Tag: 2018 July Quote of the Day

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With the 4th of July in the middle of the week and with many members on vacation, Ricochet was blessed with a full month of Quote of the Day posts. It’s still summer, but you can beat the blues by clicking on the August 2018 Sign-Up Sheet and Schedule to share your favorite quote. 01-July Arahant […]
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“Querulus wastes much of his precious time in declaiming against the management of public affairs: though he has neither access to the springs which move the wheels of government, nor influence either to accelerate or retard their motions. Our national concerns are no more affected by the remonstrances of Querulus, than the heavenly bodies are […]
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A troubled and afflicted mankind looks to us, pleading for us to keep our rendezvous with destiny; that we will uphold the principles of self-reliance, self-discipline, morality, and, above all, responsible liberty for every individual that we will become that shining city on a hill. – Ronald Reagan, November 13, 1979. On this date in […]
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Quote of the Day: Getting Our Egos Out of the Way

Susan Quinn
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“He has told you, O man, what is good,
And what the Lord requires of you:
Only to do justice, And to love goodness,
And to walk humbly with your God;
Then will your name achieve wisdom.”
— Micah, 6:8

Recently this verse was the haftorah paired with the weekly reading of the Torah. I had heard the verse before, but as a fairly new student of Torah, I hadn’t read it in context. I understand that this verse is the only one from Micah included with the haftorahs. I also realized how deeply moved I was by both its beauty and simplicity.

For some background, the Jews described in the Torah were continually straying from Judaism and adopting the culture and religions from the populations within which they lived. (Some things just don’t change.) G-d was repeatedly berating them for straying, for worshipping idols, and for abandoning their belief in G-d. After berating them, He would then tell them, through the many prophets, the kinds of lives they needed to live, as the people chosen to set an example for the world. In the case of this verse, G-d was speaking through Micah to tell the Jewish people what was expected. No matter how difficult it might be.

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Authority has always attracted the lowest elements. All through history mankind has been bullied by scum…. Every government is a parliament of whores. The trouble is, in a democracy, the whores are us. – P.J. O’Rourke, 1991 For many of us, we’re taught at an early age to look up to authority. Our parents, teachers, […]
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“The customer is not always right, but you don’t let him know that.” Stan, proprietor of Stan’s Deli, Garfield Hts. OH and my dad. My dad grew up in the depression and never finished high school. He served in the 45th SeaBees in WWII. After he cut meat and made steel until he started with […]
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Sorry, you missed Independence Day. But you can be cool and Start a Conversation by posting a July Quote of the Day. It’s still the easiest way to start a fun conversation on Ricochet, and we’ll give you tips for finding great quotes. So don’t be a dog and sign up today! Preview Open
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I came across this interesting Japanese history website about samurai.  In it is a collection of samurai death poems.  The death poem is an East Asian tradition whereby literate members of society write poems on their deathbed.  A small collection of the genre can be found here.  Out of those collected, I have chosen samurai […]
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Quote of the Day: The Fool

Clavius
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“Never argue with a fool, onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.” — Mark Twain

I’ve seen many a conversation and certainly many Twitter trails go off the rails when people respond to refute idiocy. Often the best policy is to just let it go. Or to add another quote: “Interesting game. The only way to win is not to play.”

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So be cool and Start a Conversation by posting a Quote of the Day. It’s the easiest way to start a fun conversation on Ricochet, and we’ll give you tips on finding great quotes. Many Quote of the Day posts make the Main Feed and some even garner close to 100 comments. So don’t miss the action […]
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The Quote of the Day is the easiest way to start a fun conversation on Ricochet. You don’t have to be intelligent, pithy, or eloquent yourself. You can share a written passage that you find interesting, or even something from a favorite movie. You can present the naked quote, or add your thoughts on how […]
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