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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: “Experience is not what happens to a man; it is what a man does with what happens to him.” — Aldous Huxley BIRTHDAYS: 1791 Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart, youngest child of six born to composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and his wife Constanze and the younger of his parents’ two surviving children.…

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: “Someone who thinks the world is always cheating him is right. He is missing that wonderful feeling of trust in someone or something.” — Eric Hoffer BIRTHDAYS: 1579 Valerius Otto, German composer, born in Leipzig, Electorate of Saxony. Pražské tance (Couranta) 1654 Agostino Steffani, Italian-German diplomat and composer, born in Castelfranco…

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: “You can know the name of a bird in all the languages of the world, but when you’re finished, you’ll know absolutely nothing whatever about the bird… So let’s look at the bird and see what it’s doing — that’s what counts. I learned very early the difference between knowing the…

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: “When I hate I rob myself of something; but when I love I become richer by the object I love.” — Friedrich Schiller BIRTHDAYS: 1866 Francesco Cilea, Italian orchestral and opera composer (L’arlesiana; Adriana Lecouvreur), born in Palmi, Calabria, Kingdom of Italy. Aria from Adriana Lecouvreur, and Io Sono L’umile Ancella,…

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame,With conquering limbs astride from land to land;Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall standA mighty woman with a torch, whose flameIs the imprisoned lightning, and her nameMother of Exiles. From her beacon-handGlows world-wide welcome; her mild eyes commandThe air-bridged harbor that twin cities…

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: “People who pride themselves on their ‘complexity’ and deride others for being “simplistic” should realize that the truth is often not very complicated. What gets complex is evading the truth.” — Thomas Sowell BIRTHDAYS: 1865 Robert Kahn, German composer, born in Mannheim, Baden, German Confederation. Klavierstück no. 2 from Zwischen Sommer…

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: “Six mistakes mankind keeps making century after century:Believing that personal gain is made by crushing others;Worrying about things that cannot be changed or corrected;Insisting that a thing is impossible because we cannot accomplish it;Refusing to set aside trivial preferences;Neglecting development and refinement of the mind;Attempting to compel others to believe and…

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: “Creativity is the power to reject the past, to change the status quo, and to seek new potential. Simply put, aside from using one’s imagination – perhaps more importantly – creativity is the power to act.” — Ai Weiwei BIRTHDAYS: 1789 John Martin, English painter and engraver. 1797 Johann Gottlieb Schneider,…

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: “People too weak to follow their own dreams will always try to discourage yours.” — Zuby BIRTHDAYS: 1670 Giovanni Battista Bononcini, Italian cellist and opera composer (Astianatte), born in Modena, Duchy of Modena and Reggio. Ombra mai fu, and “Sempre piango / Sempre rido, e dir non so” (duetto) 1635 Robert…

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: “I have begun everything with the idea that I could succeed, and I never had much patience with the multitudes of people who are always ready to explain why one cannot succeed.” — Booker T. Washington BIRTHDAYS: 1702 Johann Schneider, German composer and pupil of Bach, born in Coburg, Duchy of…