
Well Hard
Posted in My Journal, Quotes, tagged Aristotle, My Journal, On Brain Power, On Softness, On Strength, Quotes on June 2, 2014| 4 Comments »
Our love of things of the mind does not make us soft. | |
— Aristotle | |
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On This Day In: | |
2013 | Because I Can |
Eloquence, n. | |
2012 | Why Bother? |
2011 | Peculiar Notions |
Two For One
Posted in Faith Family and Friends, My Journal, Quotes, tagged Aristotle, My Journal, On Friendship, Quotes on April 6, 2013| Leave a Comment »
A true friend is one soul in two bodies. | |
— Aristotle | |
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On This Day In: | |
2022 | Beyond Racial Classification |
2021 | There’s Still No Voter Fraud |
Versions | |
2020 | Another Reason #DonTheCon Continues To Lie About The Pandemic |
A Receptive Push | |
2019 | I’m Still Struggling To Rise |
2018 | Once Suddenly Free |
2017 | What Is Childlike |
2016 | The Latter A Lot Quicker Than The Former |
2015 | Notes On My Nightstand |
2014 | Generations |
2013 | Two For One |
2012 | Seen And Heard |
2011 | The Hazards And Vicissitudes Of Life |
Seven Causes
Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Anger, Appetite, Aristotle, Chance, Compulsion, Habit, Nature, Philosophy, Quotes, Reasoning, The Seven Causes on August 27, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Every action must be due to one or the other of seven causes: chance, nature, compulsion, habit, reasoning, anger, or appetite. | |
— Aristotle | |
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Habit Forming
Posted in Leadership, Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Aristotle, Leadership, Philosophy, Quotes on June 26, 2012| Leave a Comment »
We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. | |
— Aristotle | |
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