Principled, right, moral living is the foundation to a life of significance. There are many sources of wisdom seeking to delineate such principles. Each week we will place brief sayings either from or based on the wisdom of the Bible on our Facebook Page and then all of them will be repeated here cumulatively for reference.
“Do all the good you can, By all the means you can, In all the places you can, At all the times you can, To all the people you can, As long as ever you can.” John Wesley
“Let the one who has never sinned throw the first stone!” (John 8:7 NLT)
If you don’t get all you deserve, be thankful.
No one can ruin your day without your permission.
Do not let yesterday use up today.
“Use what talents you possess. The woods would be very silent if no birds sang except those that sang best.” (Henry Van Dyke)
To belittle is to be little.
“You don’t have attend every argument you’re invited to.”
“If you keep on biting and devouring each other, watch out or you will be destroyed by each other.” (Galatians 5:15)
You cannot win by trying to even the score.
“Consequences of sin are the same no matter how fancy we wrap the package.”
“It’s a first class mistake to treat anyone as a second class person.”
“No one is useless in this world who lightens the burden of it to anyone else.” (Charles Dickens)
It may be difficult to say the right thing at the right time, but it is far more difficult to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.
“And when the Lord Jesus has become your peace, remember, there is another thing: good will towards men. Do not try to keep Christmas without good will towards men.” (Charles Spurgeon)
A retentive memory is a good thing. But the ability to forget is the true token of greatness.
“When the earth and all its people quake, it is I who holds its pillars firm.” (Psalm 75:3)
Humility comes before honor. (Proverbs 15:33) – For an excellent devotional, go to https://www.truthforlife.org/resources/daily-devotionals/4/5/0/
Do what you can, where you are, with what you’ve got. (Theodore Roosevelt)
“Obey the Lord, be humble, and you will get riches, honor, and a long life.” (Proverbs 22:4 Good News Translation)
Do not wait for extraordinary situations to do good; try to use ordinary situations. (Jean Paul Richter)
Gossip is the art of saying nothing in a way that leaves nothing unsaid
You cannot control the length of your life, but you can control its breadth, depth, and height.
Pride leads to conflict; those who take advice are wise. (Proverbs 13:10 New Living Translation)
Books are like people – if you judge them by their cover you may never know their story.
Too low they build who build beneath the stars.
Too much time spent in complaining leaves too little time for doing.
You cannot win respect by demanding it.
Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.
Everyone hears what you say. Friends listen to what you have to say. Best friends listen to what you don’t say.
The grass is always greener where you water it.
If you don’t start, it’s certain you won’t arrive.
A good exercise for the heart is to bend down and help another up.
The best vitamin for developing friends is B1.
Stones in the pathway of life cause some people to stumble and some to step higher. The choice is yours. Choose wisely.
Have a heart that never hardens, a temper that never fires, and a touch that never hurts.
One person gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds unduly, but comes to poverty. A generous person will prosper; whoever refreshes others will be refreshed. (Proverbs 11:24-25, The Message)
Do not think you are on the right road just because the path is well beaten
We stand tallest when we stoop to help another.
Life is not judged by duration but by donation.
It does not matter where you are coming from; all that matters is where you’re going.
We make a living by what we get – a life by what we give.
No matter what your lot in life may be, build something on it.