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Human Proverbs and Wisdom - Section 2
The experiences and thinking of fellow human beings, given for your reading enjoyment and edification. Many of the author’s names are not known, but will be added if they are made known.

“A single conversation across the table with a wise man is better than ten years study of books.”

“You know, the trouble with life is that it’s so daily!”

“Being ‘responsible’ does not make one a trouble maker.”

“Be careful how you live; YOU may be the only Bible some person ever reads.”

“If your Christian life is a drag, worldly weights are probably to blame.”

“He who throws mud, loses ground.”

“It is easy to shoot the Skylark, but so hard to re-produce his song.”

“Dictators do not groom successors.” – Garner Ted Armstrong

“God may not come when we call Him, but He will always be on time.”

“Love is staying up all night with a sick child – or a healthy adult.”

“Ah, the insight of hindsight.”

“I can not be a godly person if I do not glorify God in whatever I do.”

“There are few people who can listen good enough – to hear God.”

“He who spits against heaven, spits into his own face.”

“Believe is a truth held in the mind, faith is a fire in the heart.”

“It is better to look ahead and prepare, than to look back and regret.”

“Two people can’t hate each other and still love God.”

“The best thing NOT to know is how to give up.”

“A Bible that’s falling apart, usually belongs to a person who isn’t.”

“Many people have plenty to live on, but nothing to live for.”

“To see farther ahead, follow the will of God as far as you can see.”

“Tranquility is being rich and nobody knowing about it.”

“A person is not old until regrets take the place of dreams.”

“If you worry about missing the boat – remember the Titanic.”

“An atheist is one who believes there is no God.
But a Christian who worries is one who lives as if there were no God.”

“Man may make riches, but riches never make a man.”

“Train a child in the way he should go, but be sure to go that way yourself.”

“Education may cost financial sacrifice and mental pain, but in both money and life values it will repay every cost a hundred fold.”

“Trouble is always easier to get into, than to get out of.”

“Obedience is just faith in action.”

“Where better to work for Christ than where you are.”

“Christianity is often judged by what others see of it in you.”

“He who can read and does not, is no better off than He who cannot read at all.”

“Go often to the house of thy friend; for weeds soon choke up the unused path.”

“Be pleasant until ten o’clock in the morning and the rest of the day will take care of itself.”

“Don’t walk in front of me, I may not follow.
Don’t walk behind me, I may not lead.
Walk beside me, and just be my friend.”

“What this power is I cannot say; all I know is that it exists and it becomes available only when a man is in that state of mind in which he knows exactly what he wants and is fully determined not to quit until he finds it.” Alexander Graham Bell

“An organism at war with itself is doomed.”

“It’s a wise man that rules the stars. It’s a fool who is ruled by the stars.”

“For a young person it is almost a sin – and certainly a danger – to be too much occupied with himself; but for the aging person it is a duty and a necessity to give serious attention to himself.” – Carl Young

“Satan can do nothing against you apart from fear. God can do nothing for you apart from faith.”

“The Bible teaches us to love people and use things. The world teaches us to use people and love things.”

“If a man be endowed with a generous mind, all men become accessible.” -- Plato

“The friend who can be silent with us in a moment of despair or confusion, who can be with us in an hour of grief, who can tolerate not knowing, not curing, not healing, and face with us the reality of our powerlessness, that is the friend who cares.” – Henri Nouwen

“The measure of a man’s real character is what he would do if he knew he would never be found out.” -- Macanlay

“Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest.” – Mark Twain

“Between two evils, I always pick the one I never tried before.” – Mae West

“Listening is silent flattery.”

“Effort only fully releases its reward after a person refuses to quit.” – Napoleon Hill

“Conscience is nothing but other people inside you.”

“When you are kicked by a mule, consider the source!”

“With ordinary talent and extraordinary perseverance, all things are attainable.” – Sir Thomas Buxton

“We are most vulnerable after a zenith experience.”

“You will break the law if you always keep it bend.”

“Nothing is consistent, except inconsistency.”

“Where you stand will depend on where you sit.”

“Never doubt in the darkness what God has told you in the light.”

“One person with a commitment is worth more than 100 people who have only an interest.” – Mary Crowley

“Live your convictions, preach Christ.”

“For everything in general, you get nothing in particular.”

“If you never have disagreements, you’re not teaching each other anything.” – Evely Petersen

“Man whitewashes. God washes white.”

“The rewards for those who persevere far exceed the pain that must precede the victory.” – Ted Engstrom

“Common Sense is genius in disguise.”

“If you are a Christian, you are a human battleground.”

“Every adversity carries with it the seed of an equivalent or greater benefit.” Napoleon Hill

“Next to knowing, is knowing where to find out.”

“We are not what we think we are. We are what we think.”

“I believe in the necessity for optimism.”

“Treasures in heaven are only laid up, as treasures on earth are laid down.”

“The Christian home is the Master’s workshop where the processes of character molding are silently, lovingly, faithfully and successfully carried on.” – Richard Mouckton Milnes

“Insomuch as anyone pushes you nearer to God, he or she is your friend.”

“It’s not your position that makes you happy – it’s your disposition.”

“No pressure, no diamonds.” – Mary Case

“Christians don’t take chances – they make choices.”

“There are two ways to be rich; one is to have more, the other is to want less.”

“In charity there is no excess.” – Francis Bacon

“All we know is infinitely less than all that still remains unknown.” – William Harvey

“Young man, the secret of my success is that at an early age I discovered I was not God.” – Oliver Wendell Holmes

“The things which hurt, instruct.” – Benjamin Franklin

“We are committed to the assumption that all truth is God’s truth.”

“Men who are governed by reason… desire for themselves nothing which they do not also desire for the rest of mankind.” – Benedict Spinoza

“He who will not reason is a bigot; he who cannot is a fool; and he who does not is a slave.” – William Drummond

”It is a rough road that leads to the heights of greatness.” -- Seneca

“Words have no meaning. Only people have meaning.”

“Abuse of words has been the greatest instrument of sophistry and chicanery, of party, faction, and divisions of society.” – John Adam

“Wise men will never do battle over mere symbols, but they may fight to the death for what the symbols stand for.”

“Words without action are the assassins of idealism.” – Herbert Hoover

“The last creature in the world to discover water would be the fish, precisely because he is always immersed in it.”

“Adversity brings out our hidden potential.” – Jeff Keller

“I have never been hurt by anything I did not say.”

“Christians are not to conform to the world, but transform the world through their life’s.”

“The saint who advances on his knees never retreats.”

“Some pray an hour a day, others pray every hour in the day.”

“I wonder whether anybody has ever build happiness upon the unhappiness of others?”

“Repeat anything often enough and it will start to become you.” – Tom Hopkins

“Blessed are the deaf for they can not hear the dumb.”

“We have to be insulated from the world, not isolated.”

“The book of James is about: The Wise, The Unwise and the Otherwise.”

“Three may keep a secret if two of them are dead.”

“If your saved and know it, your life will show it.”

“The words you consistently select will shape your destiny.” – Anthony Robbins

“When the King calls, it is better to be tired, than not ready!”

“A real test of character is – listening to someone describing his illness without telling him about your own.”

“Many can talk the talk but can’t walk the walk.” – Dr. Herman Hoeh

“The greatest of all sins is to be conscious of none.”

“Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind. – Rudyard Kipling

“Joy is not the absence of suffering, but the presence of God.”

“The Church at its worst is better than the world at its best.”

“Man who says it cannot be done should not should not interrupt man doing it.” – Chinese Proverb

“You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation.” -- Plato

“In words are seen the state of mind, character and disposition of the speaker.” -- Plutarch

“Most people don’t plan to fail – they fail to plan.”

“Aim for perfection! Half right is always (half) wrong.”

“Tradition is neutral: There are is good and there is bad tradition.” -- Robert Schmid

“The Bible – a book not for discussion but for ACTION.”

“Physical things are addictive – Spiritual things satisfy.”

“You must DO the Word of God in order to hear God speak to you.”

“Be God’s man, in God’s place, doing God’s work, wherever you are today, and you will be rewarded godly.”

“Don’t make your opinion more important than the person you are communicating with.”

“Hate is a prolonged form of suicide.”

Atoms plus God = Order
Atoms plus Man = Chaos

“The law of the harvest: We harvest what we sow!”

“Christianity is a relationship to and with a person – the person Jesus Christ.”

“Where the Lord has put a period – do not change it to a question mark.”

“A man who is going nowhere is always reaching his destination.”

“The people who always talk about a lack of money generally don’t accumulate much of it.” – Jeff Keller

“Unity in Essentials. Liberty in Non-Essentials. Love in Everything.”

“Lot was able to get Mrs. Lot out of Sodom, but he was unable to get Sodom out of Mrs. Lot.”

“You can’t help someone else uphill without getting closer to the top yourself.”

“His thoughts were slow, His words were few, and never formed to glisten.
But he was a joy to all his friends – You should have heard him listen.”

“Choose words that will point you in the direction of your goals.” – Jeff Keller

“If you say what you think, don’t expect to hear only what you like.”

“Your day goes the way the corners of your mouth turn.”

“To do a common thing, uncommonly well, brings success.”

“The world says: Marry the one you love. The Bible says: Love the one you marry.”

“There is more than one way to tell the truth.”

“Think yourself empty; Read yourself full; Write yourself clear; Pray yourself keen.” – W.H. Griffith Thomas

“Life is like a coin, it has two sides and you can only spend it once.”

“Make sure you are not possessed by your possessions.”

“No matter what happens, there is always somebody who told you so.”

“A smile is an inexpensive way to improve your looks.”

“L U C K” Labor Under Correct Knowledge.

“Say you are well, or all is well with you, and God shall hear your words and make them come true.” – Ella Wheeler Wilcox

“Most smiles are started by another smile.”

“Some Christians are so bland, they wouldn’t tell the Devil to go to hell.”

“Due to an extreme case of apathy, tomorrow will be canceled.”

“DIS-appointments are HIS-appointments!”

“Stupidity wont kill you, but it can make you sweat.”

“A cloudy day is no match for a sunny disposition.” – William Arthur Ward

“There is more to be feared from closed minds – then from closed doors.” – Frank Tyger

“In every work of genius, we recognize our own rejected thoughts.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

“The next best thing to knowing something is knowing where to find it.” – Samuel Johnson

“Teaching of others teacheth the teacher.” – Thomas Fuller

“The secret of being miserable is to have leisure to bother about whether you are happy or not.” – George Bernard Shaw

“A real friend is one who walks in, when the rest of the world walks out.” – Walter Winchell

“Blessed is the man who, having nothing to say, abstains from giving in words evidence of the fact.” – George Eliot

“The gospel tells us that man is much worse than he thinks, but that God is much better than he thinks.”

“Troubles, like babies, grow larger by nursing.” – Lady Holland

“The responsibility of the Church is to teach and serve, not to judge and enforce.” -- Robert Schmid

“If at first you don’t succeed – your running about average.”

“A person is never so empty that when he is full of self.”

“Learn to believe your beliefs, and to doubt your doubts.”

“When wealth is lost nothing is lost,
When health is lost something is lost,
When character is lost all is lost.”

“The first 15 min. of the day is the rudder of the day.”

Yesterday is a memory
Tomorrow is a vision
Today is reality.

“Blessed are the flexible, for they shall not be broken.”

“The greatest hero is he who makes his enemy his friend.”

“Exaggeration is a blood relative to falsehood.”

“What oxygen is to the lungs, hope is to the meaning of life.”

“You never know more about The Word, than what you practice.”

“You will never know how strong you are with God until you know how weak you are without Him.”

“Live your life so that even if you lose, you will be ahead.” – Will Roger

“Tough times never last – but tough people do.”

“Its nice to be important, but it’s more important to be nice.”

“It’s not he who speaks eight languages that is great, but he who speaks the truth in whatever language he speaks.”

“Expecting something for nothing is the most popular form of hope.”

“If you don’t know what to pray, try talking to God.”

“I can’t hear you, dear”, the lad’s mother said as he whispered his prayer. “I wasn’t talking to you”, the child answered firmly.

“To know what to do with what you know, is the essence of true wisdom.”

“Before you plot revenge, dig two graves.” – Chinese Proverb

“A chip on the shoulder indicates that there is wood above.”

“The basis for marriage is not sex, it is not even love, it is commitment.”

“A short pencil is better than a long memory.”

“There is no limit to what a man can do or where he can go if he doesn’t mind who gets the credit.”

“The pursuit of unity is hard work, but its worth it.”

“A faith that can not be tested can not be trusted.”

“There are only three choices in life: Fight, Flight or make a deal.”

“There is one good thing about real life – it takes your mind off all that suffering on television.”

“The best place to come to, is to come to yourself.”

“Leadership is just one thing after another.”

“Don’t talk unless you can improve the silence.”

“To belittle is to be little.”

“Anybody can die for Jesus Christ. The question is: Can you live for Him?”

“Use your head. It’s the little things that count.”

“You don’t find happiness looking for it. You stumble over it on the road of duty.”

“The key to a happy life is what you think about day and night.”

“When two people think alike, one is probably not thinking.”

“The truth never catches up with the lie.”

“It’s good to know that God exists, but it is more important to know The God that exists.”

“It’s better to build children, than to repair men.”

“When you come to the end of a perfect day, it probably isn’t over yet.”

“Liberty is opportunity for self-control.”

“Risk is the price you pay for opportunity.”

“G R A C E = God’s Riches At Christ’s Expense.”

“Real Christians don’t just speak the message; They are the message.”

“A faith that cost nothing, demands nothing, is worth nothing.”

“Everything has changed except our way of thinking.” – Albert Einstein

If you don’t say: “I will not”; You are saying: “I will.”

“The road to success is always under construction.”

“The Word of God. It’ll make you mad, sad or glad.”

“It’s OK for the preacher to comfort the afflicted, but nobody likes it when he afflicts the comfortable.”

“There are many ways to Jesus, but only one way to God – Jesus Christ.”

“The only way to handle temptation is to yield to it.”
“I can handle everything except temptation”
“Temptation is the gate to sin.”

“Fortune, Fame, Power and Pleasure. The worlds systems exist and drive on these four.”

“The less you talk -- The more you are listened to.”

“Rights -- Divide Responsibilities – Unite

“Instead of saying: That man is a thief. Say: That thief is a man.”

“Self-pity is an acid which eats holes in happiness.” – Earl Nightingale

“A certain amount of excessiveness is a necessity for greatness.”

“When the plain sense makes good sense, seek no other sense.”

“The difficulties of life are indented to make us better not bitter.”

“If you do what you’ve always done, you’ll get what you’ve always got.”

“The secret of happiness is to count your blessings while others are adding up their troubles.” – William Penn

“Tomorrows history is our creation today.”

“God gives enough evidence that the believing heart may have certainty, but never so much evidence that faith is eliminated.”

“If it takes a lot of words to say what you have in mind, give it more thought.” – Dennis Roth

“The only sure thing about luck is that it will change.” – Bret Harte

“When opportunity knacks, you better have your bags packed.

“Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has plenty; not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.” – Charles Dickens

“If you don’t know, you can’t grow.”

“If it’s new it’s not true and if it’s true it’s not new.”

“Shallow minded people should stay out of deep waters.”

“Freedom does not give us the right to do as we please, but the liberty to do as we ought.”

“Worrying is like a rocking chair – it will give you something to do, but it won’t get you anywhere.”

“If you’re all wrapped up in yourself, you’re overdressed.” – Kate Halverson

“The smallest good deed is better than the grandest intention.”

“A happy marriage is a union of two good forgivers.”

“He who will not command his thoughts, will soon lose command of his actions.”

“A polite person is one who listens with interest to all the things he knows all about when they are told to him by a person who knows nothing about them.”

“Write your name in kindness, love and mercy on the hearts of others, and you will never be forgotten.”

“Nothing happens by itself. It all will come your way once you understand that you have to make it come your way, by your own exertion.” – Ben Stein

“We become part of what we are around.”

“Lead, follow or get out of the way.”

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