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July 23, 2025
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,…
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July 22, 2025
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…
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July 21, 2025
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…
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July 20, 2025
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…
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July 19, 2025
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,…
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July 18, 2025
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…
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July 17, 2025
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…
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July 16, 2025
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: “Our obligation is to give meaning to life and in doing so to overcome the passive, indifferent life.” — Elie Wiesel BIRTHDAYS: 1704 John Kay, English inventor (developed the flying shuttle). 1722 Joseph Wilton, English sculptor (Westminster Abbey). 1723 Joshua Reynolds, English portrait painter. 1796 Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, French painter. 1822 Luigi Arditi,…
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July 15, 2025
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: “A man should never be ashamed to own that he has been in the wrong, which is but saying in other words that he is wiser today than he was yesterday.” — Alexander Pope BIRTHDAYS: 1606 Rembrandt van Rijn, Dutch Golden Age painter, printmaker, and draughtsman. 1638 Giovanni Buonaventura Viviani, Italian…
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July 14, 2025
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: “A really good government is a government under which people are permitted to take risks of loss.” — R.C. Hoiles BIRTHDAYS: 1486 Andrea del Sarto, Italian painter. 1862 Gustav Klimt, Austrian Symbolist painter. 1707 Jacques-Philippe Lamoninary, French composer. Sonate 1 opus 1756 Thomas Rowlandson, English painter, cartoonist and etcher. MISCELLANEOUS: SAY IT…
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