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| 1. A MARRIAGE MAY BE MADE IN HEAVEN, BUT THE MAINTENANCE MUST BE DONE ON EARTH. 2. WHEN GOD MEASURES A MAN, HE PUTS THE TAPE AROUND THE HEART INSTEAD OF THE HEAD. 3. THE GRASS MAY LOOK GREENER ON THE OTHER SIDE, BUT IT STILL HAS TO BE MOWED. 4. PATIENCE IS THE ABILITY TO KEEP YOUR MOTOR IDLING WHEN YOU FEEL LIKE STRIPPING YOUR GEARS. 5. HE WHO IS WAITING FOR SOMETHING TO TURN UP MIGHT START WITH HIS OWN SHIRT SLEEVES. 6. REMEMBER THE BANANA - WHEN IT LEFT THE BUNCH IT GOT SKINNED. 7. IT IS BETTER TO BE SILENT AND BE CONSIDERED A FOOL THAT TO SPEAK AND REMOVE ALL DOUBTS. 8. MANY A GOOD MAN HAS FAILED BECAUSE HE HAD HIS WISHBONE WHERE HIS BACKBONE SHOULD HAVE BEEN. 9. IF AT FIRST YOU DON’T SUCCEED, TRY READING THE INSTRUCTIONS. 10. YOUR TEMPER IS LIKE A FIRE. IT GETS VERY DESTRUCTIVE WHEN IT GETS OUT OF CONTROL. 11. DECISIONS CAN TAKE YOU OUT OF GOD’S WILL BUT NEVER OUT OF HIS REACH. 12. YOUR COMPANIONS ARE LIKE BUTTONS ON AN ELEVATOR. THEY WILL EITHER TAKE YOU UP OR THEY WILL TAKE YOU DOWN. 13. PATIENCE IS A QUALITY YOU ADMIRE IN THE DRIVER BEHIND YOU AND SCORN IN THE ONE AHEAD. 14. THERE IS A NAME FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT EXCITED ABOUT THEIR WORK - UNEMPLOYED. 15. A PERSON’S TRUE CHARACTER IS REVEALED BY WHAT HE DOES WHEN NO ONE IS WATCHING. 16. IT’S BETTER TO DIE WITH A GOOD NAME THAN TO LIVE WITH A BAD ONE. 17. “NO” IS ONE OF THE FEW WORDS THAT CAN NEVER BE MISUNDERSTOOD. 18. TOO MANY CHURCHGOERS ARE SINGING “STANDING ON THE PROMISES” WHEN ALL THEY ARE DOING IS SITTING ON THE PREMISES. 19. SOME PEOPLE COMPLAIN BECAUSE GOD PUT THORNS ON ROSES, WHILE OTHERS PRAISE HIM FOR PUTTING ROSES AMONG THORNS. 20. THE CURE OF CRIME IS NOT IN THE ELECTRIC CHAIR, BUT IN THE HIGH CHAIR. 21. THE BRIDGE YOU BURN NOW MAY BE THE ONE YOU LATER HAVE TO CROSS. 22. THE MEASURE OF A MAN IS NOT HOW GREAT HIS FAITH IS, BUT HOW GREAT HIS LOVE IS. 23 REAL FRIENDS ARE THOSE WHO, WHEN YOU’VE MADE A FOOL OF YOURSELF, DON’T FEEL YOU’VE DONE A PERMANENT JOB. 24. BE CAREFUL THAT YOUR MARRIAGE DOESN’T BECOME A DUEL INSTEAD OF A DUET. 25. THE MIGHTY OAK WAS ONCE A LITTLE NUT THAT STOOD ITS GROUND. 26. THE SECRET OF ACHIEVEMENT IS TO NOT LET WHAT YOU’RE DOING GET TO YOU BEFORE YOU GET TO IT. 27. MOST PEOPLE WISH TO SERVE GOD - BUT ONLY IN AN ADVISORY CAPACITY. 28. CONSCIENCE IS GOD’S BUILT-IN WARNING SYSTEM. BE VERY HAPPY WHEN IT HURTS YOU. BE VERY WORRIED WHEN IT DOESN’T. 29. MOST MEN FORGET GOD ALL DAY AND ASK HIM TO REMEMBER THEM AT NIGHT. 30. IF YOU DON’T STAND FOR SOMETHING YOU’LL FALL FOR ANYTHING! 31. THE MEASURE OF A MAN’S CHARACTER IS NOT WHAT HE GETS FROM HIS ANCESTORS, BUT WHAT HE LEAVES HIS DESCENDANTS. 32. ALTHOUGH THE TONGUE WEIGHS VERY LITTLE, FEW PEOPLE ARE ABLE TO HOLD IT. 33. YOU SHOULD NEVER LET ADVERSITY GET YOU DOWN - EXCEPT ON YOUR KNEES. 34. HE WHO WANTS MILK SHOULD NOT SIT ON A STOOL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PASTURE EXPECTING THE COW TO BACK UP TO HIM. 35. THE BEST BRIDGE BETWEEN HOPE AND DESPAIR IS OFTEN A GOOD NIGHT’S SLEEP. 36. IT IS GOOD TO REMEMBER THAT THE TEA KETTLE, ALTHOUGH UP TO ITS NECK IN HOT WATER, CONTINUES TO SING. 37. IT’S GOOD TO BE A CHRISTIAN AND KNOW IT, BUT IT’S BETTER TO BE A CHRISTIAN AND SHOW IT! 38. SORROW LOOKS BACK. WORRY LOOKS AROUND. FAITH LOOKS UP. 39. A MAN IS NEVER IN WORSE COMPANY THAN WHEN HE FLIES INTO A RAGE AND IS BESIDE HIMSELF. 40. SUCCESS IN MARRIAGE IS MORE THAN FINDING THE RIGHT PERSON. IT’S BECOMING THE RIGHT PERSON. 41. FAILURE IN PEOPLE IS CAUSED MORE BY LACK OF DETERMINATION THAN LACK IN TALENT. 42. A MAN IS RICH ACCORDING TO WHAT HE IS, NOT ACCORDING TO WHAT HE HAS. 43. LIFE CAN ONLY BE UNDERSTOOD BY LOOKING BACKWARD, BUT IT MUST BE LIVED BY LOOKING FORWARD. 44. SUCCESS COMES IN CANS, FAILURE COMES IN CANT’S. 45. SOMETIMES WE ARE SO BUSY ADDING UP OUR TROUBLES THAT WE FORGET TO COUNT OR BLESSINGS. 46. FALLING DOWN DOESN’T MAKE YOU A FAILURE, BUT STAYING DOWN DOES. 47. IF A TASK IS ONCE BEGUN, NEVER LEAVE IT ‘TILL IT’S DONE. BE THE LABOR GREAT OR SMALL, DO IT WELL OR NOT AT ALL. 48. TIME IS MORE VALUABLE THAN MONEY BECAUSE TIME IS IRREPLACEABLE. 49. THE BEST WAY TO FORGET YOUR OWN PROBLEMS IS TO HELP SOMEONE SOLVE HIS. 50. GOD CAN HEAL A BROKEN HEART, BUT HE HAS TO HAVE ALL THE PIECES. 51. AUTHORITY MAKES SOME PEOPLE GROW - AND OTHERS JUST SWELL. 52. BE MORE CONCERNED WITH WHAT GOD THINKS ABOUT YOU THAN WHAT PEOPLE THINK ABOUT YOU. 53. THE TROUBLE WITH THE GUY WHO TALKS TOO FAST IS THAT HE OFTEN SAYS SOMETHING HE HASN’T THOUGHT OF YET. 54. THE BEST WAY TO GET THE LAST WORD IS TO APOLOGIZE. 55. THE TRAIN OF FAILURE USUALLY RUNS ON THE TRACK OF LAZINESS. 56. WHEN CONFRONTED WITH A GOLIATH-SIZED PROBLEM, WHICH WAY DO YOU RESPOND: “HE’S TOO BIG TO HIT,” OR LIKE DAVID “HE’S TOO BIG TO MISS”? 57. FORGET YOURSELF FOR OTHERS AND OTHERS WILL NOT FORGET YOU! 58. THE SECRET OF SUCCESS IS TO START FROM SCRATCH AND KEEP ON SCRATCHING. 59. THE SECRET OF CONTENTMENT IS THE REALIZATION THAT LIFE IS A GIFT NOT A RIGHT. 60. NO ONE EVER SAID ON THEIR DEATHBED: I WISH I WOULD HAVE SPENT MORE TIME AT WORK! 61. TRUE FAITH AND COURAGE ARE LIKE KIT - AN OPPOSING WIND RAISES IT HIGHER. 62. IN ORDER TO RECEIVE THE DIRECTION FROM GOD YOU MUST BE ABLE TO RECEIVE THE CORRECTION FROM GOD. 63. THOSE WHO BRING SUNSHINE TO THE LIVES OF OTHERS CANNOT KEEP IT FROM THEMSELVES. 64. NO MAN EVER REALLY FINDS OUT WHAT HE BELIEVES IN UNTIL HE BEGINS TO INSTRUCT HIS CHILDREN. 65. DON’T MISTAKE ACTIVITY FOR ACHIEVEMENT. BUSYNESS DOES NOT EQUAL 66. IT’S THE LITTLE THINGS IN LIFE THAT DETERMINE THE BIG THINGS. 67. THE DOORS OF OPPORTUNITY ARE MARKED “PUSH” AND “PULL”. 68. YOU CANNOT WIN IF YOU DO NOT BEGIN. 69. THE BEST WAY TO BE SUCCESSFUL IS TO FOLLOW THE ADVICE YOU GIVE OTHERS. 70. CONTENTMENT ISN’T GETTING WHAT WE WANT BUT BEING SATISFIED WITH WHAT WE HAVE. 71. TOO MANY PEOPLE QUIT LOOKING FOR WORK WHEN THEY FIND A JOB. 72. YOU CAN’T TAKE YOUR MONEY WITH YOU, BUT YOU CAN SEND IT ON AHEAD. 73. ABILITY WILL ENABLE A MAN TO GO TO THE TOP, BUT IT TAKES CHARACTER TO KEEP HIM THERE. 74. YOUR WORDS ARE WINDOWS TO YOUR HEART. 75. A SHUT MOUTH GATHERS NO FOOT. 76. THE ONLY FOOL BIGGER THAN THE PERSON WHO KNOWS IT ALL IS THE PERSON WHO ARGUES WITH HIM. 77. A DROWNING MAN DOES NOT COMPLAIN ABOUT THE SIZE OF A LIFE PRESERVER. 78. BLESSED IS HE WHO, HAVING NOTHING TO SAY, REFRAINS FROM GIVING WORDY EVIDENCE OF THE FACT. 79. LUCK: A LOSER’S EXCUSE FOR A WINNER’S POSITION. 80. DO THE THING YOU FEAR AND THE DEATH OF FEAR IS CERTAIN. 81. GOD PLUS ONE IS ALWAYS A MAJORITY. 82. WHOEVER GOSSIPS TO YOU WILL BE A GOSSIP OF YOU. 83. JESUS IS A FRIEND WHO KNOWS ALL YOUR FAULTS AND STILL LOVES YOU ANYWAY. 84. EVERY PERSON SHOULD HAVE A SPECIAL CEMETERY LOT IN WHICH TO BURY THE FAULTS OF FRIENDS AND LOVED ONES. 85. IGNORANCE IS ALWAYS SWIFT TO SPEAK. 86. LEARN FROM OTHERS’ MISTAKES RATHER THAN MAKING THEM ALL YOURSELF. 87. PICK YOUR FRIENDS, BUT NOT TO PIECES. 88. HE WHO THROWS DIRT LOSES GROUND. 89. YOU DON’T HAVE TO LIE AWAKE NIGHTS TO SUCCEED - JUST STAY AWAKE DAYS. 90. THE FIRST STEP TO WISDOM IS SILENCE; THE SECOND IS LISTENING. 91. THE GREATEST POSSESSION YOU HAVE IS THE 24 HOURS DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF YOU. 92. THE MOST VALUABLE GIFT YOU CAN GIVE ANOTHER IS A GOOD EXAMPLE. 93. DON’T BE AFRAID OF PRESSURE. REMEMBER THAT PRESSURE IS WHAT TURNS A LUMP OF COAL INTO A DIAMOND. 94. A MINUTE OF THOUGHT IS WORTH MORE THAN AN HOUR OF TALK. 95. YOU CAN WIN MORE FRIENDS WITH YOUR EARS THAN WITH YOUR MOUTH. 96. IT’S NOT THE OUTLOOK BUT THE UPLOOK THAT COUNTS. 97. PUT OTHERS BEFORE YOURSELF AND YOU CAN BECOME A LEADER AMOUNG MEN. 98. FEED YOUR FAITH AND YOUR DOUBTS WILL STARVE TO DEATH. 99. NEVER PASS UP A CHANCE TO KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT. 100. IT ISN’T HARD TO MAKE A MOUNTAIN OUT OF A MOLEHILL. JUST ADD A LITTLE DIRT. 101. WHAT COUNTS IS NOT THE NUMBER OF HOURS YOU PUT IN, BUT HOW MUCH YOU PUT IN THE HOURS. 102. REPUTATION IS MADE IN A MOMENT: CHARACTER IS BUILT IN A LIFETIME. 103. IF YOU FEEL “DOG TIRED” AT NIGHT, MAYBE IT’S BECAUSE YOU “GROWLED” ALL DAY. 104. IF YOU DON’T WANT THE FRUITS OF SIN, STAY OUT OF THE DEVIL’ ORCHARD. 105. OUR CHILDREN ARE LIKE MIRRORS - THEY REFLECT OUR ATTITUDES. 106. THE ART OF BEING A GOOD GUEST IS KNOWING WHEN TO LEAVE. 107. HE WHO CANNOT FORGIVE BREAKS THE BRIDGE OVER WHICH HE HIMSELF MUST PASS. 108. JESUS IS A FRIEND WHO WALKS IN WHEN THE WORLD HAS WALKED OUT. 109. THOSE WHO DESERVE LOVE THE LEAST NEED IT THE MOST. 110. FAITH IS DARING THE SOUL TO GO BEYOND WHAT THE EYES CAN SEE. 111. THE RIGHT ANGLE TO APPROACH A DIFFICULT PROBLEM IS THE “TRY-ANGLE”. 112. THE FELLOW WHO DOES THINGS THAT COUNT DOESN’T USUALLY STOP TO COUNT THEM. 113. A CRITICAL SPIRIT IS LIKE POISON IVY - IT ONLY TAKES A LITTLE CONTACT TO SPREAD ITS POISON. 114. LAZINESS AND POVERTY ARE COUSINS. 115. LANGUAGE IS THE EXPRESSION OF THOUGHT. EVERY TIME YOU SPEAK, YOUR MIND IS ON PARADE. 116. TAKE CARE OF YOUR CHARACTER AND YOUR REPUTATION WILL TAKE CARE OF ITSELF. 117. THE HARDEST SECRET FOR A MAN TO KEEP IS HIS OPINION OF HIMSELF. 118. HE WHO BURIES HIS TALENT IS MAKING A GRAVE MISTAKE. 119. IF A CARE IS TOO SMALL TO BE TURNED INTO A PRAYER, IT IS TOO SMALL TO BE MADE INTO A BURDEN. 120. EVEN A WOODPECKER OWES HIS SUCCESS TO THE FACT THAT HE USES HIS HEAD. 121. THE POOREST OF ALL MEN IS NOT THE MAN WITHOUT A CENT BUT THE MAN WITHOUT A DREAM. 122. YOU CAN ACCOMPLISH MORE IN ONE HOUR WITH GOD THAN ONE LIFETIME WITHOUT HIM. 123. THE ONLY PREPARATION FOR TOMORROW IS THE RIGHT USE OF TODAY. 124. WHEN THINGS GO WRONG, DON’T GO WRONG WITH THEM. 125. TWO THINGS ARE HARD ON THE HEART - RUNNING UPSTAIRS AND RUNNING DOWN PEOPLE. 126. THE BEST WAY TO GET EVEN IS TO FORGET. 127. PEOPLE DON’T CARE HOW MUCH YOU KNOW UNTIL THEY KNOW HOW MUCH YOU CARE. 128. HUMOR IS TO LIFE WHAT SHOCK ABSORBERS ARE TO AUTOMOBILES. 129. A MAN WRAPPED UP IN HIMSELF MAKES A VERY SMALL PACKAGE. 130. IT ISN’T YOUR POSITION THAT MAKES YOU HAPPY OR UNHAPPY, ITS YOUR DISPOSITION. 131. IT TAKES MORE TO PLOW A FIELD THAN MERELY TURNING IT OVER IN YOUR MIND. 132. MEN ARE LIKE FISH, NEITHER WOULD GET INTO TROUBLE IF THEY KEPT THEIR MOUTHS SHUT. 133. THE HEART OF A MAN CANNOT BE DETERMINED BY THE SIZE OF HIS POCKETBOOK. 134. KINDNESS IS THE OIL THAT TAKES THE FRICTION OUT OF LIFE. 135. YOU CAN EASILY DETERMINE THE CALIBER OF A PERSON BY THE AMOUNT OF OPPOSITION IT TAKES TO DISCOURAGE HIM. 136. PEOPLE KNOW WHAT YOU ARE BY WHAT THEY SEE, NOT BY WHAT THEY HEAR. 137. PEOPLE WHO TRY TO WHITTLE YOU DOWN ARE ONLY TRYING TO REDUCE YOU TO THEIR SIZE. 138. QUITE OFTEN WHEN A MAN THINKS HIS MIND IS GETTING BROADER, IT’S ONLY HIS CONSCIENCE STRETCHING. 139. TEMPER IS WHAT GETS MOST OF US INTO TROUBLE. PRIDE IS WHAT KEEPS US THERE. 140. WE MAKE A LIVING BY WHAT WE GET - WE MAKE A LIFE BY WHAT WE GIVE. 141. OUR DAYS ARE IDENTICAL SUITCASES - ALL THE SAME SIZE - BUT SOME PEOPLE CAN PACK MORE INTO THEM THAN OTHERS. 142. LIVING WOULD BE EASIER IF MEN SHOWED AS MUCH PATIENCE AT HOME AS THEY DO WHEN THEY’RE FISHING. 143. SOME PEOPLE SUCCEED BECAUSE THEY ARE DESTINED TO, BUT MOST PEOPLE SUCCEED BECAUSE THEY ARE DETERMINED TO. 144. GOD INTERVENES IN THE AFFAIRS OF MEN BY INVITATION ONLY. 145. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ORDINARY AND EXTRAORDINARY IS THAT LITTLE EXTRA. 146. SWALLOWING ANGRY WORDS IS MUCH BETTER THAN HAVING TO EAT THEM. 147. TO FORGIVE IS TO SET A PRISONER FREE AND DISCOVER THE PRISONER WAS YOU. 148. THE COMPANY YOU KEEP WILL DETERMINE THE TROUBLE YOU MEET. 149. TOO MANY PARENTS ARE NOT ON SPANKING TERMS WITH THEIR CHILDREN. 150. MAN CANNOT DISCOVER NEW OCEANS UNLESS HE HAS THE COURAGE TO LOSE SIGHT OF THE SHORE. 151. THE HEART IS THE HAPPIEST WHEN IT BEATS FOR OTHERS. 152. ONE THING YOU CAN LEARN BY WATCHING THE CLOCK IS THAT IT PASSES TIME BY KEEPING ITS HANDS BUSY. 153. NOW THERE’S EVEN A “DIAL-A-PRAYER” FOR ATHEISTS. YOU CALL A NUMBER AND NOBODY ANSWERS. 154. HE WHO THINKS BY THE INCH AND TALKS BY THE YARD DESERVES TO BE KICKED BY THE FOOT. 155. THE BEST INHERITANCE A FATHER CAN LEAVE HIS CHILDREN IS A GOOD EXAMPLE. |
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