Category Archives: Thoughts for the Day

Random Thoughts, Today in History, Quotes, Vocabulary.

Quotes (January 25th)

Posted on January 25, 2015 by Ron

“The fear of becoming a ‘has-been’ keeps some people from becoming anything.” – Eric Hoffer “Truth is the sun of intelligence.” – Luc de Clapiers (1715-1747); French moralist. “It is an old maxim of mine that when you have excluded … Continue reading →

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Today in History (January 20th)

Posted on January 20, 2015 by Ron

There are 345 days left in the year. 0820: Deaths: Abu Abdallah Mibn Idris al-Sjafi’i Islamic (Book of Mother). 1265: The English Parliament, Britain’s House of Commons and the House of Lords, which became a model for parliamentary bodies, met … Continue reading →

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Quotes (January 20th)

Posted on January 20, 2015 by Ron

“Forgiveness is a virtue of the brave.” – Indira Gandhi “Children must be taught how to think, not what to think.” – Margaret Mead “It is the familiar that usually eludes us in life. What is before our noses is … Continue reading →

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Today in History (January 19th)

Posted on January 19, 2015 by Ron

There are 346 days left in the year. 0570: Birthdays: Mohammed [The Prophet] Islamic founder (Koran). 1419: The French city of Rouen surrendered to Henry V in the Hundred Years War between England and France, completing Henry’s conquest of Normandy. … Continue reading →

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Quotes (January 19th)

Posted on January 19, 2015 by Ron

“Don’t compare yourself with anyone in this world. If you do so, you are insulting yourself.” – Bill Gates “Much we learn only to forget it again; to stand by the goal, we must traverse all the way to it.” … Continue reading →

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Today in History (January 3rd)

Posted on January 3, 2015 by Ron

There are 362 days left in the year. 0106 B.C.: Cicero, Roman Philosopher/Orator. 1521: Martin Luther was excommunicated from the Roman Catholic Church by Pope Leo X. 1543: Deaths: Juan Cabrillo Conqueror of Central America, discoverer of California. 1624: Birthdays: … Continue reading →

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Quotes (January 3rd)

Posted on January 3, 2015 by Ron

“It is a truism that almost any sect, cult, or religion will legislate its creed into law if it acquires the political power to do so.” – Robert A. Heinlein, science-fiction author (1907-1988) “The best way to get most husbands … Continue reading →

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Gradgrind

Posted on January 3, 2015 by Ron

PRONUNCIATION: (GRAED-grInd) http://wordsmith.org/words/gradgrind.mp3 MEANING: (noun) – A dull bean-counter, an impersonal person, interested solely in facts and figures with little sympathy for human needs. ETYMOLOGY: The eponym of today’s word is a mill owner in Dickens’ ‘Hard Times,’ who propounds … Continue reading →

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Paucity

Posted on January 3, 2015 by Ron

PRONUNCIATION: (PAW-suh-tee) http://wordsmith.org/words/paucity.mp3 MEANING: (noun) 1. Fewness; smallness of number; scarcity. 2. Smallness of quantity; insufficiency. ETYMOLOGY: Paucity is from Latin paucitas, from paucus, “little, few.” It helps to defy aging effects through sildenafil tablets without prescription rejuvenating aging cells. … Continue reading →

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Today in History (January 2nd)

Posted on January 2, 2015 by Ron

There are 363 days left in the year. 0017: Deaths: Publius Ovidius Naso Roman poet. 0069: Roman Lower Rhine army proclaimed its commander, Vitellius, emperor. 1235: Emperor Joseph II ordered the Jews of Galicia Austria to adopt family names. 1492: … Continue reading →

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