April 13, 2013
STOP AND THINK – The supreme test of goodness is not in the greater but in the smaller incidents of our character and practice. (F. B. STOP AND THINK – Meyer, 19th & 20th century British pastor and evangelist) The Bible says it’s...
April 12, 2013
STOP AND THINK – Reputation is what you have when you come to a new community; character is what you have when you go away. (William Hershey Davis, 20th century seminary professor) Since you never have a second chance to make a first...
April 11, 2013
STOP AND THINK – Every man has three characters: that which he shows, that which he has, and that which he thinks he has. (Alphonse Karr, 19th century French critic, journalist, and novelist) The “character” we show is our reputation. The...
April 10, 2013
STOP AND THINK – You can’t dream yourself into character; you must hammer & forge yourself one. (James Froude, English biographer, historian, and editor) As much as we might like to think that by studying and trying mentally to...
April 9, 2013
STOP AND THINK – What a man’s mind can create, man’s character can control. (Thomas Edison, 19th-20th century American inventor) Is Edison saying that a creative inventor would naturally see that his creations were put always and only to...
April 8, 2013
STOP AND THINK – The proper time to influence the character of a child is about a hundred years before he’s born. (William R. Inge, 19th-20th century English author and Anglican priest) If poverty is generational, so can moral integrity and...
April 7, 2013
STOP AND THINK – The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically… Intelligence plus character—that is the goal of true education. (Martin Luther King Jr.) Education is certainly an essential...
April 6, 2013
STOP AND THINK – Men of intemperate minds cannot be free. Their passions forge their fetters. (Edmund Burke, 18th century Irish statesman and philosopher) When we do not have control of ourselves and become passionate beyond reason, we...
April 5, 2013
STOP AND THINK – The best things in life aren’t things. (Art Buchwald, 20th century American humorist) Is this just merely simplistic or is it deeply profound? Looking around; it appears that accumulating “things” really is most important...
April 4, 2013
STOP AND THINK – Conviction is worthless unless it is converted into conduct. (Thomas Carlyle, 19th century Scottish philosopher) It’s important to have convictions, to be absolutely certain about what you believe. People respect others who...
April 3, 2013
STOP AND THINK – What really matters is what you do with what you have. (Shirley Lord, author) A person’s value is sometimes measured by what he has accumulated: a grand home; large bank account; fancy cars; possessions of all kinds in...
April 2, 2013
STOP AND THINK – You are the only person on earth who can use your ability. (Zig Ziglar, late American motivational speaker) Some people think they have no talent, that they are pretty worthless when it comes to contributing anything to...