Quote of the Day: 28 April 2024 #QotD

“When siblings pray for each other and serve each other, hearts will be softened and turned to each other and to their parents.” -Henry B. Eyring

Quote of the Day: 27 April 2024 #QotD

“You know, the less you talk, the more people assume that what you’re not saying is important.” -Phillip McCall, Off to Be the Wizard
[Always a good ide to let people think as well of you as you are able to pull off. And if it's as simple as remaining silent why not try?]

Quote of the Day: 26 April 2024 #QotD

“[G]uilt has a great number of friends and keeps their addresses handy for quick summons.” -Hoid, Yumi and the Nightmare Painter
[It is so easy to fall into self-loathing or some milder variant thereof when reminiscing about events of the past. Particularly those that are less than exemplary.]

Quote of the Day: 25 April 2024 #QotD

“It is hard to think of any power exercised by human beings over other human beings that has not been abused.” -Thomas Sowell
[I'm not aware of any, but I haven't really gone looking for one either.]

Quote of the Day: 24 April 2024 #QotD

“Not everything is a diagnosable issue.” -Adam Lane Smith
[And it is foolish to treat everything as though it is.]

Quote of the Day: 23 April 2024 #QotD

“[W]hat’s the point of even having a world if you’re not going to pass it on to the next generation?” -Ryland Grace, Project Hail Mary
[This is applicable to more than just the physical world we inhabit, but also the philosophical world of culture we should, and in some cases must pass on to our children.]

Quote of the Day: 22 April 2024 #QotD

“In the best Utopia, I must be prepared for the moral fall of any man in any position at any moment; especially for my fall from my position at this moment.” -G. K. Chesterton
[Acknowledging the possibility of my own fall helps in preventing it. If I deny that possibility, I then ignore any indication that I may be on my way to that result. On the other hand, in seeing that as possible I allow myself to see what could happen to draw me toward that end.]