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1. Whoever gossips to you will gossip of you.
2. The art of taxation consists in so plucking the goose as to get the most feathers with the least hissing.
3. Courage is fear that has said its prayers.
4. Give me a candle and a Bible, and shut me up in a dark dungeon, and I will tell you what the whole world is doing.
5. The anvil outlasts the hammer.
6. Some people would grumble at the accommodations in Heaven if they ever got there.
7. Leisure is a beautiful garment, but it will not do for constant wear.
8. Did you ever see a man sitting in his own orchard with the trees (which he planted with his own hand) pouring down their ripened fruit upon him, and he and his children and his grandchildren rejoicing in its beauty? That is the picture of a man who took the truth and planted it, and now he is sitting under the boughs that overarch him. His days are happy and his life is full of joy and usefulness.
9. "Sow a thought, reap an act; sow an act, reap a habit; sow a habit, reap a character; sow a character, reap a destiny."
10. "A liar is one who has no partition between his imagination and his information."
11. "For adult education nothing beats children."
12. "American youngsters tend to live as if adolescence were a last fling at life, rather than a preparation for it."
13. "Ideas are funny little things. They won't work unless you do."
14. "You'll always stay young if live honestly, eat slowly, sleep sufficiently, work industriously, and worship faithfully."
15. "A man should be like tea; his real strength appearing when he gets in hot water."
16. "A stumble may prevent a fall."
17. "It is easier to build a boy than to mend a man."
18. "Making marriage work is like running a farm. You have to start all over again each morning."
19. Home---"The place in which you are treated the best and grumble the most."
20. "Imagination was given to man to compensate him for what he is not, and a sense of humor was provided to console him for what he is."
21. "Knitting gives women something to think about while they are talking."
22. "Some people will believe anything if it's whispered to them."
23. "Being virtuous is no feat once temptation ceases."
24. "Never marry for money. Ye'll borrow it cheaper."
25. "Habits are first cobwebs, then cables."
26. "To a friend's house, the road is never long."
27. "A truly rich man is one whose children run into his arms when his hands are empty."
28. "There is no pillow so soft as a clear conscience."
29. "Conscience is what hurts when everything else feels so good."
30. "A bad conscience has a very good memory."
31. "If you reveal your secrets to the wind, don't be surprised if they are whispered to the trees."
32. "Many would be scantily clad if clothed in humility."
33. "GRACE-------God's Riches At Christ's Expense."
34. "The right kind of heart is a kind heart like God's."
35. "The person who sows seeds of kindness enjoys a perpetual feast."
36. "Write injuries in sand, kindnesses in marble."
37. "If you don't want anyone to know, don't do it."
38. "A good example is like a bell that calls many to church."
39. "There were many who saw the babe, but did not see the salvation."
40. "A man wrapped up in himself makes a very small package."
41. "Don't marry for money; you can borrow it cheaper."
42. "You have become a mature person when keeping a secret gives you more satisfaction than passing it along."
43. "It often shows a fine command of language to say nothing."
44. "A husband is one who stands by you in troubles you wouldn't have had if you hadn't married him."
45. "Imagination was given to man to compensate him for what he is not, and a sense of humor was provided to console him for what he is."
46. "To love God is the greatest of virtues; to be loved by God is the greatest of blessings."
47. "The desire of love is to give. The desire of lust is to take."
48. "Charity sees the need, not the cause."
49. "He who loves, trusts."
50. "The devil's boots don't creak."
51. "Whoever gossips to you will gossip of you."
52. "The devil comes where the money is; where it is not he comes twice."
53. "Truth is a description of reality."
54. "When flatterers meet, the devil goes to dinner."
55. "Go the extra mile. It's never crowded."
56. "Words must be weighed, not counted."
57. "'Who gathered this flower?' The gardener answered, 'The Master.' And his fellow servant held his peace." (on an epitaph)
58. "In marriage there are three rings......the engagement ring, the wedding ring, and the suffer-ring."
59. "Many who plan to seek God at the eleventh hour die at 10:30."
60. "Sin wouldn't be so attractive if the wages were paid immediately."
61. "God is not against us because of our sin. He is with us against our sin."
62. "At----one----ment."
63. "He who angers you, conquers you."
64. "Anger is one letter short of danger."
65. "The soul stands at salute when He passes by."
66. "Without free will, how shall God judge the world? Without grace, how shall God save the world?"
67. "Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors."
68. "It is the crushed grape that yields the wine."
69. "The atheist can't find God for the same reason that a thief can't find a police officer."
70. "Here lies an atheist; all dressed up and no place to go." Epitaph in Maryland cemetery
71. "How to trap an atheist: Serve him a fine meal, then ask him if he believes there is a cook."
72. "Give according to your income, lest God make your income according to your giving."
73. "He who forgives ends the quarrel."
74. "God is great, and therefore He will be sought; God is good, therefore He will be found."
75. "Swallowing your pride seldom leads to indigestion."
76. "God's whole employment is to lift up the humble and cast down the proud."
77. "He came to pay a debt He did not owe, because we owed a debt we could not pay."
78. "If you cannot get what you like, why not try to like what you get?"
79. "The secret of contentment is the realization that life is a gift, not a right."
80. "He gives twice who gives quickly."
