Jay Bostwick
@jaybostwick.bsky.social
"[C]hoose you by the voice of this people, judges, that ye may be judged according to the laws which have been given you by our fathers, which are correct […]."
April 15, 2025 at 5:01 AM
"[C]hoose you by the voice of this people, judges, that ye may be judged according to the laws which have been given you by our fathers, which are correct […]."
"Never regard something as doing you good if it makes you betray a trust, or lose your sense of shame, or makes you show hatred, suspicion, ill will, or hypocrisy […]." Marcus Aurelius
April 7, 2025 at 1:49 PM
"Never regard something as doing you good if it makes you betray a trust, or lose your sense of shame, or makes you show hatred, suspicion, ill will, or hypocrisy […]." Marcus Aurelius
"[T]he pure love of Christ is the answer to the contention that ails us today. Charity propels us 'to bear one another’s burdens' rather than heap burdens upon each other. […] Charity allows us to demonstrate how men and women of Christ speak and act—especially when under fire." Russel M. Nelson
March 30, 2025 at 2:08 PM
"[T]he pure love of Christ is the answer to the contention that ails us today. Charity propels us 'to bear one another’s burdens' rather than heap burdens upon each other. […] Charity allows us to demonstrate how men and women of Christ speak and act—especially when under fire." Russel M. Nelson
“Better than a thousand hollow words is one word that brings peace. Better than a thousand hollow verses is one verse that brings peace. Better than a hundred hollow lines is one line of the law, bringing peace.” Gautama Buddha
March 27, 2025 at 3:33 PM
“Better than a thousand hollow words is one word that brings peace. Better than a thousand hollow verses is one verse that brings peace. Better than a hundred hollow lines is one line of the law, bringing peace.” Gautama Buddha
"When someone takes away your pens you realize quite how important education is." Malala Yousafzai
March 26, 2025 at 3:34 PM
"When someone takes away your pens you realize quite how important education is." Malala Yousafzai
"No society in human history ever suffered because its people became too reasonable. As a species, we live in perpetual choice between conversation and violence. So it’s very important that we keep making sense to one another. Only a commitment to honest …
March 25, 2025 at 2:32 PM
"No society in human history ever suffered because its people became too reasonable. As a species, we live in perpetual choice between conversation and violence. So it’s very important that we keep making sense to one another. Only a commitment to honest …
"A monolith is unstable." Frank Herbert
March 24, 2025 at 5:44 PM
"A monolith is unstable." Frank Herbert
"Lord, make me an instrument of your peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love; where there is injury, pardon; where there is doubt, faith; where there is despair, hope; where there is darkness, light; where there is sadness, joy. …
March 23, 2025 at 3:06 PM
"Lord, make me an instrument of your peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love; where there is injury, pardon; where there is doubt, faith; where there is despair, hope; where there is darkness, light; where there is sadness, joy. …
"Anger never persuades. Hostility builds no one. Contention never leads to inspired solutions." Russel M. Nelson
March 22, 2025 at 1:45 PM
"Anger never persuades. Hostility builds no one. Contention never leads to inspired solutions." Russel M. Nelson
"[D]on’t scale. Start small, stay as small as possible for as long as possible. Grow in control, not out of control." -Jason Fried
March 21, 2025 at 2:36 PM
"[D]on’t scale. Start small, stay as small as possible for as long as possible. Grow in control, not out of control." -Jason Fried
“[Y]e cannot dethrone an iniquitous king save it be through much contention, and the shedding of much blood."
March 20, 2025 at 9:10 PM
“[Y]e cannot dethrone an iniquitous king save it be through much contention, and the shedding of much blood."
"No power or influence can or ought to be maintained […] only by persuasion, by long-suffering, by gentleness and meekness, and by love unfeigned;
"By kindness, and pure knowledge, which shall greatly enlarge the soul without hypocrisy, and without guile […]."
"By kindness, and pure knowledge, which shall greatly enlarge the soul without hypocrisy, and without guile […]."
March 19, 2025 at 2:34 PM
"No power or influence can or ought to be maintained […] only by persuasion, by long-suffering, by gentleness and meekness, and by love unfeigned;
"By kindness, and pure knowledge, which shall greatly enlarge the soul without hypocrisy, and without guile […]."
"By kindness, and pure knowledge, which shall greatly enlarge the soul without hypocrisy, and without guile […]."
"There is no 'way to peace,' there is only 'peace.'" Mahatma Gandhi
March 18, 2025 at 4:58 PM
"There is no 'way to peace,' there is only 'peace.'" Mahatma Gandhi
“Whatever the cost of our libraries, the price is cheap compared to that of an ignorant nation.” Walter Cronkite
March 17, 2025 at 2:34 PM
“Whatever the cost of our libraries, the price is cheap compared to that of an ignorant nation.” Walter Cronkite
"Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God."
March 16, 2025 at 5:19 PM
"Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God."
“If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy. Then he becomes your partner." Nelson Mandela
March 13, 2025 at 9:40 PM
“If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy. Then he becomes your partner." Nelson Mandela
"To engage in conflict, one does not need to bring a knife that cuts, but a needle that sews."
March 12, 2025 at 3:58 PM
"To engage in conflict, one does not need to bring a knife that cuts, but a needle that sews."
“Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?’
March 9, 2025 at 2:14 PM
“Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?’
"If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other." Mother Teresa
March 8, 2025 at 7:32 PM
"If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other." Mother Teresa
"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law."
March 7, 2025 at 4:41 PM
"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law."
"[E]ven in wartime there’s a mountain of peace ready to rise up at any moment. To push that mountain back below the surface, generals, politicians and warmongers have to draw on every means at their disposal, from fake news to sheer force. Humans are simply not wired for war." Rutger Bregman
March 6, 2025 at 4:23 PM
"[E]ven in wartime there’s a mountain of peace ready to rise up at any moment. To push that mountain back below the surface, generals, politicians and warmongers have to draw on every means at their disposal, from fake news to sheer force. Humans are simply not wired for war." Rutger Bregman
"We have learned by sad experience that it is the nature and disposition of almost all men, as soon as they get a little authority, as they suppose, they will immediately begin to exercise unrighteous dominion."
March 4, 2025 at 6:50 PM
"We have learned by sad experience that it is the nature and disposition of almost all men, as soon as they get a little authority, as they suppose, they will immediately begin to exercise unrighteous dominion."