MORE  SAYINGS

Trying times are no time to quit trying

A friend is someone who knows the song in your heart.... and sings it
back to you when you have forgotten the words

A contented man is one who can enjoy the scenery along a detour

Enthusiasm is contagious and so is the lack of it

No one has ever choked to death from swallowing his pride

More people would learn from their mistakes
if they weren’t so busy denying them.

Nothing is more confusing that the person who gives
good advice but sets a poor example

If there is no wind, row

The best way to keep good deeds in memory
is to keep them refreshed with new ones

Be careful of your thoughts.
They may become words at any moment.

The object of love is to serve, not to win

If you blame others for your failures,
do you credit others with your successes?

No door is too difficult for the key of love to open

Never say "never"
Never say "always"
And never give up

Despite inflation, a penny for most people’s thoughts is still a fair price.

Those who expect nothing shall never be disappointed

We make a living by what we get, a life by what we give

Learn from the dog: he has friends because
he wags his tail and not his tongue

A rumor is about as hard to unspread as butter

Today is the tomorrow I worried about
yesterday - and all is well!--Author Red

One of the heaviest things you can carry
is a chip on your shoulder

The straight and narrow way has the lowest accident rate

A good thing to remember, and a better thing to do--work with the
construction gang, not with the wrecking crew

The dictionary is the only place success comes before work

Wisdom is knowing when to speak your mind
and when to mind your speak

It’s not the load that breaks us down, it’s the way we carry it

A friend is someone who reaches for your hand, but touches your heart

A smile adds a great deal to face value

He who receives a good turn should never forget it.
He who does a good turn should never remember it.

You may pick your friends, but don’t pick at the

No man ever injured his eyesight by looking
on the bright side of life

Before trying to keep up with your neighbors,
you had better find out where they are going

Sinning wouldn't be so popular if its wages
were paid immediately

If you don’t stand for something, you will fall for anything

Hold God's hand and He will help you walk through anything, 
if you can’t walk, He will carry you--Author Red

No one can insult you without your consent

A smile is a crooked line that sets a lot of things straight

Although the tongue weighs very little, few people are able to hold it.

Of all the things you wear, your expression is the most important

It is not where we are, but what we are that creates our happiness.

Which are you:
A raft that goes down the stream
A sailboat that goes with the wind
A steamboat that has the power within

There is no teaching to compare with example

Hardening the heart is more serious than hardening of the arteries

While seeking happiness for others,
we unconsciously find it for ourselves

When we are filled with pride,
We leave no room for wisdom

Are you washed white--or--whitewashed

A bad habit is like a soft chair--
easy to get into, but hard to get out of

Success consists of getting up just one more time
than you've fallen down

When you sing your own praises,
you always get the tune too high

A man's character and his garden both reflect the amount of
weeding that was done during the growing season

It takes considerable knowledge just to realize
the extent of your own ignorance

It seem that one of the hardest lessons to be learned in this life
is where your business ends and somebody else's begins

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