Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, Reading, tagged Advantage, Good Books, Mark Twain, Philosophy, Quotes, Reading on February 9, 2019| 2 Comments »
| The man who doesn’t read good books has no advantage over the man who can’t read them. | |
| — Mark Twain | |
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| On This Day In: | |
| 2018 | As I Recall |
| 2017 | Truly Generous |
| 2016 | Choose Your Destiny |
| 2015 | Fast And Firm |
| 2014 | Neither Head Nor Heart |
| 2013 | Lonely, Foolish, Love Songs |
| Batting 1.000 | |
| Coward, n. | |
| 2012 | At Least A Little More Difficult |
| 2011 | Speaking Of Fear |
Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Experience, Imagination, Mark Twain, Philosophy, Quotes, Walt Disney, Worry on September 9, 2018| Leave a Comment »
| Worry is a waste of imagination. | |
| — Walt Disney | |
| Most of my life’s worst experiences never actually happened. | |
| — Mark Twain | |
| . | |
| On This Day In: | |
| 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?) |
Posted in Politics, Quotes, tagged #DumbDonald, Crosscheck, Loyalty, Mark Twain, Politics, Quotes on March 11, 2018| 4 Comments »
| Loyalty to a petrified opinion never yet broke a chain or freed a human soul. | |
| — Mark Twain | |
| [It is so hard to maintain respect for an Office when the occupant is so clearly unfit for it. And yet, by our system, he was duly elected… With the “help” of Crosscheck, that is… (sarcasm intended). Oh, well, at least the crazies can’t say I’m blaming the Russians for Trump – clearly, it was the Republicans seeking to ruin America, after all. LOL — KMAB] | |
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| On This Day In: | |
| 2017 | A Bad Sale |
| 2016 | Be Happy! |
| 2015 | Are You Feeling Cold? |
| 2014 | Never Asked |
| 2013 | In Praise Of Change |
| 2012 | John Carter Of Mars |
| Circular | |
| 2011 | How Much And When |
Posted in Quotes, tagged Imagination, Mark Twain, Quotes, Vision on July 21, 2017| Leave a Comment »
| You can’t depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus. | |
| — Mark Twain | |
| . | |
| On This Day In: | |
| 2016 | Still Walking |
| 2015 | Steps |
| 2014 | To Be Greatly Good |
| 2013 | Limited Capacity |
| 2012 | Two Ear Ticklers |
| Justification | |
| 2011 | To Avail The Nation |
Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, Science and Learning, tagged Happy New Year - 2016, Learning, Life, Love, Mark Twain, Philosophy, Quotes, Thomas Jefferson, Time on January 1, 2016| Leave a Comment »
| Every day is lost in which we do not learn something useful. Man has no nobler or more valuable possession than time. | |
| ― Thomas Jefferson | |
| There isn’t time, so brief is life, for bickerings, apologies, heartburnings, callings to account. There is only time for loving, and but an instant, so to speak, for that. | |
| — Mark Twain | |
| [Hopefully you did not wake too late this morning or regain consciousness too painfully from last night… Happy New Year, all!! — KMAB] | |
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| On This Day In: | |
| 2015 | Happy New Year — 2015! |
| 2014 | Happy New Year – 2014! |
| 2013 | Another New Year’s Thought (In Case It Rains) |
| Happy New Year – 2013! | |
| 2012 | Best Wishes For 2012! |
| Where Did You Spend New Year’s Eve? | |
| 2011 | Happy New Year (2011)!! |
Posted in Faith, Quotes, tagged Mark Twain, On Faith, On Religion, Quotes on December 30, 2015| Leave a Comment »
| The easy confidence with which I know another man’s religion is folly teaches me to suspect that my own is also. | |
| ― Mark Twain | |
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| On This Day In: | |
| 2014 | Disguised Blessings |
| 2013 | Be |
| 2012 | The Only Way to Win |
| 2011 | Honest Writing |
Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Mark Twain, On Anger, Philosophy, Quotes on December 15, 2015| Leave a Comment »
| Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured. | |
| — Mark Twain | |
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| On This Day In: | |
| 2014 | Alone And Free |
| 2013 | Superstition Is Your Way |
| 2012 | Escape Hatches |
| 2011 | Sing Like No One Is Listening |
