Collected by friends and given to my wife in 1992. I found them recently and appreciated them so I decided to share them with you my friends.
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man
that getteth understanding.–Prov 3:13
Get wisdom, get understanding forget it not. - Prov 4:5
Seek knowledge out of the best books. - Joseph Smith
Conquer thyself. Till thou has done this, thou art but
a slave; for it is almost as well to be subjected to
another’s appetite as to thine own. - Richard F. Burton
Fear is the main source of superstition, and one of the
main sources of cruelty. To conquer fear is the
beginning of wisdom. - Bertrand Russell
To live is not to live for oneself alone: let us help one
another. - Menander
Life consists in what a man is thinking of all day.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
Much wisdom goes with the fewest words. - Sophocles
Judge men not by their opinions, but by what their
opinions have made of them. - George C. Lichtenburg
The mind in its own place, and in itself can make a
Heaven of Hell, or a Hell of Heaven. - John Milton
A man of words and not of deeds is like a garden
full of weeds. - Unknown
Be master of your petty annoyances and conserve
your energies for the big, worthwhile things It isn’t
the mountain ahead that wears you out–it’s the grain
of sand in your shoe. - Robert Service
If writers have to stop when they run out of ink
Why shouldn’t speakers stop when they run out
of think? - Francis E. Palm
Do it now. It is not safe to leave a generous feeling
to the cooling influences of the world. - Thomas Guthrie
Reflect on your present blessings of which every man
has many; not on your past misfortunes of which all
men have some. - Charles Dickens
What would be the purpose of immortality to a person
who cannot use well a half hour? - Ralph Waldo Emerson
Dream manfully and nobly and thy dreams shall be
prophets. - Edward George Bulwer-Lytton
Before you begin, get counsel. Then, having decided,
act promptly. - Sallust
Do not judge men by mere appearance; for the light
laughter that bubbles on the lip often mantles over
the depths of sadness, and the serious look may be
the sober veil that covers a divine peace and joy.
- Robert G. Ingersol
The best of blessings is a contented mind. - Horace
Always aim at complete harmony of thought and word
and deed. Always aim at purifying your thoughts.
- Mahatma Gandhi
Praise the bridge that carried you over. - George Coleman the Younger
When you cease to make a contribution you begin to die.
- Eleanore Roosevelt.
Your faith and knowledge of the truth are the result
of missionary work of days gone by, which you can
repay only by giving to others the same opportunity.
- Spencer W. Kimball
The happiness of man, as well as his dignity consists
in virtue. - John Adams
You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist.
- Indira Gandhi
Accept the things to which fate binds you, and love
the people with whom fate brings you together, but
do so with all your heart. - Marcus Aurellius
We should take care not to make the intellect our god
It has, of course powerful muscles, but no personality.
- Albert Einstein
Have patience with all things, but chiefly have
patience with yourself. Do not lose courage in
considering your own imperfections but instantly
set about remedying them–every day begin anew.
- Saint Francis de Sales
It is by forgiving that one is forgiven. - Mother Theresa
How can you come to know yourself? Never by
thinking, always by doing. Try to do your duty, and
you’ll know right away what you amount to. And
what is your duty. Whatever the day calls for. - Goethe
Individuality is the salt of common life. You may
have to live in a crowd but you do not have to live
like it, nor subsist on its food. - Henry Van Dyke
Never open the door to a lesser evil, for other and
greater ones invariably slink in after it.
- Baltazar Gracian
In the service of the Lord it is not where but how
your serve. - J. Reuben Clark
Character is much easier kept than recovered.
- Thomas Paine
Love is the subtlest force in the world. - Gandhi
Those who know the truth are not equal to those
who love it, and those who love it are not equal
to those who live it. - Confucius
Cultivate forbearance till your heart yields a fine
crop of it. Pray for a short memory of all unkindness.
- Charles Haddon Spurgeon
Order is heaven’s first law. - Alexander Pope
Where God built a church, there the devil would also
build a chapel. - Martin Luther
Who can separate his faith from his actions or his
belief from his occupation? - Kahlil Gibran
Truth is the beginning of every good thing, both in
heaven or on earth; and he who would be blessed and
happy should be from the first, a partaker of truth.
- Plato
Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than
anybody else expects of you. - Henry Ward Beecher
You can preach a better sermon with your life than
with your lips. - Oliver Goldsmith
Waste not fresh tears over old griefs. - Euripides
They converse as those would who know that
God hears. - Tertullian
All men by nature desire to know. - Aristotle
Belief consists in accepting the affirmations of the
soul; unbelief in denying them. - Ralph W. Emerson
There is no attribute of the superior man greater than
his helping men to practice virtue. - Mencius
Search others for their virtues, thyself for thy vices.
- Benjamin Franklin
It is easier to resist at the beginning than at the end.
- Leonardo da Vinci
We judge others by their actions, yet we would like
to be judged by our intentions. - Unknown
Open wide the windows of our spirits and fill us full
of light; open wide the door of our hearts that we may
receive and entertain Thee with all our powers of
adoration. - Christina Rossetti
Every man feels instinctively that all the beautiful
sentiments in the world weigh less than a single
lovely action. - James Russell Lowell
Cheerfulness is the atmosphere under which all
things thrive. - Jean Paul Richter
Prayer is not asking. It is a longing of the soul.
It is daily admission of one’s weaknesses. It is
better in prayer to have a heart without words
than words without a heart. - Mahatma Gandhi
He who would leap high must take a long run. - Danish proverb
The secret of a good life is to have the right loyalties
and to hold them in the right scale of values.
- Norman Thomas
Cultivate only the habits that you are willing should
master you. - Elbert Hubbard
The best thing to give your enemy is forgiveness; to
an opponent tolerance; to a friend your heart; to your
child a good example; to a father deference. to your
mother conduct that will make her proud of you; to
yourself respect; to all men charity. - Francis Maitland Balfour
A candle loses none of its light by lighting another candle. - Kelly
Years wrinkle the skin, but lack of enthusiasm
wrinkles the soul. - Joe Applegate
Patience is willingness to become what we can, not
readiness to accept what we are. - Robert K. Thomas
He profits most who serves best. - A.F. Sheldon
As long as you have a window, life is exciting.
- Gladys Tabor
The time to pray is not when we are in a tight spot but
just as soon as we get out of it. - Josh Billings
Examine what is said, not him who speaks. - Arab proverb
Dive into the sea of thought and find pearls beyond
price. - Moses Ibn Ezra, Shirat Ysrael
Success is often the result of taking a misstep in the
right direction. - Al Bernstein
The best thing about the future is that it comes only
one day at a time. - Abraham Lincoln
The devil tempts all other men but idle men tempt the
the devil. - Turkish proverb
It takes less time to do a thing right than to explain
why you did it wrong. - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
If you really want the last word in an argument, try
saying, “I guess you’re right.” - Funny Funny World
Sometimes the poorest man leaves his children the
richest inheritance. - Ruth E. Renkel
No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever
wasted. - Aesop
Sin is not hurtful because it is forbidden but it is
forbidden because it is hurtful. - Ben Franklin
Let a good man do good deeds with the same zeal
that the evil man does bad ones. - The Belzer Rabbi
Getting even throws everything out of balance. - Joe Browne
The richest man in the world is not the one who
still has the first dollar he ever earned. It’s the man
who still has his first friend. - Martha Mason
Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most
of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if
nothing had happened. - Winston Churchill
The worth of the soul is the only true wealth. - Lucian
Forget injuries, never forget kindness. - Confucius
Use soft words and hard arguments. - English proverb
The pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity
The optimist sees opportunity in every difficulty. - Unknown
He who cannot forgive others breaks the bridge over
which he also must pass. - George Herbert
Be not merely good, be good for something. - Henry David Thoreau
The time is always right to do what is right. - Martin Luther King, Jr.
Very few thing you buy will be the answer to the
problem you bought them to solve. - Andy Rooney
Be so true to thyself as thou be not false to others. - Francis Bacon
If you would convince a man that he does wrong,
do right. Men will believe what they see. - Henry David Thoreau
I have been driven many times to my knees by the
overwhelming conviction that I had nowhere else
to go. - Abraham Lincoln
Time is nature’s way of preventing everything
from happening at once. - Herb Caen
Love doesn’t make the world go round. Love is
what makes the ride worthwhile. - Franklin P. Jones
Gratitude is the sign of noble souls. - Aesop
A laugh is a tranquillizer with no side effects. -Unknown
Dig a well before you are thirsty. - Chinese proverb
Be a living expression of God’s kindness. - Mother Theresa
All people smile in the same language. - J. Walther Lebon
Knowledge is power, and once possessed, no one
can take it from us; it is ours forever. - W.J. Loosle
Do not go where the path may lead. Go instead
where there is no path and leave a trail. - Unknown
Too many grudges end up before judges. - Virginia Mock
No man has ever yet been hanged for breaking
the spirit of a law. - Grover Cleveland
There is nothing evil save that which perverts
the mind and shackles the conscience. - St. Ambrose
Far and away the best prize that life offers is the
chance to work hard at work worth doing. - Theodore Roosevelt
Do not wait for the last judgment. It takes place every day. - Albert Camus
Knowledge without understanding and sympathy is nothing. - Jack E. Horsley
You cannot prevent birds of sorrow from flying over
your head, but you can prevent them from building
nests in your hair. - Chinese proverb.
The man who does not read good books has no
advantage over the man who can’t read them. - Mark Twain
Ask God’s blessing on your work, but don’t ask Him
to do it for you. - Dame Flora Robson
The most important things in life are not THINGS. - Unknown
We are not criticized for not being Christians
but for not being Christian enough. - Kenneth Pillar
Gratitude is the sign of noble souls. - Aesop
Character is simply habit long continued. - Plutarch
Nothing lowers the level of conversation more than
raising the voice. - Stanley Horowitz
He who mistrusts most should be trusted least. - Theognis
The highest reward for a person’s toil is not what he
gets for it, but what he becomes by it. - John Ruskin
The louder he talked of his honor, the faster we
counted our spoons. - Ralph Waldo Emerson
We probably wouldn’t worry about what people
think of us if we could know how seldom they do. - Olin Miller
Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and
the blind can read. - Mark Twain
He who is always blowing a fuse is usually in the dark. - Franklin P. Jones
The real secret of patience is to find something
else to do while you are waiting. - Unknown
Man sees your actions, God your motives. - Thomas A. Kempis
Nothing is so easy as to deceive one’s self. For
what we wish, we readily believe. - Demosthenes
When we have done our best, we should wait the result in peace. - J. Lubbock
Recall it as often as you wish; a happy memory never wears out. - Libbie Fudim
Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work. - Unknown
There are no shortcuts to any place worth going. - Beverly Sills
We have committed the Golden Rule to memory;
let us now commit it to life. - Edwin Markham
To disagree, one does n’t need to be disagreeable. - Barry M. Goldwater
Opportunities are seldom labeled. - Claude McDonald
The nature of men is always the same; it is their
habits that separate them. - Confucius
Look up the error of others in sorrow, not in anger.- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
All the wonders you seek are within yourself. - Sir Thomas Brown
Problems are only opportunities with thorns on them. - Hugh Miller
If you’re going to look back on something and laugh
about it, you might as well laugh about it now. - Marie Osmond
Don’t find fault; find a remedy. - Henry Ford
Learn to obey before you command. - Solon
If there is no wind, row. - Latin proverb
True Christianity is love in action. - David O. McKay
Know, first, who you are; and then adorn yourself Accordingly. - Epictetus
We make our future by the best use of the present. -Marie Edgeworth
The quality of life is determined by its activities. - Aristotle
There is no such thing as a non-working mother. - Hester Mundis
Never, never rest contented with any circle of ideas,
but always be certain that a wider one is still possible. - Richard Jeffries
Don’t be afraid of opposition. Remember, a kite rises
against, not with the wind. - Hamilton Wright Mabie
Speech is the mirror of the soul, as a man speaksso is he. - Publius Syrus
The lack of wealth is easily repaired but poverty of
the soul is irreplaceable. - Michel Montaigne
God alone is the judge of true greatness, because
He know men’s hearts. - Mahatma Gandhi
It is necessary to try to surpass oneself always; this
occupation ought to last as long as life. - Christina, Queen of Sweden
All I have seen teaches me to trust the Creator for
all that I have not seen. - Ralph Waldo Emerson
Do unto others as if others were YOU! - Unknown
Put your troubles in a pocket with a hole in it. - Unknown
It is comforting to know that when we reach bottom
there is no way to go but UP. - Unknown
Time is the only thing we all possess equally. - Unknown
We are rewarded not for running the race but for
finishing the race. - Unknown
If it were not for the rocks in its bed, the stream
would have no song. - Carl Perkins
Character consists of what you would do on the
3rd or 4th tries. - James A. Michener
The longest way home is the return trip over the
path of least resistance. - Frances E. Pal
Those “little white lies” can lead one astray.
They’re the forerunner of “truth decay.”- Ruth M. Walsh
A successful breakthrough usually results from
some person’s willingness to tread on thin ice. - W. N. Rieger
Life can be a bed of roses with many a lovely flower;
But it’s only a jar of pickles If your outlook is always sour.
- Norma Stephenson
You can never light a candle unless there’s a spark within yourself. - Unknown
The world is full of willing people 20 % willing to work, and 80% willing to let them. Be one of the 20%. - Unknnown
Let us realize that the privilege to work is a gift,
that the power to work is a blessing,
that love of work is success. - David O. Mckay
You can’t have everything. Where would you put it? - Steven Wright
Life is a banquet, and most poor fools are starving to death. -“Auntie Mame”
Take health! That dreary never-ending tale
Of mortal maladies is worn and stale;
You cannot charm or interest or please
By harping on that minor chord, disease.
Say you re well, and all is well with you.
And God shall hear your words and make them true.
- Ella Wheeler Wilcox
TRUTH is shorter than fiction. - Irv Cohen
Faith is building on what you know is here,
so you can reach what you know is there. - Cullen Hightower
The successful person always has an excuse –- but never uses it. - Unknown
It is wise to remember that you are one of those who
can be fooled some of the time. - Lawrence J. Peter
My life is like my shoes, to be worn out in service. - Heber J. Grant
I have found life an enchanting, active and
sometimes terrifying experience, and I’ve enjoyed
it completely. A lament in one ear, maybe, but
always a song in the other. - Sean O’Casey
Live and let live is not enough; live and help live
is not too much. - Henry E. Leabo
One man cannot hold another man down in the
ditch without remaining down in the ditch with him.
- Booker T. Washington
No matter where the body is, the mind is free to go
elsewhere. - William Henry Daives
The only things we ever keep are what we give away.
- Louis Ginsberg
Don’ tell me how hard you work; Tell me how much you get done. - James Ling
Folks who think they must always speak the truth
overlook another good choice–SILENCE! - C.L. Null
When you reach for the stars, you may not quite get
one, but you won’t come up with a handful of mud. - Leo Burnett
IMPOSSIBLE is a word found only in the dictionary of fools. - Napoleon
Fate’s saddest joke is in granting of our wishes.- Og Mandino
Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races
one after another. - Walter Elliott
Chance favors the prepared mind. - Louis Pasteur
Example is not the main thing in influencing others.
It is the only thing. - Albert Schweitzer
Everyone is willing to set the fire but not everyone
is willing to keep it burning. - David Bly
I see God in every human being. - Mother Theresa
Life is a mirror; if you frown a it, it frowns back;
if you smile, it returns the greeting. - Thackeray
The finest inheritance you can give a child, is to
allow it to make its own way, completely on its own feet. - Isadora Duncan
Having the right to do it doesn’t mean it is right to do it. - Henry E. Leabo
A good thing to remember
And a better thing to do–
Always join a construction gang
And never a wrecking crew. - Unknown
Plan you work then work your plan.- Unknown
Live each day as if you life had just began. - Goethe
It is with narrow-minded people as with
narrow-necked bottles, the less they have in
them, the more noise they make in pouring it out.- Alexander Pope
To die bravely is a noble thing, but it is far better
to live courageously. - David Bly
When we put God first, every thing else will fall
into its proper place–or, out of our lives. - Ezra Taft Benson
People who have all the answers are very questionable. -“Gamin & Patches”–Addison
Understanding is the reward of faith. Therefore,
seek not to understand that thou mayest believe,
but believe that thou mayest understand. - St. Augustine
Character may be manifested in the great moments,
but it is made in the small ones. - Phillip Brooks
It is strange that we talk least about the things
we think about most. - Charles A. Lindberg;h
The only way to see a rainbow is to look through the rain. - Unknown
Add to your prayers of thanksgiving acts of thanks living! - Unknown
We don’t need more to be thankful for;
we just need to more thankful. - Unknown
No matter how fast you go, you won’t get anywhere
If you don’t know were you want to go. - David Bly
We don’t leave it to chance when we leave it to God!- Unknown
The Lord can’t make an able man willing,
But he can make a willing man able.- Unknown
If FAITH is your armor, the suit will last a lifetime.- Unknown
You are more than a human being;
You are a human becoming. You‘re capable of great
wonders. Your potential is unlimited.
- Og Mandino “The Greatest Miracle In The World”
Who walks a road with love will never walk that road again alone.
- Clarence Thomas Daivis
He has a wonderful attitude. He thinks everybody likes him.
“The Small Society” by Brickman
Nothing makes a person more productive than the last minute.- The Cockle Bur
The storm doesn’t seem so cold when you endure it with a friend.- David Bly
A laugh at your own expense costs you nothing.- Mary H. Waldrip
It is better to have loved and lost than to have hated and won. -Unknown
It’s never too late to become the person you “might have been”. - George Sand
Mountains viewed from a distance seem to be unscalable, but they can be climbed. The slopes that seem too steep seem to level off as we near them. - UNknown
Sitting in church won’t make you a Christian any more than sitting in a hen house will make you lay eggs. - Unknown
Experience is not what happens to a man;
It’s what a man does with what happens to him.- Aldous Huxley
Success is how high you bounce after you hit bottom. -Gen. George S. Patton
All the people who work hard don’t succeed but the
only people who do succeed are those who work hard. - Unknown
The helping hand you need may be at the end of your arm. - Unknnown
There is a power to lift us up which is stronger than
all the things that hold us down. - Unknown
Faith is walking to the very edge of the light and then
taking a few steps into the darkness. -Unknown
Now and then its’s good to pause in our pursuit of happiness and just be HAPPY.- Unknown
Good instincts usually tell you what to do long
before your head has figured it out. - Michael Burke
Handle them carefully for words have more power than atom bombs.
- Pearl Strachan Hurd
Ask God’s blessing on your work, but don’t ask Him
to do it for you. - Dame Flora Robson
Whoever wants to reach a distant goal must take
many small steps. - Helmut Schmidt
Disability is a matter of perception. If you can do
just one thing well, you’re needed somewhere by someone.
- Unknown
May you look back on the past with as much pleasure
As you look forward to the future. - Paul Dickson
See other Blogs by Ward Hicken at:
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