Quote of the Day: 6 November 2024 #QotD

“[M]en are so simple, and governed so absolutely by their present needs, that he who wishes to deceive will never fail in finding willing dupes.” -Niccolo Machiavelli
[If you would avoid being deceived yourself, seek first to understand where you are easily led.]

Quote of the Day: 5 November 2024 #QotD

“We really need to cultivate better candidates at all levels-- there are far too many elections where the best choice is ‘none of the above’.” -Carol Roth
[It's election day. Nothing to get excited about. I'm actually pondering whether to hold my nose and vote for the lesser of two evil, or can I justify retaining my dignity and not throwing a vote after a bad candidate just because the other one is worse.]

Quote of the Day: 4 November 2024 #QotD

“Gratitude is best and most effective when it does not evaporate itself in empty phrases.” -A Wise Man (attributed), Foundation and Empire
[I know that I feel gratitude the most when it is expressed sincerely and in a novel manner. Otherwise, it is either trite, or flippant. At least, that is how I perceive it.]

Quote of the Day: 3 November 2024 #QotD

“There is no ‘my way’ if we are to follow Christ’s example. Trying to find a different course to heaven is like the futility of working on the Tower of Babel rather than looking to Christ and His salvation.” -D. Todd Christofferson

Quote of the Day: 2 November 2024 #QotD

“Price and wage fixing is always harmful. There is no right way of doing it. There is no right way of doing a wrong thing. There is no fair way of doing something that oughtn’t be done at all.” -Henry Hazlitt and Brian Wesbury
[I agree with the whole statement, and especially the third and fourth sentences.]

Quote of the Day: 1 November 2024 #QotD

“What if we decided to make an effort to let ourselves be happy?” -Waxillium Ladrian, The Lost Metal
[There will be difficulties coming for many of us in this regard. I expect that we'll have to exert quite the effort to do so.]

Quote of the Day: 31 October 2024 #QotD

“Cursed the ground where dead thoughts live new and oddly bodied, and evil the mind that is held by no head.” -H. P. Lovecraft
[Happy Halloween!]