Cogitations 145

Religion of anti-faith Atheism is a faith against other faith. Knowledge and wisdom Wisdom is greater than knowledge, for while knowledge knows, wisdom perceives what it knows and has an awareness of what is not known. Nevertheless, there is no wisdom without knowledge. But where there is wisdom and knowledge together, in understanding they become [...]

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Cogitations 144

Freedom and tyranny It is better to suffer liberty’s problems than tyranny’s ‘solutions’. Interests vs. principles A relationship built upon common interests, shares a lifespan with the interests. Principles, on the other hand, form an everlasting foundation for relationships. Peace and stability When the overriding ambition of a people is to avoid conflict at any [...]

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Cogitations 143

Resolution All hope has an appointed time. A time for darkness There is a time to live in the sun, embrace goodness, and pursue joy and happiness; for the sun gives life. Nevertheless, constant sunlight will fade and scorch that which it shines upon; therefore, there is a time for the darkness and night. Understanding [...]

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Cogitations 142

Treasure above treasures Being poor and feeble with a heart of love is better than having wealth, power, and genius together where all love is absent. Nourishment of evil Evil feeds on fear and weakness; without these fertilizers it will not grow. What is peace? Where the wicked rule, peace may be crueler than war. [...]

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Cogitations 141

Victorious failure True greatness lies within effort more than outcome. How much more when the effort is noble and the outcome appears bleak. Imperfection of perfection To force ‘perfection’ upon an imperfect civilization is imperfection in its worse state. Intellectual Depth Intellectualism is the power of thought, but depth comes from the freedom of thought. [...]

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Cogitations 140

Immoral compassion ‘Charity’ by mandate loses all virtue, as the benefits of welfare are far outweighed, by corrupt and destructive forces working upon the givers and takers. Thinking small In the midst of obligations, it is the very smallest of deeds which are not obligatory that are indicative of love. Word paint The false accuser [...]

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Cogitations 139

Freedom’s debt Freedom comes not without obligation to those unjustly held against their will. Bonds of self will The quest for absolute freedom lends itself to absolute selfishness. If it ain’t so The more you know that isn’t so, the less know you’ll that is. A time to suffer Great suffering is often the result [...]

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Cogitations 138

Road to Hell The road to Utopia is never completed; the pavers narrow it, yet, it only becomes further from the imagined destination. American proverb Be careful what you fail to desire, you may not get it. A tree and its fruit Where morality ceases even blessings can become a curse. Chains of freedom Selfishness [...]

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Cogitations 137

Self destruction The quandary of an extremist ideology is that it dooms its adherents as well as itself. Well meaning The virtue of sincerity is truth; and without truth, sincerity becomes a vice. Slippery slopes A compromise with corruption tends to absolute corruption; how then is it really a compromise? Vigilance Disregard not the malevolent [...]

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Cogitations 136

Foundation of morality The morality of a civilization is not dependent as much on legislation as it is upon the conscience of individuals, without which, the emperor stands naked and the people remain silent. Dictatorships All men are destined to be ruled by internal dictates, or external dictators. Unbridled conscience A most unsettling thought in [...]

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