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Quotes December 16th

Posted on December 16, 2013 by Ron

“The higher our position the more modestly we should behave.” – Cicero, 106 BC-43 BC “I hold a doctrine, to which I owe not much, indeed, but all the little I ever had, namely, that with ordinary talent and extraordinary … Continue reading →

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Thoughts for the Day

Posted on December 16, 2013 by Ron

Today in History (December 16th): 1485: Birthdays: Catherine of Aragon, the first wife of England’s King Henry VIII. 1770: Birthdays: German composer Ludwig van Beethoven. 1773: Some 50 American patriots, protesting the British tax on tea, dumped 342 chests of … Continue reading →

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