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—— Those who give…get; those who don’t give…don’t get. Simple?


—— Money is only as good as the good it can do.


—— Man’s basest actions and greatest falls can most often be traced to greed.


—— “Time” — Life’s most precious commodity.


—— “Life” — The best thing God gives.


—— There is no exception to the rule: “We reap, what we sow.”


—— Money can’t buy character, integrity, or a good heart.


 Love is more than a proclamation; it is a demonstration.


—— Live fully today! Tomorrow is unpromised!


—— Often, the more you own, the more it owns you.


—— Few emotions are as unproductive as fear.


—— Being tolerant of is not at all synonymous with being in agreement with.


—— Some of man’s greatest problems come from trying to help God, to deceive God, or to play God.


—— The best of investments is in the form of people, not things.


—— Possessions do not signify prosperity.


—— Unlike man’s laws, God’s laws have no “Statute of Limitations.”


—— To sell your Soul is to sell EVERYTHING.

—— The majority of our lives are meant to be lived in a centralized, balanced state — with euphoria and despair at its temporary extremes.


—— Everything in life in happy medium.


—— Only toward the end of life, do we realize how much of our time was misappropriated.


—— Whether you believe it or not, or you like it or not, “Everything Equalizes Eventually.”


—— When faith takes a stand, fear takes a seat.


—— The nature of our parenting skills becomes a legacy we leave to our children’s spouses.


—— “Just Following Orders” may be one of the saddest captions under the mural of human misery and madness.


—— A problem is a perception.


—— “Government by the Rich, by the Politicians, and by the Lobbyists” has created much of the cynicism toward government “by the People.”


—— Nothing makes the general public more angry than having the truth covered up, or having those involved, face little (or no) accountability.


—— Man simply does not have the luxury of unforgiveness.


—— Actually, things don’t “just happen”…without reason or purpose.


—— We often find our way in the process of helping someone else find theirs.


—— The immature only do what they like to do; the mature do what they have to do.


—— Moving “on” is often the perfect location.


—— The forgiveness you deny others, is the peace you deny yourself.
—— Nothing about man is as strong as his Spirit — Nothing!


—— Perseverance, self-discipline, loyalty, integrity…Don’t be fooled; they never go out of style…(to their detriment) they only go out of practice.


—— Life is attitude…and vice versa.


—— Beware of those who need a multitude of words to make a simple point; too often, this overabundance of rhetoric is an attempt to conceal the scanty degree of truth contained.


—— While alive, don’t fear life’s tomorrow…God’s already there.


—— Everything serves a purpose…even what we look back on and call mistakes.


—— Worry is such a waste.


—— Our beliefs are our destinies.


—— Even though most of us know that we can’t live anyone else’s life…that doesn’t stop many of us from trying.


—— There are individuals who display a den full of books mainly as a decorative statement.


—— To pray, and to believe, is the key.


—— How many mothers do you know who think their children are…“semi-beautiful”?


—— There are many things we just have to accept; none of them, however, do we have to agree with.


—— The content of one’s setting usually has a lot to do with the context of one’s thinking.


—— Our lives should show evidence of re-creation, not merely recreation.


—— Hard-earned money is usually spent more thoughtfully.


—— You’re guaranteed to age…but not necessarily to mature.


—— We usually like to hear the opinions of those who agree with us.


—— Some animals have much better instincts than some people.


—— Possessing little or no knowledge about a particular topic doesn’t seem to act as a deterrent or handicap in the mind of some individuals.


—— If we live long enough, we come to realize that there is no choice, but to forgive.


—— Faith never fails us; fear seldom helps us.


—— When you don’t do your own part, someone has “two parts” to do.


—— Like character, you can’t buy “class.”


—— The real test of faith is to “hang tough” through the worst of circumstances.


—— Sit back and watch the play: You’ll see how perfectly God directs it.


—— With time, our “Must Do” list becomes shorter and shorter.


—— One’s present, human condition need not become one’s eternal lot.


—— We somehow pay for our children’s mistakes — and they for ours.


—— We often can’t wait for circumstances to change; then we come to realize that they change, when we change.


—— The natural order of everything is to be balanced and harmonious.


—— One of the Soul’s best tranquillizers is laughter.


—— Don’t ever make yourself or another a hostage of past mistakes.


—— We can insult ourselves far more often, and more deeply, than anyone else can.


—— Don’t get sick, or die, on a week-end.


—— You can “think yourself” into having nearly any illness you choose.


—— If you think you’ve screwed up your life, listen to some of the stories from those at your class reunion.


—— Don’t allow others to label or define you.


—— Our goal in living is not to know everything, but slowly, to know more.


—— Emotional abuse can leave far deeper scars than physical abuse.


—— If you don’t make your own “Lines Not to be Crossed,” others will make them for you.


—— How well the mind rationalizes! How seldom the heart buys it!


—— Far too often, political rhetoric is like verbal diarrhea.


—— Universal Truths never change.


—— To God, everyone’s on the “Who’s Who” list.


—— Not everyone’s Moral Compass is programmed to point “North.”


—— More often than not, those who are quick to call for war are those who have never fought in one.


—— I personally believe that God is greater than any of our problems.


—— Our thoughts can be our greatest form of self-abuse.


—— Our “Luck” is God’s “Intention.”