CAN'T SMELL GARLIC Two Lake Worth, Florida, high school boys were suspended from school for eating so much garlic that no one could stand to have them around. The boys said that their garlic binge…
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HAPPINESS WAS JUST EXCITEMENT In Robert Penn Warren's novel, A Place To Come To, published by Random House, New York, 1977, there is the line: "I have never had the slightest notion of what happiness…
HUMILITY COMPARES NOT The person who has died to himself, will bow humbly, resisting the temptation to be envious simply because God is generous. From Pastor to Pastor, by Erwin Lutzer, pg. 20
ACCESS TO POWER Access to power must be confined to men who are not in love with it" Plato
SAME OLD STORY An alumnus returned to his old college dorm and wanted to see the room in which he once lived. The new occupant let him in, and the alumnus looked around. "Same old…
LOVING WHAT WE DO A student at work on his true vocation becomes creative and passionate. A professional whose work comes out of his very soul should almost have to pay instead of get paid…
CHANGE THE STAIN Some fishermen in the highlands of Scotland gathered in a little inn for tea and swapped stories. As one of them was describing the day's exploits, a waitress set down a cup…
M R. ALWAYS RIGHT A newlywed couple were doing some chores and discussing various things. They began to disagree over some of the issues they were discussing. This disagreement was escalating into a full-blown argument.…
NEVER GIVE IN "Never give in, never, never, never, never in nothing, great or small - never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense.
CEREBRAL PALSY MARATHON In October 1982, a 25- year-old woman finished the New York City Marathon. No big deal -- until you learn that Linda Down has cerebral palsy and was the first woman ever…
HOLY SPIRIT FOCUS The importance of the Holy Spirit is shown not only in events, but also in the frequency of his mention in the Bible: 142 times under 15 different names in the Old…
FAME OR SUCCESS Don't confuse fame with success. Madonna is one; Helen Keller is the other. Erma Bombeck
JUST KEEP GETTING UP Carl Lewis, the famous boxer, was asked what enabled him to have so much success. He answered, "I just kept getting up more than the other guy." From Breaking the 100-200…
NO LITTLE LIE To lie a little is not possible; whoever lies, lies a whole lie. Victor Hugo, Les Miserables
CUCKOO OR EAGLE There are times when it is difficult to refrain from wondering if our national bird shouldn't be the cuckoo instead of the eagle. From "The Way I Heer'd It" by Jim Reed,…
MAYFLOWER EXCEPTION A lady was boring everyone at the table with nonstop recital of personal superiority. Hers was the towns most expensive house, most luxurious car, most successful business -- ad nauseam. "And, of course,"…
FAITHFUL FOCUS In February of 1986 the Kansas City Star carried an article on Anatoly Shcharansky's values and faith. The piece was entitled, "Beliefs strong enough to keep one alive," and it analyzed what it…
INJURY RESPONSES Doing an injury puts one below his enemy. Revenging an injury makes one even with him, But forgiving an injury sets one above his enemy! Source Unknown
SPITE HOUSE Joseph Richardson, a New York millionaire lived and died in a house only five feet wide. It was called the "Spite House," and deserved its name. Owning the narrow lot of land on…
LIES & HYPOCRISY The worst lies are those that most resemble the truth. The worst hypocrisy is that which is sanctioned by the church. Michael Hodgin
