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Our thought of the day

Article publié par Alain Fontaine le 20/09/2011 à 12:57
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At the gates of hell or the edge of the abyss, man still retains some pride and dignity: this is the resilience of the soul. That is why, whatever our convictions, we must believe in the soul.

Our thought of the day

Article publié par Alain Fontaine, the owner le 14/09/2011 à 16:21
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A rant: on the Left, on the Right, in the Centre and at the extremes, corruption, shady deals, sex scandals, abuses of power, point-scoring…. Stop, please! Do you think for a moment that the people of France, in all their diversity and dignity, deserve these things? We have been walking free and tall for a long time now, because we willed it so. Today, you are...

Our thought of the day

Article publié par Alain Fontaine, the owner le 09/09/2011 à 15:29
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Rugby is a fine sport, challenging and convivial, which is played by two teams of fifteen players, face to face. Only one country cheats: New Zealand - their team is their population. Not easy to beat.

Our thought of the day

Article publié par Alain Fontaine le 06/09/2011 à 14:31
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A village without a school, without a post office, shops or a town hall isn’t a village that people leave, but rather a village where people are told to leave. Rural life could be a motor for growth! Why not?

Our thought of the day

Article publié par Alain Fontaine, the owner le 24/08/2011 à 14:16
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Between intelligence and foolishness there is a line that is easy to cross: reason.

Our Thought of the Day

Article publié par Alain Fontaine, the owner le 23/08/2011 à 12:44
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There is a supreme justice above that of man: the justice of the conscience -- definitive, eternal and omnipresent.

Our Thought of the Day

Article publié par Alain Fontaine, the owner le 19/08/2011 à 14:07
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Why are popes often old and sick? Answer: Young and full of health, they'd be too trendy and would be listed in the stock market. A solution for the crisis, perhaps!

Our thought of the day

Article publié par Alain Fontaine, the owner le 18/08/2011 à 09:32
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When monetary values become more important that human values, it's the value of indifference and selfishness that soars.

Our thought of the day

Article publié par Alain Fontaine, the owner le 04/08/2011 à 22:00
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Anniversary today: August 4th, 1789: the abolition of feudal rights and privileges by the members of the French National Constituent Assembly August 4th, 2011: and if we make an inventory of the current privileges...

Our thought of the day

Article publié par Alain Fontaine, the owner le 03/08/2011 à 10:47
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We don’t often comment on the news, but sometimes we have to respond when faced with the impossible and the intolerable. Therefore, a short, but pointed thought of the day. The tragedy in Norway makes it obvious once again that there is a return of something of the beast (or worse, but there isn’t a word for it) in human beings.
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