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Proverbs, Wit, and Wisdom
- The rainbow was God’s first Arc of the Covenant.
- Laughter is the art of taking joy seriously.
- Sweeping generalities are the stuff of dustpans.
- God gave critics to the world to keep geniuses humble.
- Work harder if you have to, but work smarter if you don’t.
- There goes a successful person who made all the right mistakes.
- Conscience is the still small voice in the cave of the soul.
- Half as much of twice as good is better than twice as much of half as good.
- It is not the great or the graceful who inherit the Kingdom, but the graced and the grateful.
- A gossip is someone with a keen sense of rumor.
- One consequence of poor choices is no choice of consequences.
- Yes, we die daily, but of an immortal wound.
- Character is the sum of temptations resisted.
- Ingratitude and Discontentment are the proud parents of vice.
- Perseverance is more than going the extra mile, but waiting the extra while.
- Heaven is by inheritance only. Are you in God’s will?
- Proverbs are very wise sayings distilled from not so wise doings.
- Variety at the expense of verity is vanity.
- Donors share what they possess; volunteers share what possesses them.
- True religion may appear to defy reason, but at least it will never deify it.
- Not brushing up on your Bible promotes truth decay.
- Procrastination: Putting off your best behavior.
- The open hands of Christ display the prints of peace.
- Burnout is the effect of overtime over time.
- Courage is that mysterious alchemy that converts dread to bold.
- Christianity is not an invention, but an intervention.
- Though we are all born in ignorance, there is no need to claim it as a birthright.
- Appreciate a keen sense of humor – as long as it’s constructive witticism.
- A healthy conscience is at its best when we are at our worst.
- Children need only be taught what is good and virtuous; the rest they can pretty much figure out for themselves.
- Miracles are God’s surprises to the occasion.
- The Good Lord only used the jawbone of an ass twice in recorded history – with Balaam and with Samson. Don’t add yours to the list.
- Evangelism is preparing people for their ultimate change of address.
- Let Jesus hold your stormy seas in the calm of His hand.
- Too many Christians see tithing as dues – and don’t.
- Why should God give us a sign when He has already given us a Son?
- When we first come to Christ, it is only as an irritating speck of sand enters an oyster. But when He has had His way with us, we become pearls of great price.
- There is no graduation from true education.
- If you must sin to win, choose to lose.
- The Lord allows suffering in our life because He knows the rough seas to a safe eternal haven can only be crossed by hardships, not soft ones.
- The pessimist resigns in despair while the optimist designs the repair.
- A person of faith never tempts the Lord by attempting the impossible – alone.
- Too many people just don’t care and that makes all the indifference in the world.
- Impatience insists on the right-of-way right away.
- There are two ways to handle life’s setbacks: the mature and the amateur.
- We’re not really raising our kids unless they’re being elevated in the process.
- The quality of forgiveness is determined by its expiration date.
- Compliments are so relished because the Lord designed them to be the condiments of life.
- Concentration of effort and will consecrates the task at hand and thus ensures its ultimate fulfillment.
- Never allow yourself to be unduly influenced. Get plenty of second opinions and draw your own confusion.
- People will often do the right things of necessity, but not necessarily.
- The book of Competition has no chapters, only versus.
- For fast temporary relief, profanity is what most people swear by.
- The more we need patience, the harder God’s speed bumps.
- The godly person bypasses trespasses.
- In answer to overly selfish prayers, the Lord knows best that often No’s best.
- Some glorify God in their work; others glorify work as their god; the rest glorify rest.
- Ever notice how hard it is to save face when you’ve lost your head?
- When you give compliments, at least let them be plums, not prunes.
- Humor can’t be described; it’s jest experienced.
- The fact that they are impossible to keep proves the Ten Commandments are not manmade.
- The true gauge of greatness is the caliber of the opposition.
- A job well done is rare.