Nuggets in a Nutshell by W. V. Grant Sr

8/3/2019 Nuggets in a Nutshell by W. V. Grant Sr

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1. Character is better than capital.2. Wrong is never inevitable.3. When two persons agree on everything one does not stand fomuch.4. We must rest but never run.5. Where there is a will there is a way; but there is not alwayswill where there is a way .6. We may be honest and not be a Christian, but we can't beChristian and not be honest.7. He that throws mud loses ground.8. The possession of money has kept many people small .9. Give until you are rich or keep until you are poor.10. Some say they are still saved, but they are too still.11. Most everything around the home is controlled by switchesexcept the children.12. Don't worry'; it may never happen.13. There is no food value in wild oats .

14. There are two bad paymasters; one pays in advance the othernever pays.15. No system of crop rotation can restore what wild oats takeout.16. Whiskey has many defenders, but no defense.17. Many times a checkered career ends in stripes.

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We must not only be good, but do good.The blood makes us safe; the Word makes us sure.We must not only be separated from things; we must beseparated to something.

21. Drink has killed more men than war.

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He that getteth a wife getteth a good thing; he that gettethnot a good wife getteth a thing.Man did not come from a monkey, but some are going to thedogs.


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. If Satan cannot make you think you are the best preacher hewill try to make you think you are the worst one.. If you throw yourself away you won't like the place you land.6)J Some say that tongues are the least of all gifts, but theyshould at least have the least of the gifts.. You may spend money to make character, but never spendcharacter to make money.

4'7. Some l~dies look for a man in their future. Others look forfuture In their man.48. Spare time is a test of your character.49. Let's not try to get ahead of each other, but get ahead witheach other.50. We can't leave footprints on the sands of time by sittingdown.

It takes the furnace the gold to brighten.

51. Our success comes in cans; failure in can'ts.52. Why drive sixty miles per hour to beat a freight train acrossthe track and then stop and watch it go by?53. It is all right to say what you think if you think what you say54. $ucce$$ does not spell success.55. You can sell what you are sold on.56. You may have works without fruits, but never fruit withoutworks.57. If we have no more than natural possessions we are no morethan brutes.58. If you become too serious go to the looking glass.59. A rich man must be God's partner or lose his soul.60. Fear is self centered ~faith is God centered.

. I am an American by race and a Christian by grace.

. A switch in times saves crime.

. Preach to the people and never at them.. It is better to try and fail than to fail to try.. The night time shows the stars.

It is easier to be critical than correct.

. We will either have an apostolic church or an apostate church.

. God's wisdom takes the place of my .ignorance.It is better to say a good thing about a bad fellow than to saya bad thing about a good fellow.Following the line of least resistance makes a river crooked;the same is true with men.

. I stop hunting for something when I find it; I stop prayingwhen I believe.It is possible to break down working for God.

. One counterfeit puts all under suspicion.

. Instead of my defending the Bible the Bible defends me.

Fear tries to hold your worldtogether.62. Fear is more painful than pain.61. together; faith holds you

. There is a difference in a prosecuting attorney and a per-secuting attorney.

. Many people aim at nothing and hit it.

63. He that has nothing but money is a poor man.64. There is a difference in money and wealth.65. Think of yourself and your troubles will grow' think of Godand your troubles will go. '66. Location is more important than direction.67. I feel good when I feel bad 'because I think of how good I'llfeel when I feel good.. Life assurance is better than life insurance.

268 . The devil can't chase you as long as you are chasing the devil.. Is it okay? It depends on who okays it.

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It is not so important what we have, but it is important whatwe do with what we have.Most of promotion is motion.It is better to be good for something than just be good.A salvation we cannot share we can't keep.Never drag a praise service or rush an offering.The location of I makes the difference, whether a man andwoman is untied or united.Cut H off of habit and you have "a-bit" left. Cut off "A";you still have a "bit." Cut off B and you still have "it."Some children disturb in church because a limb fell on theirhead. Some disturb because they have not had a limb on theirback.If your children disturb in service give them what they want.If that won't do give them what they need.If you trust you don't worry; if you worry you don't trust.The sign of greatness is service.We used to have preachers of stone and church houses ofwood; now we have church houses of stone and preachers ofwood.If we shine we must burn.We must employ life as well as enjoy life.

. A preacher who won't fight the devil is afraid of the devil orhe is a friend of the devil.The soul of our improvement is the improvement of our soul.You don't need leisure if you don't know how to spend it.Many of us are not at home when God visits us.Life should be a measure to be filled, not a cup to drain.We can't fight the devil with a chip on our shoulder.It is better to take advice than be addicted to vice.What we see teaches us to trust God for what we don't see.Keeping up with the "Joneses" wrecks homes.

92. We should be more interested in character than clothes.93. It is a.s hard for an atheist to find the Lord, as a robber to fa policeman.94. ~f you can't change the past don't ruin the present by worIng about the future .95. Natural things can't give real happiness, nor subtract from96. ~ou are not made happy by your position, but your dispotion,9'7. Faith and foresight can't be separated.98. The teakettle sings, though it is up to its neck in hot water.99. We should build our lives by the day.100. No one can tell what we are worth by the size of our salary101. You may de the right thing in a wrong way but you can'tthe wrong .thing in a right way. '102. Some only think of the Lord when they pass a grave yard.103. The widow's mite is the widow's might.104. Sometimes silence is golden; sometimes it is yellow.105. There is little difference in bragging and braying.106. Satan is never too busy to rock the craddle of a sleeping sain107. You can quickly loose interest in the church if you havnothing invested.108. Regardless of the position of your body your soul can beIts knees.10'9. Sometimes contentment is a brake to the wheels of progress110. If we love much we will do much.111. The Sunday School pays more dividends than any otheinvestment.112. No victories no battle.113. God looks at our willingness rather than our ability.114. God seldom speaks to us while we are talking.115. When the enemy comes near God is nearer.

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Failure can be written only after death.An ounce of help is worth more than a ton of argument.The least resistance plus the least persistence equals failure.Worry is faith in the devil.The first failure is often a blessing.Church prayer means church progress.Defeat is only bitter when we swallow it.Sorrow may make us or break us.Sorrow may make us bitter or better.Be game, but not everyone's game.If you brood over troubles they will hatch.

. Worry and a rocking chair will keep you busy, but get younowhere.

. Prayer will drive out sin, or sin will drive out prayer.I. We will stand for something or fall for anything.

. We must have dependability with ability... American ends with I Can.

. God puts the church in the world. The devil puts the world inthe church.

. The church is too worldly and the world is too churchy.If we feel the storm we realize the worth of the anchor.

. Some can and do; others can't and criticize.

. Hate criticism and you hate progress.If you want to reach the top start at the bottom and wake up.

. Salvation may come quietly but we can't remain quiet about it.Itis all right to close your mind only for repairs.

0. Ignorance denounces what it does not understand.Itis better never to be born than not to be born again.

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143. We must pick our friends; but not pick them to pieces.144. We are given two ears and only one tongue.145. If we live Christ others will think about Christ .146. God's heart is my habitation. My heart is God's habitation.147. Some men don't like anything. They dislike somethings morethan others.148. Setbacks make it possible to come back.149. Safety first helps you; service first helps others.150. The man who boasts of his ancestors is like a potato theonly good is under the ground. '

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151. God can do more with a fool on fire than a scholar on ice.152. Itis better to have signs follow your ministry than to followSIgnS.153. \Ve should be too busy to worry in daytime and too sleepy toWorry at night. -154. A Christian gives and forgives .155. He that lendeth books hath no books.

.156. As long as the devil is after you he does not have you .157. We can't have cannon ball testimonies on fire cracker lives.158. Your tongue. is in a wet place; don't let it slip.159. After we receive peace with God we need the peace of God.160. What is done for self dies; what is done for others and Godlives.161. Sin is insanity.162. A polly parrot which says "Kitty, Kitty" is asking for trouble.163. When lust and reason meet one retreats.164. If the world ever gets on its feet again the church must geton her knees. .165. God says "Study to show thyself approved unto God" and not"Study to show thyself."167. Live carefully; the soul.you save may be your own.

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.195. Moderate drinking is the cause of the drink problem, notcure.

Don't let your parents down; they brought you up.You think your mind is getting broader; it may be your con-science stretching.Do what you should and you will not have time to do whatyou shouldn't.Tolerance many times means a stretched conscience.If you want to break a habit drop it.Some people are so heavenly minded they are no earthly good.When your conscience whips you, you win the fight.Power without judgment is dangerous.Enter a church to worship, leave to serve.The way to serve God is to serve people.To look around is to be distressed; look within and be de-pressed; look up and be blessed.If you want to be in good standing with God, kneel.Blunt words have a sharp edge.A man who has a good command of English can refrain fromusing it.Think before you act; think twice before you speak.Evil for evil is to be like the devil; evil for good is to be likea beast. Good for good is to be like a man. Good for evil isChristlike.The heart is the mainspring of the tongue.A man's mouth is made to shut, not his ear.Juvenile delinquencies increased when men converted wood-sheds into car sheds.Many people who intend to repent at the eleventh hour die atten-thirty.Those who bring sunshine into the lives of others cannot livein the clouds.Many people who think a sermon is too long substitute aSunday newspaper.

190. Some go to church on Sunday morning and go to the devilSunday evening.191. You can't live wrong and pray right, or live right and prwrong.192. You cannot accept the Christ of the cross and reject theof the Christ.193. To be in touch with another world is to be a torch to thworld.194. The robe of righteousness is not altered to fit the man. Wealtered to fit the robe of righteousness .

196. An evil thought is first a stranger, then a guest, then a maste197. Let's not re-write the Bible, but re-read it.198. Some people's religion is strong only when its owner is i199. Our light shines farthest when it shines brightest at200. The anvil of the church has worn out many hammers.

201. Scars on an apple tree show it has been bearing fruit.202. Some Christians grow up; others just change theirthings.203. If you want to keep from falling, grow.204. There is no danger of getting stamped to death on theroad.205. You can't get lost on a straight road.206. Scraping will reduce nations to scraps.207. The winner 'is loser in a war.208. You save face by keeping it closed.209. We must not have settled opinions on an unsettled subj210. Getting mad will not get you anywhere.211. To be mad is to be mentally unbalanced.212. A single track mind is all right if the tract is in the rigdirection.

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Whitewashing the pump does not purify the water.A small man is a great problem.The narrow road does not have detours. .Praye~ does not mean anything to God if it does not meananythIng to us.Family altars cure altered families.When we build a fence we fence out more than we fence In.The whole duty of the whole church is to preach the wholegospel to the whole world.If you wake up and find success you have not been asleep.Success is a journey rather than a goal.I ha~ ra~her be bent by hard work than to be crooked bydodging It.The war that ends war will not be fought with carnal weapons.One of the ingredients of success is patience.Man exists from Adam to atom.A rubber conscience and a concrete heart God does despise.A good habit is a good investment.Some people who have "brass" are not polished.~o.ney does not make a fool out of a man. It only shows whatIS In man.Style comes and goes jgood sense goes on.Money is a poor master and a good servant.Spat, Spit, and Spite are sisters.God gives food to birds, but He does not put it into their nest.The Lord loves a cheerful giver who does not brag.The man who prays most brays least.No man ever becomes lost seeking for the lost.A hundred mile journey begins with one step.

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238. Soft soap is about ninety per cent lye .239. The only exercise some folk take is jumping at conclusions.240. A poor judge of human nature usually has a good opinion ohimself.241. It is better to get ahead of yourself than to get ahead oothers.242. The gossiper's tongue is long enough to cut his throat.243. It is awful to lose God and not even miss Him.244. Ifmany people were as weak in body as they are in soul theycouldn't walk.245. Our worth is measured by what we give and not what we gain246. If you do not give according to your means you will givaccording to your meanness.247. A widow's mite from the heart is better than riches for show248. The Epistles are not the wives of_he Apostles.249. An opened pocket book and a closed mouth is better thanclosed pocket book and an open mouth.250. The Christian is not an imitation of Christ, but is Chriswithin.251. Sometimes B sharp; never B flat. We can always be natural,252. If you stand high in your own estimation you are a long wafrom the top.253. A stranger to prayer is a stranger to power.254. Sincere prayer is a lock at night and a key at day.255. Start with what you have where you are.256. Daily prayers will diminish your daily cares.257. A good laugh is sunshine.258. The gem is not polished without friction .259. Deep waters will drown you, but cleanse you.260. Manhood often grows in the soil of hardship.261. Every step you take toward Christ kills another doubt.

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Itmay be the last key which opens the lock.When God sends a hard trial it proves His confidence.We are rich according to what we are, not what we have.Think of your present blessings rather than past failures.The resurrection is written on each leaf.Many men would do most anything to get their boys in Sun-day School except go themselves.If you spend words beyond the income of ideas you producewaste.

287. The liquor companies would destroy the church if they couThe church could destroy the liquor companies if it would.288. A good watch has an open face, busy hands, it is well regulated and full of good works. So is a good Christian.289. It is better to fail in a cause that will win than to win incause that will fail.290. You cannot give happiness to others without spilling some oyourself.291. In private guard your heart; in company guard your tongu292. A lie is a handle that will fit any of the devil's tools.293. Nothing is morally wrong and politically right.294. You need not know much if you don't do what you know.295. Education is to be wise; wisdom is to be good.296. Many 'want to be a doctor's son so they can get their examnations for nothing. Others want to be a preacher's sonthey can be good for nothing.

297. We can blot out the shadow of the sword by the shadowthe cross.298. When good men do nothing, evil increases.299. Most fools can find a greater fool to compliment them.300. If I have no reason for doing a thing, I have a reason for ndoing it.301. Goodthoughts are of little value unless there is good actio302. It is easy to go to college, hard to get educated.303. I would rather look ahead and prepare than to look back anregret.304. He is idle who might do better.305. I would rather do one thing well, than to dabble in a dozen.306. My hardest job is to live a simple life .307. It is better to be better than you once were than to be bettethan your neighbor.308. The more a sunbeam is condensed the deeper it burns; sois with a sermon.

Days are lost worrying over lost days.An infidel builds a house without windows and blames Godbecause he lives in darkness.It is better to be disappointed in some things than to be sus-picious in all things.Prayer meetings get more results than peace conferences.Struggling for a Jiving is a good education.Let's be content with what we have, not what we are.One talent that should be buried is finding fault.Let's talk to the Lord about sinners and talk to sinners aboutthe Lord.When I lay down my faults before GodI feel like I have wings.We must not fool with a buzz saw or a buzz tongue.A loose tongue will get you into a tight place.

.An unsatisfied life means an unsurrendered will.False witnesses cover a multitude of sins temporarily.A tombstone will say good things about a man who is down.Many things are opened by mistake for instance your mouth.If you kill your prayer life you commit spiritual suicide.The time to pray the hardest is when it is hardest to pray.he lonely man should go to the only God.

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I must do unto you as if you were I.I learn from my inistakes. Learned men learn from others'mistakes. Fools never learn.The first step to knowing more, is to know how little we know.We pray not only to get what we want, but to get what Godwants.The tree of God's promises will drop fruit if you shake it bythe hands of prayer.If I spend time on my knees I have no trouble standing on myfeet.

333. Ignorance of the law excuses none of us.334. History repeats itself because human nature remains thesame.

The reason a parrot swears, he does not reason.Great jobs are given men who outgrow small ones.When some folk open their mouth you can see through them.Why ask God to do things you can do?A questioner is usually' a tattler.It is. bad for a motorist to run people down; it's worse for agossiper.The Bible cheers the heart and clears the brain.T~e deeper a river is the less noise it makes so it is with themind,They say talk is cheap, but you pay dearly for it.The poor we always have with us also announcements inchurch.We live and learn and die and remember it all.The real faith is prayed down and not worked up.Promises and pie crust are easily broken.Hate drives; but love leads.

-High speed cars and high speed humans land in the junk pile.We do not enter heaven by accident.If God forgives us we should forgive ourselves.We should forgive our fellow man if God does.

335. The hit dog barks.336. The second mistake is not a mistake.337. Man should rule under God's rule.338. Not every laugh is a joyful laugh.339 Not all tears are' sorrowful tears.340. You can't talk much without sinning.341. We will be as much alive a million years from now as we arenow.342. We stand by faith ~we fall by feelings.343. ' Christians ripen under the Son-shine.344. The penalty is the same under law or grace.

345. Trials may make one soft or hard.346. Is your company a curse or a blessing?347. We have some babes with beard on their faces.348. Everyone is an example.

.34'9.. I will reign over sin or sin will reign over me.359. A marching church cannot be conquered.351. If you are not happy it is because of something you have beedoing, saying or thinking, or something you haven't beesaying, doing, or thinking.

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352. Use what faith you have and God will give you more.353. Itis not always right to stand up for our right.354. A dead man does not have any feelings.355. The best way to settle disputes is to pray.356. If you want to know all about the trouble in the church juask someone who has not been there in six months.357. Hell has no elevators or fire escapes.

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. Not all people who are sorry for sin repent.

. People used to go to the picture shows; now picture showscome to people.If you miss heaven you have not missed it all.If you want to see the end of a Christian race you will haveto backslide.

. Man complained after he ate angels' food.

. We have no substitute for the truth.

. A short, full life is better than a long empty one.

. Idle words are heard by idle men.

. Satan always gives hot checks.

. The Lord's bank does not close.If you give me fair words only, you feed me with an emptyspoon.

. Many times the best singers do not have a song.

. There is no earthly sorrow that heaven cannot heal.

. When Y0:I force a laugh it is like a sounding brass.

. Without the eyes of faith the soul is blind.

. We will have no peace without the Prince of Peace.

. The church should be a meeting house for you and God.

. Your up look can change your out look.Murmuring Christians are spoiled children.

. Sinners know of God; we know God .

384. If God be for us the devil is up against it.385. The Bible does not contain the Word of God; it is the Wordof God.386. Take the Bible off the shelf and treat your neighbor as your-self.387. We know the Lord better if we let Him move in the housewith us.388. Drift woods float with the stream.389. God does not wonder about tomorrow.390. It is impossible for God to give unless we receive.391. A break-fence hog hits the weakest part of the fence sodoes Satan.392. A one-day religion can't be sufficient for eternity.393. The darker the corner the brighter the light shines.

.. God is greater than circumstances.A disobedient man can't teach one obedience.

. Where there is no learning there is no teaching.

. There is a blood tie between me and God.. Thieves can't steal my treasures.

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.394. For six thousand years man has explored what God did inseven days.395. Kindness is remembered after the face is forgotten.396. Living in heaven is out of this world.397. Hate cannot love and love cannot hate.398. I would rather have assurance than insurance.399. Many times Satan dresses in satin.400. Sinful nature is like a match when struck.401. Religion is made. Salvation is given.402. The heathen lives in all nations.403. If I convince you against your will you are of the sameopinion still..404. A. seeking sinner and a seeking Saviour must find each other.405. A small man is a big problem.406. Prayer does not mean anything to God if it means nothingto us .407. You can't be saved unless you know you are lost.. Everyone plans his own destination.

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It is not altogether what you give up, but what you take upthat makes you a Christian.God has promised to forgive you~ sins. if you repent, but Hehas not promised you tomorrow In which to repent.When you prepare to die you prepare to live.We must pray to be stronger instead of praying for easjtrials.Ifyou want to drive darkness out bring in some light.We can do without what God can't use.We cannot praise Jesus and keep OUI' eyes on ourselves.Open your mouth wide and He will fill it if your head is notempty.Drive carefully; the life you save may be that of an unsavedman.A mistake is not a sin.Therefore 1 say unto thee that whatsoever you ask waveringye -shall not receive.Pray more; worry less.Pray more; talk less.Tell others about the sunshine; tell Jesus about the rest.Buy groceries before Sunday; see your grocery man in Sun-day School.Your Sunday School must be as good as the best and betterthan the rest.Weare against all the devil is for and for all the devil isagainst.Take D from the devil you still have evil. Add 0 to God andyou still have good.Some go to a ball game and scream like a ~ild Indian; thenthey go to church and sit like a wooden Indian.If your church is wbrth defending it is worth attending.We don't need mountain faith to move a mustard seed.

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429. Don't get your tongue wrapped around your eye tooth so yocan't see what you are saying.430. Jesus was nailed to the cross by four letters L-O-V-E.431. Anxiety is the end of faith; faith is the end of anxiety.432. He who moves the mountains begins by carrying pebbles.433. More people are run down by gossip than by cars.434. A good listener is as important as a good speaker.435. God said, "Where art thou?" before He said, "Where is thbrother?" (Gen. Chapters 3 and 4).436. One foot can't stand in two boots.437. Think twice; then say nothing.438. A poor man keeping company with a rich man will becompoorer.439. Sweep the snow from your door and forget about the frosat the door of your neighbor.440. You will stick if you stand still in mud.441. Instruction is wasted on a fool.442. You may be great without pride or be proud without beingreat.443. We should believe in a bottomless hell and a topless heaven.444. A drowning man is in no condition to save others who ardrowning.445. Too many people sing "We shall come rejoicing bringingthe sheaves" and then go out and 'do nothing.446. Faith alone saves; faith that saves is not alone.447. Guess work is all right when it hits.448. Satan will try to make you think a "dime-one" is a diamond.

o449. You hear the hiss of the serpent when you say the word sin450. You can go broke buying bargains.

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If you can tell the preacher's faults you are a thermometer;if you pray for him you are a thermostat.You should work eight hours and sleep eight hours but notat once.A bundle of filthy habits is a heavy load.A man who faces the music can lead the band.People will like us if we like them first.

. Each man has his price. Some offer bargains.If you stop being better you cease being good.

9. Idle talk and a merry-go-around go nowhere.If you want to keep up with the "Joneses" just wait. You'llmeet them coming back.All tomorrows must pass the Lord before coming to me.When you decide the kind of seed you sow you know the kindof harvest you will reap.The brain never stops from the time you are born until youstart to make a speech.Mulberry leaves will make a silk garment; so will patience.Itis not as hard to know how to do a job as it is to do it.If you know that you are a fool you are not the greatest fool.Of what use are faithless words?

68. He that makes great profits runs great risks.If you ride a tiger you are afraid to get off.If I injure others I injure myself.Gold does not fear the fire.

72. Discontentment in riches is poverty.Just as we cure hunger by food we cure ignorance by study.If you don't soar you don't fall.A time to fish a time to dry our nets.You cannot carve rotten wood.

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477. Unless you climb the mountain you can't view the plain.478. We are judged by what we say away from home; at homeby what we are.

479. If you speak you don't know; if you know you don't speak.480. If I don't believe in people, people don't believe in me.481. Forget favors you give; remembers favors received.482. Good natured people are calm and content.483. Dig your wells before you become thirsty.484. A good laugh has more religion than a long face.485. He that toots his own horn runs down his battery.486. Don't mistake my crudeness for rudeness.487. There are times when God heals and the physician takes thepay.488. If you are absent from church you vote to close the doors.489. Tell your convictions but not your doubts.490. Say what you think unless you disagree.491. Inspiration can do more than perspiration.492. Everything seems out of tune when you are not in tune.493. Your walk with God depends on your talk with God.494. Don't measure your success by what you possess.495. You may have money but money must not have you.496. I did not quit dancing when I was saved. I just changedpartners .497. Some of the churches that boast the largest number in SundaySchool can't get a baker's dozen out on Wednesday night.498. The devil lost his chance; now he wants you to lose yours.499. You don't need to "grasp faith"; faith needs to grasp you.500. When you walk from the light you walk in your own shadow.

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When your children are small they trample on your feet.When they are large they tramble on your heart.502. What is a dime? A dollar with the tax out.501.

503. Standing in a barn does not make a mule out of you-goingto the altar does not make a Christian of you.504. It is better to see a sermon than to hear one.505. It is better to walk with a man than to show him the way.506. Counsel is sometimes confusing; example is always clear.507. The best preachers live their creeds.508. I may misunderstand you and the high advice you give; thereis no misunderstanding in how you act and live.509. Why look for trouble; it's something you don't want to see.510. If a sparrow can't fall without God's notice we can't rise with-out His help.511. When you say, "I can forgive, but can't forget" you meanyou can't forgive.512. I value my time-so highly that I don't waste it in wasting yourtime. Life is too short to be little.513. We may recover a slip of the foot, but not a slip of the tongue.514. If I do what is right I will please some 'and surprise some.515. The wages of sin is not death if we quit the devil before we die.516. Living epistles need no translation.17. The sun is obscured only for a time so is the truth.518. When sorrow cuts deep into our hearts we have a deepercapacity for joy.519. When you can't see in any direction look up.20. You measure the man by the size of the things that makeshim mad.21. Instead of signs following some folk they follow signs.

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522. I'll defe~d your right to speak your conviction even if I diagree WIth what you say.You can't be well informed if you are only half informed.23.

524.In se. you SIt on your seat you are in self.

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Some say, "I seldom shout, but when I do they all shout" Threason IS, you are the last one to shout. .Weare not to understand God, but trust God.A real enemy is a friend who does not oppose you when youare wrong.~ mirror never calls attention to itself unless there are flawsIn It.Of all the things we wear our expressions are most important.Refuse to open your purse and soon you can't opensympathy. yourA thorn of experience is worth a wilderness of warning.The "bit" that will briddle the tongue is a bit of love.He stands best who kneels most.Pray, believe, and receive; or pray, doubt" and do without.There is not success out of God's will; not failure in His will.It .is better to do one thing for God than to promise Him fortythings,He who bears the cross has it for a shelter.The way to dispose of your enemy is to make a friend of him.If you face is toward the sunrise the shadow is behind.Build bridges instead of walls.When you get the worst of it make the best of it.

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8. Say (in a harsh tone) to a dog, "Come get this bread."will run off.

563. ~eceived y~ the Spirit by the hearing of faith or by the workmg of the Jaw?2. When we have to do without what our grandparents did nothave, we call that a depression.3. Some folk can't hear well; some hear too well. 564. The world's greatest wreck is a broken home.4. Still water and still religion freeze quickest.5. If we are on the level we will not go down hill.

565. Some people on Sunday say "Our Father," and live likeorphans through the week.6. God will accept broken hearts if we give Him all the pieces. 566. The fly that makes the most noise is swated first.

567. God does not look us over for medals or degrees, but scars.568. Spin carefully, but leave the thread with God.569. Go where Christ is not and take Him along.570. If you want to keep a circle of friends keep on the square withthem.

7. Power and purity are sisters.

9. Say (in a soft tone), "Come, let me cut your throat." He'llcome running.0. Bring the Believer into a victorious life; the unbelievercome In. 571. Two bad habits lying and going in debt.51. Goliath was the man David rocked to sleep.2. Go to sleep; God is awake.

572. A wood peeker owes his success to using his head.

3. Without adversity we don't know if we are honest.573. We can't climb the ladder of success with our hands in ourpockets.

5. A pretended friend may be worse than an open foe.574. To force your opinion is like pushing a needle on a compass.575. A guilty conscience needs no man to accuse.

4. You live in a tent; it is either discontent or content.

6. Hardships make us bitter or better. 576. A child is better unborn than untaught.7. We are known by the company we keep and avoid. 577. A flow of words is no proof of wisdom.8. The temperamental man is more temper than mental. 578. A good garden may have weeds.

0. When you tell your troubles to me ask yourself howwould like to listen to mine.

579. A flatterer resembles a friend; a wolf resembles a dog.580. A friend that you can buy can be bought from you.581. A constant guest is not welcome.

9. If our children are intelligent we believe in heredity.

1. When you haven't a leg to stand on is when you kick the mo 582. "Comers and goers" are better than "comers and stayers."2. There are two sides to everything the right and the 583. How can you fire me if you have not hired me?24 25


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. The brook with no rocks has no song.It is not so bad to be afraid of the dark as to be afraid of thelight.

. When a wheel runs off the wagon it makes you believe inco-operation.

. You are ripe for trouble when you are green with envy.

. The less a man seeks praise the more he has.

. The kettle is up to its neck in hot water; still it sings.

. You should be too busy to worry at day, too tired to stayawake at night.

. The longer you carry bitterness the heavier it becomes.Dig your neighbor out of trouble and you find a place to buryyours.Keep trying in trying times.It is always morning somewhere.Some appreciate the fragrance of the rose; some complainabout the thorns.

. There are folk who are wise; there are others otherwise.A man who has money and does not use it is like an ass thatcarries gold and eats briars.If you have never tasted the bitter you don't know what issweet.If you have no peace with yourself why seek it somewhereelse?Try lying down when you are mad.There is no repentance in the grave.The son that blames his father disgraces himself.

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603. "They say" is a liar.604. Tobacco has many defenders but no defense.'605. After an ox falls many people will help kill him.606. What can't be cured must be endured.

607. Some things bitter to endure are sweet to remember.608. To lengthen your life shorten your meals.609. A great force is in a sweet command.610. The wolf that lost his teeth has not lost his nature.611. The mouth is not sweetened by saying "Honey."612. Do you want to be cured of drunkenness? Watch a drunkenman when you are sober.613. The wildest colts sometimes make the best horses.614. Watch what you say by a wall.615. If you worship God only for fear you will worship the devishould he appear.616. Let mud dry and it will fall off.617:' It is not how much you put into the stomach that counts, buthow much it digests; so it is with the mind.618. You may lose the ring but you yet have the finger.619. Some churches have signs on the outside; some have signs oninside.620. Some men give of their means, others of their meanness.621. Don't trouble trouble until trouble troubles you.622. Onion tears touch not the heart.623. Don't point at my spots with a dirty finger.

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Stones are thrown only at trees with fruit.The ant preaches without saying a word,I study the Bible to.be wise, practice it to.be holy, and believeit to. be safe.YQUwill not find rest in the Scriptures if yQUwrest them.If yQUcriticize the Bible the Bible will criticize yQU.These are joined to.never part, dust on the Bible and droughtin the heart.

0. The evidence of the value of the Bible is the character of thosepeople who. are against it.1. There are no.loaves to. the loafer.2. YQUcan make stepping stones out of stumbling blocks,3. Hats off to. the past; coats off to. the present.4. YQUcan't stop the clock to. save time or buy cheap merchan-dise to. save money.

Today is the tomorrow which yQUworried about yesterday.Some people search for a treasure at the foot of the rainbow ;some find treasures at the foot of the cross,Some members are like balloons, ready to. blow up.

8. Some churches are like an orchestra that takes in membersbut never takes time to. tune them.9. We have so.many movements that we can hardly move.0. Some folk think in inches and talk in yards.1. Some members are like canoes, they have to be paddled.2. Some members are like wheelbarrows, they have to be pushed.

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644. Some folks are like kittens, contented when petted.645. Some members are like trailers, they have to. be pulled.646. Some folk say what they think before they think.647. When you loan, money you buy an enemy.648. Your face betrays your race.649. If you don't pay a man enough he will pay himself.650. Good masters usually have good servants.651. To guard your speech is more important than to guard yourmoney.652. Sweep before your own door first.653. If you love to be loved, love.,654. Meekness is not weakness.655. Many people come to bring their clothes to church.656. Men make houses; women make homes.657. Money is a good servant, but a bad master.658. Make excuses for others, not yourself.65'9. If you deceive once you are suspected always.660. Ifyou come late you must eat what is left.661. If you seek to please all and yourself too, you try what yocan't do.662. Ifyou run in the light you stumble.663. If you deceive me once shame on you; if you deceive me twiceshame on me.664. Weare bound to forgive our enemies but we are not bound t

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