A quotation from La Rochefoucauld

We refuse praise from a desire to be praised twice.
 
[Le refus des louanges est un désir d’être loué deux fois.]

François VI, duc de La Rochefoucauld (1613-1680) French epigrammatist, memoirist, noble
Réflexions ou sentences et maximes morales [Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims], ¶149 (1665-1678) [tr. Kronenberger (1959)]

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And now, Trump and Vance should move their Asses to the #Ukraine and watch for themselves, what Putin did to the Land and the People.
Forget the #Admiration for a #Childkiller and #Thief.

‘You have full backing across the UK’: Zelenskyy leaves Downing Street after meeting with Starmer – live

https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/mar/01/live-european-leaders-rally-behind-zelenskyy-after-trump-vance-clash-updates?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-67c2f2708f08707b9b4050bc#block-67c2f2708f08707b9b4050bc

Kat picking up Bolty seeing how cute he is

Art Drawing by ME

Bolty Pichu belongs to ME
Kat Bunny belongs to ConejoBlanco

A quotation from The Bible

   Be careful that you don’t practice your religion in front of people to draw their attention. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father who is in heaven.
   Whenever you give to the poor, don’t blow your trumpet as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets so that they may get praise from people. I assure you, that’s the only reward they’ll get. But when you give to the poor, don’t let your left hand know what your right hand is doing so that you may give to the poor in secret. Your Father who sees what you do in secret will reward you.
   When you pray, don’t be like hypocrites. They love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners so that people will see them. I assure you, that’s the only reward they’ll get. But when you pray, go to your room, shut the door, and pray to your Father who is present in that secret place. Your Father who sees what you do in secret will reward you.
 
   [Προσέχετε [δὲ] τὴν δικαιοσύνην ὑμῶν μὴ ποιεῖν ἔμπροσθεν τῶν ἀνθρώπων πρὸς τὸ θεαθῆναι αὐτοῖς· εἰ δὲ μή γε, μισθὸν οὐκ ἔχετε παρὰ τῷ πατρὶ ὑμῶν τῷ ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς.
   Ὅταν οὖν ποιῇς ἐλεημοσύνην, μὴ σαλπίσῃς ἔμπροσθέν σου, ὥσπερ οἱ ὑποκριταὶ ποιοῦσιν ἐν ταῖς συναγωγαῖς καὶ ἐν ταῖς ῥύμαις, ὅπως δοξασθῶσιν ὑπὸ τῶν ἀνθρώπων· ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν, ἀπέχουσιν τὸν μισθὸν αὐτῶν. σοῦ δὲ ποιοῦντος ἐλεημοσύνην μὴ γνώτω ἡ ἀριστερά σου τί ποιεῖ ἡ δεξιά σου, ὅπως ᾖ σου ἡ ἐλεημοσύνη ἐν τῷ κρυπτῷ· καὶ ὁ πατήρ σου ὁ βλέπων ἐν τῷ κρυπτῷ ἀποδώσει σοι.
   Καὶ ὅταν προσεύχησθε, οὐκ ἔσεσθε ὡς οἱ ὑποκριταί, ὅτι φιλοῦσιν ἐν ταῖς συναγωγαῖς καὶ ἐν ταῖς γωνίαις τῶν πλατειῶν ἑστῶτες προσεύχεσθαι, ὅπως φανῶσιν τοῖς ἀνθρώποις· ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν, ἀπέχουσιν τὸν μισθὸν αὐτῶν. σὺ δὲ ὅταν προσεύχῃ, εἴσελθε εἰς τὸ ταμεῖόν σου καὶ κλείσας τὴν θύραν σου πρόσευξαι τῷ πατρί σου τῷ ἐν τῷ κρυπτῷ· καὶ ὁ πατήρ σου ὁ βλέπων ἐν τῷ κρυπτῷ ἀποδώσει σοι.]

The Bible (The New Testament) (AD 1st - 2nd C) Christian sacred scripture
Matthew 6:1-6 [CEB (2011)]

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#quote #quotes #quotation #bible #jesus #admiration #alms #applause #charity #gooddeeds #goodworks #hypocrisy #ostentation #praise #prayer #privacy #publicrelations #publicity #reputation #selfaggrandizement #showingoff

A quotation from Teddy Roosevelt

It is not the critic who counts, nor the man who points out how the strong stumbled or where the doer of the deed could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena; whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs and comes up short again and again. Who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, and spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumphs of high achievement; and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly; so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory or defeat.

Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919) American politician, statesman, conservationist, writer, US President (1901-1909)
Speech (1910-04-23), “Citizenship in a Republic [The Man in the Arena],” Sorbonne, Paris

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A quotation from Carlyle, Thomas:

«
My friend, brag not yet of our American cousins! Their quantity of cotton, dollars, industry and resources, I believe to be almost unspeakable; but I can by no means worship the like of these. What great human soul, what great thought, what great noble thing that one could worship, or loyally admire, has yet…
»

Full quote, sourcing, notes:
https://wist.info/carlyle-thomas/74199/

A quotation from Addison, Joseph:

«
Admiration is a very short-lived passion, that immediately decays upon growing familiar with its object, unless it be still fed with fresh discoveries, and kept alive by a new perpetual succession of miracles rising up to its view.
»

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https://wist.info/addison-joseph/20790/

As the new year looms close, I want to give a shout to three dear friends. Hope you enjoy a repost from earlier this year. "People that I admire and look to for advice."
#admiration #trust #holidayseason #giftsfromabove #love #foreverfriends #saring

https://rickollie.com/2024/04/28/people-that-i-admire-and-look-to-for-advice/

Admiration isn’t about perfection; it’s about celebrating resilience, kindness, and everyday efforts that inspire us to be better.
#Admiration #Inspiration #EverydayHeroes #KindnessMatters #Resilience #LifeLessons #Gratitude #BeInspired #Family

https://jiteshbalakrishnan.blog/2024/12/10/finding-admiration-in-everyday-life-from-my-family/

#admiration : an emotion excited by a person or thing possessed of wonderful or high excellence

- French: admiration

- German: die Bewunderung

- Italian: ammirazione

- Portuguese: admiração

- Spanish: admiración

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Fill in missing translations @ https://wordofthehour.org/r/translations

A quotation from Roosevelt, Theodore:

«
Courage, intellect, all the masterful qualities, serve but to make a man more evil if they are used merely for that man’s own advancement, with brutal indifference to the rights of others. It speaks ill for the community if…
»

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https://wist.info/roosevelt-theodore/73136/

Good morning,

Here’s a snowy reading of the definition of ‘TIROSY’ from the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows.

https://spectra.video/w/437b581c-dd70-4158-b686-fcbc5d9488fa

A Picnic of Joy
Grant Hope 124
https://youtu.be/oswvMQJqfZQ
Full Text: https://www.granthope.net/p/a-picnic-of-joy

Preview:
Oh my wondrous dear
for all this you have labored so
a feast of rich food
a feast of well-aged wine
food full of marrow
a spread so refined

Naturally Green
Grant Hope 112
https://youtu.be/lU2LFTcOjE4
https://www.granthope.net/p/naturally-green

Preview:
Naturally green
even in coat and dress
the plants landscaping the city streets
choke at your folder collar as it drapes your figure
unable to do anything but acknowledge
your decorous demure

A quotation from Roosevelt, Theodore:

«
If the man works for evil, then the more successful he is the more he should be despised and condemned by all upright and farseeing men. To judge a man merely by success is an abhorrent wrong; and if the people at large habitually so judge men, if they grow to condone wickedness bec…
»

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https://wist.info/roosevelt-theodore/72661/