Proverbs - Sayings - Thoughts 1a
1. When you throw mud at someone, remember you are the one who is losing ground.
2. Life is fragile; handle it with prayer.
3. Be patient with the faults of other; they have had to be patient with yours!
4. God can mend a broken heart, but we have to give Him all the pieces.
5. God has not called us to see through each other, but to see each other through.
6. Reputation is what people think you are; character is what you really are.
7. The important thing in this life is not your position - it's your disposition.
8. It's all right to have an open mind when you know what to let in.
9. The heart of the problem is usually a problem of the heart.
10. May you never miss a rainbow or sunset because you are looking down.
11. Blowing out another person's candle won't make yours any brighter.
12. It is easy to make a mountain out of a mole hill. All you do is add dirt.
13. Choice, not chance, determines destiny.
14. Learn to speak kind words - nobody resnets them. MBR>
15. It's your attitude not your aptitude that determines your altitude.
16. Few people get dizzy from doing good turns.
17. Love is strengthened by working through conflicts together.
18. Love means nothing in tennis, but it's everything in life.
19. A friend is the first person who comes in when the whole world has gone out.
20. Doctors say that cheerful people resist disease better than gloomy people.
21. Words break no bones, but they do break hearts.
22. A hug is a great gift - one size fits all, and it's easy to exchange.
23. It is easier to leave angry words unspoken than to mend a heart these words have broken.
24. Form good habits, they're as hard to break as bad ones.
25. If you are reluctant to ask the way, you will be lost.
26. Some people never make a mistake, nor do they ever make anything else.
27. A lot of kneeling will keep you in good standing with God.
28. When one's temper gets the best of him it reveals the worst of him.
29. A clear conscience can only be destroyed by its owner.
30. Do right and leave the results to God.
31. If you find a path with no obstacles it probably doesn't lead anywhere.
32. One is often sorry for saying a harsh word, but will never regret saying a kind one.
33. No door is too difficult for the key of love to open.
34. Staying calm is the best way to take the wind out of an angry person's sails.
35. Laughter is a tranquilizer with no side effects.
36. What we are is God's gift to us. What we become is our gift to God.
37. We are never more dus contented with others than when we are discontented with ourselves.
38. Every time you win an argument, you lose a friend.
39. Cherish your yesterdays;dream your tomorrows; but life your todays.
40. If anyone speaks badly of you, live so none will believe it.
41. It is a special person who takes delight in the good fortune of another person.
42. A man's character is like a fence - it cannot be strenghtened by whitewash.
43. The secret of happy living is not to do what you like but to like what you do.
44. Treat arguments like weeds...nip them in the bud.
45. Duty makes us do things well, but love makes us do them beautifully.
46. When you get to the end of your rope, tie a know in it, and hang on.
47. If you clutter up your mind with little things, will there be any room left for the big things?
48. Happiness is not a station we arrive at, but a manner of traveling.
49. Past experience should be a guidepost, not a hitching post.
50. If you want to leave footprints in the sands of time, don't drag your feet.
51. Creativity makes the ordinary extraordinary.
52. Real friends can lead you up to the stars; so-called friends, down to the depths.
53. Listen first while you hold your tongue and your temper.
54. To endure the fire when others would flee is a sign of maturity.
55. Christian fellowship casts out loneliness.
56. Sometimes just hearing "I Understand" is a perscription for cheerfulness.
57. Patience means never giving up-even when everyone else says you should.
58. Facts without truth are like a building without a foundation.
59. The voice of conscience can never be completely silenced.
60. Counterfeit truth is worth even less than counterfeit money.
61. Your reputation is what people think you are. Character is what God knows you are and will become.
62. Gentle words fall lightly but they have great weight.
63. Mistakes are not failures but lessons we need never learn again.
64. Selfishness fools you into believing that you have nothing and deserve everything.
65. Swallowing your pride occasionally will never give you indigestion.
66. Every time we turn green with envy we are ripe for trouble.
67. Learn from the mistakes of others you can never live long enough to make them all yourself.
68. Happiness is a thing to be practiced like a violin.
69. Before you flare up at any one's faults, take time to count ten -- ten of your own.
70. Do not judge your friend until you stand in his place.
71. Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.
72. We are never more discontented with others than when we are discontented with ourselves.
73. A mistake is evidence that someone has tried to do something.
74. Christian character is not an inheritance: each individual must build it for himself.
75. Are you trying to make something for yourself or something of yourself?
76. Love begins when another person's needs become more important than your own.
77. Worry is the interest you pay on trouble before it comes.
78. A measure of a man's real character is what he would do if he knew he would never be found out.
79. If we build more windows and fewer walls we will have more friends.
80. Tell me what company you keep and I'll tell you who you are.
81. Life is 10 percent what you make it and 90 percent how you take it.
82. I can alter my life by altering my attitude.
83. You can preach a better sermon with your life than with your lips.
84. The kindly word that falls today may bear its fruit tomorrow.
85. Why worry about things you can't control when you can keep yourself busy controlling the things that depend on you.
86. Life is easier than you think. All you have to do is accept the impossible, do without the indispensable, and bear the intolerable.
87. Peace is not the absence of conflict, but the ability to cope with it.
88. Wisdom consists in knowing what to do with what you know.
89. Sympathy is never wasted except when you give it to yourself.
90. The secret of contentment is knowing how to enjoy what you have and being able to lose all desire for things beyond your reach.
91. The door to the human heart can be opened only from the inside.
92. That load becomes light which is cheerfully borne.
93. Do you see difficulties in every oppurtunity, or oppurtunities in every difficulty?
94. To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart.
95. Always speak the truth and you'll never be concerned with your memory.
96. Success in marriage is much more than finding the right person' it is a matter of being the right person.
97. Let us be the first to give a friendly sign, to nod first, smile first, speak first, and if such a thing is necessary forgive first.
98. My part is to improve the present moment.
99. The only ideas that will work for you are the ones you put to work.
100. A contented person enjoys the scenery on a detour.
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