Here are some quotes that I have collected over the years. Some were told to me, and others I picked up from various books, including the Bible. Some are light-hearted, yet others are more profound. Still I call them all "words to live by" because to me, they are nuggets of wisdom that will remain true from generation to generation.
The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who can't. -- Mark Twain
The blessing of the Lord, it maketh rich and He addeth no sorrow to it. -- Prov 10:22 (KJV)
Many a serious word is said in jest. -- Source Unknown
The only person who listens to both sides of an argument is the fellow in the next apartment. -- Ruth Brown
There is no art to tell the mind's construction on the face... -- Shakespeare (Macbeth)
When you are feeling bad about all the things you want that you don't have, think about all those things that you don't want and don't have. -- Source Unknown.
The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a heaven of hell, and a hell of heaven. -- John Milton
Preach the Gospel everyday. Use words when necessary. -- St. Francis of Assisi
Chance favors the prepared mind. -- Louis Pasteur
Most people fear nothing more terribly than to take a position which stands out clearly from the prevailing opinion; the tendency of most is to adopt a view so ambiguous it will include everything and so popular it will include everyone. -- Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.
By all means marry - if you get a good wife, you'll be happy; if you get a bad one, you'll become a philosopher :-) -- Socrates
Many aspire to serve God - but only in an advisory capacity.
--Source Unknown
If you think you're too small to be effective, you have never been in bed with a mosquito.
-- Bette Reese
