1) When the teacher is ready, the student appears...
2)Beware the fury of a patient God.
3) Let us live that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry.
4) There are enough targets to aim at without firing at each other.
5) Courage is never to let your actions be influenced by your fears.
6) All too often, a clear conscience is
merely the results
of a bad memory.
7) Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth.
8) Vision is the ability of seeing things invisible.
9) Try not to become a person of success, but rather a person of virtue.
10) Does thou love life? Then do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is made of.
11) A man full of faith, it endowed with virtue and glory, is respected, whatever place he may choose.
12) The most valuable gift you can give
another is nothing you can
make or buy, just share the plan of salvation.
13) The poorest of all men is not the man
without a cent
but the man without salvation.
14) Feed your faith and your doubts will starve to death.
15) Remember that the mightiest oak was
once a
little nut that held its ground.
16) He who provides for this life, but takes
no care for eternity,
is wise for a moment, but a fool forever.
17) By perseverance even the snail reached the Ark.
18) The best inheritance a parent can give
their children
is their time each day.
19) People will be more impressed by the
depth of your conviction
than the height of your logic.
20) Never give the devil a ride, he will always want to drive.
21) The greatest mistake you can make in
life is to be continually
fearing that you will make one.
22) Morality may keep you out of jail, but
it takes the blood of
Jesus Christ to keep you out of hell.
23) A skeptic is a person who, when he sees
the handwriting on the
wall, claims it is a forgery.
24) Many a person thinks that they have
an open mind about a subject
when it's merely vacant.
25) Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character.
26) The trouble with most of us is that
we would rather be ruined
by praise than saved by criticism.
27)Consider it all joy when you encounter
various trials, knowing
that the testing of your faith produces endurance.
28) Even if you are on the right track,
you will get run over if you just sit there.
29) It is better to work with the construction
gang,
than with the wrecking crew.
30) To do the will of God is the greatest achievement in life.
31) Money is a very excellent servant, but a terrible master.
32) You can't fill an empty bucket with a dry well.
33) What is moral is what you feel good about afterwards.
34) He who cannot forgive breaks the bridge
over
which he himself must pass.
35) From what we get, we can make a living,
from what we give can make a life.
36) Sin has many tools, but a lie is the handle that fits them all.
37) If a care is too small to be turned
into a prayer,
it is too small to be made into a burden.
38) Blame yourself as you would blame others.
39) Even a woodpecker owes his success to
the fact that he uses his head.
40) Blessed is he who, having nothing to
say, refrains from giving
wordy evidence of the fact.
41) The worst moment for the atheist is
when he is really
thankful and has nobody to thank.
42) When you have reached the end of your
rope,
tie a knot and hang on.
43) People with tact have less to retract.
44) Sometimes the Lord calms the storm,
sometimes He lets the storm
rage and calms His child.
45) The man who sings his own praises always gets the wrong pitch.
46) The greatest act of faith is when man decides he is not God.
47) Wisdom is he quality that keeps you
from getting into
situations where you need it.
48) Wisdom is the wealth of the wise.
49) Devoting a little of yourself to everything
means
committing your all to nothing.
50) To find the will of God is the greatest discovery.
51) To know the will of God is the greatest knowledge
52) Some people reach the top of the ladder
of success only to
find it is leaning against the wrong wall.
53) The happiness of every country depends
upon the character of
its people, rather than the form of its government.
54) It is better to be silent and be considered
a fool
than to speak and remove all doubt.
55) Falling down doesn't make you a failure, but staying down does.
56) True faith and courage are like a kite.
An opposing wind raises it higher.
57) Too many people quit looking for work when they find a job.
58) Contentment isn't getting what we want
but being satisfied with what we have.
59) A drowning man does not complain about
the
size of a life preserver.
60) Silence is one of the hardest arguments to refute.
61) If you can't help a hundred people then
just help one the best you can.
62) If at first you don't succeed, try reading the instructions.
63) Decisions can take you out of God's
will
but never out of His reach.
64) He who wants milk should not sit on
a stool in the middle of
the pasture expecting the cow to come to him.
65) Birthdays are good for you. Statistics
show that the people who
have the most live the longest.
66) The first rule of holes, when you are in one, stop digging.
67) God gives every bird its food,
but He does not throw it into the bird's nest.
68) Great minds discuss ideas;
Average minds discuss events;
Small minds discuss people.
69) Anger is only one letter short of danger.
70) Learn from the mistakes of others.
You can't live long enough to make them all yourself.
71) God never asks about our ability or
our inability,
just our availability.
72) Personality has the power to open doors,
but character keeps them open.
73) Do not in the darkness of night, that
which you shun in
the broad daylight.
74) A blind man who sees is better than a seeing man who is blind.
75) The trouble with stretching the truth
is
that it's apt to snap back.
76) Anyone can hold the helm when the sea is calm.
77) It is impossible for a man to despair
who remembers that his
Helper is omnipotent.
78) Tact is the art of making a point without making an enemy.
79) Standing in the middle of the road is
very dangerous.
The traffic from both sides knocks you down.
80) Honesty is the first chapter of the book of wisdom.
81) Only when we have knelt before God, can we stand before men.
82) You can't act like a skunk without someone getting wind of it.
83) Consider the turtle, he only makes progress
when he
sticks his neck out.
84) A Christian must keep the faith, but not to himself.
85) Some minds are like finished concrete,
thoroughly mixed up and permanently set.
86) The heart is the happiest when it beats for others.
87) The best inheritance a father can leave
his children is a good example.
88) People know what you are by what they
see,
not by what they are told.
89) The grass may look greener on the other
side,
but it still has to be mowed.
90) People who try to whittle you down are
only
trying to reduce you to their size.
91) Temper is what gets most of us into
trouble.
Pride is what keeps us there.
92) It isn't hard to make a mountain out
of a molehill.
Just add a little dirt.
93) If you feel "dog tired" at
night,
maybe it's because you "growled" all day!
94) The bridge you burn now may be the one you have to cross later.
95) Real friends are those who, when you
have made a fool of
yourself, don't feel you have done a permanent job.
96) God can heal a broken heart, but He has to have all the pieces.
97) A man is rich according to what he is,
not according to what he has.
98) Be more concerned with what God thinks
about you
than what people think about you.
99) The train of failure usually runs on the track of laziness.
100) Forget yourself for others and others will not forget you.
101) In order to receive the direction from
God you must be able
to receive the correction from God.
102) Your words are windows to your heart.
103) Pick your friends -but not to pieces.
104) Learn from other's mistakes rather
than making them all yourself.
105) Ignorance is always swift to speak.
106) Jesus is a friend who knows all your
faults
and still loves you anyway.
107) Blessed is he who, having nothing to
say, refrains from giving
wordy evidence of the fact.
108) A drowning man does not complain about
the
size of a life preserver.
109) Contentment isn't getting what we want
but being satisfied with what we have.
110) Too many people quit looking for work when they find a job.
111) True faith and courage are like a kite.
An opposing wind raises it higher.
112) The trouble with people who talk too
fast is that they often
say things that they have not thought of yet.
113) If a task is once begun, never leave it until it's done.
114) Falling down doesn't make you a failure, but staying down does.
115) Life can only be understood by looking
backward,
but must be lived by looking forward.
116) Failure in people is caused more by
lack of
determination than a lack in talent.
117) The best bridge between hope and despair
is often a
good night's sleep.
118) He who wants milk should not sit on
a stool in the middle of
the pasture expecting the cow to come to him.
119) You should never let adversity get
you down
except on your knees.
120) Decisions can take you out of God's
will
but never out of His reach.
121) If at first you don't succeed, try reading the instructions.
122) It is better to be silent and be considered
a fool
than to speak and remove all doubt.
123) The grass may look greener on the other
side,
but it still has to be mowed.
124) The best inheritance a father can leave
his children is a good example.
125) He who thinks by the inch and talks
by the yard
deserves to be kicked by the foot.
126) The heart is the happiest when it beats for others.
127) The difference between ordinary and
extraordinary
is that little extra.
128) Temper is what gets most of us into
trouble.
Pride is what keeps us there.
129) People who try to whittle you down
are only
trying to reduce you to their size.
130) People know what you are by what they
see,
not by what they are told.
131) Humor is to life what shock absorbers are to automobiles.
132) The poorest of all men is not the man
without a cent
but the man without salvation.
133) Even a woodpecker owes his success
to
the fact that he uses his head.
134) If a care is too small to be turned
into a prayer,
it is too small to be made into a burden.
135) He who cannot forgive breaks the bridge
over
which he himself must pass.
136) If you feel "dog tired" at
night,
maybe it's because you "growled" all day!
137) It isn't hard to make a mountain out
of a molehill.
Just add a little dirt.
138) Feed your faith and your doubts will starve to death.
139) Your words are windows to your heart.
140) You cannot win if you do not begin.
141) The doors of opportunity are marked "Push" and "Pull".
142) It's the little things in life that determine the big things.
143) In order to receive the direction from
God you must be able
to receive the correction from God.
144) The secret of contentment is the realization
that life
is a gift not a right.
145) Forget yourself for others and others will not forget you.
146) The train of failure usually runs on the track of laziness.
147) Be more concerned with what God thinks
about you
than what people think about you.
148) A man is rich according to what he
is,
not according to what he has.
149) Authority makes some people grow ..... and others just swell.
150) God can heal a broken heart, but He has to have all the pieces.
151) Real friends are those who, when you
have made a fool of
yourself, don't feel you have done a permanent job.
152) The measure of a man is not how great
his faith is
but how great his love is.
153) To many churchgoers are singing "Standing
on the Promises"
when all they are doing is sitting on the premises.
154) Patience is a quality you admire in
the driver behind you and
scorn in the one ahead of you.
155) The bridge you burn now may be the one you have to cross later.
156) The most valuable gift you can give
another is nothing you can
make or buy, just share the plan of salvation.
157) "God is a Spirit," Jesus told the Samarian woman at the well. God cannot be objectified or measured because clearly anything that can be measured is not God. Pneuma (Spirit), like the wind, is known only by its effects.
158) Sow the wind, reap the whirlwind.
GOD Said No
I asked God to take away my pain.
God said, No.
It is not for me to take away, but for you to give it up.
I asked God to make my handicapped child whole.
God said, No.
Her spirit is whole; her body is only temporary.
I asked God to grant me patience.
God said, No.
Patience is a by-product of tribulations; it isn't granted,
it is earned.
I asked God to give me happiness.
God said, No.
I give you blessings; happiness is up to you.
I asked God to spare me pain.
God said, No.
Suffering draws you apart from worldly cares and
brings you closer to me.
I asked God to make my spirit grow.
God said, No.
You must grow on your own, but I will prune you to make
you fruitful.
I asked for all things that I might enjoy life.
God said, No.
I will give you life so that you may enjoy all things.
I ask God to help me LOVE others, as much as he Loves me.
God said...Ahhhh, finally you have the idea.
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