Category Archives: The Thought for the Day
Selections from Gaylon’s personal quotebook! Plus exciting commentary from Gaylon
The Thought for the Day – February 21, 2016
People are more disposed to suffer than right themselves by resistance. – John Locke John Locke was an English philosopher who flourished in the 1600’s. A complete review of his works is, thankfully, beyond the scope of this feature, but … Continue reading
Gaylon’s Thought for the Day: February 20, 2016
I work harder than anyone who has ever lived. I am not well and worn out with this stupendous labor, and yet I am patient to achieve the desired end. – Michelangelo, Letter to his brother, while painting Sistine Chapel. … Continue reading
Gaylon’s Thought for the Day – 2/18/16
Dirt thrown on a Mud-wall may stick…but it will not long adhere to polish’d Marble. – Benjamin Franklin This quote came to mind this week while thinking about the debate caused by the death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. … Continue reading
Gaylon’s Thought for the Day – February 17, 2016
They couldn’t understand it and they could…They had their food and water right there, but what was that open space? – Charles Bukowski, Post Office Charles Bukowski was an American writer, though he was born in Germany. I was introduced … Continue reading
Gaylon’s Thought for the Day – February 16, 2016
It is not possible to run a course aright when the goal itself has not been rightly placed. – Francis Bacon Francis Bacon was a British philosopher and statesman who flourished at the end of the 1500’s and the first … Continue reading
Gaylon’s Thought for the Day – February 15, 2016
In times like these, it helps to remember there have always been times like these. – Paul Harvey Paul Harvey was an American radio announcer who had a long career in an industry not particularly known for them. He was … Continue reading
Gaylon’s Thought for the Day
All teachings are mere references. The true experience is living your own life. – Deng Ming Dao, 365 Tao We can depend on formal education and religious training only so much. There comes a time when we must put what … Continue reading
Gaylon’s Thought for the Day – February 13, 2016
Progress, once started, is endless…We proceed because we must. – Gore Vidal, Empire It’s human nature to advance and improve what came before us. It’s why our ancestors dug out a tree trunk and sailed across a lake and why … Continue reading
Gaylon’s Thought for the Day – February 12, 2016
They tell us, sir, that we are weak…But when shall we be stronger?…Will it be when we are totally disarmed?…We are not weak, if we make proper use of those means which the God of nature hath placed in our … Continue reading
Gaylon’s Thought for the Day – February 11, 2016
It is not the first steps but the last ones that are most difficult. – Jean-Francois Steiner, Treblinka Treblinka is a book about the concentration camp in Poland, a novel based on testimony of those who were there. It’s been … Continue reading