英語名言集２

１．Talking about things, I ask myself if the motive is good or self-serving. --- Kazuo Inamori

２．Above all, my brothers, do not swear--not by heaven or by earth or by anything else. Let your "Yes" be yes, and your "No," no, or you will be condemned. --- [James 5:12 NIV]

３．The toughest thing about success is that you've got to keep on being a success. --- Arbing Berlin

４．Nothng is impossible for the man who doesn't have to do it himself. --- Ash Wailer

５．Every man has his foibles. --- a proverb

６．There are three faithful friends - an old wife, an old dog, and ready money. --- Benjamin Franklin

７．I love the male body, it's better designed than the male mind. --- Andrea Newman

８．I tell you the truth, anyone who has faith in me will do what I have been doing. He will do even greater things than these　,because I am going to the Father. --- [John 14:12 NIV]

９．Youth ･･･ Far too good to waste on children. --- George Bernard Shaw

１０．Time is what prevents everything from happening at once. --- John Archbold Hoieler

１１．I know that my Redeemer lives, and that in the end he will stand upon the earth. --- [Job 19:25 NIV]

１２．Freedom is danger of degenerating into mere arbitrariness unless it is lived in terms of responsibleness. --- Victor Emile Frankle

１３．We are tomorrow's past. --- Mary Web

１４．There's no fool like an old fool. --- a proverb

１５．A fool and his money are soon parted. --- a proverb

１６．Democracy is a process by which the people are free to choose the man who will get the blame. --- Lawrence Jhonston Peter

１７．The things we remember best are those better forgotten. --- Barutazal Gracian

１８．A wise man puts aside 10 percent of the money he gets - and 90 percent of the free advice. --- Halley Kahn

１９．Marriage is destiny. --- a proverb

２０．Only when the clock stops does time come to life. --- William Faulkner

２１．It takes a long time to grow young. --- Pablo Picasso

２２．Do not call anything impure that God has made clean. --- [Acts 10:15 NIV]

２３．Vision without action is merely a dream. Action without vision just passes the time. Vision with action can change the world ! --- Joel Arther Parker

２４．The finest words in the world are only vain sounds if you cannot understand them. --- Anatole France

２５．Whenever you see a successful business, someone once made a courageous decision. --- Peter F. Drucker

２６．If you find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn't lead anywhere. --- Frank A. Clark

２７．The message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. --- [1 Corinthians  1:18 NIV]

２８．Happiness does not lie in happiness, but in the achievement of it. --- Fedor M. Dostoevskii

２９．Here lies one who knew how to get around him men who were cleverer than himself. --- Andrew Carnegie

３０．A bank is a place where they lend you an umbrella in fair weather and ask for it back again when it begins to rain. --- Robert Frost

３１．Ruth replied, "Don't urge me to leave you or to turn back from you. Where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay. Your people will be my people and your God my God." --- [Ruth 1:16 NIV]

３２．A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. --- a proverb

３３．Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless, and　knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful. --- Samuel Johnson

３４．Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going. --- Jim Loan

３５．All rivers run into the sea, yet the sea is not full. --- The Bible

３６．Things are not so bad among us as they might have been, and the reason is half owing to the people who lived faithfully a hidden life, and rest in unvisited tombs. --- George Eliot

３７．There is no rule without an exception. --- a proverb

３８．We do not know one millionth of one percent about anything. --- Thomas Alva Edison

３９．Never bend your head. Always hold it high. Look the world straight in the eye. --- Helen Adams Keller

４０．Stand up to be seen; speak up to be heard; wind up to be appreciated. --- Toast Masters Manual

４１．God placed all things under his feet and appointed him to be head over everything for the church, which is his body, the fullness of him who fills everything in every way. --- [Ephesians 1:22-23 NIV]

４２．A business that makes nothing but money is a poor kind of business. --- Henry Ford

４３．To wish to be well is a part of becoming well. --- Lucius Annaeus Seneca

４４．Wherefore I praised the dead which are already dead more than the living which are yet alive. Yea, better is he than both they, which hath not yet been, who hath not seen the evil work that is done under the sun. --- The Bible

４５．Oh, I'm so inadequate and I love myself. --- Meg Rian

４６．Again, I considered all travail, and every right work, that for this a man is envied of his neighbour. This also vanity and vexation of spirit. --- The Bible

４７．Nothing is so certain as the unexpected. --- a proverb

４８．Naked a man comes from his mother's womb, and as he comes, so he departs. He takes nothing from his labor that he can carry in his hand. --- [Ecclesiastes 5:15 NIV]

４９．The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.  Better is an handful with quietness, than both the hands full with travail and vexation of spirit. --- The Bible

５０．Then I returned, and I saw vanity under the sun. There is one alone, and there is not a second; yea, he hath neither child nor bother: yet is there no end of all his labour; neither is his eye satisfied with riches; neither saithe he, For whom do I labour, and bereave my soul of good? This is vanity, yea, it is a sore travail. --- The Bible

５１．One of the oldest human needs is having someone to wonder where you are when you don't come home at night. --- Margaret Meed

５２．The only way you're going to solve problems is by communication. --- Sir David Attenborrow

５３．He humbled you, causing you to hunger and then feeding you with manna, which neither you nor your fathers had known, to teach you that man does not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of the Lord. --- [Deuteronomy 8:3 NIV]

５４．Good thoughts bear good fruit, bad thoughts bear bad fruit. --- James Allen

５５．Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity. --- Jeorge Smith Putton

５６．There are two types of knowledge. One is knowing a thing. The other is knowing where to find it. --- Samuel Johnson

５７．That men do not learn very much from the lessons of history is the most important of all the lessons that history has to teach. --- Huxley

５８．The greatest among you will be your servant. For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted. --- [Matthew 23:11-12 NIV]

５９．Getting people to like you is merely the other side of liking them. --- Norman Binsent Peel

６０．A talent is formed in stillness, a character in the world. --- Joan Walgyan

６１．Business before pleasure. --- a proverb

６２．Look before you leap. --- a proverb

６３．Everybody's friend is nobody's friend. --- a proverb

６４．Everybody's business is nobody's business. --- a proverb

６５．The first half of life consists of the capacity to enjoy without the chance; the last half of life consists of the chance without the capacity. --- Mark Twain

６６．The Lord says: "These people come near to me with their mouth and honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. Their worship of me is made up only of rules taught by men." --- [Isaiah 29:13 NIV]

６７．There is no one luckier than he who thinks himself so. --- a proverb

６８．Everything comes if a man will only wait. --- Benjamin Disraeli

６９．You're hiding your head in the sand like an ostrich. --- a proverb

７０．There is no substitute for hard work. --- Thomas Alva Edison

７１．I joked about every prominent man in my life, but I never met one I didn't like. --- Will Rodgers

７２．We, who with unveiled faces all reflect the Lord's glory, are being transformed into his likeness with ever--increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit. --- [2 Corinthians  3:18 NIV]

７３．You cannot teach a man anything; you can only help　him to find it within himself. --- Galileo Galilei

７４．The only thing we have to fear is fear itself. --- Franklin Delano Roosevelt

７５．Think like a man of action, act like a man of thought. --- Henry Bergson

７６．The best is the cheapest. --- Benjamin Franklin

７７．You're either part of the solution or part of the problem. --- Eldridge Creeper

７８．The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it? "I the Lord search the heart and examine the mind, to reward a man according to his conduct, according to what his deeds deserve." --- [Jeremiah 17:9-10 NIV]

７９．I'm an optimist because it does not seem too much use being anything else. --- Sir Winston Churchill

８０．As I grow older, I pay less attention to what men say. I just watch what they do. --- Andrew Carnegie

８１．Nothing is interesting if you're not interested. --- Hellen Mackiness

８２．Youth is a blunder, manhood a struggle, old age a regret. --- Benjamin Disraeli

８３．The stone that you builders rejected has now become the cornerstone. --- The Bible

８４．Everything is connected to everything else. --- Barry Comoner

８５．Do not think you can say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our father.' I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham. --- [Matthew 3:9 NIV]

８６．Journalism is the literature in a hurry. --- Mashew Arnold

８７．The music that can deepest reach, and cure all ill, is cordial speech. --- Ralph Waldo Emerson

８８．Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise! It has no commander, no overseer or ruler, yet it stores its provisions in summer　and gathers its food at harvest. --- [Proverbs 6:6-8 NIV]

８９．Emphasize finding the right question　rather than the right answer. --- Migele Rivaskmy

９０．I prefer the folly of enthusiasm to the indifference of wisdom. --- Anatole France

９１．You must be the change you want to see in the world. --- Mahatma Gandhi

９２．Fame is the praise bestowed on a good man by other good man. --- Lucius Annaeus Seneca

９３．Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal. --- Henry Ford

９４．Hope for the best. Expect the worst. Life is a play. We're un-rehearsed. --- Mel Brucks

９５．He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else. --- Benjamin Franklin

９６．The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they display knowledge. --- [Psalm 19:1-2 NIV]

９７．If you want to succeed you should strike out on new paths rather than travel the worn paths of accepted success. --- John Davidson Rockefeller

９８．Take the first step in faith. You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step. --- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

９９．"La Matematica e` l'alfabeto nel quale Dio ha scritto l'universo." --- Galileo Galilei

１００．The age of a child is inversely correlated with the size of the animals it prefers. --- Desmond Morris

１０１．Feeling sorry for yourself, and your present condition,is not only a waste of energy but the worst habit you could possibly have. --- Dale Carnegie

１０２．Enthusiasm begets enthusiasm. --- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

１０３．Not the power to remember, but its very opposite, the power to forget, is a necessary condition for our existence. --- Sholem ash

１０４．Happiness is the interval between periods of unhappiness. --- Don Marquis

１０５．If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way. --- Napoleon Hill

１０６．Two things are bad for the heart - running uphill and running down people. --- Bernad Ginbell

１０７．Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up. --- Thomas A. Edison

１０８．The most exciting happiness is the happiness generated by forces beyond your control. --- Ojen Nash

１０９．As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live. --- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

１１０．Never forget what a man says to you when he is angry. --- Henry Ward Beecher

１１１．My mother said to me, "If you become a soldier, you'll be a general; if you become a monk, you'll end up as the Pope." Instead, I became a painter and wound up as Picasso. --- Pablo Picasso

１１２．Soap and education are not as sudden as a massacre, but they are more deadly in the long run. --- Mark Twain

１１３．Men who wish to know about the world must learn about it in its particular details. --- Herakleitos

１１４．Every man's work, whether it be literature, or music, or pictures, or architecture, or anything else, is always a portrait of himself. --- Samuel Butler

１１５．The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain. --- Dory Burton

１１６．Wisdom doesn't automatically come with old age. Nothing does - except wrinkles. It's true, some wines improve with age. But only if the grapes were good in the first place. --- Abigail Van Buren

１１７．Good communication is as stimulating as black coffee, and just as hard to sleep after. --- Ann Morrow Lindbergh

１１８．A really great talent finds its happiness in execution. --- Goethe

１１９．One is not born a genius: one becomes a genius. --- Cimone Borbore

１２０．Whenever you are asked if you can do a job, tell 'em, 'Certainly I can!' Then get busy and find out how to do it. --- Theodore Roosevelt

１２１．He that can have patience can have what he will. --- Benjamin Franklin

１２２．Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much. --- Oscar Wilde

１２３．If we wait until we’ve satisfied all the uncertainties, it may be too late. --- Lee Aiacqooka

１２４．Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude. --- Zig Ziglar

１２５．The family you come from isn't as important as the family you're going to have. --- Ring Lardner

１２６．Since you have kept my command to endure patiently, I will also keep you from the hour of trial that is going to come upon the whole world to test those who live on the earth. --- [Revelation 3:10 NIV]

１２７．To a woman the first kiss is just the end of the beginning, to a man it is the beginning of the end. --- Helen Roland

１２８．The best way to predict the future is to create it. --- Peter F. Drucker

１２９．If you would win a man to your cause, first convince him that you are his sincere friend. --- Abraham Lincoln

１３０．Nothing is so admirable in politics as a short memory. --- John Kenneth Galbraith

１３１．When you cease to make a contribution, you begin to die. --- Eleanor Roosevelt

１３２．Nobody holds a good opinion of a man who has a low opinion of himself. --- Anthony Tororope

１３３．Whenever the rainbow appears in the clouds, I will see it and　remember the everlasting covenant between God and all living creatures of every kind on the earth. --- [Genesis 9:16 NIV]

１３４．Contrary to the opinion of many people, leaders are not born. Leaders are made, and they are made by effort and hard work. --- Vince Lombardy

１３５．Everybody is ignorant, only on different subjects. --- Will Rogers

１３６．Money is what you'd get on beautifully without it if only other people weren't so crazy about it. --- Marguarite Case Harriman

１３７．We must adjust to changing times and still hold to unchanging principles. --- Jimmy Carter

１３８．One of the basic facts about language is that no word ever means exactly the same to two different people. --- Rudolf Fresh

１３９．Guard the good deposit that was entrusted to you--guard it with the help of the Holy Spirit who lives in us. --- [2 Timothy 1:14 NIV]

１４０．Show me a country, a company, or an organization that is doing well and I'll show you a good leader. --- Joseph E.. Brucks

１４１．The devil is not so black as he is painted. --- a proverb

１４２．Love does not consist in gazing at each other, but in looking outward together in the same direction. --- Antoine de Saint-Exupery

１４３．Life is desire not meaning. --- Charles Chaplin

１４４．In our factory, we make lipstick. In our advertising, we sell hope. --- Charles Lebron

１４５．A great man shows his greatness by the way he treats little men. --- Thomas Carlyle

１４６．See, he is puffed up; his desires are not upright--but the righteous will live by his faith. --- [Habakkuk 2:4 NIV]

１４７．Spend more time with older women. I happen to think women get better-looking as they get older. --- Robert Redford

１４８．The great composer does not set to work because he is inspired, but becomes inspired because he is working. --- Arnest Newman

１４９．Nature gives you the face you have at 20; it is up to you to merit the face you have at 50. --- Coco Chanel

１５０．Man is a success if he gets up in the morning and gets to bed at night, and in between he dose what he wants to do. --- Bob Diran

１５１．We must doubt our talent; we must not doubt our inspiration. --- Francois Truffaut

１５２．Honor your father and your mother, as the Lord your God has commanded you, so that you may live long and that it may go well with you in the land the Lord your God is giving you. --- [Deuteronomy 5:16 NIV]

１５３．In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes. --- Benjamin Franklin

１５４．One friend in a lifetime is much; two are many; three are hardly possible. --- Henry Adams

１５５．Success is doing, not wishing. --- Tom Hpkinse

１５６．Cleaning your house while your kids are still growing is like shoveling the walk before it stops snowing. --- Fillis Dilor

１５７．Be miserable. Or motivate yourself. Whatever has to be done, it's always your choice. --- Wain W. Diar

１５８．Pride will have a fall. --- a proverb

１５９．No one can predict what heights you can soar. Even you will not know until you spread your wings. --- anonymous

１６０．A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on. --- Sir Winston Churchill

１６１．If he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times comes back to you and says, "I repent," forgive him. --- [Luke 17:4 NIV]

１６２．The future is the past in preparation. --- Pierre Duck

１６３．People who are unable to motivate themselves must be content with mediocrity, no matter how impressive their other talents. --- Andrew Carnegie

１６４．A moments insight is sometimes worth a life's experience. --- Oliver Wendell Homes

１６５．Responsibility is the price of greatness. --- Sir Winston Churchill

１６６．Moses also said, "You will know that it was the Lord when he gives you meat to eat in the evening and all the bread you want in the morning, because he has heard your grumbling against him. Who are we? You are not grumbling against us, but against the Lord." --- [Exodus 16:8 NIV]

１６７．News is the first rough draft of history. --- Benjamin Bradley

１６８．Don't expect life to be fair.

１６９．Discovery consists of seeing what everybody has seen and thinking what nobody has thought. --- Albert von Sentjeljy

１７０．You can never plan the future by the past. --- Edmond Berg

１７１．It is neither wealth nor splendor, but tranquility and occupation,　which give happiness. --- Thomas Jefferson

１７２．Above all, you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture came about by the prophet's own interpretation. For prophecy never had its origin in the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit. --- [2 Peter 1:20-21 NIV]

１７３．Familiarity breeds contempt. --- a proverb

１７４．God gave burdens, also shoulders. --- a proverb

１７５．Every problem is an opportunity for us to grow. --- Richard Buck

１７６．Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path. --- [Psalm 119:105 NIV]

１７７．Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen. --- Sir Winston Churchill

１７８．Success means having the courage, the determination, and the will to become the person you believe you were meant to be. --- George A. Sheahan

１７９．Show me a thoroughly satisfied man and I will show you a failure. --- Thomas Alva Edison

１８０．The dread of loneliness is greater than the fear of bondage, so we get married. --- Siryl Conary

１８１．One can go a long way after one is weary. --- a proverb

１８２．The difference between a job and a career is the difference between 40 and 60 hours a week. --- Robert Frost

１８３．When angry, count to four; when very angry, swear. --- Mark Twain

１８４．Since a politician never believes what he says, he is surprised when others believe him. --- Charles de Gaulle

１８５．To teach is to learn twice. --- Joseph Jubere

１８６．For a lost things care not. --- a proverb

１８７．If there were dreams to sell, what would you buy? --- Tohmas Robel Bedosu

１８８．The longest journey is the journey inward. --- Dag Hammarskjold

１８９．Better to live on a corner of the roof than share a house with a quarrelsome wife. --- [Proverbs 21:9 NIV]

１９０．Absence makes the heart grow fonder. --- Propelrius

１９１．Man: A tool-making animal. --- Benjamin Franklin

１９２．The man who is too old learn was probably always too old to learn. --- Henry Haskinse

１９３．Divorce is a game played by lawyers. --- Kelly Grant

１９４．The Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever. --- [1 Thessalonians 4:16-17 NIV]

１９５．We first make our habits, and then our habits make us. --- John Dryden

１９６．God could not be everywhere and therefore he made mothers. --- a proverb

１９７．Bachelors know more about women than married men. That's why they are bachelors. --- anonymous

１９８．How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news, who proclaim peace, who bring good tidings, who proclaim salvation, who say to Zion, "Your God reigns!" --- [Isaiah 52:7 NIV]

１９９．Your life would be very empty if you had nothing to regret. --- Vincent van Gogh

２００．Action without a name, a ‘who’ attached to it, is meaningless. --- Hannah Arendt

２０１．As John was completing his work, he said: 'Who do you think I am? I am not that one. No, but he is coming after me, whose sandals I am not worthy to untie.' --- The Bible

２０２．Malice is only another name for mediocrity. --- Patric Coverner

２０３．Brothers, children of Abraham, and you God-fearing Gentiles, it is to us that this message of salvation has been sent. --- The Bible

２０４．Being in your own business is working 80 hours a week so that you can avoid working 40 hours a week for someone else. --- Ramona E.F. Arnetto

２０５．The first virtue of all really great men is that they are sincere. --- Anatole France

２０６．I contribute my success to this: I never gave or took an excuse. --- Florece Nightingale

２０７．The more danger, the more honour. --- a proverb

２０８．One of the saddest things is that the only thing a man can do for eight hours a day, day after day, is work. --- William Faulkner

２０９．・・・and for many days he was seen by those who had traveled with him from Galilee to Jerusalem. They are now his witnesses to our people. --- The Bible

２１０．You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream. --- C.S Lewis

２１１．We tell you the good news: What God promised our fathers --- The Bible

２１２．The man who is a pessimist before forty-eight knows too much; the man who is an optimist after forty-eight knows too little. --- Mark Twain

２１３．he has fulfilled for us, their children, by raising up Jesus. As it is written in the second Psalm:  " 'You are my Son; today I have become your Father. --- Psalm 2:7

２１４．Only constant repetition will finally succeed in imprinting an idea on the memory of the people. --- Adolf Hitler

２１５．A consultant is someone who takes your watch away to tell you what time it is. --- Ed Finkelstein

２１６．The fact that God raised him from the dead, never to decay, is stated in these words:  " 'I will give you the holy and sure blessings promised to David.' --- Isaiah 55:3

２１７．Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have, and only you can determine how it will be spent. Be careful lest you let other people spend it for you. --- Carl Sandburg

２１８．For when David had served God's purpose in his own generation, he fell asleep; he was buried with his fathers and his body decayed. --- The Bible

２１９．A job worth doing is worth complaining about. --- anonymous

２２０．Whatever is worth doing at all is worth doing well. --- a proverb

２２１．Enjoy life with your wife, whom you love, all the days of this meaningless life that God has given you under the sun--all your meaningless days. For this is your lot in life and in your toilsome labor under the sun. --- [Ecclesiastes 9:9 NIV]

２２２．But the one whom God raised from the dead did not see decay. --- The Bible

２２３．If we live truly, we shall see truly. --- Ralph Wald Emerson

２２４．What wound did ever heal but by degrees? --- William Shakespaere

２２５．Without friends no one would choose to live, though he had all other goods. --- Aristoteles

２２６．Marriage halves our griefs, doubles our joys, and quadruples our expenses. --- a proverb

２２７．Our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to　stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. --- [Ephesians 6:12-13 NIV]

２２８．Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma - which is living with the results ofother people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’opinionsdrown out your own inner voice.And most important, have the courage tofollow your heart and intuition.They somehow already know what you truly want to become. --- Steve Jobs

２２９．Live well. It is the greatest revenge. --- (Talmud)

２３０．Keep your eyes wide open before marriage, and half shut afterward. --- Benjamin Franklin

２３１．People ask you for criticism, but they only want praise. --- W. Somerset Maugham

２３２．The devil temps all, but the idle man temps the devil. --- a proverb

２３３．Plans are nothing; planning is everything. --- Dwight David Eisenhower

２３４．Start with what is right rather than what is acceptable. --- Peter F. Drucker

２３５．The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his field. Though it is the smallest of all your seeds, yet when it grows, it is the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and perch in its branches. --- [Matthew 13:31-32 NIV]

２３６．You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams. --- Doctor Soothe

２３７．God has no religion. --- Gandhi

２３８．It is not enough to have a good mind; the main thing is to use it well. --- Rene Descartes

２３９．The first rule for a good style is to have something to say; in fact, this in itself is almost enough. --- Arther Schopenhauer

２４０．Every wall will be a door. --- anonymous

２４１．It takes a great deal of history to produce a little literature. --- Henry James

２４２．He chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things--and the things that are not--to nullify the things that are, so that no one may boast before him. --- [1 Corinthians 1:28-29 NIV]

２４３．All people are doing the best they can, everywhere, always. No exceptions. --- ＭＳＩ

２４４．Men, why are you doing this? We too are only men, human like you. We are bringing you good news, telling you to turn from these worthless things to the living God, who made heaven and earth and sea and everything in them. --- The Bible

２４５．No one has a greater asset for his business than a man's pride in his work. --- Mary Parker Forret

２４６．A great artist is always before his time or behind it. --- George Moore

２４７．Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds you plant. --- Robert Lewis Steevenson

２４８．Good people are good because they've come to wisdom through failure. We get very little wisdom from success, you know. --- William Sarrauyan

２４９．When someone tells you no, that is just the beginning. The art of overcoming the word no is something you must master. --- James Cook

２５０．The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks, and then starting on the first one. --- Mark Twain

２５１．The things is never to be too anxious. Everything comes in due time. --- Henry Miller

２５２．The most important thing in communication is to hear what isn't being said. --- Peter F. Drucker

２５３．The advantage of a bad memory is that one enjoys several times the same good things for the first time. --- Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

２５４．Since you are precious and honored in my sight, and because I love you, I will give men in exchange for you, and people in exchange for your life. --- [Isaiah 43:4 NIV]

２５５．He is able who thinks he is able. --- Buddha

２５６．One person with courage makes a majority. --- Andrew Jackson

２５７．We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. --- Aristoteles

２５８．I tell you, use worldly wealth to gain friends for yourselves, so that when it is gone, you will be welcomed into eternal dwellings. Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much. --- [Luke 16:9-10 NIV]

２５９．The greatest wealth is contentment with a little. --- a proverb

２６０．Assumption is the mother of screw-up. --- Angelo D.

２６１．By the time the youngest children have learned to keep the house tidy, the oldest grandchildren are on hand to tear it to pieces. --- Christpher Maurie

２６２．Do you know what a loser is? A real loser is somebody that’s so afraid of not winning...they don’t try. Now, you’re trying, right? --- from a movie "Little Miss Sunshine"

２６３．Work is the refuge of people who have nothing better to do. --- Oscar Wilde

２６４．This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: "Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit,"says the Lord Almighty. [Zechariah 4:6 NIV]

２６５．You must create your own world. I’m responsible for my world. --- Lewis Nebelson

２６６．My mother said to me, "Do what excites you." These words of my mother's have made me what I am today. --- Nagaharu Yodogawa

２６７．War doesn't determine who's right. War determines who's left. --- anonymous

２６８．The Master said,"Flattering words and pleasant countenance have little humaneness" --- Confucius

２６９．From one man he made every nation of men, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and he determined the times set for them and the exact places where they should live. God did this so that men would seek him and perhaps reach out for him and find him, though he is not far from each one of us. --- [Acts 17:26-27 NIV]

２７０．You never find yourself until you face the truth. --- Pearl Bayly

２７１．Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity. --- Brunch Ricky

２７２．We need three things in life, something to do, something to looking forward to, and someone to love. --- anonymous

２７３．God, who knows the heart, showed that he accepted them by giving the Holy Spirit to them, just as he did to us. --- The Bible

２７４．The secret to success is to offend the greatest number of people. --- George Bernard Shaw

２７５．He made no distinction between us and them, for he purified their hearts by faith. --- The Bible

２７６．The believer will fight another believer over a shade of difference: the doubter fights only with himself. --- Graham Greene

２７７．Master Zeng said,"I examine myself three times(=every time) a day. In counseling others, am I not sincere? In associating with friends, am I not trustworthy? In instructing something, am I not proficient? --- Confucius

２７８．You have been concerned about this vine, though you did not tend it or make it grow. It sprang up overnight and died overnight. But Nineveh has more than a hundred and twenty thousand people who cannot tell their right hand from their left, and many cattle as well. Should I not be concerned about that great city? --- [Jonah 4:10-11 NIV]

２７９．Now then, why do you try to test God by putting on the necks of the disciples a yoke that neither we nor our fathers have been able to bear? --- The Bible

２８０．Happiness is like a butterfly. The more you chase it, the more it will elude you. But if you turn your attention to other things, It will come quietly and sit on your shoulder. --- anonymous

２８１．No! We believe it is through the grace of our Lord Jesus that we are saved, just as they are." --- The Bible

２８２．Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in it's own way. --- Lev N. Tolstoi

２８３．The whole assembly became silent as they listened to Barnabas and Paul telling about the miraculous signs and wonders God had done among the Gentiles through them. --- The Bible

２８４．When you`re relaxed and confident, you get good stuff. --- Robert de Niero

２８５．Words are also actions, and actions are a kind of words. --- Ralph Waldo Emerson

２８６．Your words create what you speak about. --- Saneya Lawman

２８７．The difficult should be done at once; the impossible takes a little longer. --- the Royal Navy

２８８．The Master said, "In governing a state of a thousand chariots, deal reverently with business and acquire good faith (in people), reduce expenditure and love people, employ people at the proper seasons." --- Confucious

２８９．Help others achieve their dreams and you will achieve yours. --- Loess Brown

２９０．Better is a poor and a wise child than an old and foolish king, who will no more be admonished. For out of prison he cometh to reign; whereas also he that is bone in his kingdom becometh poor. I considered all the living which walk under the sun, with the second child that shall stand up in his stead. --- The Bible

２９１．It is my judgment, therefore, that we should not make it difficult for the Gentiles who are turning to God. --- The Bible

２９２．Whether you believe you can do a thing or not, you are right. --- Henry Ford

２９３．It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation. --- Herman Merbil

２９４．Just trust yourself, then you will know how to live. --- Joan Walgan

２９５．Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired, and success achieved. --- Hellen Adams Keller

２９６．Act, and God will act. --- Jeanne d'Arc

２９７．Zi Xia said, "He who appreciates men of excellence as if he loves beautiful women; who in serving his parents is capable of exerting strength to the utmost; who in serving of his lord is capable of offering his life; who in associating with his friends is trustworthy in what he says,---though others may say he has never learnt, I would say he has learnt." --- Confucious

２９８．Like one who seizes a dog by the ears is a passer-by who meddles in a quarrel not his own. --- [Proverbs 26:17 NIV]

２９９．Immature poets imitate; mature poets steal. --- Thomas Stearns Eliot

３００．Greatness is not a function of circumstance. Greatness, it turns out, is largely a matter of conscious choice, and discipline. --- Jim Collins

３０１．Life is made up of sobs, sniffles, and smiles, with sniffles predominating. --- O. Henry

３０２．A woman's whole life is a history of affections. --- Irving

３０３．Love is like the measles; we all have to go through it. --- K. Jerome

３０４．Being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. --- [Philippians 1:6 NIV]

３０５．Therefore encourage one another and build up one another, just as you also are doing. --- The Bible

３０６．It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives. --- James Boswell

３０７．It is not miserable to be blind; it is miserable to be incapable of enduring blindness. --- John Milton

３０８．I saw that was a way to hell, even from the gates of heaven. --- John Bunyan

３０９．It is the heart that makes a man rich. He is rich according to what he is, not according to what he has. --- Henry Ward Beecher

３１０．Never make a defence of apology before you be accused. --- Charles １

３１１．May God defend me from my friends ; I can defend myself from my enemies. --- a proverb

３１２．Offense is the best defense. --- a proverb

３１３．It is not the man who has too little, but the man who craves more, that is poor. --- Seneca

３１４．His disciples asked him, "Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?" "Neither this man nor his parents sinned," said Jesus, "but this happened so that the work of God might be displayed in his life." --- [John 9:2-3 NIV]

３１５．At thirty a man suspects himself a fool; know it at forty, and reforms his plan; At fifty chides his infamous delay, Pushes his purpose to resolve; In all the magnanimity of thought Resolves; and re-resolves then dies; the same. --- Edward Young

３１６．Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise. --- Benjamin Franklin

３１７．The Master said, "If a man in the morning hear the right way, he may die in the evening.." --- Confucius

３１８．Regret always comes after. --- a proverb

３１９．But when they hand you over, do not worry about how or what you are to say; for it will be given you in that hour what you are to say. For it is not you who speak, but it is the Spirit of your Father who speaks in you. --- The Bible

３２０．In the same way the Spirit also helps our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we should, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words. --- The Bible

３２１．It's easier to find a new audience than to write a new speech. --- Dan Kennedy

３２２．Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm　.---　Winston Churchill

３２３．To the optimist, the glass is half full. To the pessimist, the glass is half empty. To the engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be. --- anonymous

３２４．A hundred times every day I remind myself that my inner and outer life depend on the labors of other men, living and dead, and that I must exert myself in order to give in the same measure as I have received and am still receiving --- A. Einstein.

３２５．People who live in glass houses should not throw stones. --- a proverb

３２６．Eating well gives a spectacular joy to life and contributes immensely to goodwill. --- Elsa Schiaparelli

３２７．Getting ahead in a difficult profession requires avid faith in yourself. That is why some people with mediocre talent, but with great inner drive, go so much further than people with vastly superior talent. --- Sophia Loren

３２８．A bad carpenter quarrels with his tools. --- a proverb

３２９．Faith and doubt both are needed, not as antagonists, but working side by side to take us around the unknown curve. --- Lillian Smith

３３０．That which we persist in doing becomes easier, not that the task itself has become easier, but that our ability to perform it has improved. --- Ralph Waldo Emerson

３３１．For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.--- (New American Standard Bible)

３３２．Nothing is particularly hard if you divide it into small jobs. --- Henry Ford

３３３．The truth is not always the same as the majority decision. --- John Paul I

３３４．Bad luck often brings good luck. --- a proverb

３３５．Get a life in which you are not alone. Find people you love, and who love you. And remember that love is not leisure, it is work. --- Anna Quindlen

３３６．Do not fear death so much, but rather the inadequate life. --- Bertolt Brecht

３３７．Time will tell. --- anonymous

３３８．Truth is always strange, stranger than fiction. --- George Gordon Byron

３３９．If you teach a man anything, he will never learn. --- George Bernard Shaw

３４０．Your word is a lamp to my feet And a light to my path. --- (New American Standard Bible)

３４１．The secret of genius is to carry the spirit of the child into old age, which mean never losing your enthusiasm. --- Aldous Huxley

３４２．He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else. --- Benjamin Franklin

３４３．Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes in Me will live even if he dies, --- (New American Standard Bible)

３４４．Our thoughts are with you. --- anonymous

３４５．Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds you plant. --- Robert Louis Stevenson

３４６．Never go to a plastic surgeon whose favorite artist is Picasso. --- anonymous

３４７．As I grow older I pay less attention to what men say. I just watch what they do. --- Andrew Carnegie

３４８．Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most .--- Fedor Dostoyevsky

３４９．To teach is to learn twice. --- Joseph Joubert

３５０．Can a mouse fall in love with a cat? --- a proverb

３５１．Happiness does not come from doing what you want, but wanting what you do. --- anonymous

３５２．A tree is identified by its fruit. If a tree is good, its fruit will be good. If a tree is bad, its fruit will be bad. --- [Matthew 12:33]

３５３．Power has only one duty - to secure the social welfare of the people. --- Benjamin Disraeli

３５４．Nothing ever becomes real till it is experienced. Even a proverb is no proverb to you. --- John Keats

３５５．Talk is cheap because supply exceeds demand. --- anonymous

３５６．I don't wait for moods. You accomplish nothing if you do that. Your mind must know it has got to get down to work. --- Pearl S. Buck

３５７．An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest. --- Benjamin Franklin

３５８．You see, in life, lots of people know what to do, but few people actually do what they know. Knowing is not enough! You must take action. --- Anthony Robbins

３５９．Danger past, God forgotten. --- a proverb

３６０．I am always doing things I can't do; that's how I get to do them. -- Pablo Picasso

３６１．In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins. --- (New American Standard Bible)

３６２．The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do. --- Walter Bagehot

３６３．Each morning when I open my eyes I say to myself: I, not events, have the power to make me happy or unhappy today. I can choose which it shall be. Yesterday is dead, tomorrow hasn't arrived yet. I have just one day, today, and I'm going to be happy in it. --- Groucho Marx

３６４．Give yourself permission to fail. --- Chris Knight

３６５．An ounce of action is worth a ton of theory. --- Ralph Waldo Emerson

３６６．Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without. --- Buddha

３６７．To understand everything is to forgive everything. --- Buddha

３６８．Enough is as good as a feast. --- a proverb

３６９．"Just living isn't enough," said the butterfly, "one must also have freedom, sunshine, and a little flower." --- Hans Christian Andersen

３７０．He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him over for us all, how will He not also with Him freely give us all things? --- (New American Standard Bible)

３７１．Success always occurs in private, and failure in full view. --- anonymous

３７２．The longer the title, the less important the job. --- anonymous

３７３．Genius is a little boy chasing a butterfly up a mountain. --- John Steinbeck

３７４．It is a trustworthy statement, deserving full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, among whom I am foremost of all. --- (New American Standard Bible)

３７５．A maid that laughs is half taken. --- a proverb

３７６．Talk doesn't cook rice. --- a Chinese Proverb

３７７．Keep the faculty of effort alive in you by a little gratuitous exercise every day. --- William James

３７８．Don't find fault. Find a remedy. --- Henry Ford

３７９．A wise man makes his own decisions, an ignorant man follows public opinion. --- a Chinese Proverb

３８０．The secret of genius is to carry the spirit of the child into old age, which mean never losing your enthusiasm. --- Aldous Huxley

３８１．Every Jack has his Jill. --- anonymous

３８２．A business that makes nothing but money is a poor business. --- Henry Ford

３８３．Try not to become a man of success but a man of value. --- Albert Einstein

３８４．Genius displays itself even in childhood. --- a proverb

３８５．Labor to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire, called conscience. --- George Washington

３８６．Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes in Me will live even if he dies, and everyone who lives and believes in Me will never die. Do you believe this?" --- (New American Standard Bible)

３８７．Hope is the dream of a man awake. --- a French proverb

３８８．Then their eyes were opened and they recognized Him; and He vanished from their sight. --- (New American Standard Bible)

３８９．Habit is a second nature. --- a proverb

３９０．Man improves himself as he follows his path; if he stands still, waiting to improve before he makes a decision, he'll never move --- Paulo Coelho

３９１．Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you, with all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with thankfulness in your hearts to God. --- (New American Standard Bible)

３９２．Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. --- (New American Standard Bible)

３９３．Art is a lie that makes us realize truth. --- Pablo Picaso

３９４．But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. --- (New American Standard Bible)

３９５．Little strokes fell great oaks. --- a proverb

３９６．(Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort,) who comforts us in all our affliction so that we will be able to comfort those who are in any affliction with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God. For just as the sufferings of Christ are ours in abundance, so also our comfort is abundant through Christ. --- (New American Standard Bible)

３９７．I pay no attention whatever to anybody's praise or blame. I simply follow my own feelings. --- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

３９８．To love is to risk not being loved in return. To hope is to risk pain. --- anonymous

３９９．To try is to risk failure, but risk must be taken because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing. --- anonymous

４００．Jack of all trades is master of none. --- a proverb

４０１．Often God has to shut a door in our face so that He can subsequently open the door through which He wants us to go. --- Catherine Marshall

４０２．In all things it is better to hope than to despair. --- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

４０３．Hope is not a dream but a way of making dreams become reality. --- anonymous

４０４．for you were formerly darkness, but now you are Light in the Lord; walk as children of Light (for the fruit of the Light consists in all goodness and righteousness and truth), trying to learn what is pleasing to the Lord. --- (New American Standard Bible)

４０５．Enough is as good as a feast. --- a proverb

４０６．for it is God who is at work in you, both to will and to work for His good pleasure. Do all things without grumbling or disputing; so that you will prove yourselves to be blameless and innocent, children of God above reproach in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you appear as lights in the world, holding fast the word of life, so that in the day of Christ I will have reason to glory because I did not run in vain nor toil in vain. --- (New American Standard Bible)

４０７．Treat others the same way you want them to treat you. --- (New American Standard Bible)

４０８．If possible, so far as it depends on you, be at peace with all men. --- (New American Standard Bible)

４０９．Everything you can imagine is real. --- Pablo Picasso

４１０．For the whole Law is fulfilled in one word, in the statement,  "YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF." --- (New American Standard Bible)

４１１．Poverty is no disgrace, but it is a great inconvenience. --- a proverb

４１２．Keep a thing seven years and you will find a use for it. --- a proverb

４１３．Patience is also a form of action. --- Auguste Rodin

４１４．Be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you. --- (New American Standard Bible)

４１５．Please don't waste electricity. --- TEPCO

４１６．Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity. --- Seneca

４１７．Now may the Lord of peace Himself continually grant you peace in every circumstance The Lord be with you all! --- (New American Standard Bible)

４１８．For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist,there is disorder and every evil thing. But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, unwavering, without hypocrisy. And the seed whose fruit is righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace. --- (New American Standard Bible)

４１９．I have found the paradox, that if you love until it hurts, there can be no more hurt, only more love. --- Mother Teresa

４２０．The one who loves his brother abides in the Light and there is no cause for stumbling in him. But the one who hates his brother is in the darkness and walks in the darkness, and does not know where he is going because the darkness has blinded his eyes. --- (New American Standard Bible)

４２１．But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, --- (New American Standard Bible)

４２２．Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse. --- (New American Standard Bible)

４２３．God makes three requests of his children: Do the best you can, where you are, with what you have, now. --- African-American Proverb

４２４．Never pay back evil for evil to anyone. Respect what is right in the sight of all men. --- (New American Standard Bible)

４２５．Reach high, for stars lie hidden in your soul. Dream deep, for every dream precedes the goal. --- Pamela Vault Starr

４２６． I can do all things through Him who strengthens me. --- (New American Standard Bible)

４２７．not returning evil for evil or insult for insult, but giving a blessing instead; for you were called for the very purpose that you might inherit a blessing. --- (New American Standard Bible)

４２８．Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending. --- Maria Robinson

４２９．If someone says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar; for the one who does not love his brother whom he has seen, cannot love God whom he has not seen. And this commandment we have from Him, that the one who loves God should love his brother also. --- (New American Standard Bible)

４３０．But you, when you pray, go into your inner room, close your door and pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you. --- (New American Standard Bible)

４３１．See that no one repays another with evil for evil, but always seek after that which is good for one another and for all people. --- (New American Standard Bible)

４３２．Make good flour and you need no trumpet. --- a proverb

４３３．Security is not the absence of danger, but the presence of God, no matter what the danger is. --- Anonymous

４３４．So then, while we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, and especially to those who are of the household of the faith. --- (New American Standard Bible)

４３５．Do you ever notice that when you're driving, anyone going slower than you is an idiot and everyone driving faster than you is a maniac? --- anonymous

４３６．You can close your eyes to the things you do not want to see, but you cannot close your heart to the things you do not want to feel. --- anonymous

４３７．Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil; cling to what is good. Be devoted to one another in brotherly love;give preference to one another in honor; --- (New American Standard Bible)

４３８．So then do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is. --- (New American Standard Bible)

４３９．A picture of a jail should be painted on every safe. --- anonymous

４４０．Above all, be true to yourself, and if you cannot put your heart in it, take yourself out of it. --- anonymous

４４１．not by way of eyeservice, as men-pleasers, but as slaves of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart. With good will render service, as to the Lord, and not to men, --- (New American Standard Bible)

４４２．But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. --- (New American Standard Bible)

４４３．Do not worry then, saying, ‘What will we eat?’ or ‘What will we drink?’ or ‘What will we wear for clothing?’For the Gentiles eagerly seek all these things; for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. --- (New American Standard Bible)

４４４．The tree is known by its fruit. --- a proverb

４４５．So do not worry about tomorrow; for tomorrow will care for itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. --- (New American Standard Bible)

４４６．Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it. Do not believe in anything simply because it is spoken and rumored by many. Do not believe in anything simply because it is found written in your religious books. Do not believe in anything merely on the authority of your teachers and elders. Do not believe in traditions because they have been handed down for many generations. But after observation and analysis, when you find that anything agrees with reason and is conducive to the good and benefit of one and all, then accept it and live up to it. --- Buddha

４４７．Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. --- (New American Standard Bible)

４４８．The human race has been able to improve everything but people. --- anonymous

４４９．Union is strength. --- anonymous

４５０．Cast all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you. --- (New American Standard Bible)

４５１．In peace I will both lie down and sleep, for You alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safety. --- (New American Standard Bible)

４５２．Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. --- (New American Standard Bible)

４５３．For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened. --- (New American Standard Bible)

４５４．Want is the mother of industry. --- a proverb

４５５．If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him? --- (New American Standard Bible)

４５６．We must learn to walk before we can run. --- a proverb

４５７．Names and natures do often agree. --- a proverb

４５８．Take time to deliberate, but when the time for action arrives, stop thinking and go in. --- Andrew Jackson

４５９．In the same way the Spirit also helps our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we should, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words; --- (New American Standard Bible)

４６０．I noticed my husband standing on the bathroom scale, sucking in his ample stomach. Thinking he was trying to weigh less with this maneuver, I quipped, "I don't think that is going to help much, hon?""Sure it does," he said. "How else can I can see the numbers!" --- anonymous

４６１．Where your will is ready, your feet are light. --- a proverb

４６２．But he must ask in faith without any doubting, for the one who doubts is like the surf of the sea, driven and tossed by the wind. --- (New American Standard Bible)

４６３．Faith is like electricity. You can't see it, but you can see the light. --- anonymous

４６４．and whatever we ask we receive from Him, because we keep His commandments and do the things that are pleasing in His sight.This is His commandment, that we believe in the name of His Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, just as He commanded us. --- (New American Standard Bible)

４６５．We know that God does not hear sinners; but if anyone is God-fearing and does His will, He hears him. --- (New American Standard Bible)

４６６．But prove yourselves doers of the word, and not merely hearers who delude themselves. --- (New American Standard Bible)

４６７．Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them, may be compared to a wise man who built his house on the rock. And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and slammed against that house; and yet it did not fall, for it had been founded on the rock. --- (New American Standard Bible)

４６８．It takes two to make a quarrel. --- a proverb

４６９．The best of friends must part. --- a proverb

４７０．The scholar may be better than the master. --- a proverb

４７１．Keep your shop and your shop will keep you. --- a proverb

４７２．Ill news comes too soon. --- a proverb

４７３．Soon gotten soon spent. --- a proverb

４７４．Prospect is often better than possession. --- a proverb

４７５．A wonder lasts but nine days in a town. --- a proverb

４７６．Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will not pass away. --- (New American Standard Bible)

４７７．Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death. --- Albert Einstein

４７８．Of a molehill he makes a mountain. --- a proverb

４７９．Until you're ready to look foolish, you'll never have the possibility of being great. --- Cher

４８０．And others are the ones on whom seed was sown among the thorns; these are the ones who have heard the word, but the worries of the world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the desires for other things enter in and choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful. And those are the ones on whom seed was sown on the good soil; and they hear the word and accept it and bear fruit, thirty, sixty, and a hundredfold. --- (New American Standard Bible)

４８１．Therefore, putting aside all filthiness and all that remains of wickedness, in humility receive the word implanted, which is able to save your souls. --- (New American Standard Bible)

４８２．If a brother or sister is without clothing and in need of daily food, and one of you says to them, “Go in peace, be warmed and be filled,” and yet you do not give them what is necessary for their body, what use is that? --- (New American Standard Bible)

４８３．We cannot change the direction of the wind - but we can adjust our sails. --- anonymous

４８４．like newborn babies, long for the pure milk of the word, so that by it you may grow in respect to salvation, --- (New American Standard Bible)

４８５．O LORD, You have searched me and known me. You know when I sit down and [b]when I rise up; You understand my thought from afar. You scrutinize my path and my lying down, And are intimately acquainted with all my ways. Even before there is a word on my tongue,
Behold, O LORD, You know it all. You have enclosed me behind and before, And laid Your hand upon me. --- (New American Standard Bible)

４８６．So Jesus was saying to those Jews who had believed Him, If you continue in My word, then you are truly disciples of Mine;and you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free. --- (New American Standard Bible)

４８７．A good beginning and a good ending make a good speech if they come close together. --- anonymous

４８８．Unless commitment is made, there are only promises and hopes; but no plans. --- Peter F. Drucker

４８９．Pardon all but thyself. --- a proverb

４９０．We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit --- Aristotle

４９１．Always laugh heartily about your boss's jokes. He may be giving you a loyalty test. --- anonymous

４９２．Love is of all passions the strongest, for it attacks simultaneously the head, the heart and the senses. --- Lao Tzu

４９３．Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage. --- Lao Tzu

４９４．If you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not to people or things. --- Albert Einstein

４９５．God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. --- (New American Standard Bible)

４９６．Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; and let them rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over the cattle and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” --- (New American Standard Bible)　

４９７．The more I think about it,the more I realize there is nothing more artistic than to love others. --- Vincent van Gogh

４９８．Repentance comes too late. --- a proverb

４９９．Yesterday is history, Tomorrow is a mystery, Today is a gift. That's why it is called the present. --- anonymous

５００．It's not what goes into your mouth that defiles you; you are defiled by the words that come out of your mouth. --- The Bible

５０１．Freedom is for honest people. No man who is not himself honest can be free ? He is in his own trap. --- L. Ron Hubbard

５０２．Then the LORD God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone; I will make him a helper suitable for him. --- (New American Standard Bible)

５０３．Limitations live only in our minds. But if we use our imaginations, our possibilities become limitless. --- Jamie Paolinetti

５０４．Whether, then, you eat or drink or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God. --- (New American Standard Bible)

５０５．Whatever is done for love always occurs beyond good and evil. --- Friedrich Nietzsche

５０６．For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them. --- (New American Standard Bible)

５０７．for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, being justified as a gift by His grace through the redemption which is in Christ Jesus; --- (New American Standard Bible)

５０８．Love is a temporary insanity curable by marriage. --- anonymous

５０９．But the Lord is faithful, and He will strengthen and protect you from the evil one. --- (New American Standard Bible)

５１０．Secret fire is discerned by its smoke. --- a proverb

５１１．A bend in the road is not the end of the road...unless you fail to make the turn. --- anonymous

５１２．Dreams are like the paints of a great artist. Your dreams are your paints, the world is your canvas. Believing is the brush that converts your dreams into a masterpiece of reality. --- anonymous

５１３．But now having been freed from sin and enslaved to God, you derive your benefit, resulting in sanctification, and the outcome, eternal life. For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. --- (New American Standard Bible)

５１４．In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace --- (New American Standard Bible)

５１５．who gave Himself for our sins so that He might rescue us from this present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father, --- (New American Standard Bible)

５１６．Every man’s way is right in his own eyes, But the LORD weighs the hearts. --- (New American Standard Bible)

５１７．The way of a guilty man is crooked, But as for the pure, his conduct is upright. --- (New American Standard Bible)

５１８．Children and zip fasteners do not respond to force. --- anonymous

５１９．Commit your works to the LORD, And your plans will be established. --- (New American Standard Bible)

５２０．Speak of angels, and you will hear their wings. --- a proverb

５２１．Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle. --- Philo

５２２．By lovingkindness and truth iniquity is atoned for, And by the fear of the LORD one keeps away from evil. --- (New American Standard Bible)

５２３．Housework is what a woman does that nobody notices unless she hasn't done it. --- anonymous

５２４．He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty, And he who rules his spirit, than he who captures a city. --- (New American Standard Bible)

５２５．Every accomplishment starts with the decision to try. --- anonymous

５２６．BE ANGRY, AND yet DO NOT SIN; do not let the sun go down on your anger, --- (New American Standard Bible)

５２７．The worst thing about having a mistress is those two dinners you have to eat. --- anonymous

５２８．I acknowledged my sin to You, And my iniquity I did not hide; I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the LORD”; And You forgave the guilt of my sin. --- (New American Standard Bible)

５２９．The boy asked baseball player, “Why does a baseball pitcher lift one leg when he throws?” And he replied, “Because he would fall if he lifted both legs” --- anonymous

５３０．Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life. --- The Bible

５３１．These are the records of the generations of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless in his time; Noah walked with God. --- (New American Standard Bible)

５３２．And without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is and that He is a rewarder of those who seek Him. --- (New American Standard Bible)

５３３．Life's too short to drink bad wine. --- anonymous

５３４．And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect. --- (New American Standard Bible)

５３５．Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your toil is not in vain in the Lord. --- (New American Standard Bible)

５３６．There are three signs of old age. The first is your loss of memory, the other two ...I've forgotten. --- anonymous

５３７．while we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen; for the things which are seen are temporal, but the things which are not seen are eternal. --- (New American Standard Bible)

５３８．The world is passing away, and also its lusts; but the one who does the will of God lives forever. --- (New American Standard Bible)

５３９．who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. --- (New American Standard Bible)

５４０．But God remembered Noah and all the beasts and all the cattle that were with him in the ark; and God caused a wind to pass over the earth, and the water subsided. --- (New American Standard Bible)

５４１．Governmental machinery is the marvelous device which enables ten men to do the work of one. --- anonymous

５４２．If you realized how powerful your thoughts are, you would never think a negative thought. --- Peace Pilgrim

５４３．No temptation has overtaken you but such as is common to man; and God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will provide the way of escape also, so that you will be able to endure it. --- (New American Standard Bible)

５４４．Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning. --- Benjamin Franklin

５４５．Virtue subdues power. --- a proverb

５４６．Death is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss is what dies within us while we live. --- Norman Cousins

５４７．If the Eskimos have a thousand different words for "snow," does this mean the French have a thousand different words for "surrender?" --- anonymous

５４８．A friend is someone who understands your past, believes in your future, and accepts you just the way you are. --- anonymous

５４９．If we are faithless, He remains faithful, for He cannot deny Himself. --- (New American Standard Bible)

５５０．The Lord is not slow about His promise, as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing for any to perish but for all to come to repentance. --- (New American Standard Bible)

５５１．Which is the more important, a man's wife or his trousers? Well, there are lots of places a man can go without his wife. --- anonymous

５５２．Your work is to discover your world and then with all your heart give yourself to it. --- Buddha

５２３．casting all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you. --- (New American Standard Bible)

５２４．Americans are a broad-minded people. They'll accept the fact that a person can be an alcoholic, a dope friend, a wife beater, and even a newspaperman, but if a man doesn't drive there's something wrong with him. --- a joke

５２５．I'd rather be a woman than a man. Woman can cry, wear cute clothes, and they're first to be rescued off sinking ships. --- a joke

５２６．that you keep the commandment without stain or reproach until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ, --- (New American Standard Bible)

５２７．Walls have ears. --- a proverb

５２８．Elbow grease is the best polish. --- English Proverb

５２９．You younger men, likewise, be subject to your elders; and all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, for GOD IS OPPOSED TO THE PROUD, BUT GIVES GRACE TO THE HUMBLE. --- (New American Standard Bible)

５３０．Ronald Reagan is not a typical politician, because he doesn’t know how to lie, cheat and steal. He always had an agent for that. --- Bob Hope

５３１．For even as the body is one and yet has many members, and all the members of the body, though they are many, are one body, so also is Christ. For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free, and we were all made to drink of one Spirit. --- (New American Standard Bible)

５３２．A woman could never be President. A candidate must be 35 or over, and where are you going to find a woman who will admit she's over 35? --- anonymous

５３３．God saw all that He had made, and behold, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day. --- (New American Standard Bible)

５３４．O LORD, how many are Your works! In wisdom You have made them all; The earth is full of Your possessions. --- (New American Standard Bible)

５３５．In whose hand are the depths of the earth, The peaks of the mountains are His also. The sea is His, for it was He who made it, And His hands formed the dry land. Come, let us worship and bow down, Let us kneel before the LORD our Maker. --- (New American Standard Bible)

５３６．Years know more than books. --- a proverb

５３７．Fall seven times, stand up eight. --- Japanese proverb

５３８．God blessed them; and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it; and rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over every living thing that moves on the earth.” --- (New American Standard Bible)

５３９．The world's tragedy is that men love women, women love children, and children love hamsters. --- anonymous

５４０．What did one lab rat say to the other? I've got my scientist so well trained that every time I push the buzzer, he brings me a snack. --- a joke

５４１．The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; Fools despise wisdom and instruction. --- (New American Standard Bible)

５４２．Trust in the LORD with all your heart And do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He will make your paths straight. --- (New American Standard Bible)

５４３．Computers are like air conditioners, they stop working properly if you open Windows. --- a joke

５４４．In everything, therefore,treat people the same way you want them to treat you, for this is the Law and the Prophets. --- (New American Standard Bible)

５４５．Seek the LORD while He may be found; Call upon Him while He is near. --- (New American Standard Bible)

５４６．A baited cat may grow as fierce as a lion. --- a proverb

５４７．Games lubricate the body and the mind. --- Benjamin Franklin

５４８．Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and will dine with him, and he with Me. --- (New American Standard Bible)

５４９．Your roof must be leaking. Does the roof always leak? No, only when it rains. --- a joke

５５０．But when you are invited, go and recline at the last place, so that when the one who has invited you comes, he may say to you, ‘Friend, move up higher’; then you will have honor in the sight of all who are at the table with you. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.” --- (New American Standard Bible)

５５１．But when you give a reception, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind, and you will be blessed, since they do not have the means to repay you; for you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous. --- (New American Standard Bible)

５５２．Therefore the LORD longs to be gracious to you, And therefore He waits on high to have compassion on you. For the LORD is a God of justice; How blessed are all those who long for Him. --- (New American Standard Bible)

５５３．Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; Yes, our God is compassionate. --- (New American Standard Bible)

５５４．For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; --- (New American Standard Bible)

５５５．In Las Vegas, you'll find all kinds of gambling devices - roulette tables, slot machines and wedding chapels. --- a joke

５５６．Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned. --- Buddha

５５７．And the son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your sight; I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’ But the father said to his slaves, ‘Quickly bring out the best robe and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand and sandals on his feet; --- (New American Standard Bible)

５５８．The LORD is good to all, And His mercies are over all His works. --- (New American Standard Bible)

５５９．I nearly got killed yesterday. I went to an antique shop and asked: "What's new?" --- a joke

５６０．But encourage one another day after day, as long as it is still called “Today,” so that none of you will be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin. --- (New American Standard Bible)

５６１．Remember also your Creator in the days of your youth, before the evil days come and the years draw near when you will say, “I have no delight in them”; --- (New American Standard Bible)

５６２．A Sunday school teacher asked the children just before she dismissed them to go to church, "And why is it necessary to be quiet in church?" Little John replied, "Because people are sleeping." --- anonymous

５６３．Therefore if anyone is in Christ,he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come. --- (New American Standard Bible)

５６４．I am happy and content because I think I am. --- Alain-Rene Lesage

５６５．"You don't have enough faith," Jesus told them. "I tell you the truth, if you had faith even as small as a mustard seed, you could say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,' and it would move. Nothing would be impossible." --- The Bible

５６６．And Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, because he, too, is a son of Abraham. For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.” --- (New American Standard Bible)

５６７．Remember, the greatest gift is not found in a store nor under a tree, but in the hearts of true friends. --- anonymous

５６８．But whoever has the world’s goods, and sees his brother in need and closes his heart against him, how does the love of God abide in him? Little children, let us not love with word or with tongue, but in deed and truth. --- (New American Standard Bible)

５６９．But He answered and said, “It is written, ‘MAN SHALL NOT LIVE ON BREAD ALONE, BUT ON EVERY WORD THAT PROCEEDS OUT
OF THE MOUTH OF GOD.’” --- (New American Standard Bible)

５７０．If money doesn't grow on trees, why do banks have so many branches? --- anonymous

５７１．I have always grown from my problems and challenges, from the things that didn't work out, that's when I've really learned. --- Carol Burnett

５７２．like newborn babies, long for the pure milk of the word, so that by it you may grow in respect to salvation, --- (New American Standard Bible)

５７３．No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth. --- (New American Standard Bible)

５７４．A chemist walks into a pharmacy and asks the pharmacist, "Do you have any acetylsalicylic acid?" "You mean aspirin?" asked the pharmacist. "That's it, I can never remember that word." --- a joke

５７５．But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. --- (New American Standard Bible)

５７６．This morning the president-elect Barack Obama said on TV, “This isn't about a big government or a small government. It's about building a smarter government.” Hearing this, George W. Bush said, “Oh, I get it! I get it! Okay, I'm leaving." --- a joke

５７７．And my God will supply all your needs according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus. --- (New American Standard Bible)

５７８．Devil must be driven out with devil. --- a proverb

５７９．Just don't give up trying to do what you really want to do. Where there is love and inspiration, I don't think you can go wrong --- Ella Fitzgerald

５８０．Two things I asked of You, Do not refuse me before I die: Keep deception and lies far from me, Give me neither poverty nor riches; Feed me with the food that is my portion, That I not be full and deny You and say, “Who is the LORD?” Or that I not be in want and steal,
And profane the name of my God. --- (New American Standard Bible)

５８１．Make sure that your character is free from the love of money, being content with what you have; for He Himself has said, “I WILL NEVER DESERT YOU, NOR WILL I EVER FORSAKE YOU,” --- (New American Standard Bible)

５８２．My kid shows signs of becoming an executive. Already he takes two hours for lunch. --- a joke

５８３．In everything I showed you that by working hard in this manner you must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He Himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’” --- (New American Standard Bible)

５８４．Your adornment must not be merely external―braiding the hair, and wearing gold jewelry, or putting on dresses; but let it be the hidden person of the heart, with the imperishable quality of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is precious in the sight of God. --- (New American Standard Bible)

５８５．Be on the alert then, for you do not know the day nor the hour. --- (New American Standard Bible)

５８６．My daughter Marina worked in my law office while she attended graduate school. One morning a call came in for her. I said she wasn't in yet and offered to take a message. The caller said she'd phone back later. At 11:00 a.m., the caller tried again, and I reported that Marina had gone to lunch. The last call came in at 3:30 p.m. "I'm sorry," I said, "she's left for the day. May I take a message?" "Yes," the caller replied. "How can I get a job with you?" --- a joke

５８７．For our citizenship is in heaven, from which also we eagerly wait for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ; who will transform the body of our humble state into conformity with the body of His glory, by the exertion of the power that He has even to subject all things to Himself. --- (New American Standard Bible)

５８８．Better keep yourself clean and bright. You are the window through which you must see the world. --- George Bernard Shaw

５８９．who died for us, so that whether we are awake or asleep, we will live together with Him. Therefore encourage one another and build up one another, just as you also are doing. --- (New American Standard Bible)

５９０．Meeting rules for managers: 1) Never arrive on time, or you will be stamped a beginner. 2) Don't say anything until the meeting is half over; this stamps you as being wise. 3) Be as vague as possible; this prevents irritating the others. 4) When in doubt, suggest that a subcommittee be appointed. 5) Be the first to move for adjournment; this will make you popular - it's what everyone is waiting for. --- anonymous

５９１．Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts. --- Winston Churchill

５９２．Even a worm will turn. --- a proverb

５９３．Keep a green tree alive in your heart and a songbird may come to sing there. --- Chinese Proverb

５９４．About that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, "Who is the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven?"Jesus called a little child to him and put the child among them. Then he said, "I tell you the truth, unless you turn from your sins and become like little children, you will never get into the Kingdom of Heaven. So anyone who becomes as humble as this little child is the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven."And anyone who welcomes a little child like this on my behalf is welcoming me. --- The Bible

５９５．The Lord is not slow about His promise, as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing for any to perish but for all to come to repentance. --- (New American Standard Bible)

５９６．Everyone desires to live long; but no one wants to be old. --- anonymous

５９７．Making the simple complicated is commonplace; making the complicated awesomely simple, that's creativity. --- Charles Mingus

５９８．But according to His promise we are looking for new heavens and a new earth, in which righteousness dwells. Therefore, beloved, since you look for these things, be diligent to be found by Him in peace, spotless and blameless, --- (New American Standard Bible)

５９９．For those who believe, no proof is necessary. For those who don't believe, no proof is possible. --- Stuart Chase

６００．He who testifies to these things says, “Yes, I am coming quickly.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus. --- (New American Standard Bible)

６０１．Cherish all your happy moments. They make a fine cushion for old age. --- anonymous

６０２．Flow with whatever is happening and let your mind be free. Stay centered by accepting whatever you are doing. This is the ultimate. --- Chuang Tzu

６０３．and let us consider how to stimulate one another to love and good deeds, not forsaking our own assembling together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another; and all the more as you see the day drawing near. --- (New American Standard Bible)

６０４．Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. --- (New American Standard Bible)

６０５．Now the LORD said to Abram, “Go forth from your country, And from your relatives And from your father’s house, To the land which I will show you; And I will make you a great nation, And I will bless you, And make your name great; And so you shall be a blessing; And I will bless those who bless you, And the one who curses you I will curse. And in you all the families of the earth will be blessed.” So Abram went forth as the LORD had spoken to him; and Lot went with him. Now Abram was seventy-five years old when he departed from Haran. --- (New American Standard Bible)

５０６．I've learned that everyone wants to live on top of the mountain, but all the happiness and growth occurs while you're climbing it. --- anonymous

５０７．By faith Abraham, when he was called, obeyed by going out to a place which he was to receive for an inheritance; and he went out, not knowing where he was going. By faith he lived as an alien in the land of promise, as in a foreign land, dwelling in tents with Isaac and Jacob, fellow heirs of the same promise; --- (New American Standard Bible)

５０８．You can chain me, you can torture me, you can even destroy this body, but you will never imprison my mind. --- Mahatma Gandhi

５０９．Failure teaches success. --- a proverb

５１０．Lady Luck generally woos those who earnestly, enthusiastically, unremittingly woo her. --- B.C. Forbes

５１１．Then he believed in the LORD; and He reckoned it to him as righteousness. --- (New American Standard Bible)

５１２．But if you cause one of these little ones who trusts in me to fall into sin, it would be better for you to have a large millstone tied around your neck and be drowned in the depths of the sea. What sorrow awaits the world, because it tempts people to sin. Temptations are inevitable, but what sorrow awaits the person who does the tempting. So if your hand or foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It's better to enter eternal life with only one hand or one foot than to be thrown into eternal fire with both of your hands and feet. And if your eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It's better to enter eternal life with only one eye than to have two. Beware that you don't look down on any of these little ones. For I tell you that in heaven their angels are always in the presence of my heavenly Father. And the Son of Man came to save those who are lost. --- The Bible

５１３．In hope against hope he believed, so that he might become a father of many nations according to that which had been spoken, “SO SHALL YOUR DESCENDANTS BE.” --- (New American Standard Bible)

５１４．Everything you want is out there waiting for you to ask. Everything you want also wants you. But you have to take action to get it. --- Jules Renard

５１５．Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful; --- (New American Standard Bible)

５１６．The boy asked baseball player, “Why does a baseball pitcher lift one leg when he throws?” And he replied, “Because he would fall if he lifted both legs” --- a joke

５１７．Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power. --- Abraham Lincoln

５１８．The steps of a man are established by the LORD, And He delights in his way. When he falls, he will not be hurled headlong, Because the LORD is the One who holds his hand. --- (New American Standard Bible)

５１９．Abraham called the name of that place The LORD Will Provide, as it is said to this day, “In the mount of the LORD it will be provided.” --- (New American Standard Bible)

５２０．So will My word be which goes forth from My mouth; It will not return to Me empty, Without accomplishing what I desire, And without succeeding in the matter for which I sent it. --- (New American Standard Bible)

５２１．Without becoming weak in faith he contemplated his own body, now as good as dead since he was about a hundred years old, and the deadness of Sarah’s womb;yet, with respect to the promise of God, he did not waver in unbelief but grew strong in faith, giving glory to God,and being fully assured that what God had promised, He was able also to perform. --- (New American Standard Bible)

５２２．I shut my eyes in order to see. --- Paul Gauguin

５２３．God is in an honest man's heart. --- a proverb

５２４．Man is harder than rock and more fragile than an egg. --- Yugoslav Proverb

５２５．"If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them wanders away, what will he do? Won't he leave the ninety-nine others on the hills and go out to search for the one that is lost? And if he finds it, I tell you the truth, he will rejoice over it more than over the ninety-nine that didn't wander away! In the same way, it is not my heavenly Father's will that even one of these little ones should perish. --- The Bible

５２６．Now not for his sake only was it written that it was credited to him, but for our sake also, to whom it will be credited, as those who believe in Him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead, He who was delivered over because of our transgressions, and was raised because of our justification. --- (New American Standard Bible)

５２７．A golfer called one of the caddies and asked, "I need a caddy who can count and keep the score. What's 3 and 4 and 5 come to?" "10" said the caddy. "Great, you'll do perfectly!" --- a joke

５２８．Riches don't make a man rich, they only make him busier. --- Christopher Columbus

５２９．By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac, and he who had received the promises was offering up his only begotten son; it was he to whom it was said, “IN ISAAC YOUR DESCENDANTS SHALL BE CALLED.”He considered that God is able to raise people even from the dead, from which he also received him back as a type. --- (New American Standard Bible)

５３０．The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference. The opposite of art is not ugliness, it's indifference. The opposite of faith is not heresay, it's indifference. And the opposite of life is not death, it's indifference. --- Elie Wiesel

５３１．Submit therefore to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. --- (New American Standard Bible)

５３２．Every time I paint a portrait, I lose a friend. --- a wellknown painter

５３３．Oh, the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and unfathomable His ways! For WHO HAS KNOWN THE MIND OF THE LORD, OR WHO BECAME HIS COUNSELOR? Or WHO HAS FIRST GIVEN TO HIM THAT IT MIGHT BE PAID BACK TO HIM AGAIN? For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. To Him be the glory forever. Amen. --- (New American Standard Bible)

５３４．Commit your works to the LORD, And your plans will be established. --- (New American Standard Bible)

５３５．The mind of man plans his way, But the LORD directs his steps. --- (New American Standard Bible)

５３６．Etiquette is knowing how to yarn with your mouth closed. --- anonymous

５３７．Trust in the LORD with all your heart. And do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He will make your paths straight. --- (New American Standard Bible)

５３８．Excellence is not a singular act, but a habit. You are what you repeatedly do. --- Shaquille ONeal

５３９．Virtue is always followed by happiness. --- a proverb

５４０．Never fear shadows. They simply mean there's a light shining somewhere nearby. --- Ruth E. Renkel

５４１．If another believer sins against you, go privately and point out the offense. If the other person listens and confesses it, you have  won that person back. But if you are unsuccessful, take one or two others with you and go back again, so that everything you say may be confirmed by two or three witnesses. If the person still refuses to listen, take your case to the church. Then if he or she won't accept the church's decision, treat that person as a pagan or a corrupt tax collector. I tell you the truth, whatever you forbid on earth will be forbidden in heaven, and whatever you permit on earth will be permitted in heaven. I also tell you this: If two of you agree here on earth concerning anything you ask, my Father in heaven will do it for you. For where two or three gather together as my followers, I am there among them. --- The Bible

５４２．When I am afraid, I will put my trust in You. --- (New American Standard Bible)

５４３．What always staggers me is that when people blow their noses, they always look into their hankies to see what came out. What do they expect to find? --- anonymous

５４４．casting all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you. --- (New American Standard Bible)

５４５．Those who know nothing of foreign languages know nothing of their own. --- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

５４６．But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. --- (New American Standard Bible)

５４７．Beware the conversationalist who adds 'in conclusion'. He is merely starting afresh. --- anonymous

５４８．The best way to appreciate your job is to imagine yourself without one. --- Oscar Wilde

５４９．I wait for the LORD, my soul does wait, And in His word do I hope. --- (New American Standard Bible)

５５０．Behold, I am with you and will keep you wherever you go, and will bring you back to this land; for I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you. --- (New American Standard Bible)

５５１．Then Jacob awoke from his sleep and said, “Surely the LORD is in this place, and I did not know it.” He was afraid and said, “How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.” --- (New American Standard Bible)

５５２．Blessed is he who expects no gratitude, for he shall not be disappointed. --- anonymous

５５３．Four people were flying in an airplane. A priest, a boy scout, the smartest man in the world, and the pilot. Suddenly, the plane started to give trouble, and it looked as though they would have to jump out. However, there were only three parachutes. First, the pilot took one and said “I have a wife and kids! I can't die!”and jumped out. Then, the smartest man took one and said “I'm the smartest man, I can't die!” and jumped out. At last, the priest and the boy scout were left. “You take the last parachute, I am old” said the priest. And the boy scout replied, “Don't worry we can both have one! The smartest man in the world just jumped out of the plane with my backpack!” --- a joke

５５４．I will lift up my eyes to the mountains; From where shall my help come? My help comes from the LORD, Who made heaven and earth. He will not allow your foot to slip; He who keeps you will not slumber. --- (New American Standard Bible)

５５５．We don't grow older, we grow riper. --- Pablo Picasso

５５６．If you run after two hares, you will catch neither. --- a proverb

５５７．Old age, to the unlearned, is winter; to the learned, it's harvest time. --- Yiddish saying

５５８．Then Peter came to him and asked, "Lord, how often should I forgive someone who sins against me? Seven times?" "No, not seven times," Jesus replied, "but seventy times seven! "Therefore, the Kingdom of Heaven can be compared to a king who decided to bring his accounts up to date with servants who had  borrowed money from him. In the process, one of his debtors was brought in who owed him millions of dollars. He couldn't pay, so his master ordered that he be sold -- along with his wife, his children, and everything he owned -- to pay the debt. "But the man fell down before his master and begged him, 'Please, be patient with me, and I will pay it all.' Then his master was filled with pity for him, and he released him and forgave his debt. "But when the man left the king, he went to a fellow servant who owed him a few thousand dollars. He grabbed him by the throat and demanded instant payment."His fellow servant fell down before him and begged for a little more time. 'Be patient with me, and I will pay it,' he pleaded. But his creditor wouldn't wait. He had the man arrested and put in prison until the debt could be paid in full. "When some of the other servants saw this, they were very upset. They went to the king and told him everything that had happened. Then the king called in the man he had forgiven and said, 'You evil servant! I forgave you that tremendous debt because you pleaded with me. Shouldn't you have mercy on your fellow servant, just as I had mercy on you?' Then the angry king sent the man to prison to be tortured until he had paid his entire debt ."That's what my heavenly Father will do to you if you refuse to forgive your brothers and sisters from your heart." --- The Bible

５５９．No man will be able to stand before you all the days of your life. Just as I have been with Moses, I will be with you; I will not fail you or forsake you. --- (New American Standard Bible)

５６０．Be nice to people on your way up, because you'll meet them on your way down. --- anonymous

５６１．Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. --- Steve Jobs

５６２．Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power. --- anonymous

５６３．Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous! Do not tremble or be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go. --- (New American Standard Bible)

５６４．Two guys, one old and one young, are pushing their carts around the DIY Store when they collide. "Sorry about that" says the old guy to the young guy, "I'm looking for my wife, and I guess I wasn't paying attention to where I was going." The young guy says: "That's OK. It's a coincidence, but I'm looking for my wife, too. I can't find her and I'm getting a little desperate." The old guy says: "Well, maybe we can help each other. What does your wife look like? The young guy says: "Well, she is 27 years old, tall, with red hair, blue eyes, long legs, big boobs, and she's wearing a skimpy halter top and tight white shorts. What does your wife look like?" The old guy says: "Doesn't matter - let's look for yours." --- a joke

５６５．The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud. --- Coco Chanel

５６６．If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. --- (New American Standard Bible)

５６７．Let's fill our mind with thoughts of peace, courage, health, and hope, for our life is what our thoughts make it. --- Dale Carnegie

５６８．Being rich is having money; being wealthy is having time. --- Margaret Bonnano

５６９．Many plans are in a man’s heart, But the counsel of the LORD will stand. --- (New American Standard Bible)

５７０．The LORD is near to the brokenhearted And saves those who are crushed in spirit. --- (New American Standard Bible)

５７１．The frightened tourist: "Are there any bats in this cave?" The guide: "There were, but don't worry, the snakes ate all of them." --- a joke

５７２．Then Jacob was left alone, and a man wrestled with him until daybreak.When he saw that he had not prevailed against him, he touched the socket of his thigh; so the socket of Jacob’s thigh was dislocated while he wrestled with him. Then he said, “Let me go, for the dawn is breaking.” But he said, “I will not let you go unless you bless me.” --- (New American Standard Bible)

５７３．Joy and sorrow are next-door neighbors. --- a proverb

５７４．Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish. --- John Quincy Adams

５７５．Many are the sorrows of the wicked, But he who trusts in the LORD, lovingkindness shall surround him. --- (New American Standard Bible)

５７６．When Jesus had finished saying these things, he left Galilee and went down to the region of Judea east of the Jordan River. Large crowds followed him there, and he healed their sick. Some Pharisees came and tried to trap him with this question: "Should a man be allowed to divorce his wife for just any reason?" "Haven't you read the Scriptures?" Jesus replied. "They record that from the beginning 'God made them male and female.' And he said, 'This explains why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one. 'Since they are no longer two but one, let no one split apart what God has joined together." "Then why did Moses say in the law that a man could give his wife a written notice of divorce and send her away?" they asked.Jesus replied, "Moses permitted divorce only as a concession to your hard hearts, but it was not what God had originally intended. And I tell you this, whoever divorces his wife and marries someone else commits adultery -- unless his wife has been unfaithful." Jesus' disciples then said to him, "If this is the case, it is better not to marry!" "Not everyone can accept this statement," Jesus said. "Only those whom God helps. Some are born as eunuchs, some have been made eunuchs by others, and some choose not to marry for the sake of the Kingdom of Heaven. Let anyone accept this who can." --- The Bible

５７７．Create in me a clean heart, O God, And renew a steadfast spirit within me. --- (New American Standard Bible)

５７８．The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; A broken and a contrite heart, O God, You will not despise. --- (New American Standard Bible)

５７９．The problem with beauty is that it's like being born rich and getting progressively poorer. --- anonymous

５８０．Man’s steps are ordained by the LORD, How then can man understand his way? --- (New American Standard Bible)

５８１．A customer was bothering the waiter in a restaurant. First, he asked that the air conditioning be turned up because he was too hot, then he asked it be turned down bercause he was too cold, and so on for about half an hour. Surprisingly, the waiter was very patient and he walked back and forth and never once got angry. So finally, a second customer asked him why he didn't throw out the pest. "Oh, I really don't care or mind," said the waiter with a smile. "We don't even have an air conditioner." --- a joke

５８２．But the Lord is faithful, and He will strengthen and protect you from the evil one. --- (New American Standard Bible)

５８３．Why is it that the winner of the Miss Universe contest always comes from earth? --- anonymous

５８４．I walk slowly, but I never walk backward. --- Abraham Lincoln

５８５．All discipline for the moment seems not to be joyful, but sorrowful; yet to those who have been trained by it, afterwards it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness. --- (New American Standard Bible)

５８６．To understand everything is to forgive everything. --- Buddha

５８７．Keep your shop and your shop will keep you. --- a proverb

５８８．Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one. --- Albert Einstein

５８９．so that we confidently say, “THE LORD IS MY HELPER, I WILL NOT BE AFRAID. WHAT WILL MAN DO TO ME?” --- (New American Standard Bible)

５９０．One day some parents brought their children to Jesus so he could lay his hands on them and pray for them. But the disciples scolded the parents for bothering him. But Jesus said, "Let the children come to me. Don't stop them! For the Kingdom of Heaven belongs to those who are like these children." And he placed his hands on their heads and blessed them before he left. --- The Bible

５９１．Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other thing. --- Abraham Lincoln

５９２．No temptation has overtaken you but such as is common to man; and God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will provide the way of escape also, so that you will be able to endure it. --- (New American Standard Bible)

５９３．We must use time creatively. --- Martin Luther King, Jr.

５９４．What use is it, my brethren, if someone says he has faith but he has no works? Can that faith save him? If a brother or sister is without clothing and in need of daily food, and one of you says to them, “Go in peace, be warmed and be filled,” and yet you do not give them what is necessary for their body, what use is that? Even so faith, if it has no works, is dead, being by itself. --- (New American Standard Bible)

５９５．It is difficult to see why lace is so expensive; it is mostly holes. --- anonymous

５９６．O LORD, You are my God; I will exalt You, I will give thanks to Your name; For You have worked wonders, Plans formed long ago, with perfect faithfulness. --- (New American Standard Bible)

５９７．With Him are wisdom and might; To Him belong counsel and understanding. --- (New American Standard Bible)

５９８．The LORD was with Joseph, so he became a successful man. And he was in the house of his master, the Egyptian. --- (New American Standard Bible)

５９９．I was so horrified when I read about the effects of smoking that I gave up reading. --- anonymous

６００．A guy walked into his friend's office. He found his friend sitting at his desk, looking very depressed. "Hey, what's up with you?", he asked. "Oh, its my wife," replied the man sadly. "She's hired a new secretary for me." "Well, nothing wrong in that," he said, "Is she blonde or brunette?" "Neither. He's bald." --- a joke

６０１．If you make friends with yourself you will never be alone. --- Maxwell Maltz

６０２．The customer said angrily to the waiter, “There are two flies in my soup ! What's the meaning of this? The waiter replied politely, “ I wouldn't know , sir. I am not fortune teller. --- a joke

６０４．Lean liberty is better than fat slavery. --- a proverb

６０５．Self-discipline is when your conscience tells you to do something and you don't talk back. --- W.K. Hope

６０６．Someone came to Jesus with this question: "Teacher, what good deed must I do to have eternal life?" "Why ask me about what is good?" Jesus replied. "There is only One who is good. But to answer your question -- if you want to receive eternal life, keep the commandments." "Which ones?" the man asked. And Jesus replied: "'You must not murder. You must not commit adultery. You must not steal. You must not testify falsely. Honor your father and mother. Love your neighbor as yourself.' " "I've obeyed all these commandments," the young man replied. "What else must I do?"Jesus told him, "If you want to be perfect, go and sell all your possessions and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me. "But when the young man heard this, he went away sad, for he had many possessions. Then Jesus said to his disciples, "I tell you the truth, it is very hard for a rich person to enter the Kingdom of Heaven. I'll say it again -- it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the Kingdom of God! "The disciples were astounded. "Then who in the world can be saved?" they asked. Jesus looked at them intently and said, "Humanly speaking, it is impossible. But with God everything is possible. "Then Peter said to him, "We've given up everything to follow you. What will we get?"Jesus replied, "I assure you that when the world is made new and the Son of Man sits upon his glorious throne, you who have been my followers will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. And everyone who has given up houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or property, for my sake, will receive a hundred times as much in return and will inherit eternal life. But many who are the greatest now will be least important then, and those who seem least important now will be the greatest then. --- The Bible

６０７．Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your toil is not in vain in the Lord. --- (New American Standard Bible)

６０８．Whatever you do, do your work heartily, as for the Lord rather than for men, --- (New American Standard Bible)

６０９．abstain from every form of evil. --- (New American Standard Bible)

６１０．Losing one glove is sorrow enough, but nothing compared with the pain of losing one glove, discarding the other, then finding the first one again. --- anonymous

６１１．"Doctor, Doctor You've got to help me. I just can't stop my hands shaking." "Do you drink a lot?" "Not really - I spill most of it!" --- a joke

６１２．Whether, then, you eat or drink or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God. --- (New American Standard Bible)

６１３．And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose. --- (New American Standard Bible)

６１４．A person who speaks two languages is bilingual... A person who speaks three languages is trilingual... A person who speaks four or more languages is multilingual. What is a person who speaks one language? An American. --- a joke

６１５．The thing that separates us from the animals is our ability to accessorize. --- anonymous

６１６．Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up. --- Pablo Picasso

６１７．Every accomplishment starts with the decision to try. --- anonymous

６１８．but just as it is written, “THINGS WHICH EYE HAS NOT SEEN AND EAR HAS NOT HEARD, AND which HAVE NOT ENTERED THE HEART OF MAN, ALL THAT GOD HAS PREPARED FOR THOSE WHO LOVE HIM.” --- (New American Standard Bible)

６１９．Follow your heart, but be quiet for a while first. Ask questions, then feel the answer. Learn to trust your heart. --- anonymous

６２０．Make haste slowly. --- a proverb

６２１．Take pride in yourself. Be your own person. --- Jack Lambert

６２２．"For the Kingdom of Heaven is like the landowner who went out early one morning to hire workers for his vineyard. He agreed to pay the normal daily wage and sent them out to work. "At nine o'clock in the morning he was passing through the marketplace and saw some people standing around doing nothing. So he hired them, telling them he would pay them whatever was right at the end of the day. So they went to work in the vineyard. At noon and again at three o'clock he did the same thing. "At five o'clock that afternoon he was in town again and saw some more people standing around. He asked them, 'Why haven't you been working today?' "They replied, 'Because no one hired us.'  "The landowner told them,  'Then go out and join the others in my vineyard.' "That evening he told the foreman to call the workers in and pay them, beginning with the last workers first. When those hired at five o'clock were paid, each received a full day's wage. When those hired first came to get their pay, they assumed they would receive more. But they, too, were paid a day's wage. When they received their pay, they protested to the owner, 'Those people worked only one hour, and yet you've paid them just as much as you paid us who worked all day in the scorching heat.' "He answered one of them, 'Friend, I haven't been unfair! Didn't you agree to work all day for the usual wage? Take your money and go. I wanted to pay this last worker the same as you. Is it against the law for me to do what I want with my money? Should you be jealous because I am kind to others?' "So those who are last now will be first then, and those who are first will be last." --- The Bible

６２３．If smoking is not permitted in heaven, I won't go. --- a heavy smoker

６２４．for it is God who is at work in you, both to will and to work for His good pleasure. Do all things without grumbling or disputing; --- (New American Standard Bible)

６２５．Be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you. --- (New American Standard Bible)

６２６．See that no one repays another with evil for evil, but always seek after that which is good for one another and for all people. --- (New American Standard Bible)

６２７．I drink therefore I am. --- a heavy drinker

６２８．Blessed is a man who perseveres under trial; for once he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love Him. --- (New American Standard Bible)

６２９．There is a Californian dude going through a desert. He's wearing shorts, sunglasses, a towel and listening to music on his walkman. He's having a good time. Suddenly he sees a caravan approaching. He stops the Arabs and ask them cheerfully: "Hey dudes how far is the sea?" They look at each other and say: "Two thousand miles!" And he says: "Wow what a cool beach!!!" --- a joke

６３０．For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us; And the government will rest on His shoulders; And His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace. --- (New American Standard Bible)

６３１．There will be no end to the increase of His government or of peace, On the throne of David and over his kingdom, To establish it and to uphold it with justice and righteousness From then on and forevermore. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will accomplish this. --- (New American Standard Bible)

６３２．The positive thinker sees the invisible, feels the intangible, and achieves the impossible. --- anonymous

６３３．From the descendants of this man, according to promise, God has brought to Israel a Savior, Jesus, --- (New American Standard Bible)

６３４．Nature is a good mother. --- a proverb

６３５．Use your imagination not to scare yourself to death but to inspire yourself to life. --- Adele Brookman

６３６．As Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve disciples  aside privately and told them what was going to happen to him. "Listen," he said, "we're going up to Jerusalem, where the Son of Man will be betrayed to the leading priests and the teachers of religious law. They will sentence him to die. Then they will hand him over to the Romans to be mocked, flogged with a whip, and crucified. But on the third day he will be raised from the dead." --- The Bible

６３７．For I know the plans that I have for you, ’declares the LORD,‘ plans for welfare and not for calamity to give you a future and a hope. --- (New American Standard Bible)

６３８．A dream you dream alone is only a dream. A dream you dream together is reality. --- anonymous

６３９．You don't develop courage by being happy in your relationships everyday. You develop it by surviving difficult times and challenging adversity. --- Epicurus

６４０．In Him was life, and the life was the Light of men. The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it. --- (New American Standard Bible)

６４１．A man pulls up to the curb and asks the policeman, "Can I park here?" "No," says the cop. "What about all these other cars?" "They didn't ask!" --- a joke

６４２．There was the true Light which, coming into the world, enlightens every man. --- (New American Standard Bible)

６４３．For He was foreknown before the foundation of the world, but has appeared in these last times for the sake of you --- (New American Standard Bible)

６４４．She will bear a Son; and you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins. --- (New American Standard Bible)

６４５．For nothing will be impossible with God. --- (New American Standard Bible)

６４６．We are all faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as impossible situations. --- Charles R. Swindoll

６４７．And Mary said, “Behold, the bondslave of the Lord; may it be done to me according to your word.” And the angel departed from her. --- (New American Standard Bible)

６４８．Everyone tries to define this thing called Character. It's not hard. Character is doing what's right when nobody's looking --- anonymous

６４９．Old dogs bark not for nothing. --- a proverb

６５０．Watch your thoughts; they become words. Watch your words; they become actions. Watch your actions, they become habits. Watch your habits, they become character. Watch your character; it becomes your destiny. --- Frank Outlaw

６５１．Then the mother of James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to Jesus with her sons. She knelt respectfully to ask a favor. "What is your request?" he asked. She replied, "In your Kingdom, please let my two sons sit in places of honor next to you, one on your right and the other on your left." But Jesus answered by saying to them, "You don't know what you are asking! Are you able to drink from the bitter cup of suffering I am about to drink?"  "Oh yes," they replied, "we are able!"Jesus told them, "You will indeed drink from my bitter cup. But I have no right to say who will sit on my right or my left. My Father has prepared those places for the ones he has chosen ."When the ten other disciples heard what James and John had asked, they were indignant. But Jesus called them together and said, "You know that the rulers in this world lord it over their people, and officials flaunt their authority over those under them. But among you it will be different. Whoever wants to be a leader among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first among you must become your slave. For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many." --- The Bible

６５２．‘Ah Lord GOD! Behold, You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and by Your outstretched arm! Nothing is too difficult for You, --- (New American Standard Bible)

６５３．I often put boiling water in the freezer. Then whenever I need boiling water, all I have to do is to defrost it. --- anonymous

６５４．In time you will understand. --- an old man

６５５．The secrets of a truly happy couple are ultimately a private mystery. --- anonymous

６５６．Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain but it takes character and self control to be understanding and forgiving. --- Dale Carnegie

６５７．But when he had considered this, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife; for the Child who has been conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit. --- (New American Standard Bible)

６５８．And Joseph awoke from his sleep and did as the angel of the Lord commanded him, and took Mary as his wife, but kept her a virgin until she gave birth to a Son; and he called His name Jesus. --- (New American Standard Bible)

６５９．who, although He existed in the form of God, did not regard equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied Himself, taking the form of a bond-servant, and being made in the likeness of men. Being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. --- (New American Standard Bible)

６６０．For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sake He became poor, so that you through His poverty might become rich. --- (New American Standard Bible)

６６１．On a crowded bus, one man noticed that another man had his eyes closed. "What's the matter? Are you sick?" he asked. "No, I'm okay. It's just that I hate to see old ladies standing." --- a joke

６６２．Feeling sorry for yourself, and your present condition, is not only a waste of energy but the worst habit you could possibly have. --- Dale Carnegie

６６３．A gourmet restaurant is one where you leave the tray on the table after you eat. --- anonymous

６６４．Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the city of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David, 5 in order to register along with Mary, who was engaged to him, and was with child. --- (New American Standard Bible)

６６５．You are never given a dream without also being given the power to make it true. You may have to work for it, however. --- Richard Buck

６６６．Patience conquers the world. --- a proverb

６６７．Yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or to lose. --- Lyndon B. Johnson

６６８．As Jesus and the disciples left the town of Jericho, a large crowd followed behind. Two blind men were sitting beside the road. When they heard that Jesus was coming that way, they began shouting, "Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!""Be quiet!" the crowd yelled at them. But they only shouted louder, "Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!" When Jesus heard them, he stopped and called, "What do you want me to do for you?""Lord," they said, "we want to see!" Jesus felt sorry for them and touched their eyes. Instantly they could see! Then they followed him. --- The Bible

６６９．While they were there, the days were completed for her to give birth. And she gave birth to her firstborn son; and she wrapped Him in cloths, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn. --- (New American Standard Bible)

６７０．I could be a vegetarian. There's no meat in wine, right? --- anonymous

６７１．It is a trustworthy statement, deserving full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, among whom I am foremost of all. --- (New American Standard Bible)

６７２．For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many. --- (New American Standard Bible)

６７３．I never knew my husband was a drunk until one night he came home sober. --- anonymous

６７４．Seek first to understand, then to be understood. This principle is the key to effective interpersonal communication. --- Steven R. Covey

６７５．By this the love of God was manifested in us, that God has sent His only begotten Son into the world so that we might live through Him. In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins. --- (New American Standard Bible)

６７６．for today in the city of David there has been born for you a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. --- (New American Standard Bible)

６７７．This will be a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger. --- (New American Standard Bible)

６７８．Many golfers prefer a golf cart to a caddy because the cart cannot count, criticize, or laugh. --- anonymous

６７９．When the angels had gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds began saying to one another, “Let us go straight to Bethlehem then, and see this thing that has happened which the Lord has made known to us.” --- (New American Standard Bible)

６８０．If you enter this world knowing that you are loved and you leave this world knowing the same, then everything that happens in between can be dealt with. --- Michael Jackson

６８１．A man goes to the doctor and says, "Doctor, wherever I touch, it hurts." The doctor asks, "What do you mean?" The man says, "When I touch my shoulder, it really hurts. If I touch my knee - OUCH! When I touch my forehead, it really, really hurts." The doctor says, "I know what's wrong with you - you've broken your finger!" --- a joke

６８２．Security is the greatest enemy. --- a proverb

６８３．A champion is someone who gets up, even when he can't. --- Jack Dempsey

６８４．So they came in a hurry and found their way to Mary and Joseph, and the baby as He lay in the manger. --- (New American Standard Bible)

６８５．As Jesus and the disciples approached Jerusalem, they came to the town of Bethphage on the Mount of Olives. Jesus sent two of them on ahead. "Go into the village over there," he said. "As soon as you enter it, you will see a donkey tied there, with its colt beside it. Untie them and bring them to me. If anyone asks what you are doing, just say, 'The Lord needs them,' and he will immediately let you take them."This took place to fulfill the prophecy that said,"Tell the people of Israel, 'Look, your King is coming to you. He is humble, riding on a donkey -- riding on a donkey's colt.' " The two disciples did as Jesus commanded. They brought the donkey and the colt to him and threw their garments over the colt, and he sat on it. Most of the crowd spread their garments on the road ahead of him, and others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road. Jesus was in the center of the procession, and the people all around him were shouting, "Praise God for the Son of David! Blessings on the one who comes in the name of the Lord! Praise God in highest heaven! "The entire city of Jerusalem was in an uproar as he entered. "Who is this?" they asked.And the crowds replied, "It's Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee." --- The Bible

６８６．Angels remind us that there is good in everyone and everything. --- anonymous

６８７．You cannot teach a man anything; you can only help him to find it within himself. --- Galilei

６８８．I am nothing but a small pencil in the hand of God, writing a love letter to the world. --- Mother Teresa

６８９．The shepherds went back, glorifying and praising God for all that they had heard and seen, just as had been told them. --- (New American Standard Bible)

６９０．Tom is recovering from day surgery when a nurse asks him how he is feeling. "I'm OK but I didn't like the four-letter-word the doctor used in surgery," he answered. "What did he say," asked the nurse. "OOPS!" --- a joke

６９１．Christmas was awful when I was a kid, because I believed in Santa Clause. Unfortunately, so did my parents. --- anonymous

６９２．For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; --- (New American Standard Bible)

６９３．As is a tale, so is life: not how long it is, but how good it is, is what matters. --- Seneca

６９４．　It was Christmas and the judge was in a very merry mood. He asked the prisoner, "What are you charged with?" The prisoner replied, "Doing my Christmas shopping too early." "That's no crime," said the judge. "Just how early were you doing this shopping?" "Before the store opened," answered the prisoner. --- a joke

６９５．For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life. --- (New American Standard Bible)

６９６．＜＜　Christmas Payer　＞＞
　Two young boys were spending the night at their grandparents. At bedtime, the two boys knelt beside their beds to say their prayers when the youngest one began praying at the top of his lungs: "I PRAY FOR A NEW BICYCLE...I PRAY FOR A NEW NINTENDO... I PRAY FOR A NEW VCR..." His older brother leaned over and nudged the younger brother and said, "Why are you shouting your prayers? God isn't deaf." 　To which the little brother replied, "No, but Gramma is!" --- a joke

６９７．“Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we saw His star in the east and have come to worship Him.” When Herod the king heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. --- (New American Standard Bible)

６９８．Losers live in the past. Winners learn from the past and enjoy working in the present toward the future. --- Denis Waitley

６９９．Dearest Santa,

　We don't have a chimney in our house, how do you get into our home?
　Love, Marky

　Mark,
　Firstly, stop calling yourself "Marky," that's why you're getting your ass beat at school. Secondly, you don't live in a house, that's a low-rent apartment complex you're living in. Thirdly, I get inside your pad just like all the burglars do,through your bedroom window. Sweet Dreams!
　Santa

--- a joke

７００．They said to him, “In Bethlehem of Judea; for this is what has been written by the prophet: ‘AND YOU, BETHLEHEM, LAND OF JUDAH, ARE BY NO MEANS LEAST AMONG THE LEADERS OF JUDAH; FOR OUT OF YOU SHALL COME FORTH A RULER WHO WILL SHEPHERD MY PEOPLE ISRAEL.’” --- (New American Standard Bible)

７０１．Talking to a brick wall. --- a proverb

７０２．Be like a postage stamp. Stick to one thing until you get there. --- Josh Billings

７０３．After hearing the king, they went their way; and the star, which they had seen in the east, went on before them until it came and stood over the place where the Child was. When they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy. --- (New American Standard Bible)

７０４．Jesus entered the Temple and began to drive out all the people buying and selling animals for sacrifice. He knocked over the tables of the money changers and the chairs of those selling doves. He said to them, "The Scriptures declare, 'My Temple will be called a house of prayer,' but you have turned it into a den of thieves!"The blind and the lame came to him in the Temple, and he healed them. The leading priests and the teachers of religious law saw these wonderful miracles and heard even the children in the Temple shouting, "Praise God for the Son of David." But the leaders were indignant. They asked Jesus, "Do you hear what these children are saying?" "Yes," Jesus replied. "Haven't you ever read the Scriptures? For they say, 'You have taught children and infants to give you praise.' "Then he returned to Bethany, where he stayed overnight. --- The Bible

７０５．It's sad to grow old, but nice to ripen. --- anonymous

７０６．You cannot change your destination, but you can change your direction. --- Jim Roan

７０７．After coming into the house they saw the Child with Mary His mother; and they fell to the ground and worshiped Him. Then, opening their treasures, they presented to Him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. --- (New American Standard Bible)

７０８．who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. For there is one God, and one mediator also between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, --- (New American Standard Bible)

７０９．Shout joyfully to the LORD, all the earth. Serve the LORD with gladness; Come before Him with joyful singing. Know that the LORD Himself is God; It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves; We are His people and the sheep of His pasture. Enter His gates with thanksgiving And His courts with praise. Give thanks to Him, bless His name. For the LORD is good; His lovingkindness is everlasting And His faithfulness to all generations. --- (New American Standard Bible)

７１０．And Jesus kept increasing in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men. --- (New American Standard Bible)

７１１．A young man at a New Year's party turns to his friend and asked for a cigarette. 'I thought you made a New Year's resolution to quit smoking,' his friend said. 'I'm in the process of quitting,' the man said. 'Right now, I am in the middle of phase one.' 'What's phase one?' 'I've quit buying.'　--- a joke

７１２．But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. --- (New American Standard Bible)

７１３．And He went down with them and came to Nazareth, and He continued in subjection to them; and His mother treasured all these things in her heart. --- (New American Standard Bible)

７１４． In the morning, as Jesus was returning to Jerusalem, he was hungry, and he noticed a fig tree beside the road. He went over to see if there were any figs, but there were only leaves. Then he said to it,  "May you never bear fruit again!" And immediately the fig tree withered up.The disciples were amazed when they saw this and asked, "How did the fig tree wither so quickly?"Then Jesus told them, "I tell you the truth, if you have faith and don't doubt, you can do things like this and much more. You can even say to this mountain, 'May you be lifted up and thrown into the sea, and it will happen. You can pray for anything, and if you have faith, you will receive it." --- The Bible

７１５．And he answered, “YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR STRENGTH, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND; AND YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF.” --- (New American Standard Bible)

７１６．The law of the LORD is perfect, restoring the soul; The testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple. The precepts of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart; The commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes. --- (New American Standard Bible)

７１７．Each man is the architect of his own destiny. --- anonymous

７１８．I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true. I am not bound to succeed, but I am bound to live by the light that I have. I must stand with anybody that stands right, and stand with him while he is right, and part with him when he goes wrong. --- Abraham Lincoln

７１９．Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart Be acceptable in Your sight, O LORD, my rock and my Redeemer. --- (New American Standard Bible)

７２０．Learn to enjoy every minute of your life. Be happy now. Don’t wait for something outside of yourself to make you happy in the future. Think how really precious is the time you have to spend, whether it’s at work or with your family. --- Earl Nightingale

７２１．Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and YOU WILL FIND REST FOR YOUR SOULS. --- (New American Standard Bible)

７２２．and behold, a voice out of the heavens said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well-pleased.” --- (New American Standard Bible)

７２３．When people ask me the secret of our long marriage, I tell them. Twice a week we take time off to go to this romantic little restaurant we know. There's dinner by candlelight, soft music and dancing under the stars. She goes on Mondays, I go on Thursdays. --- a joke

７２４．I'm only a beer teetotaler, not a wine teetotaler. --- a drunk

７２５．Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. --- (New American Standard Bible)

７２６．One day, the phone rang, and a little boy answered. "May I speak to your parents?" "They're busy." "Oh. Is anybody else there?" "The police." "Can I speak to them?" "They're busy." "Oh. Is anybody else there?" "The firemen." "Can I speak to them?" "They're busy." "So let me get this straight -- your parents, the police, and the firemen are there, but they're all busy? What are they doing?" "Looking for me." --- a joke

７２７．who, although He existed in the form of God, did not regard equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied Himself, taking the form of a bond-servant, and being made in the likeness of men. --- (New American Standard Bible)

７２８．It is a trustworthy statement, deserving full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, among whom I am foremost of all. --- (New American Standard Bible)

７２９．When Jesus returned to the Temple and began teaching, the leading priests and elders came up to him. They demanded, "By what authority are you doing all these things? Who gave you the right?" "I'll tell you by what authority I do these things if you answer one question," Jesus replied. "Did John's authority to baptize come from heaven, or was it merely human?" They talked it over among themselves. "If we say it was from heaven, he will ask us why we didn't believe John. But if we say it was merely human, we'll be mobbed because the people believe John was a prophet." So they finally replied, "We don't know." And Jesus responded,  "Then I won't tell you by what authority I do these things. --- The Bible

７３０．Vows made in storms are forgotten in calms. --- a proverb

７３１．Celebrate what you've accomplished, but raise the bar a little higher each time you succeed. --- Mia Hamm

７３２．Therefore, He had to be made like His brethren in all things, so that He might become a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people. --- (New American Standard Bible)

７３３．A: I have the perfect son. B: Does he smoke? A: No, he doesn't. B: Does he drink whiskey? A: No, he doesn't. B: Does he ever come home late? A: No, he doesn't. B: I guess you really do have the perfect son. How old is he? A: He will be six months old next Wednesday. --- a joke

７３４．A bruised reed He will not break And a dimly burning wick He will not extinguish; He will faithfully bring forth justice. --- (New American Standard Bible)

７３５．A refrigerator is a place where you store leftover until they're old enough to throw out. --- anonymous

７３６．But He answered and said, “It is written, ‘MAN SHALL NOT LIVE ON BREAD ALONE, BUT ON EVERY WORD THAT PROCEEDS OUT OF THE MOUTH OF GOD.’” --- (New American Standard Bible)

７３７．Your word is a lamp to my feet And a light to my path. --- (New American Standard Bible)

７３８．Like all good ruins, you look better by moonlight. --- anonymous

７３９．When you make a mistake, there are only three things you should ever do about it: admit it, learn from it, and do not repeat it. --- Paul "Bear" Bryant

７４０．The grass withers, the flower fades, But the word of our God stands forever. --- (New American Standard Bible)

７４１．It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye. --- Antoine de Saint-Exupery

７４２．Happiness is good health and a bad memory. --- anonymous

７４３．We cannot see the wood [forest] for the trees. --- a proverb

７４４．Destiny is no matter of chance. It is a matter of choice. It is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved. --- William Jennings Bryan

７４５．How blessed are those whose way is blameless, Who walk in the law of the LORD. --- (New American Standard Bible)

７４６．"But what do you think about this? A man with two sons told the older boy, 'Son, go out and work in the vineyard today.' The son answered, 'No, I won't go,' but later he changed his mind and went anyway. Then the father told the other son, 'You go,' and he said, 'Yes, sir, I will.' But he didn't go."Which of the two obeyed his father?" They replied, "The first." Then Jesus explained his meaning: "I tell you the truth, corrupt tax collectors and prostitutes will get into the Kingdom of God before you do. For John the Baptist came and showed you the right way to live, but you didn't believe him, while tax collectors and prostitutes did. And even when you saw this happening, you refused to believe him and repent of your sins. --- The Bible

７４７．An archaeologist is the best husband a woman can have; the older she gets, the more interested he is in her. --- anonymous

４７８．Tom had this problem of getting up late in the morning and was always late for work. His boss was mad at him and threatened to fire him if he didn't do something about it. So Tom went to his doctor who gave him a pill and told him to take it before he went to bed. Tom slept well and in fact beat the alarm in the morning. He had a leisurely breakfast and drove cheerfully to work. "Boss", he said, "The pill actually worked!" "That's all fine" said the boss, "But where were you yesterday?" --- a joke

７４９．Live your life fom your heart. Share from your heart. And your story will touch and heal people's souls. --- Melody Beattie

７５０．How blessed are those who observe His testimonies, Who seek Him with all their heart. --- (New American Standard Bible)

７５１．Friendship is a single soul dwelling in two bodies. --- Aristotle

７５２．How can a young man keep his way pure? By keeping it according to Your word. With all my heart I have sought You; Do not let me wander from Your commandments. --- (New American Standard Bible)

７５３．Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it. --- from "A Course in Miracles"

７５４．Do all things without grumbling or disputing; so that you will prove yourselves to be blameless and innocent, children of God above reproach in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you appear as lights in the world, holding fast the word of life, so that in the day of Christ I will have reason to glory because I did not run in vain nor toil in vain. --- (New American Standard Bible)

７５５．The next day He purposed to go into Galilee, and He found Philip. And Jesus said to him, “Follow Me.” --- (New American Standard Bible)

７５６．and He made from one man every nation of mankind to live on all the face of the earth, having determined their appointed times and the boundaries of their habitation, that they would seek God, if perhaps they might grope for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us; --- (New American Standard Bible)

７５７．A woman marries a man expecting he will change, but he doesn't. A man marries a woman expecting she won't change, but she does. --- anonymous

７５８．Opportunities to find deeper powers within ourselves come when life seems most challenging. --- Joseph Campbell

７５９．For the Scripture says, “WHOEVER BELIEVES IN HIM WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED.” --- (New American Standard Bible)

７６０．You don't think we have a problem with drugs in America today? I've been reading about Drug dealers who are smuggling drugs into the country in very creative ways, but this is unbelievable; Associated Press is reporting that "NASA found crack in Space Shuttle foam." --- a joke

７６１．I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear. --- Nelson Mandela

７６２．You ask an elm tree for pears. --- a provrerb

７６３．Embrace your uniqueness. Time is much too short to be living someone else's life. --- Kobi Yamada

７６４．For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart. --- (New American Standard Bible)

７６５．A smile will earn you ten more years of life. --- anonymous

７６６．We've got to learn hard things in our lifetime, but it's love that gives you the strength. It's being nice to people and having a lot of fun and laughing harder than anything, hopefully every single day of your life. --- Drew Barrymore

７６７．I am the vine, you are the branches; he who abides in Me and I in him, he bears much fruit, for apart from Me you can do nothing. --- (New American Standard Bible)

７６８．Better to ask the way than go astray. --- a proverb

７６９．How then will they call on Him in whom they have not believed? How will they believe in Him whom they have not heard? And how will they hear without a preacher? --- (New American Standard Bible)

７７０．A true friend is not the person who buys you an expensive lunch, but the one who tells you quietly that you have a piece of cabbage stuck in your teeth. --- anonymous

７７１．And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation. --- (New American Standard Bible)

７７２．This beginning of His signs Jesus did in Cana of Galilee, and manifested His glory, and His disciples believed in Him. --- (New American Standard Bible)

７７３．His mother said to the servants, “Whatever He says to you, do it.” --- (New American Standard Bible)

７７４．If it is true that there are as many minds as there are heads, then there are as many kinds of love as there are hearts. --- Leo Nikolaevich Tolstoy

７７５．Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. --- (New American Standard Bible)

７７６．A black hen lays a white egg. --- a proverb

７７７．Fame usually comes to those who are thinking about something else. --- Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

７７８．Jesus said to them, “Fill the waterpots with water.” So they filled them up to the brim. --- (New American Standard Bible)

７７９．Jesus said to him, “Because you have seen Me, have you believed? Blessed are they who did not see, and yet believed.” --- (New American Standard Bible)

７８０．Therefore many other signs Jesus also performed in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; but these have been written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing you may have life in His name. --- (New American Standard Bible)

７８１．Thousands of years ago, cats were worshipped as gods. Cats have never forgotten this. --- anonymous

７８２．Little John was sitting in the courtyard turning a bottle of liquid back and forth, watching the bubbles. The Priest walked up and asked him what he was doing? Little John replied, "I'm looking at the most powerful liquid in the world." The Priest said, "But John, Holy Water is the most powerful liquid in the world. Did you know that if you put Holy Water on a pregnant woman's belly, she will pass a boy!" Little John said, "Big deal! If you put this on a cat's ass, he'll pass a Harley Davidson..." --- a joke

７８３．A mind that is stretched by a new experience can never go back to its old dimensions. --- Oliver Wendell Holmes

７８４．Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your toil is not in vain in the Lord. --- (New American Standard Bible)

７８５．And Jesus said to them, “Follow Me, and I will make you become fishers of men.” --- (New American Standard Bible)

７８６．The Lord is not slow about His promise, as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing for any to perish but for all to come to repentance. --- (New American Standard Bible)

７８７．I need to fix a dent in the car. Why don't you go to the dentist? --- anonymous

７８８．When we open ourselves up to others, we open ourselves up to the abundance of the universe. --- anonymous

７８９．Macs are for those who don't want to know why their computer works. Linux is for those who want to know why their computer works. DOS is for those who want to know why their computer doesn't work. Windows is for those who don't want to know why their computer doesn't work. --- a joke

７９０．A:Why does churchman always carry Bibles? B:Because Bibles can't walk. --- a joke

７９１．I am serious, so I laugh a lot. You need to laugh. You don't laugh enough. I don't trust anyone who doesn't laugh. --- Maya Angelou

７９２． What then can a man do who is unhappy because he is encased in self? So long as he continues to think about the causes of his unhappiness, he continues to be self-centered and therefore does not get outside the vicious circle; if he is to get outside it, it must be by genuine interests, not by simulated interests adopted merely as a medicine. Although this difficulty is real, there is nevertheless much that he can do if he has rightly diagnosed his trouble. If, for example, his trouble is due to a sense of sin, conscious or unconscious, he can first persuade his conscious mind that he has no reason to feel sinful, and then proceed, by the kind of technique that we have considered in earlier chapters, to plant this rational conviction in his unconscious mind, concerning himself meanwhile with some more or less neutral activity. If he succeeds in dispelling the sense of sin, it is probable that genuinely objective interests will arise spontaneously.If his trouble is self-pity, he can deal with it in the same manner after first persuading himself that there is nothing extraordinarily unfortunate in his circumstances.If fear is his trouble, let him practice exercises designed to give courage. Courage in war has been recognized from time immemorial as an important virtue, and a great part of the training of boys and young men has been devoted to producing a type of character capable of fearlessness in battle.But moral courage and intellectual courage have been much less studied; they also, however, have their technique. Admit to yourself every day at least one painful truth; you will find this quite as useful as the Boy Scout’s daily kind action.Teach yourself to feel that life would still be worth living even if you were not, as of course you are, immeasurably superior to all your friends in virtue and in intelligence.Exercises of this sort prolonged through several years will at last enable you to admit facts without flinching, and will, in so doing, free you from the empire of fear over a very large field. --- B. Russel

７９３．Therefore as you have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him, having been firmly rooted and now being built up in Him and established in your faith, just as you were instructed, and overflowing with gratitude. --- (New American Standard Bible)

７９４．When we feel overly attached to an outcome ,it is simply an indication that we need to reconnect with our Wise self. --- anonymous

７９５．Best to bend while it is a twig. --- a proverb

７９６．Give thanks for a little and you will find a lot. --- The Hausa of Nigeria

７９７．preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort, with great patience and instruction. --- (New American Standard Bible)

７９８．Then the Pharisees met together to plot how to trap Jesus into saying something for which he could be arrested. They sent some of their disciples, along with the supporters of Herod, to meet with him. "Teacher," they said, "we know how honest you are. You teach the way of God truthfully. You are impartial and don't play favorites Now tell us what you think about this: Is it right to pay taxes to Caesar or not?" But Jesus knew their evil motives. "You hypocrites!" he said. "Why are you trying to trap me? Here, show me the coin used for the tax." When they handed him a Roman coin, he asked, "Whose picture and title are stamped on it?" "Caesar's," they replied. "Well, then," he said, "give to Caesar what belongs to Caesar, and give to God what belongs to God." His reply amazed them, and they went away. --- The Bible

７９９．An army of sheep led by a lion would vanquish an army of lion led by a sheep. --- anonymous

８００．Watch for a miracle. Coincidences are divinely inspired moments designed to remind us that a Higher Power is guiding our lives. --- anonymous

８０１．Trust in dreams, for in them is hidden the gate to eternity. --- Kahlil Gibran

８０２．Follow your bliss and the universe will open doors for you where there were only walls. --- Joseph Cambel

８０３．For you have been bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body. --- (New American Standard Bible)

８０４．The food was so bad that I wanted to complain to the manager, but I didn't want to stay in line. --- a joke

８０５．You did not choose Me but I chose you, and appointed you that you would go and bear fruit, and that your fruit would remain, so that whatever you ask of the Father in My name He may give to you. --- (New American Standard Bible)

８０６．Dogs make terrible poker players. Whenever they get a good hand, they wag their tails. --- anonymous

８０７．Since we have gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, each of us is to exercise them accordingly: if prophecy, according to the proportion of his faith; if service, in his serving; or he who teaches, in his teaching; or he who exhorts, in his exhortation; he who gives, with liberality; he who leads, with diligence; he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness. --- (New American Standard Bible)

８０８．Mamma is so fat: she goes to the restaurant, looks at the menu, and says, "okay." When she gets on the scale it says, "to be continued." --- a joke

８０９．People who say we should pay our tax bill with a smile are wrong. I tried it, but they insisted on cash. --- anonymous

８１０．Jesus said to him, “Get up, pick up your pallet and walk.” --- (New American Standard Bible)

８１１．"My son is real smart!" said a woman to her friend. "He is only six but he can already spell his name backwards and forwards!" "What is your son's name?" asked the friend. "Bob." --- a joke

８１２．but just as it is written, “THINGS WHICH EYE HAS NOT SEEN AND EAR HAS NOT HEARD, AND which HAVE NOT ENTERED THE HEART OF MAN, ALL THAT GOD HAS PREPARED FOR THOSE WHO LOVE HIM.” --- (New American Standard Bible)

８１３．but Jesus, on the other hand, because He continues forever, holds His priesthood permanently. Therefore He is able also to save　forever those who draw near to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them. --- (New American Standard Bible)

８１４．Victory is always possible for the person who refuses to stop fighting. --- Napoleon Hill

８１５．Cleave the log according to the grain. --- a proverb

８１６．Happiness is the delicate balance between what one is and what one has. --- F. H. Denison

８１７．Bless the LORD, O my soul, And all that is within me, bless His holy name. Bless the LORD, O my soul, And forget none of His benefits; Who pardons all your iniquities, Who heals all your diseases; Who redeems your life from the pit, Who crowns you with lovingkindness and compassion; Who satisfies your years with good things, So that your youth is renewed like the eagle. --- (New American Standard Bible)

８１８．Do not take anything personally. Be immune to others' opinions. --- anonymous

８１９．Habit is second nature. --- a proverb

８２０．"I've got a wonder watch. It only cost fifty cents." "Why is it a wonder watch?" "Because every time I look at it, I wonder if it is still working!" --- a joke

８２１．The LORD is gracious and merciful; Slow to anger and great in lovingkindness. The LORD is good to all, And His mercies are over all His works. --- (New American Standard Bible)

８２２．Be still. Daily practice of silence bears gifts --heightened sensitivity to beauty, deep inner peace, and a profound feeling of connectedness to all living things. --- anonymous

８２３．The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential... these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence. --- Confucius

８２４．But God, being rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in our transgressions, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), and raised us up with Him, and seated us with Him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, --- (New American Standard Bible)

８２５．If you don't make mistakes, you don't make anything. --- a proverb

８２６．Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending. --- Maria Robinson

８２７．Healing is rapidly enhanced when you are focused in the now. --- anonymous

８２８．For the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath. --- (New American Standard Bible)

８２９．And He said to him, “ ‘YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND.’ This is the great and foremost commandment. The second is like it, ‘YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF.’ On these two commandments depend the whole Law and the Prophets.” --- (New American Standard Bible)

８３０．I always kiss the stamps on your letters, because I know that your lips have touched them. To think that I dampen them on dog's nose. --- anonymous

８３１．Your mama is so stupid she tripped over a cordless phone. --- a joke

８３２．Thus the heavens and the earth were completed, and all their hosts. By the seventh day God completed His work which He had done, and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had done. Then God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because in it He rested from all His work which God had created and made. --- (New American Standard Bible)

８３３．Judge not a book by its cover. --- a proverb

８３４．Discretion is the better part of valor. --- a proverb

８３５．I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship. --- Louisa May Alcott

８３６． But when the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees with his reply, they met together to question him again. One of them, an expert in religious law, tried to trap him with this question: "Teacher, which is the most important commandment in the law of Moses?" Jesus replied, " 'You must love the LORD your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind.' This is the first and greatest commandment. A second is equally important: 'Love your neighbor as yourself. 'The entire law and all the demands of the prophets are based on these two commandments." --- The Bible

８３７．But an hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for such people the Father seeks to be His worshipers. --- (New American Standard Bible)

８３８．Big things are expected of us, and nothing big ever came of being small. --- Bill Clinton

８３９．“Again I say to you, that if two of you agree on earth about anything that they may ask, it shall be done for them by My Father who is in heaven. For where two or three have gathered together in My name, I am there in their midst.” --- (New American Standard Bible)

８４０．A man walks into the Toys-R-Us and says to the clerk, "Could you please show me your Barbie dolls?" She says, "Certainly, sir. Over here, we have Fashion Barbie for $15.95, Vacation Barbie for $15.95, Housewife Barbie for $15.95 and Divorcee Barbie for $215.95." "Why does Divorcee Barbie cost so much?" the man asks in astonishment. "She looks the same to me." The clerk answers, "Well, sir, Divorcee Barbie comes complete with Ken's car, Ken's house, Ken's golf clubs, his Gold Mastercard, his yacht and his summer home. --- a joke

８４１．He who is not everyday conquering some fear has not learned the secret of life. --- Ralph Waldo Emerson

８４２．One thing I have asked from the LORD, that I shall seek: That I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, To behold the beauty of the LORD And to meditate in His temple. For in the day of trouble He will conceal me in His tabernacle; In the secret place of His tent He will hide me; He will lift me up on a rock. --- (New American Standard Bible)

８４３．How is it that we put a man on the moon before we figured out it would be a good idea to put wheels on luggage? --- anonymous

８４４．Everything is not always how it looks. --- anonymous

８４５．Husband:How can I tell mushrooms from toadstools? 　Wife: Easy. Eat some before you go to bed. If you wake up the next morning, they're mushrooms. --- a joke

８４６．So what? --- Miles Davis

８４７．A wise man makes his own decisions, an ignorant man follows public opinion. --- a Chinese proverb

８４８．speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody with your heart to the Lord; --- (New American Standard Bible)

８４９．It is wonderful to be back in Japan. Some of you may be aware that when I was a young boy, my mother brought me to Kamakura, where I looked up at that centuries-old symbol of peace and tranquility -- the great bronze Amida Buddha. And as a child, I was more focused on the matcha ice cream.  (Laughter.)  And I want to thank Prime Minister Hatoyama for sharing some of those memories with more ice cream last night at dinner. (Laughter and applause.)  Thank you very much.  But I have never forgotten the warmth and the hospitality that the Japanese people showed a young American far from home. --- B. Obama

８５０．These three weeks were squalid and uncomfortable, and evidently there was worse coming, for my rent would be due before long. Nevertheless, things were not a quarter as bad as I had expected. For, when you are approaching poverty, you make one discovery which outweighs some of the others. You discover boredom and mean complications and the beginnings of hunger, but you also discover the great redeeming feature of poverty: the fact that it annihilates the future. Within certain limits, it is actually true that the less money you have, the less you worry. When you have a hundred francs in the world you are liable to the most craven panic. When you have only three francs you are quite indifferent; for three francs will feed you till tomorrow, and you cannot think further than that. You are bored, but you are not afraid. You think vaguely, ‘I shall be starving in a day or two, shocking, isn’t it? And then the mind wanders to other topics. A bread and margarine diet does, to some extent, provide its own anodyne. And there is another feeling that is a great consolation in poverty. I believe everyone who has been hard up has experienced it. It is a feeling of relief, almost of pleasure, at knowing yourself at last genuinely down and out. You have talked so often of going to the dogs, and well, here are the dogs, and you have reached them, and you can stand it. It takes off a lot of anxiety. --- G. Owell

８５１．And He got up and rebuked the wind and said to the sea, “Hush, be still.” And the wind died down and it became perfectly calm. --- (New American Standard Bible)

８５２．A man walked into a bar with a newt on his shoulder and ordered a beer. The barman said, "What's that on your shoulder?" The man replied, "That's my pet newt and his name is Tiny." "Why do you call him Tiny?" asked the barman and the man replied, "Because he is my newt !" --- a joke

８５３．“In repentance and rest you will be saved, In quietness and trust is your strength.” --- (New American Standard Bible)

８５４．And I feel that same spirit on this visit:  In the gracious welcome of Prime Minister Hatoyama.  In the extraordinary honor of the meeting with Their Imperial Majesties, the Emperor and Empress, on the 20th anniversary of his ascension to the Chrysanthemum Throne. In the hospitality shown by the Japanese people.  And of course, I could not come here without sending my greetings and gratitude to the citizens of Obama, Japan.  (Applause.) --- B. Obama

８５５．Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. --- (New American Standard Bible)

８５６．Everywhere you go, take a smile with you. --- Sasha Azevedo

８５７．Even Homer sometimes nods. --- a proverb

８５８．Keep on asking, and you will be given what you ask for. Keep on looking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened. --- Matthew 7:7-8

８５９．Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful; --- (New American Standard Bible)

８６０．Then, surrounded by the Pharisees, Jesus asked them a question: "What do you think about the Messiah? Whose son is he?" They replied, "He is the son of David." Jesus responded, "Then why does David, speaking under the inspiration of the Spirit, call the Messiah 'my Lord'? For David said, 'The LORD said to my Lord, Sit in the place of honor at my right hand until I humble your enemies beneath your feet. 'Since David called the Messiah 'my Lord, ' how can the Messiah be his son?" No one could answer him. And after that, no one dared to ask him any more questions. --- The Bible

８６１．After the game, the king and the pawn go in the same box. --- anonymous

８６２．Vision is the art of seeing what is invisible to others. --- Jonathan Swift

８６３．And without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is and that He is a rewarder of those who seek Him. --- (New American Standard Bible)

８６４．On landing, a Westjet stewardess was heard to say: "Please be sure to take all of your belongings. If you're going to leave anything, please make sure it's something we'd like to have." --- a joke

８６５．God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth should change And though the mountains slip into the heart of the sea; Though its waters roar and foam, Though the mountains quake at its swelling pride. --- (New American Standard Bible)

８６６．Remember that vase you were always worried I might break? Well, your worries are over. --- anonymous

８６７．“Because he has loved Me, therefore I will deliver him; I will set him securely on high, because he has known My name. “He will call upon Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will rescue him and honor him. “With a long life I will satisfy him And let him see My salvation.” --- (New American Standard Bible)

８６８．The number one way hackers get into protected systems isn't through a fancy technical exploit. It's by guessing the password. That's not too hard when the most common password used on business systems is "Password1." --- a joke?

８６９．But Jesus, overhearing what was being spoken, said to the synagogue official, “Do not be afraid any longer, only believe.” --- (New American Standard Bible)

８７０．A man walked into a doctor's office. He had a cucumber up his nose, a carrot in his left ear and a banana in his right ear. "What's the matter with me?" he asked the doctor. The doctor replied, "You're not eating properly." --- a joke

８７１．after hearing about Jesus, she came up in the crowd behind Him and touched His cloak. For she thought, “If I just touch His garments, I will get well.” --- (Mark5:27-28)

８７２．"What's the matter with your finger?" "I hit the wrong nail!" --- a joke

８７３．A politician thinks of the next election while a statesman thinks of the next generation. --- anonymous

８７４．And He said to her, “Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace and be healed of your affliction.” --- (Mark 5:34)

８７５．Faith will move mountains. --- a proverb

８７６．Laughter is inner jogging. --- Norman Cousins

８７７．Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples, "The teachers of religious law and the Pharisees are the official interpreters of the law of Moses. So practice and obey whatever they tell you, but don't follow their example. For they don't practice what they teach. They crush people with unbearable religious demands and never lift a finger to ease the burden. "Everything they do is for show. On their arms they wear extra wide prayer boxes with Scripture verses inside, and they wear robes with extra long tassels. And they love to sit at the head table at banquets and in the seats of honor in the synagogues. They love to receive respectful greetings as they walk in the marketplaces, and to be called 'Rabbi.' "Don't let anyone call you 'Rabbi,' for you have only one teacher, and all of you are equal as brothers and sisters. And don't address anyone here on earth as 'Father,' for only God in heaven is your spiritual Father. And don't let anyone call you 'Teacher,' for you have only one teacher, the Messiah. The greatest among you must be a servant. But those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted. --- The Bible

８７８．Behold, God is my helper; The Lord is the sustainer of my soul. --- (Psalm 54:4)

８７９．My mother is going to have to stop lying about her age because pretty soon I'm going to be older than she is. --- anonymous

８８０．A seafood restaurant had a sign in the window that read, "Big Lobster Tales, $5 each." Amazed at the great value, a man stopped in and asked the waitress, "Five dollars each for lobster tails -- is that correct?" "Yes," she said. "It's our special just for today." "Well," he said, "they must be little lobster tails." "No," she replied, "it's the really big lobster." "Are you sure they aren't green lobster tails -- and a little bit tough?" "No," she said, "it's the really big red lobster." "Big red lobster tails, $5 each?" he said, amazed. "They must be old lobster tails!" "No, they're definitely today's." "Today's big red lobster tails -- $5 each?" he repeated, astounded. "Yes," she insisted. "Well, here's my five dollars," he said. "I'll take one." She took the money and led him to a table where she invited him to sit down. She then sat down next to him, put her hand on his shoulder, leaned over close to him, and said, "Once upon a time there was a really big red lobster..." --- a joke

８８１．Energy and persistence conquer all things. --- Benjamin Franklin

８８２．There was one part of the house I had not yet visited, and I went there now. The chapel showed no ill-effects of its long neglect; the art-nouveau paint was as fresh and bright as ever; the art-nouveau lamp burned once more before the altar. I said a prayer, an ancient, newly-leaned form of words, and left, turning towards the camp; and as I walked back, and the cookhouse bugle sounded ahead of me, I thought: The builders did not know the uses to which their work would descend; they made a new house with the stones of the old castle; year by year, generation after generation, they enriched and extended it; year by year the great harvest of timber in the park grew to ripeness; until, in sudden frost, came the age of Hooper; the place was desolate and the work all brought to nothing; Quomodo sedet sola civitas. Vanity of vanities, all is vanity.‘And yet,’ I thought, stepping out more briskly towards the camp, where the bugles after a pause had taken up the second call and were sounding ‘Pick-em-up, pick-em-up, hot potatoes’, ‘and yet that is not the last word; it is not even an apt word; it is a dead word from ten years back.　‘Something quite remote from anything the builders intended, has come out of their work, and out of the fierce little human tragedy in which I played; something none of us thought about at the time; a small red flame, a beaten-copper lamp of deplorable design relit before the beaten-copper doors of a tabernacle; the flame which the old knights saw from their tombs, which they saw put out; that flame burns again for other soldiers, far from home, farther, in heart, than Acre or Jerusalem. It could not have been lit but for the builders and the tragedians, and there I found it this morning, burning anew among the old stones.’ I quickened my pace and reached the hut which served us for our ante-room. ‘You’re looking unusually cheerful today,’ said the second-in-command.

８８３．and the prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up, and if he has committed sins, they will be forgiven him. Therefore, confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another so that you may be healed. The effective prayer of a righteous man can accomplish much. Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the earth for three years and six months. Then he prayed again, and the sky poured rain and the earth produced its fruit. --- (James 5:15-18)

８８４．Experience is not what happens to you. It is what you do with what happens to you. --- Aldous Huxley

８８５．Cast your burden upon the LORD and He will sustain you; He will never allow the righteous to be shaken. --- (Psalm 55:22)

８８６．My family's records go back at least eight centuries. Ours were lost in the Flood. --- anonymous

８８７．‘Do not fear, for I am with you; Do not anxiously look about you, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, surely I will help you, Surely I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.’ --- (Isaiah 41:10)

８８８．A family of mice were surprised by a big cat. Father Mouse jumped and said, "Bow-wow!" The cat ran away. "What was that, Father?" asked Baby Mouse. "Well, son, that's why it's important to learn a second language." --- a joke

８８９．Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; he who comes to Me will not hunger, and he who believes in Me will never thirst. --- (John 6:35)

８９０．I am the living bread that came down out of heaven; if anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever; and the bread also which I will give for the life of the world is My flesh. --- (John 6:51)

８９１．I got a statue of the Venus de Milo cheap because it was faulty. It had both arms. --- anonymous

８９２．It is only possible to live happily-ever-after on a day-to-day basis. --- Margaret Bonnano

８９３．For He has satisfied the thirsty soul, And the hungry soul He has filled with what is good. --- (Psalm 107:9)

８９４．A: Just look at that young person with the short hair and blue jeans. Is it a boy or a girl? B: It's a girl. She's my daughter. A: Oh, I'm sorry, sir. I didn't know that you were her father. B: I'm not. I'm her mother. --- a joke

８９５．God knows who is a good pilgrim. --- a proverb

８９６．Many of our fears are tissue-paper-thin, and a single courageous step would carry us clear through them. --- Brendan Francis

８９７．"What sorrow awaits you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you shut the door of the Kingdom of Heaven in people's faces. You won't go in yourselves, and you don't let others enter either. [What sorrow awaits you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! You shamelessly cheat widows out of their property and then pretend to be pious by making long prayers in public. Because of this, you will be severely punished.]"What sorrow awaits you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you cross land and sea to make one convert, and then you turn that person into twice the child of hell you yourselves are! "Blind guides! What sorrow awaits you! For you say that it means nothing to swear 'by God's Temple,' but that it is binding to swear  'by the gold in the Temple.' Blind fools! Which is more important -- the gold or the Temple that makes the gold sacred? And you say that to swear 'by the altar' is not binding, but to swear 'by the gifts on the altar' is binding. How blind! For which is more important -- the gift on the altar or the altar that makes the gift sacred? When you swear 'by the altar,' you are swearing by it and by everything on it. And when you swear 'by the Temple,' you are swearing by it and by God, who lives in it. And when you swear 'by heaven,' you are swearing by the throne of God and by God, who sits on the throne. "What sorrow awaits you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you are careful to tithe even the tiniest income from your herb gardens, but you ignore the more important aspects of the law -- justice, mercy, and faith. You should tithe, yes, but do not neglect the more important things. Blind guides! You strain your water so you won't accidentally swallow a gnat, but you swallow a camel! --- The Bible

８９８．By this the love of God was manifested in us, that God has sent His only begotten Son into the world so that we might live through Him. --- (1 John 4:9)

８９９．And my God will supply all your needs according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus. --- (Philippians4:19)

９００．What were the last words spoken at the Last Supper? “Everyone who wants to be in the picture, get on this side of the table!” --- anonymous

９０１．Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes in Me will live even if he dies, --- (John 11:25)

９０２．While I am in the world, I am the Light of the world. --- (John 9:5)

９０３．And Jesus said, “For judgment I came into this world, so that those who do not see may see, and that those who see may become blind.” --- (John 9:39)

９０４．"I find you not guilty of bigamy. You may now go home to your wife." "Thank you, but which one?" --- anonymous

９０５．A: Why are you crying? 　B: The elephant is dead. 　A: Was he your pet? 　B: No, but I'm the one who must dig his grave. --- a joke

９０６．Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be. --- Abraham Lincoln

９０７．Then Jesus again spoke to them, saying, “I am the Light of the world; he who follows Me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the Light of life.” --- (John 8:12)

９０８．Upon entering the little country store, the stranger noticed a sign saying "DANGER! BEWARE OF DOG!" posted on the glass door. Inside he noticed a harmless old hound dog asleep on the floor besides the cash register. He asked the store manager, "Is THAT the dog folks are supposed to beware of?" "Yep, that's him," he replied. The stranger couldn't help but be amused. "That certainly doesn't look like a dangerous dog to me. Why in the world would you post that sign?" "Because," the owner replied, "before I posted that sign, people kept tripping over him." --- a joke

９０９．Have a care of a silent dog and a still water. --- a proverb

９１０．Never go to a doctor whose office plants have died. --- Erma Bombeck

９１１．I have come as Light into the world, so that everyone who believes in Me will not remain in darkness. --- (John 12:46)

９１２．I always remember my wife's birthday. It's the day after she reminds me of it. --- anonymous

９１３．The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it. --- (John 1:5)

９１４．Finally, a friend's husband has decided that, at the ripe old age of 48, he needs to get into shape. We went to the gym where a trainer asked him if he could do the splits. 'Of course I can't', he answered. 'How flexible are you?' she asked. To which he replied 'Well, I can't do Tuesdays.' 　--- a joke

９１５．You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden; nor does anyone light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on the lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house. --- (Matthew)

９１６．for you were formerly darkness, but now you are Light in the Lord; walk as children of Light --- (Ephesians 5:8)

９１７．But Jesus called for them, saying, “Permit the children to come to Me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. --- (Luke 18:16)

９１８．I tell you, this man went to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted. --- (Luke 18:14)

９１９．At that time the disciples came to Jesus and said, “Who then is greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” And He called a child to Himself and set him before them, and said, “Truly I say to you, unless you are converted and become like children, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven. Whoever then humbles himself as this child, he is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. --- (Matthew 18:1-4)

９２０．Kindness is more than deeds. It is an attitude, an expression, a look, a touch. It is anything that lifts another person. --- anonymous

９２１．Ignorance is bliss. --- a proverb

９２２．Often the difference between a successful marriage and a mediocre one consists of leaving about three or four things a day unsaid. --- Harlan Miller

９２３．"O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones God's messengers! How often I have wanted to gather your children together as a hen protects her chicks beneath her wings, but you wouldn't let me. And now, look, your house is abandoned and desolate. For I tell you this, you will never see me again until you say, 'Blessings on the one who comes in the name of the LORD!'” --- The Bible

９２４．The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; A broken and a contrite heart, O God, You will not despise. --- (Psalm 51:17)

９２５．In the first round I had the champ down on one knee. He was bending over to see if I was still breathing! --- anonymous

９２６．How do you know when the drummer is at the door? He keeps banging harder and faster, but still doesn't know when to come in. --- a joke

９２７．“For My hand made all these things, Thus all these things came into being,” declares the LORD. “But to this one I will look, To him who is humble and contrite of spirit, and who trembles at My word. --- (Isaiah 66:2)

９２８．People who eat chocolate often tend to be slimmer than those who eat it occasionally, according to a U.S. study involving about a thousand people. --- a fact

９２９．Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle. --- Plato

９３０．In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins. --- (1 John 4:10)

９３１．An executive is someone who can take three hours for lunch without hindering production. --- anonymous

９３２．A puppy with the size of a business card named Beyonce in California is trying to get the recognition as world's smallest dog in the Guinness Book of World Records. --- a news

９３３．I am an invisible man. No, I am not a spook like those who haunted Edgar Allan Poe; nor am I one of your Hollywood-movie ectoplasms. I am a man of substance, of flesh and bone, fiber and liquids, and I might even be said to possess a mind. I am invisible, understand, simply because people refuse to see me. Like the bodiless heads you see sometimes in circus sideshows, it is as though I have been surrounded by mirrors of hard, distorting glass. When they approach me they see only my surroundings, themselves, or figments of their imagination, indeed, everything and anything except me.Nor is my invisibility exactly a matter of bio-chemical accident to my epidermis. That invisibility to which I refer occurs because of a peculiar disposition of the eyes of those with whom I come in contact. A matter of the construction of their inner eyes, those eyes with which they look through their physical eyes upon reality. I am not complaining, nor am I protesting either. It is sometimes advantageous to be unseen, although it is most often rather wearing on the nerves. Then too, you’re constantly being bumped against by those of poor vision. Or again, you often doubt if you really exist. You wonder whether you aren’t simply a phantom in other people’s minds. Say, a figure in a nightmare which the sleeper tries with all his strength to destroy. It’s when you feel like this that, out of resentment, you begin to bump people back. And, let me confess, you feel that way most of the time. You ache with the need to convince yourself that you do exist in the real world, that you’re a part of all the sound and anguish, and you strike out with your fists, you curse and you swear to make them recognize you. And, alas, it’s seldom successful.

９３４．Just as the Father has loved Me, I have also loved you; abide in My love. --- (John 15:9)

９３５．But Jesus was saying, “Father, forgive them; for they do not know what they are doing.” And they cast lots, dividing up His garments among themselves. --- (Luke 23:34)

９３６．but Jesus, on the other hand, because He continues forever, holds His priesthood permanently. Therefore He is able also to save forever those who draw near to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them. --- (Hebrews 7:24-25)

９３７．WHO COMMITTED NO SIN, NOR WAS ANY DECEIT FOUND IN HIS MOUTH; and while being reviled, He did not revile in return; while suffering, He uttered no threats, but kept entrusting Himself to Him who judges righteously; and He Himself bore our sins in His body on the cross, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness; for by His wounds you were healed. --- (1 Peter 2:22-24)

９３８．
　Student: "Would you punish me for some thing I didn't do?"
　Teacher: "No, of course not."
　Student: "Good, because I didn't do my homework."　--- a joke

９３９．Judge not a book by its cover. --- a proverb

９４０．Peace -- that was the other name for home. --- Kathleen Norris

９４１．As Jesus was leaving the Temple grounds, his disciples pointed out to him the various Temple buildings. But he responded, "Do you see all these buildings? I tell you the truth, they will be completely demolished. Not one stone will be left on top of another!” Later, Jesus sat on the Mount of Olives. His disciples came to him privately and said, "Tell us, when will all this happen? What sign will signal your return and the end of the world?” Jesus told them, "Don't let anyone mislead you, for many will come in my name, claiming, ‘I am the Messiah.' They will deceive many. And you will hear of wars and threats of wars, but don't panic. Yes, these things must take place, but the end won't follow immediately. Nation will go to war against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in many parts of the world. But all this is only the first of the birth pains, with more to come. "Then you will be arrested, persecuted, and killed. You will be hated all over the world because you are my followers. And many will turn away from me and betray and hate each other. And many false prophets will appear and will deceive many people. Sin will be rampant everywhere, and the love of many will grow cold. But the one who endures to the end will be saved. And the Good News about the Kingdom will be preached throughout the whole world, so that all nations will hear it; and then the end will come. --- The Bible

９４２．They say that one in five people in the world are Chinese. And there are five people in my family, so it must be one of them. --- anonymous

９４３．"It's clear" said the teacher, "That you haven't studied your geography. What's your excuse?" "Well, my dad says the world is changing every day. So I decided to wait until it settles down!" --- a joke

９４４．Life is the sum of all your choices. --- Albert Camus

９４５．knowing that you were not redeemed with perishable things like silver or gold from your futile way of life inherited from your forefathers, but with precious blood, as of a lamb unblemished and spotless, the blood of Christ. --- (1 Peter1:18-19)

９４６．In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace --- (Ephesians 1:7)

９４７．My wife doesn't need to call us when dinner is ready. We just listen out for the smoke alarm! --- anonymous

９４８．
　Father: What did you do today to help your mother?
　Son: I dried the dishes
　Daughter: And I helped pick up the pieces. --- a joke

９４９．By this the love of God was manifested in us, that God has sent His only begotten Son into the world so that we might live through Him. --- (1 John 4:9)

９５０．'Doctor, can you give me something for this terrible cough?' Doctor puts enormous bottle of syrup on the table. 'Sorry, I think you misheard me, I said I have a bad cough' 'I know. Drink that and trust me, you won't dare cough' --- a joke

９５１．He is not here, for He has risen, just as He said. Come, see the place where He was lying. --- (Matthew 28:6)

９５２．and if Christ has not been raised, your faith is worthless; you are still in your sins. --- (1 Corinthians 15:17)

９５３．She was on a diet so long, she disappeared. --- anonymous

９５４．A man received a phone call from his doctor. The doctor said, "I have some good news and some bad news." The man said, "OK, give me the good news first." The doctor said, "The good news is, you have 24 hours to live." The man replied, "Oh no! If that's the good news, then what's the bad news?" The doctor said, "The bad news is, I forgot to call you yesterday." --- a joke

９５５．Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His great mercy has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, --- (1 Peter 1:3)

９５６．"I'm not going back to school ever again." "Why ever not?" "The teacher doesn't know a thing, all she does is ask questions!" --- a joke

９５７．Kindness is the noblest weapon to conquer with. --- a proverb

９５８．Remember the mighty oak was once a nut like you. --- anonymous

９５９．The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law; but thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. --- (1 Corinthians 15:56-57)

９６０．Money can't buy happiness. That's why we have credit cards! --- anonymous

９６１．There is no love without forgiveness, and there is no forgiveness without love. --- Bryant H. McGill

９６２．Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes in Me will live even if he dies, --- (John 11:25)

９６３．After spending so much time packing my suitcase, I hope I don't have to open it. --- anonymous

９６４．　＜＜If Microsoft had been the first to invent books＞＞　1.Before you can open the cover of your new book, you must obtain a book activation code by phoning Microsoft. 　2.Sorry, only one person may ever read your book. 　3.When you're reading your book, the type can mysteriously disappear.   4.Libraries, which are for sharing books, are illegal.   5.There are two versions of your book - the "Standard" and the "Pro" versions. --- a joke

９６５．This is the will of Him who sent Me, that of all that He has given Me I lose nothing, but raise it up on the last day. For this is the will of My Father, that everyone who beholds the Son and believes in Him will have eternal life, and I Myself will raise him up on the last day. --- (John 6:39-40)

９６６．Love consists in desiring to give what is our own to another and feeling his delight as our own. --- Emanuel Swedenborg

９６７．Then He opened their minds to understand the Scriptures, and He said to them, “Thus it is written, that the Christ would suffer and rise again from the dead the third day, and that repentance for forgiveness of sins would be proclaimed in His name to all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem. You are witnesses of these things. --- (Luke 24:45-48)

９６８．For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with Him those who have fallen asleep in Jesus. --- (1 Thessalonians 4:14)

９６９．Mom, where do elephants come from - and don't give me the gag about the stork again. --- anonymous

９７０．What happened when the ghost asked for a whiskey at his local bar? The bartender said "Sorry sir, we don't serve spirits here"! --- a joke

９７１．It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed. --- Theodore Roosevelt

９７２．Learning is better than house and land. --- a proverb

９７３．Self-trust is the first secret of success. --- Ralph Waldo Emerson

９７４．"Now learn a lesson from the fig tree. When its branches bud and its leaves begin to sprout, you know that summer is near. In the same way, when you see all these things, you can know his return is very near, right at the door. I tell you the truth, this generation will not pass from the scene until all these things take place. Heaven and earth will disappear, but my words will never disappear. "However, no one knows the day or hour when these things will happen, not even the angels in heaven or the Son himself. Only the Father knows. "When the Son of Man returns, it will be like it was in Noah's day.In those days before the flood, the people were enjoying banquets and parties and weddings right up to the time Noah entered his boat. People didn't realize what was going to happen until the flood came and swept them all away. That is the way it will be when the Son of Man comes. "Two men will be working together in the field; one will be taken, the other left.Two women will be grinding flour at the mill; one will be taken, the other left. "So you, too, must keep watch! For you don't know what day your Lord is coming. --- The Bible

９７５．"It seems that everything I say to you goes in one ear and out the other." "Well, I guess that's why I've got two ears." --- a joke

９７６．A young businessman had just started his own firm. He rented a beautiful office and had it furnished with antiques. Sitting there, he saw a man come in to the outer office. Wishing to appear the hot shot, the businessman picked up the phone and started to pretend he had a big deal working. He threw huge figures around and made giant commitments. Finally he hung up and asked the visitor, "Can I help you?" The man said, "Yeah, I've come to activate your phone lines." --- a joke

９７７．But know this first of all, that no prophecy of Scripture is a matter of one’s own interpretation, for no prophecy was ever made by an act of human will, but men moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God. --- (2 Peter 1:20-21)

９７８．Father to son after exam: "Let me see your report card." 　Son: "My friend just borrowed it. He wants to scare his parents." --- a joke

９７９．For God has not destined us for wrath, but for obtaining salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, who died for us, so that whether we are awake or asleep, we will live together with Him. --- (1 Thessalonians 5:9-10)

９８０．Embarrassment of embarrassments: two eyes meeting through a keyhole. --- anonymous

９８１．One day, a little girl was sitting and watching her mother do the dishes at the kitchen sink. She suddenly noticed that her mother had several strands of white hair sticking out in contrast to her dark hair. The little girl looked at her mother and inquisitively asked, "Why are some of your hairs white, Mom?" Her mother replied, "Well, every time you do something wrong and make me cry or unhappy, one of my hairs turns white." The little girl thought about this explanation for a while and then asked, "Mommy, then why are ALL of grandma's hairs white?" --- a joke

９８２．He who was delivered over because of our transgressions, and was raised because of our justification. --- (Romans 4:25)

９８３．Said to a railroad engineer: What's the use of having a train schedule if the trains are always late. The reply from the railroad engineer: How would we know they were late, if we didn't have a schedule? --- a joke

９８４．For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost. --- (Luke 19:10)

９８５．“What do you think? If any man has a hundred sheep, and one of them has gone astray, does he not leave the ninety-nine on the mountains and go and search for the one that is straying? If it turns out that he finds it, truly I say to you, he rejoices over it more than over the ninety-nine which have not gone astray. So it is not the will of your Father who is in heaven that one of these little ones perish. --- (Matthew 18:12-14)

９８６．"Say, in England do you also have a blood bank?" "No, but we have a liver-pool." --- anonymous

９８７．“Or what woman, if she has ten silver coins and loses one coin, does not light a lamp and sweep the house and search carefully until she finds it? When she has found it, she calls together her friends and neighbors, saying, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found the coin which I had lost!’ In the same way, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.” --- (Luke 15:8-10)

９８８．Q: Why did the Scarecrow win the Nobel Prize? 　A: Because he was Outstanding in his field. --- a joke

９８９．Make hay while the sun shines. --- a proverb

９９０．Teaching is not a lost art, but the regard for it is a lost tradition. --- Jacques Barzun

９９１．A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new. --- Albert Einstein

９９２．Understand this: If a homeowner knew exactly when a burglar was coming, he would keep watch and not permit his house to be broken into.You also must be ready all the time, for the Son of Man will come when least expected. "A faithful, sensible servant is one to whom the master can give the responsibility of managing his other household servants and feeding them. If the master returns and finds that the servant has done a good job, there will be a reward. I tell you the truth, the master will put that servant in charge of all he owns. But what if the servant is evil and thinks, 'My master won't be back for a while,'and he begins beating the other servants, partying, and getting drunk?The master will return unannounced and unexpected, and he will cut the servant to pieces and assign him a place with the hypocrites. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. --- The Bible

９９３．for you were formerly darkness, but now you are Light in the Lord; walk as children of Light (for the fruit of the Light consists in all goodness and righteousness and truth), trying to learn what is pleasing to the Lord. --- (Ephesians 5:8-10)

９９４．My eyes were never good and I have a wife to prove it. --- anonymous

９９５．And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect. --- (Romans 12:2)

９９６．For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them. --- (Ephesians 2:10)

９９７．"How did you get your hands so dirty?" "Washing my face."

９９８．When NASA first started sending up astronauts, they quickly discovered that ballpoint pens would not work in zero gravity. To combat the problem, NASA scientists spent a decade and $12 billion to develop a pen that writes in zero gravity, upside down, underwater, on almost any surface including glass and at temperatures ranging from well below freezing to over 200 Celsius. The Russians used a pencil. --- a joke

９９９．Since you have in obedience to the truth purified your souls for a [t]sincere love of the brethren, fervently love one another from the heart, --- (1 Peter 1:22)

１０００．Jesus answered and said to him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.” --- (John 3:3)

１００１．so that whoever believes will in Him have eternal life. --- (John 3:15)

１００２．Barman saw a guy crying into his beer. "What's the matter?" he asked. "My wife has run off with my best mate" was the reply. "That's bad" said the barman. "Yes" said the guy "I miss him". --- a joke

１００３．Success is relative. The more success, the more relatives --- a joke

１００４．He saved us, not on the basis of deeds which we have done in righteousness, but according to His mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy Spirit, --- (Titus 3:5)

１００５．"Then the Kingdom of Heaven will be like ten bridesmaids who took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom. Five of them were foolish, and five were wise. The five who were foolish didn't take enough olive oil for their lamps, but the other five were wise enough to take along extra oil. When the bridegroom was delayed, they all became drowsy and fell asleep. "At midnight they were roused by the shout, 'Look, the bridegroom is coming! Come out and meet him!' "All the bridesmaids got up and prepared their lamps. Then the five foolish ones asked the others, 'Please give us some of your oil because our lamps are going out.' "But the others replied, 'We don't have enough for all of us. Go to a shop and buy some for yourselves.' "But while they were gone to buy oil, the bridegroom came. Then those who were ready went in with him to the marriage feast, and the door was locked. Later, when the other five bridesmaids returned, they stood outside, calling, 'Lord! Lord! Open the door for us!' "But he called back, 'Believe me, I don't know you!' "So you, too, must keep watch! For you do not know the day or hour of my return. --- The Bible

１００６．"Do fish grow fast?" "Sure. Every time my Dad mentions the one that got away it grows another foot" --- a joke.

１００７．When I was young I thought that money was the most important thing in life; now that I am old I know that it is. --- Oscar Wilde

１００８．"Do you love your enemies?" "Yes, all three of them - tobacco, women and liquor." --- a joke

１００９．Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come. --- (2 Corinthians 5:17)

１０１０．A husband and wife were at a party chatting with some friends when the subject of marriage counseling came up. "Oh, we'll never need that. My husband and I have a great relationship," the wife explained. "He was a communications major in college and I majored in theatre arts. He communicates real well and I just act like I'm listening." --- a joke

１０１１．But now you also, put them all aside: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and abusive speech from your mouth. Do not lie to one another, since you laid aside the old self with its evil practices, and have put on the new self who is being renewed to a true knowledge according to the image of the One who created him― --- (Colossians 3:8-10)

１０１２．The customer said angrily to the waiter, "There are two flies in my soup ! What's the meaning of this?" The waiter replied politely, "I wouldn't know , sir. I am not fortune teller." --- a joke

１０１３．but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him shall never thirst; but the water that I will give him will become in him a well of water springing up to eternal life.” --- (John 4:14)

１０１４．An Englishman, a Scotsman and an Irishman were driving through the desert when their car broke down. So they had to get out. The Englishman took a bottle of wine with him, the Scotsman took an umbrella and the Irishman took a car door. On the way they met this old bastard. He said to the Englishman "I know why you've got the wine so you can have a drink when you are thirsty", He said to the Scotsman "I know why you've got the umbrella to keep the sun off you", "but" he said to the Irishman "Why have you got the car door?" and the Irishman replied "If I get hot I can wind the window down!" --- a joke

１０１５．God is spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth. --- (John 4:24)

１０１６．Let me describe a tearoom in one of the temples attached to Daitokuji, the Zen temple which is the headquarters of the tea. Where a series of flagstones irregularly arranged comes to a stop, there stands an insignificant-looking straw-thatched hut, low and unpretentious to the last degree. The entrance is not by a door but by a sort of aperture; to enter through it, a visitor has to be shorn of all his encumbrances, that is to say, both his swords, long and short, which in the feudal days a samurai used to carry all the time. The inside is a small semi-lighted room about ten feet square; the ceiling is low and of uneven height and structure. The posts are not smoothly planed and finished, they are mostly of natural wood. After a little while, however, the room grows gradually lighter as our eyes begin to adjust to the new situation. We notice an ancient-looking kakemono in the alcove, with some handwriting or a picture of sumiye. An incense burner emits a smoke of fragrance, which has the singular effect of soothing one’s nerves. The flower vase does not contain more than a single flower stem, not at all gorgeous or ostentatious; but, like a little white lily blooming under a rock surrounded by the somber pines, the humble flower in these surroundings in enhanced in beauty and attracts the attention of the small gathering.  Now we listen to the sound of boiling water in the kettle, resting on a tripod over a fire in the square hole cut in the floor. The sound is not actually that of boiling water but comes from the heavy iron kettle, and it is most appropriately likened by the connoisseur to a breeze that passes through the pine grove. It adds greatly to the serenity of the room, for a man here feels as if he were sitting alone in a mountain but where a white cloud and the pine music are his only consoling companions.　To take a cup of tea with friends in this environment, talking probably about the sumiye sketch in the alcove or some artistic topic suggested by the tea utensils in the room, lifts the mind above the perplexities of life. The warrior is saved from his daily occupation of fighting, the businessman from his ever-present idea of moneymaking. Is it not something, indeed, to find in this world of struggles and vanities a corner, however humble, where a man can rise above the limits of relativity and have even a glimpse of eternity? --- Daisetsu Suzuki

１０１７．Necessity has no law. --- a proverb

１０１８．We ask ourselves, "Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented and fabulous?" Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. --- Marianne Williamson

１０１９．"Again, the Kingdom of Heaven can be illustrated by the story of a man going on a long trip. He called together his servants and entrusted his money to them while he was gone. He gave five bags of silver to one, two bags of silver to another, and one bag of silver to the last -- dividing it in proportion to their abilities. He then left on his trip. "The servant who received the five bags of silver began to invest the money and earned five more. The servant with two bags of silver also went to work and earned two more. But the servant who received the one bag of silver dug a hole in the ground and hid the master's money. "After a long time their master returned from his trip and called them to give an account of how they had used his money. The servant to whom he had entrusted the five bags of silver came forward with five more and said, 'Master, you gave me five bags of silver to invest, and I have earned five more.' "The master was full of praise. 'Well done, my good and faithful servant. You have been faithful in handling this small amount, so now I will give you many more responsibilities. Let's celebrate together!' "The servant who had received the two bags of silver came forward and said, 'Master, you gave me two bags of silver to invest, and I have earned two more.' "The master said, 'Well done, my good and faithful servant. You have been faithful in handling this small amount, so now I will give you many more responsibilities. Let's celebrate together!' "Then the servant with the one bag of silver came and said, 'Master, I knew you were a harsh man, harvesting crops you didn't plant and gathering crops you didn't cultivate. I was afraid I would lose your money, so I hid it in the earth. Look, here is your money back.' "But the master replied, 'You wicked and lazy servant! If you knew I harvested crops I didn't plant and gathered crops I didn't cultivate,why didn't you deposit my money in the bank? At least I could have gotten some interest on it.' "Then he ordered, 'Take the money from this servant, and give it to the one with the ten bags of silver. To those who use well what they are given, even more will be given, and they will have an abundance. But from those who do nothing, even what little they have will be taken away. Now throw this useless servant into outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.' --- The Bible

１０２０．Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears My word, and believes Him who sent Me, has eternal life, and does not come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life. --- (John 5:24)

１０２１．"I want a divorce. My husband has been cheating on me." "That's a serious accusation," said the judge. "Do you have any evidence to substantiate your claim?" "Yes. Just last night I saw him enter a movie theater with another woman." "Who was this other woman?" "I don't know. I never saw her before." "Then why didn't you follow them into the theater and find out who she was." "I would have," she explained, "but the man I was with had already seen that picture!" --- a joke

１０２２．Jesus said to them, “ I am the bread of life; he who comes to Me will not hunger, and he who believes in Me will never thirst. --- (John 6:35)

１０２３．Now on the last day, the great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink. He who believes in Me, as the Scripture said, ‘From his innermost being will flow rivers of living water.’” --- (John 7:37-38)

１０２４．I once got an especially helpful reply to a question I asked on Microsoft's on-line tech support service. I wrote back to thank them for a complete and concise reply, and said how much I appreciated it. The next day I had a response: "We are looking into the problem and will contact you with a solution as soon as possible." After that, I had never got any mail from them. --- a joke

１０２５．Once a man and twice a child. --- a proverb

１０２６．You are here in order to enable the world to live more amply, with greater vision, with a fine spirit of hope of achievement. You are here to enrich the world and you impoverish yourself if you forget the errand. --- Woodrow Wilson

１０２７．I've ruined my health by drinking to everyone else's

１０２８．For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; --- (Ephesians)

１０２９．nevertheless knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the Law but through faith in Christ Jesus, even we have believed in Christ Jesus, so that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the Law; since by the works of the Law no flesh will be justified. --- (Galatians 2:16)

１０３０．There’s a Marine, an Airforce Commando, a Navy Seal and a Green Beret sitting around a campfire telling each-other how tough they are. The Marine says: "I can swim 50 miles and bite the head off a live chicken. One Marine is worth 5 other men." The Airforce Commando says - "I can clear runways one-handed and kill a man with my bare hands. One Airforce Commando is worth 10 other men." The Navy Seal says - "Yeah? Well I can dive up to 90 feet without air, and I’m an expert in demolitions. One Navy Seal is worth 13 other men." The Green Beret just sat there all this time saying nothing, quietly turning the embers. --- a joke

１０３１．You know that He appeared in order to take away sins; and in Him there is no sin. --- (1 John 3:5)

１０３２．She said, “No one, Lord.” And Jesus said, “ I do not condemn you, either. Go. From now on sin no more.” --- (John 8:11)

１０３３．A young boy had just gotten his driving license. He asked his father, who was a minister and a bit of a twit, if they could discuss the use of the car. His father took him to his study and said to him, "I'll make a deal with you. You bring your grades up, study your bible a little and get your hair cut, and we'll talk about it." After about a month the boy came back and again asked his father if they could discuss use of the car. They again went to the father's study where his father said, "Son, I've been real proud of you. You have brought your grades up, you've studied your bible diligently, but you didn't get your hair cut!" The young man waited a moment and replied, "You know Dad, I've been thinking about that. Samson had long hair, Moses had long hair, Noah had long hair, and even Jesus had long hair...." To which his father replied, "Yes, and they walked everywhere they went!" --- a joke

１０３４．Knowing your own darkness is the best method for dealing with the darknesses of other people. --- C.G. Jung

１０３５．A man was wandering around in a field, thinking about how good his wife had been to him and how fortunate he was to have her. He asked God, "Why did you make her so kind-hearted?" The Lord responded, "So you could love her, my son." "Why did you make her so good-looking?" "So you could love her, my son." "Why did you make her such a good cook?" "So you could love her, my son." The man thought about this. Then he said, "I don't mean to seem ungrateful or anything but ... why did you make her so stupid?" "So she could love you, my son." --- a joke

１０３６．Resentment is like drinking poison and then hoping it will kill your enemies. --- Nelson Mandela

１０３７．Patience wears out stones. --- a proverb

１０３８．Plants too often removed will not thrive. --- a proverb

１０３９．let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water. --- (Hebrews 10:22)

１０４０．There are three signs of old age. The first is your loss of memory, the other two ...I've forgotten. --- a joke

１０４１．Therefore, since Christ has suffered in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same purpose, because he who has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin, so as to live the rest of the time in the flesh no longer for the lusts of men, but for the will of God. --- (1 Peter 4:1-2)

１０４２．"Didn't you notice the thirty miles-per-hour sign?" "No, officer, I must have been driving too fast to see it." --- a joke

１０４３．A middle aged woman had a heart attack and was taken to the hospital. While on the operating table she had a near death experience. Seeing God, she asked "Is my time up?" God said, "No, you have another 43 years, 2 months, and 8 days to live." Upon recovery, the woman decided to stay in the hospital and have a facelift, liposuction, and a tummy tuck. She even had someone come in and change her hair color. Since she had so much more time to live, she figured she might as well make the most of it. After her last operation, she was released from the hospital. While crossing the street on her way home, she was killed by an ambulance. Arriving in front of God, she demanded, "I thought you said I had another 40 years? Why didn't you pull me from out of the path of the ambulance?" God replied, "I didn't recognize you." --- a joke

１０４４．If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. --- (1 John 1:9)

１０４５．A husband (a doctor) and his wife are having a fight at the breakfast table. Husband gets up in a rage and says, "And you are no good in bed either," and storms out of the house. After sometime he realizes he was nasty and decides to make amends and rings her up. She comes to the phone after many rings and the irritated husband says,"What took you so long to answer the phone?" She says, "I was in bed." "In bed this late - doing what?" he said. "Getting a second opinion!" --- a joke

１０４６．“ All flesh is like grass, And all its glory like the flower of grass. The grass withers, And the flower falls off, But the word of the Lord endures forever.” And this is the word which was preached to you. --- (1 Peter 1:24-25)

１０４７．Self-confidence gives you the freedom to make mistakes and cope with failure without feeling that your world has come to an end or that you are a worthless person.

１０４８．You, however, continue in the things you have learned and become convinced of, knowing from whom you have learned them, and that from childhood you have known the sacred writings which are able to give you the wisdom that leads to salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. --- (2 Timothy 3:14-15)

１０４９．"Is there a word in the English language which contains all the vowels?" "Unquestionably."

１０５０．To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment. -─ Ralph Waldo Emerson

１０５１．Too many people overvalue what they are not and undervalue what they are. --- Malcolm  Forbes

１０５２．I do not know. This story I am telling is all imagination. These characters I create never existed outside my own mind. If I have pretended until now to know my characters’ minds and innermost thoughts, it is because I am writing in (just as I have assumed some of the vocabulary and ‘voice’ of) a convention universally accepted at the time of my story: that the novelist stands next to God. He may not know all, yet he tries to pretend that he does. But I live in the age of Alain Robbe-Grillet and Roland Barthes; if this is a novel, it cannot be a novel in the modern sense of the word. So perhaps I am writing a transposed autobiography; perhaps I now live in one of the houses I have brought into the fiction; perhaps Charles is myself disguised. Perhaps it is only a game. Modern women like Sarah exist, and I have never understood them. Or perhaps I am trying to pass off a concealed book of essays on you. Instead of chapter headings, perhaps I should have written ‘On the Horizontality of Existence’, ‘The Illusion of Progress’, ‘The History of the Novel Form’, ‘The Aetiology of Freedom’, ‘Some Forgotten Aspects of the Victorian Age’ … what you will. Perhaps you suppose that a novelist has only to pull the right strings and his puppets will behave in a lifelike manner; and produce on request a thorough analysis of their motives and intensions. Certainly I intended at this stage (Chap. Thirteen─unfolding of Sarah’s true state of mind) to tell all─or all that matters. But I find myself suddenly like a man in the sharp spring night, watching from the lawn beneath that dim upper window in Marlborough House; I know in the context of my book’s reality that Sarah would never have brushed away her tears and leant down and delivered a chapter of revelation. She would instantly have turned, had she seen me there just as the old moon rose, and disappeared into the interior shadows.

１０５３．All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; so that the man of God may be adequate, equipped for every good work. --- (2 Timothy 3:16)

１０５４．People who take calcium supplement could have increasing risk of a heart attack, according to a study in Germany. --- a fact

１０５５．Be not afraid of growing slowly, be afraid only of standing still. --- a Chinese proverb

１０５６．Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will not pass away. --- (Matthew 24:35)

１０５７．One night, a drunk came stumbling into a bar and said to the bartender: "Drinks for all on me including you, bartender." So the bartender followed the man's order and said: "That will be $36.50 please." The drunk said he had no money so the bartender slapped him around and threw him out. The next night the same drunk came in again and ordered a drink for everyone in the bar including the bartender. Again the bartender followed instructions and again the drunk said he had no money. So the bartender slapped him around and threw him out. On the third night he came in, the drunk ordered drinks for all except the bartender. "What, no drink for me?" replied the bartender. "Oh, no. You get violent when you drink". --- a joke

１０５８．And he said to me, “ These words are faithful and true”; and the Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, sent His angel to show to His bond-servants the things which must soon take place. “And behold, I am coming quickly. Blessed is he who heeds the words of the prophecy of this book.” --- (Revelation 22:6-7)

１０５９．I don't know the key to success but the key to failure is trying to please everybody.

１０６０．A man stuick his head into a barber shop and asked, "How long before I can get a haircut?" The barber looked around the shop and said, "About 2 hours." The man left. A few days later the same man stuck his head in the door and asked, "How long before I can get a haircut? "The barber looked around at the shop full of customers and said, "About 3 hours." The guy left. A week later the same man stuck his head in the shop and asked, "How long before I can get a haircut?" The barber looked around the shop and said, "About an hour and half." The barber looked over at a friend in the shop and said, "Hey, Tony, follow that man and see where he goes. He keeps asking how long he has to wait for a haircut, but then doesn't come back." A little while later, Tony came back into the shop, laughing hysterically. The barber asked, "Tony, where does he go when he leaves here?" Tony looked up, tears in his eyes and said, "Your house!" --- a joke

１０６１．To love is to risk not being loved in return. To hope is to risk pain. To try is to risk failure, but risk must be taken because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing.

１０６２．A new young blonde bride called her mother in tears. She sobbed, "Robert doesn't appreciate what I do for him!" "Now, now," her mother comforted, "I am sure it was all just a misunderstanding." "No, mother," the young woman lamented. "I bought a frozen turkey loaf and he yelled at me about the price." "Well, that is being miserly," the mother agreed, "Those turkey rolls are only a few dollars." "No, mother it wasn't the price of the turkey roll, it was the airplane ticket." "Airplane ticket.... What did you need an airplane ticket for?" "Well mother, when I went to fix it, I looked at the directions on the back and it said, 'PREPARE FROM A FROZEN STATE,' so I flew to Alaska." --- a joke

１０６３．For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life. --- (John 3:16)

１０６４．The eagle does not catch flies. --- a proverb

１０６５．Challenges make you discover things about yourself that you never really knew. --- Cicely Tyson

１０６６．You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; it is these that testify about Me; --- (John 5:39)

１０６７．On the way, Jesus told them, "Tonight all of you will desert me. For the Scriptures say, 'God will strike the Shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.' But after I have been raised from the dead, I will go ahead of you to Galilee and meet you there." Peter declared, "Even if everyone else deserts you, I will never desert you." Jesus replied, "I tell you the truth, Peter -- this very night, before the rooster crows, you will deny three times that you even know me." "No!" Peter insisted. "Even if I have to die with you, I will never deny you!" And all the other disciples vowed the same. --- The Bible

１０６８．She will bear a Son; and you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins. Now all this took place to fulfill what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet: --- (Matthew 1:21-22)

１０６９．Women who seek to be equal with men lack ambition.

１０７０．Do you ever notice that when you're driving, anyone going slower than you is an idiot and everyone driving faster than you is a maniac?

１０７１．The very act of living an authentic life requires you to risk being unusual, different, or strange. It’s the opposite of trying to fit in.

１０７２．But He was pierced through for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; The chastening for our well-being fell upon Him, And by His scourging we are healed. --- (Isaiah 53:5)

１０７３．One day my housework-challenged husband decided to wash his Sweat-shirt. Seconds after he stepped into the laundry room, he shouted to me, "What setting do I use on the washing machine?" "It depends," I replied. "What does it say on your shirt?" He yelled back, "Wait…yeah, University of Oklahoma." --- a joke

１０７４．Therefore, putting aside all filthiness and all that remains of wickedness, in humility receive the word implanted, which is able to save your souls. --- (James 1:21)

１０７５．When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what has been sown in his heart. This is the one on whom seed was sown beside the road. --- (Matthew 13:19)

１０７６．The one on whom seed was sown on the rocky places, this is the man who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy; yet he has no firm root in himself, but is only temporary, and when affliction or persecution arises because of the word, immediately he falls away. --- (Matthew 13:20-21)

１０７７．"Doctor, Doctor what did the x-ray of my head show?" "Absolutely nothing!"

１０７８．Determine the thing that can and shall be done, and then we shall find the way. --- Abraham Lincoln

１０７９．And the one on whom seed was sown among the thorns, this is the man who hears the word, and the worry of the world and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful. --- (Matthew 13:22)

１０８０．Then Jesus went with them to the olive grove called Gethsemane, and he said, "Sit here while I go over there to pray." He took Peter and Zebedee's two sons, James and John, and he became anguished and distressed. He told them, "My soul is crushed with grief to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with me." He went on a little farther and bowed with his face to the ground, praying, "My Father! If it is possible, let this cup of suffering be taken away from me. Yet I want your will to be done, not mine." Then he returned to the disciples and found them asleep. He said to Peter, "Couldn't you watch with me even one hour? Keep watch and pray, so that you will not give in to temptation. For the spirit is willing, but the body is weak!" Then Jesus left them a second time and prayed, "My Father! If this cup cannot be taken away unless I drink it, your will be done." When he returned to them again, he found them sleeping, for they couldn't keep their eyes open. So he went to pray a third time, saying the same things again. Then he came to the disciples and said, "Go ahead and sleep. Have your rest. But look -- the time has come. The Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners. Up, let's be going. Look, my betrayer is here!" --- The Bible

１０８１．And the one on whom seed was sown on the good soil, this is the man who hears the word and understands it; who indeed bears fruit and brings forth, some a hundredfold, some sixty, and some thirty. --- (Matthew 13:23)

１０８２．A man had his credit card stolen. He however decided not to report it because the thief was spending less than his wife did.

１０８３．Your hands made me and fashioned me; Give me understanding, that I may learn Your commandments. --- (Psalm 119:73)

１０８４．It seems to me that people have vast potential. Most people can do extraordinary things if they have the confidence or take the risks. Yet most people don't. --- Philip Adams

１０８５．like newborn babies, long for the pure milk of the word, so that by it you may grow in respect to salvation, --- (1 Peter 2:2)

１０８６．A wealthy man came home from a gambling trip and told his wife that he had lost their entire fortune and that they'd have to drastically alter their life-style. "If you'll just learn to cook," he said, "we can fire the chef." "Okay," she said. "And if you learn how to make love, we can fire the gardener."

１０８７．Teacher: Where is your homework? 　Pupil: I was mugged on the way to school and the mugger took everything I had.

１０８８．Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things. --- Robert Brault

１０８９．Blssed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. --- (Matthew 5:8)

１０９０．"What's the difference between an intelligent man and a UFO?"　"I don't know, I've never seen either one."

１０９１．Point of view. The point of view of a child. We all knew it once but we’ve travelled so far away from it that it’s difficult to get back there again. I remember seeing my own grandson Mathew when he must have been, I suppose, about two and a half. He did not know I was there. I was watching him from the top of the stairs. He walked very carefully down the stairs. It was a new achievement and he was proud of it, but still somewhat scared. He was muttering to himself, saying ‘This is Mathew going down stairs. This is Mathew. Mathew is going down stairs. This is Mathew going down stairs.’ I wonder if we all start life thinking of ourselves, as soon as we can think of ourselves at all, as a separate person, as it were, from the one observing. Did I say to myself once, “This is Agatha in her party sash going down to the dining-room’? It is as though the body in which we have found our spirit lodged is at first strange to us. An entity, we know its name, we are on terms with it, but are not as yet identified fully with it. We are Agatha going for a walk, Mathew going down stairs. We see ourselves rather than feel ourselves. And then one day the next stage of life happens. Suddenly it is no longer ‘This is Mathew going down stairs’. Suddenly it has become I am going down stairs. The achievement of ‘I’ is the first step in the progress of a personal life.

１０９２．Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear - not absence of fear. --- Mark Twain

１０９３．Your word I have treasured in my heart, That I may not sin against You. --- (Psalm 119:11)

１０９４．Little John was sitting in class doing math problems when his teacher picked him to answer a question. "John, if there were five birds sitting on a fence and you shot one with your gun, how many would be left ?" "None.",replied John. "'cause the rest would fly away." "Well, the answer is four," said the teacher. "But I like the way you are thinking." Little John said, "I have a question for you now. If there were three women eating ice cream cones in a shop, one licking her cone, the second biting her cone, and the third one sucking her cone, which one is married?" "Well," said the teacher nevously, "I guess the one sucking the cone?" "No," said Little John, "the one with the wedding ring on her finger. But I like the way you are thinking." --- a joke

１０９５．
How blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel
of the wicked,
Nor stand in the path of sinners,
Nor sit in the seat of scoffers!
But his delight is in the law of the Lord,
And in His law he meditates day and night.
He will be like a tree firmly planted by streams of water,
Which yields its fruit in its season
And its leaf does not wither;
And in whatever he does, he prospers.
--- (Psalm 1:1-3)

１０９６．I was always looking outside myself for strength and confidence, but it comes from within. It is there all the time. --- Anna Freud

１０９７．You don't have a soul. You are a Soul. You have a body. --- C.S. Lewis

１０９８．I noticed my husband standing on the bathroom scale, sucking in his ample stomach. Thinking he was trying to weigh less with this maneuver, I quipped, "I don't think that is going to help much, hon?" "Sure it does," he said. "How else can I can see the numbers!" --- a joke

１０９９．But prove yourselves doers of the word, and not merely hearers who delude themselves. --- (James 1:22)

１１００．There was once a young man who, in his youth, professed his desire to become a great writer. When asked to define "great" he said, "I want to write stuff that the whole world will read, stuff that people will react to on a truly emotional level, stuff that will make them scream, cry, howl in pain and anger!" He now works for Microsoft, writing error messages. --- a joke

１１０１．How can a young man keep his way pure? By keeping it according to Your word. --- (Psalm　119:9)

１１０２．
Let me hear Your lovingkindness in the morning;
For I trust in You;
Teach me the way in which I should walk;
For to You I lift up my soul.
--- (Psalm 143:8)

１１０３．At the cocktail party, one woman said to another, "Aren't you wearing your wedding ring on the wrong finger?" The other replied, "Yes I am, I married the wrong man."

１１０４．A borrowed cloak does not keep one warm. --- a proverb

１１０５．Families are about love overcoming emotional torture. --- Matt Groening

１１０６．Women will never be as successful as men because they have no wives to advise them.

１１０７．You cannot discover new oceans unless you have the courage to lose site of the shore.

１１０８．"Abraham Lincoln had a very hard childhood, he had to walk 7 miles to school everyday." "Well he should have got up earlier and caught the school bus like everyone else!"

１１０９．And without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is and that He is a rewarder of those who seek Him. --- (Hebrews 11:6)

１１１０．After God had created Adam he noticed that he looked very lonely. He decided to help. He said "Adam, I've decided to make you a woman. She'll love you, cook for you, be sweet to you, and understand you." Adam said "Great! How much will she cost me?" The answer came back, "An arm and a leg." "Well," said Adam "What can I get for a rib?" --- a joke

１１１１．I told people I was a drummer before I even had a set, I was a mental drummer. --- Keith Moon

１１１２．By this we know that we have come to know Him, if we keep His commandments. The one who says, “ I have come to know Him,” and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him; but whoever keeps His word, in him the love of God has truly been perfected. By this we know that we are in Him: the one who says he abides in Him ought himself to walk in the same manner as He walked. --- (1 John 2:3-6)

１１１３．Attending a wedding for the first time, Little Susie whispered to her mother, "Why is the bride dressed in white?" "Because white is the color of happiness, and today is the happiest day of her life." Litte Susie thought about this for a moment, then said "So why is the groom wearing black?"

１１１４．Better bend than break. --- a proverb

１１１５．Giving your son a skill is better than giving him one thousand pieces of gold. --- Chinese Proverb

１１１６．Meanwhile, Peter was sitting outside in the courtyard. A servant girl came over and said to him, "You were one of those with Jesus the Galilean." But Peter denied it in front of everyone. "I don't know what you're talking about," he said. Later, out by the gate, another servant girl noticed him and said to those standing around, "This man was with Jesus of Nazareth." Again Peter denied it, this time with an oath. "I don't even know the man," he said. A little later some of the other bystanders came over to Peter and said, "You must be one of them; we can tell by your Galilean accent." Peter swore, "A curse on me if I'm lying -- I don't know the man!" And immediately the rooster crowed. Suddenly, Jesus' words flashed through Peter's mind: "Before the rooster crows, you will deny three times that you even know me." And he went away, weeping bitterly. --- The Bible

１１１７．
God is our refuge and strength,
A very present help in trouble.
Therefore we will not fear, though the earth should change
And though the mountains slip into the heart of the sea;
Though its waters roar and foam,
Though the mountains quake at its swelling pride. Selah.
---(Psalm 46:1-3)

１１１８．　It was warm inside the bakery. Howard stood up from the table and took off his coat. He helped Ann from her coat. The baker looked at them for a minute and then nodded and got up from the table. He went to the oven and turned off some switches. He found cups and poured coffee from an electric coffee-maker. He put a carton of cream on the table, and a bowl of sugar. “You probably need to eat something,” the baker said. “I hope you’ll eat some of my hot rolls. You have to eat and keep going. Eating is a small, good thing in a time like this,” he said. He served them warm cinnamon rolls just out of the oven, the icing still runny. He put butter on the table and knives to spread the butter. Then the baker sat down at the table with them. He waited. He waited until they each took a roll from the platter and began to eat. “It’s good to eat something,” he said, watching them. “There’s more. Eat up. Eat all you want. There’s all the rolls in the world in here.  He served them warm cinnamon rolls just out of the oven, the icing still runny. He put butter on the table and knives to spread the butter. Then the baker sat down at the table with them. He waited. He waited until they each took a roll from the platter and began to eat. “It’s good to eat something,” he said, watching them. “There’s more. Eat up. Eat all you want. There’s all the rolls in the world in here. They ate rolls and drank coffee. Ann was suddenly hungry, and the rolls were warm and sweet. She ate three of them, which pleased the baker. Then he began to talk. They listened carefully. Although they were tired and in anguish, they listened to what the baker had to say. They nodded when the baker began to speak of loneliness, and of the sense of doubt and limitation that had come to him in his middle years. He told them what it was like to be childless all these years. To repeat the days with the ovens endlessly full and endlessly empty. The party food, the celebrations he’d worked over. Icing knuckle-deep. The tiny wedding couples stuck into cakes. Hundreds of them, no, thousands by now. Birthdays. Just imagine all those candles burning. He had a necessary trade. He was a baker. He was glad he wasn’t a florist. It was better to be feeding people. This was a better smell anytime than flowers.

１１１９．But the Lord is faithful, and He will strengthen and protect you from the evil one. --- (2 Thessalonians 3:3)

１１２０．"What kind of person is your new boyfriend? Is he respectable?" "Of course he is, Mom. He's thrifty, doesn't drink or smoke, has a very nice wife and three well-behaved children."

１１２１．There's a new chain of jewellery stores just opened in America. They rent out wedding rings.

１１２２．A one dollar bill met a twenty dollar bill and said, "Hey, where've you been? I haven't seen you around here much." The twenty answered, "I've been hanging out at the casinos went on a cruise and did the rounds of the ship, back to the United States for a while, went to a couple of baseball games, to the mall, that kind of stuff. How about you?" The one dollar bill said, "You know, same old stuff ... church, church, church."

１１２３．And He said, “Certainly I will be with you, and this shall be the sign to you that it is I who have sent you: when you have brought the people out of Egypt, you shall worship God at this mountain.” --- (Exodus 3:12)

１１２４．but God has chosen the foolish things of the world to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to shame the things which are strong, --- (1 Corinthians 1:27)

１１２５．Clothes make the man. --- a proverb

１１２６．Happiness makes up in height for what it lacks in length. --- Robert Frost

１１２７．But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, so that the surpassing greatness of the power will be of God and not from ourselves; --- (2 Corinthians 4:7)

１１２８．A man inserted an advertisement in the classifieds "Wife Wanted". The next day, he received hundreds of replies, all reading the same thing: "You can have mine."

１１２９．The great thing about a diet is that it helps you gain weight more slowly.

１１３０．Love is the absence of judgment. --- Dalai Lama

１１３１．Prayer is not asking. It is a longing of the soul. It is daily admission of one's weakness. It is better in prayer to have a heart without words than words without a heart. --- Mahatma Gandhi

１１３２．And He has said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for power is perfected in weakness.” Most gladly, therefore, I will rather boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may dwell in me. Therefore I am well content with weaknesses, with insults, with distresses, with persecutions, with difficulties, for Christ’s sake; for when I am weak, then I am strong. --- (2 Corinthians 12:9-10)

１１３３．"My son has a bad cold and won't be able to come to school today." "Who is this?" "This is my father speaking!"

１１３４．But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all generously and without reproach, and it will be given to him. --- (James 1:5)

１１３５．A mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone, if it is to keep its edge. --- George R.R. Martin

１１３６．casting all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you. --- (1 Peter 5:7)

１１３７．Did you hear about the terrorists who took a courthouse full of lawyers hostage? They threatened to release one every hour unless their demands were met.

１１３８．Say, therefore, to the sons of Israel, ‘ I am the Lord, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will deliver you from their bondage. I will also redeem you with an outstretched arm and with great judgments. Then I will take you for My people, and I will be your God; and you shall know that I am the Lord your God, who brought you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians. --- (Exodus 6:6-7)

１１３９．The only person who enjoys a toothache is a dentist.

１１４０．Today is the first day of the rest of your life.

１１４１．If we are faithless, He remains faithful, for He cannot deny Himself. --- (2 Timothy 2:13)

１１４２．A rabbit came to a shop and asked, "Got any carrots?" The seller answered, "Noub!" The next day the rabbit came again and asked, "Got any carrots?" The seller retorted, "No!" Next day the rabbit came and asked, "Got any carrots?" The seller shouted, "NO! And if you come again and ask for carrots, I'll take nails and hammer you on the wall by your ears!!!" Early the next morning rabbit came back and asked, "Got any nails?" The seller answered, "Noub!" The rabbit asked, "Got any carrots?"

１１４３．When in Rome, do as the Romans do. --- a proverb

1１４４．I am not afraid of tomorrow, for I have seen yesterday and I love today. --- William Allen White

１１４５．But He gives a greater grace. Therefore it says, “ God is opposed to the proud, but gives grace to the humble.” --- (James 4:6)

１１４６． Now Jesus was standing before Pilate, the Roman governor. "Are you the king of the Jews?" the governor asked him. Jesus replied, "You have said it." But when the leading priests and the elders made their accusations against him, Jesus remained silent. "Don't you hear all these charges they are bringing against you?" Pilate demanded. But Jesus made no response to any of the charges, much to the governor's surprise. Now it was the governor's custom each year during the Passover celebration to release one prisoner to the crowd -- anyone they wanted. This year there was a notorious prisoner, a man named Barabbas. As the crowds gathered before Pilate's house that morning, he asked them, "Which one do you want me to release to you -- Barabbas, or Jesus who is called the Messiah?" (He knew very well that the religious leaders had arrested Jesus out of envy.) Just then, as Pilate was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent him this message: "Leave that innocent man alone. I suffered through a terrible nightmare about him last night." Meanwhile, the leading priests and the elders persuaded the crowd to ask for Barabbas to be released and for Jesus to be put to death. So the governor asked again, "Which of these two do you want me to release to you?" The crowd shouted back, "Barabbas!" Pilate responded, "Then what should I do with Jesus who is called the Messiah?" They shouted back, "Crucify him!" "Why?" Pilate demanded. "What crime has he committed?"  But the mob roared even louder, "Crucify him!" Pilate saw that he wasn't getting anywhere and that a riot was developing. So he sent for a bowl of water and washed his hands before the crowd, saying, "I am innocent of this man's blood. The responsibility is yours!" And all the people yelled back, "We will take responsibility for his death -- we and our children!"So Pilate released Barabbas to them. He ordered Jesus flogged with a lead-tipped whip, then turned him over to the Roman soldiers to be crucified. --- The Bible

１１４７．A filling cabinet is a place where you can lose anything systematically.

１１４８．You change your life by changing your heart. --- Max Lucado

１１４９．No temptation has overtaken you but such as is common to man; and God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will provide the way of escape also, so that you will be able to endure it. --- (1 Corinthians 10:13)

１１５０．Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life.

１１５１．I must have a prodigious amount of mind; it takes me as much as a week, sometimes, to make it up! --- Mark Twain

１１５２．considering the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures of Egypt; for he was looking to the reward. By faith he left Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king; for he endured, as seeing Him who is unseen. --- (Hebrews 11:26-27)

１１５３．What's the difference between a dog howling on the back porch, and a woman howling on the front porch? The dog shuts up when you let it in.

１１５４．Intuition is seeing with the soul. --- Dean Koontz

１１５５．A woman who just got married ran into a friend on the street one day, and the friend asked her how her marriage was going. "Not good. He eats like a pig, he never takes a bath, and he leaves his dirty clothes all over the house. He makes me so sick I can barely eat." "Well," says the friend, "why don't you leave him?" "I will," says the first one. "But I want to lose another 12 pounds first."

１１５６．
For I know that the Lord is great
And that our Lord is above all gods.
Whatever the Lord pleases, He does,
In heaven and in earth, in the seas and in all deeps.
--- (Psalm 135:5-6)

１１５７．Understand the difference between "failing," which each of us does often, and "being a failure," which is a state of mind no one should ever allow themself to fall into. --- Jonathan Lockwood

１１５８．but if we walk in the Light as He Himself is in the Light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin. --- (1 John 1:7)

１１５９．The children were lined up in the cafeteria of a Catholic elementary school for lunch. At the head of the table was a large pile of apples. The nun made a note, and posted on the apple tray: "Take only ONE. God is watching." Moving further along the lunch line, at the other end of the table was a large pile of chocolate chip cookies. A child had written a note, "Take all you want. God is watching the apples."

１１６０．Every excess becomes a vice. --- a proverb

１１６１．Kindness, like a boomerang, always returns. --- anonymous

１１６２．The cannibal wailed into the restaurant in New York, and he said to the waiter, “ I would like to eat a child.” Shocked, the waiter asked “ What do you mean sir?” And the cannibal replied, “Well, the sign at the door said, Children Half price”

１１６３．"What do you give a man who has everything?" "A burglar alarm!"

１１６４．Forgiveness is the giving, and so the receiving, of life. --- George MacDonald

１１６５．"What do UFO's and smart blondes have in common?" "You keep hearing about them, but never see any."

１１６６．”It’s impossible” said pride. “It’s risky” said experience. “It’s pointless” said reason. “Give it a try” whispered the heart. --- anonymous

１１６７．nevertheless knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the Law but through faith in Christ Jesus, even we have believed in Christ Jesus, so that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the Law; since by the works of the Law no flesh will be justified. --- (Galatians 2:16)

１１６８．"Is there a God?" "God only knows."

１１６９．"When was Rome built?" "At night." "Why did you say that?" "Because my dad always says that Rome wasn't built in a day!"

１１７０．The only kind of dignity which is genuine is that which is not diminished by the indifference of others. --- Dag Hammarskjold

１１７１． New York was an inexhaustible space, a labyrinth of endless steps, and no matter how far he walked, no matter how well he came to know its neighborhoods and streets, it always left him with the feeling of being lost. Lost, not only in the city, but within himself as well. Each time he took a walk, he felt as though he were leaving himself behind, and by giving himself up to the movement of the streets, by reducing himself to a seeing eye, he was able to escape the obligation to think, and this, more than anything else, brought him a measure of peace, a salutary emptiness within. The world was outside of him, around him, before him, and the speed with which it kept changing made it impossible for him to dwell on any one thing for very long. Motion was of the essence, the act of putting one foot in front of the other and allowing himself to follow the drift of his own body. By wandering aimlessly, all places became equal and it no longer mattered where he was. On his best walks, he was able to feel that he was nowhere. And this, finally, was all he ever asked of things: to be nowhere. New York was the nowhere he had built around himself, and he realized that he had no intention of ever leaving it again.

１１７２．Insanity is doing the same thing, over and over again, but expecting different results. --- Albert Einstein

１１７３．Your boasting is not good. Do you not know that a little leaven leavens the whole lump of dough? Clean out the old leaven so that you may be a new lump, just as you are in fact unleavened. For Christ our Passover also has been sacrificed. --- (1 Corinthians 5:6-7)

１１７４．So it is said that if you know others and know yourseif, you will not be imperiled in a hundred battles. If you do not know others but know yourself, you win one and lose one. If you do not know others and do not know yourself, you will be imperiled in every single battle.

１１７５．Dare to be yourself!

１１７６．The Lord will fight for you while you keep silent. --- (Exodus 14:14)

１１７７．"Why are hurricanes normally named after women?" "When they come they're wild and wet, but when they go they take your house and car with them."

１１７８．After marriage, husband and wife become two sides of a coin; they just can't face each other, but still they stay together.

１１７９．Fear is often greater than the danger. --- a proverb

１１８０．Laughter is the shortest distance between two people. --- Victor Borge

１１８１．Two guys were talking about their boss's upcoming wedding, and one said, "It's ridiculous! Sure, he's rich, but he's also 93 years old, and she's just 26! What kind of wedding is that?" The other said, "Well, we have a name for that kind of wedding in my family." "Oh, yeah? What do you call it?" "We call it a football wedding." The first guy asked, "What's a football wedding?" The other guy laughed and said, "She's just waiting for him to kick off!"

１１８２．Don't let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do. --- John Wooden

１１８３．Life is an opportunity, benefit from it. Life is beauty, admire it. Life is a dream, realize it. Life is a challenge, meet it. Life is a duty, complete it. Life is a game, play it. Life is a promise, fulfill it. Life is sorrow, overcome it. Life is a song, sing it. Life is a struggle, accept it. Life is a tragedy, confront it. Life is an adventure, dare it. Life is luck, make it. Life is too precious, do not destroy it. Life is life, fight for it. --- Mother Teresa

１１８４．No one gossips about other people's secret virtues.

１１８５．Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world. --- Albert Einstein

１１８６．There are three signs of old age. The first is your loss of memory, the other two ...I've forgotten.

１１８７．How you do one thing, is how you do everything. Be aware. --- anonymous

１１８８．Do all things without grumbling or disputing; --- (Philippians 2:14)

１１８９．Look at the birds of the air, that they do not sow, nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not worth much more than they? --- (Matthew 6:26)

１１９０．An income is what you can't live without - or within.

１１９１．You change your life by changing your heart. --- Max Lucado

１１９２．You enter the laboratory and see an experiment. How will you know which class is it? If it's green and wiggles, it's biology. If it stinks, it's chemistry. If it doesn't work, it's physics.

１１９３．The great thing in the world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving. --- Oliver W Holmes

１１９４．I have never felt that my academic career, and the academic publications that forwarded it, were secondary to that of the novelist, merely a secure source of income. Over the past twenty years I have published a critical book and a novel more or less in alternation. But undoubtedly writing fiction has given me more satisfaction, and more anxiety, than writing literary criticism.
　 Creative or imaginative writing is usually valued above critical writing, and rightly so. It is more difficult to excel in it, it is riskier, it is more unpredictable. To write a novel is to fill a hole that nobody, including oneself, was aware of until the book came into existence. First there was nothing there; then, a year or two (or three) later, there is something─a book, a whole little world of imagined people and their interlocking fortunes. When it is finished, it seems inconceivable that it should never have existed, yet when you started it you could never have predicted how it would turn out, or even been certain that you would be able to finish it. Of course, it is always possible to finish a novel in the purely formal sense, to bring its narrative sequence to some kind of conclusion. And always, as one writes, there is the temptation to hurry the book to its end to relieve the suspense about one’s ability to finish it. One must be prepared to wait; to ponder, and re-read, and re-write what one has written, until one sees the way ahead that satisfies one’s own criteria of coherence, complexity, authenticity. That is what makes writing such an exhausting and stressful process─and, when it comes our right, such an exhilarating one.

１１９５．If the Eskimos have a thousand different words for "snow," does this mean the French have a thousand different words for "surrender?"

１１９６．The summit of happiness is reached when a person is ready to be what he is. --- Desiderius Erasmus

１１９７．I think a hero is an ordinary individual who finds strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles. --- Christopher Reeve

１１９８．And without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is and that He is a rewarder of those who seek Him. --- (Hebrews 11:6)

１１９９．A man had just started his own business, so there was not a really business going on. However, he wanted to show off the business is really good to his prospects. Then, he pretended to talk on the phone for a business when he saw a guy entering his office "Hi, thank you very much. I will do process this deal." A man:"Hi, there. I came here to connect yoru phone! (LOL) "

１２００．A Russian official came up to a factory worker and said, "If you drink a shot of vodka, can you still work?" The worker said, "I think I can." Then the official said, "If you drink five shots of vodka, can you work?" And the worker said, "Well, I'm here, aren't I?"

１２０１．What is the meaning of life? To be happy and useful. --- Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama

１２０２．Maturity is the ability to do a job whether or not you are supervised, to carry money without spending it, and to bear an injustice without wanting to get even. --- Ann Landers

１２０３．while we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen; for the things which are seen are temporal, but the things which are not seen are eternal. --- (2 Corinthians 4:18)

１２０４．Americans are a broad-minded people. They'll accept the fact that a person can be an alcoholic, a dope fiend, a wife beater, and even a newspaperman, but if a man doesn't drive there's something wrong with him.

１２０５．Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. --- (Hebrews 11:1)

１２０６．And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom. --- Ana!)s Nin

１２０７．Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful; --- (Hebrews 10:23)

１２０８．If everyone demanded peace instead of another television set, then there'd be peace. --- John Lennon

１２０９．I can do all things through Him who strengthens me. --- (Philippians 4:13)

１２１０．Ronald Reagan is not a typical politician, because he doesn’t know how to lie, cheat and steal. He always had an agent for that. --- Bob Hope

１２１１．Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous! Do not tremble or be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go. --- (Joshua 1:9)

１２１２．Two guys and a girl were sitting at a bar talking about their lives.The first guy said, "I'm a YUPPIE. You know, Young Urban Professional." The second guy responded, "I'm a DINK. You know, Double Income No Kids." They then asked the woman, "What are you?" She replied: "I'm a WIFE. You know, Wash, Iron, Fun, Etc."

１２１３．Housework is something you do that nobody notices until you don't.

１２１４．A frog wanted to know about his future. He went to see a fortune-teller, then. The fortune-teller told him that he will soon meet a girl who would want to know him about everything. He was so happy to hear the result. However, he died on the next day. He was killed because a girl wanted to dissect him at her science class. Bingo!

１２１５．Where there is love there is life. --- Mahatma Gandhi

１２１６．teaching them to observe all that I commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age. --- (Matthew 28:20)

１２１７．Nobody realizes that some people expend tremendous energy merely to be normal. --- Albert Camus

１２１８．He conquers a second time who controls himself in victory.

１２１９．Never look down on anybody unless you're helping them up. --- Jesse Jackson

１２２０．We do not know what to do with this short life, yet we want another which will be eternal.

１２２１．You must first be who you really are, then do what you need to do, in order to have what you want. --- Margaret Young

１２２２．Cast your burden upon the Lord and He will sustain you; He will never allow the righteous to be shaken. --- (Psalm 55:22)

１２２３．The Obama economy is so bad that the White House's chinaware is actually being made in China. The Obama economy is so bad　that the CEO of Wal-Mart was seen shopping at Wal-Mart. The Obama economy is so bad that the Delta Airlines are installing pay toilets in its cabins. The Obama economy is so bad that Bill Clinton watches free porn videos on the Internet.

１２２４．The mind of man plans his way, But the LORD directs his steps. --- ( Proverbs 16:9 )

１２２５．What did one lab rat say to the other? I've got my scientist so well trained that every time I push the buzzer, he brings me a snack.

１２２６．By faith the walls of Jericho fell down after they had been encircled for seven days. --- (Hebrews 11:30)

１２２７．By faith we understand that the  worlds were prepared by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things which are visible. --- (Hebrews 11:3)

１２２８．On no account brood over your wrongdoing. Rolling in the muck is not the best way of getting clean. --- Aldous Huxley

１２２９．I asked my wife where she wanted to go on her vacation. She said some place where she had never been before. So I took her to the kitchen.

１２３０．The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud. --- Coco Chanel

１２３１．You must train your intuition. You must trust the small voice inside which tells you exactly what to say, what to decide. --- Ingrid Bergman

１２３２．A man was on a walking holiday in Ireland. He became thirsty so decided to ask at a home for something to drink. The lady of the house invited him in and served him a bowl of soup by the fire. There was a wee pig running around the kitchen, running up to the visitor and giving him a great deal of attention. The visitor commented that he had never seen a pig this friendly. The housewife replied: "Ah, he's not that friendly. That's his bowl you're using."

１２３３． In the old days one could have had it out with Petrus. In the old days one could have had it out to the extent of losing one’s temper and sending him packing and hiring someone in his place. But though Petrus is paid a wage, Petrus is no longer, strictly speaking, hired help. It is hard to say what Petrus is, strictly speaking. The word that seems to serve best, however, is neighbor. Petrus is a neighbor who at present happens to sell his labour, because that is what suits him. He sells his labour under contract, unwritten contract, and that contract makes no provision for dismissal on grounds of suspicion. It is a new world they live in, he and Lucy and Petrus. Petrus knows it, and he knows it, and Petrus knows that he knows it.
　 In spite of which he feels at home with Petrus, is even prepared, however guardedly, to like him. Petrus is a man of his generation. Doubtless Petrus has been through a lot, doubtless he has a story to tell. He would not mind hearing Petrus’s story one day. But preferably not reduced to English. More and more he is convinced that English is an unfit medium for the truth of South Africa. Stretches of English code whole sentences long have thickened, lost their articulations, their articulateness, their articulatedness. Like a dinosaur expiring and settling in the mud, the language has stiffened. Pressed into the mould of English, Petrus’s story would come out arthritic, bygone.

１２３４．On a lengthy evening Air Canada Flight with a somewhat "senior" flight attendant crew, the pilot said, "Ladies and gentlemen, we've reached cruising altitude and will be turning down the cabin lights. This is for your comfort and to enhance the appearance of your flight attendants."

１２３５．Least said, soonest mended. --- a proverb

１２３６．People are like stained glass windows: they sparkle and shine when the sun's out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is light within. --- Elizabeth Kubler-Ross

１２３７．If one does not understand the usefulness of the useless and the uselessness of the useful, one cannot understand art.

１２３８．It is always with excitement that I wake up in the morning wondering what my Intuition will toss up to me, like gifts from the sea. I work with it and rely on it. It’s my partner. --- Jonas Salk

１２３９．Therefore we do not lose heart, but though our outer man is decaying, yet our inner man is being renewed day by day. --- (2 Corinthians 4:16)

１２４０．In Heaven: The cooks are French, The policemen are English, The mechanics are German, The lovers are Italian, The bankers are Swiss. 　In Hell: The cooks are English, The policemen are German, The mechanics are French, The lovers are Swiss, The bankers are Italian.

１２４１．You shall have no other gods before Me. --- (Exodus 20:3)

１２４２．O Israel, you should listen and be careful to do it, that it may be well with you and that you may multiply greatly, just as the Lord, the God of your fathers, has promised you, in a land flowing with milk and honey. --- (Deuteronomy 6:3)

１２４３．Man is man everywhere. --- a proverb

１２４４．Remember, today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday. --- Dale Carnegie

１２４５．A Sunday school teacher asked the children just before she dismissed them to go to church, "And why is it necessary to be quiet in church?" Little John replied, "Because people are sleeping."

１２４６．A chemist walks into a pharmacy and asks the pharmacist, "Do you have any acetylsalicylic acid?" "You mean aspirin?" asked the pharmacist. "That's it, I can never remember that word."

１２４７．Service is the rent you pay for room on this planet. --- Shirley Chisholm

１２４８．Necessity is the mother of invention. --- a proverb

１２４９．The best thing about animals is that they don't talk much.

１２５０．This morning the president-elect Barack Obama said on TV, “This isn't about a big government or a small government. It's about building a smarter government.” Hearing this, George W. Bush said, “Oh, I get it! I get it! Okay, I'm leaving."

１２５１． A show of interest, as with every other principle of human relations, must be sincere. It must pay off not only for the person showing the interest, but for the person receiving the attention. It is a two-way street─both parties benefit. Martin Ginsberg, who took our course in Long Island, New York, reported how the special interest a nurse took in him profoundly affected his life: “It was Thanksgiving Day and I was ten years old. I was in a welfare ward of a city hospital and was scheduled to undergo major orthopedic surgery the next day. I knew that I could only look forward to months of confinement, convalescence and pain. My father was dead; my mother and I lived alone in a small apartment and we were on welfare. My mother was unable to visit me that day. “As the day went on, I became overwhelmed with the feeling of loneliness, despair and fear. I knew my mother was home alone worrying about me, not having anyone to be with, not having anyone to eat with and not even having enough money to afford a Thanksgiving Day dinner. “The tears welled up in my eyes, and I stuck my head under the pillow and pulled the covers over it. I cried silently, but oh so bitterly, so much that my body racked with pain.  “A young student nurse heard my sobbing and came over to me. She took the covers off my face and started wiping my tears. She told me how lonely she was, having to work that day and not being able to be with her family. She asked me whether I would have dinner with her. She brought two trays of food: sliced turkey, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce and ice cream for dessert. She talked to me and tried to calm my fears. Even though she was scheduled to go off duty at 4 P.M., she stayed on her own time until almost 11 P.M. She played games with me, talked to me and stayed with me until I finally fell asleep.  “Many Thanksgivings have come and gone since I was ten, but one never passes without me remembering that particular one and my feelings of frustration, fear, loneliness and warmth and tenderness of the stranger that somehow made it all bearable.” If you want others to like you, if you want to develop real friendships, if you want to help others at the same time as you help yourself, keep this principle in mind: PRINCIPL 1 Become genuinely interested in other people

１２５２．Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures.

１２５３．A teacher asks her students if they're Yankees fans. All of the hands go up except for one student. "Okay, Bobby. What team are you a fan of?" "The Red Sox." "Why's that?" "Well, my parents are both Red Sox fans, so I'm a Red Sox fan too." "That's not a good answer, Bobby. If your parents were both morons, would you be a moron too?" "No, that would make me a Yankees fan!"

１２５４．"Doctor, Doctor My little boy has just swallowed a roll of film!" "Hmmmm. Let's hope nothing develops."

１２５５．Politicians and diapers have one thing in common. They should both be changed regularly ... and for the same reason.

１２５６．What did cannibals say when they saw hunters driving in a jeep? “Look, meals on wheels.”

１２５７．Be devoted to one another in brotherly love; give preference to one another in honor; --- (Romans 12:10)

１２５８．My daughter Marina worked in my law office while she attended graduate school. One morning a call came in for her. I said she wasn't in yet and offered to take a message. The caller said she'd phone back later. At 11:00 a.m., the caller tried again, and I reported that Marina had gone to lunch. The last call came in at 3:30 p.m. "I'm sorry," I said, "she's left for the day. May I take a message?" "Yes," the caller replied. "How can I get a job with you?"

１２５９．One bee is better than a hundred flies. --- a proverb

１２６０．Tell me whom you love, and I will tell you who you are. --- Houssaye

１２６１．Meeting rules for managers:

　1) Never arrive on time, or you will be stamped a
　　 beginner.
　2) Don't say anything until the meeting is half over;
　　 this stamps you as being wise.
　3) Be as vague as possible;
　　 this prevents irritating the others.
　4) When in doubt, suggest that a subcommittee be
　　 appointed.
　5) Be the first to move for adjournment;
　　 this will make you popular - it's what everyone is
　　 waiting for.

１２６２．My secretary is extremely efficient. She hasn't missed a coffee-break in ten years.

１２６３．“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery’; but I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart. --- (Matthew 5:27-28)

１２６４．He who laughs last ….doesn't get the joke.

１２６５．Therefore, if anyone cleanses himself from these things, he will be a vessel for honor, sanctified, useful to the Master, prepared for every good work. --- (2 Timothy 2:21)

１２６６．You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor. --- (Exodus 20:16)

１２６７．The greatest pleasure in life is having lots to do - and not doing it.

１２６８．He who steals must steal no longer; but rather he must labor, performing with his own hands what is good, so that he will have something to share with one who has need. --- (Ephesians 4:28)

１２６９．Penny-wise and pound-foolish.

１２７０．We can destroy ourselves by cynicism and disillusion, just as effectively as by bombs. --- Kenneth Clark

１２７１．A famous heart specialist doctor died and everyone was gathered at his funeral. A regular coffin was displayed in front of a huge heart. When the minister finished with the sermon and after everyone said their good-byes, the heart was opened, the coffin rolled inside, and the heart closed. Just at that moment one of the mourners started laughing. The guy next to him asked: "Why are you laughing?" "I was thinking about my own funeral" the man replied. "What's so funny about that?" "I'm a gynecologist."

１２７２．Make sure that your character is free from the love of money, being content with what you have; for He Himself has said, “I will never desert you, nor will I ever forsake you,” 6 so that we confidently say, “The Lord is my helper, I will not be afraid. What will man do to me?” --- (Hebrews 13:5-6)

１２７３．Rejoice always; pray without ceasing; in everything give thanks; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. --- (1 Thessalonians 5:16-18)

１２７４．There's one good thing about life. It's only temporary.

１２７５．Jesus answered and said to her, “Everyone who drinks of this water will thirst again; but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him shall never thirst; but the water that I will give him will become in him a well of water springing up to eternal life.” --- (John 4:13-14)

１２７６．A social worker is facing a mugger with a gun. "Your money or your life!" says the mugger. "I'm sorry," the social worker answers, "I am a social worker, so I have no money and no life."

１２７７．Samuel said, “Has the Lord as much delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices As in obeying the voice of the Lord? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, And to heed than the fat of rams. --- (1 Samuel 15:22)

１２７８．Ugliness is superior to beauty, because ugliness lasts.

１２７９．There was a big flood in Rumania in 1970. U.S. sent $3 million for helping the victims and Japan sent $2 million for restoration of the devastated land. U.S.S.R. sent a million swimming textbook to Rumanian Government.

１２８０．
My soul, wait in silence for God only,
For my hope is from Him.
He only is my rock and my salvation,
My stronghold; I shall not be shaken.
On God my salvation and my glory rest;
The rock of my strength, my refuge is in God.
Trust in Him at all times, O people;
Pour out your heart before Him;
God is a refuge for us. Selah.
--- (Psalm 62:5-8)

１２８１．The “veritable life” of our emotions and our relationships also is intermittent. When you love someone you do not love them all the time, in exactly the same way, from moment to moment. It is an impossibility. It is even a lie to pretend to. And yet this is exactly what most of us demand. We have so little faith in the ebb and flow of life, of love, of relationships. We leap at the flow of the tide and resist in terror its ebb. We are afraid it will never return. We insist on permanency, on duration, on continuity; when the only continuity possible, in life as in love, is in growth, in fluidity─in freedom, in the sense that the dancers are free, barely touching as they pass, but partners in the same pattern. The only real security is not in owning or possessing, not in demanding or expecting, not in hoping, even. Security in a relationship lies neither in looking back to what it was in nostalgia, nor forward to what it might be in dread or anticipation, but living in the present relationship and accepting it as it is now. For relationships, too, must be like islands. One must accept them for what they are here and now, within their limits─islands, surrounded and interrupted by the sea, continually visited and abandoned by the tides. One must accept the security of the winged life, of ebb and flow, of intermittency. Intermittency─an impossible lesson for human beings to learn. How can one learn to live through the ebb-tides of one’s existence? How can one learn to take the trough of the wave? It is easier to understand here on the beach, where the breathlessly still ebb-tides reveal another life below the level which mortals usually reach. In this crystalline moment of suspense, one has a sudden revelation of the secret kingdom at the bottom of the sea. Here in the shallow flats one finds, wading through warm ripples, great horse-conchs pivoting on a leg; white sand dollars, marble medallions engraved in the mud; and myriads of bright-colored cochina-clams, glistening in the foam, their shells opening and shutting like butterflies’ wings. So beautiful is the still hour of the sea’s withdrawal, as beautiful as the sea’s return when the encroaching waves pound up the beach, pressing to reach those dark rumpled chains of seaweed which mark the last high tide. Perhaps this is the most important thing for me to take back from beach-living: simply the memory that each cycle of the tide is valid; each cycle of the wave is valid; each cycle of a relationship is valid. And my shells? I can sweep them all into my pocket. They are only there to remind me that the sea recedes and returns eternally.

１２８２．Silent men, like still waters, are deep and dangerous. --- a proverb

１２８３．You are not stuck where you are unless you decide to be. --- Dr. Wayne Dyer

１２８４．
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom;
A good understanding have all those who do His commandments;
His praise endures forever.
--- (Psalm 111:10)

１２８５．God will not look you for medals, degrees, or diplomas, but for scars.

１２８６．Politics is not a bad profession. If you succeed, there are many rewards. If you disgrace yourself, you can always write a book.

１２８７．And there is no creature hidden from His sight, but all things are open and laid bare to the eyes of Him with whom we have to do. --- (Hebrews 4:13)

１２８８．
Establish my footsteps in Your word,
And do not let any iniquity have dominion over me.
--- (Psalm 119:133)

１２８９．A golfer called one of the caddies and asked, "I need a caddy who can count and keep the score. What's 3 and 4 and 5 come to?" "10" said the caddy. "Great, you'll do perfectly!"

１２９０．
My son, keep my words 
And treasure my commandments within you.
Keep my commandments and live,
And my teaching as the apple of your eye. 
--- ( Proverbs 7:1-2)

１２９１．Only fear the Lord and serve Him in truth with all your heart;
for consider what great things He has done for you.
--- (1 Samuel 12:24)

１２９２．A Texan traveling in Italy saw Vesviuo volcano in eruption. The Texan bragged, “Huh! Niagara Falls would put that thing out in less than two minutes!”

１２９３．
Samuel said,
“Has the Lord as much delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices
As in obeying the voice of the Lord?
Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice,
And to heed than the fat of rams.
--- (1 Samuel 15:22)

１２９４．Love is a temporary insanity, curable by marriage.

１２９５．but God has chosen the foolish things of the world to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to shame the things which are strong, and the base things of the world and the despised God has chosen, the things that are not, so that He may nullify the things that are, so that no man may boast before God. --- (1 Corinthians 1:27-29)

１２９６．A broken heart is what makes life so wonderful--five years later. --- Phyllis Battelle

１２９７．
How blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked,
Nor stand in the path of sinners,
Nor sit in the seat of scoffers!
But his delight is in the law of the Lord,
And in His law he meditates day and night.
He will be like a tree firmly planted by streams of water,
Which yields its fruit in its season
And its leaf does not wither;
And in whatever he does, he prospers.
--- (Psalm 1:1ー3)

１２９８．
How lovely are Your dwelling places,
O Lord of hosts!
My soul longed and even yearned for the courts of the Lord;
My heart and my flesh sing for joy to the living God.
The bird also has found a house,
And the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young,
Even Your altars, O Lord of hosts,
My King and my God.
How blessed are those who dwell in Your house!
They are ever praising You.
--- (Psalm 84:1-4)

１２９９．The hardest job of all is trying to look busy when you're not.

１３００．but if anyone loves God, he is known by Him. --- (1 Corinthians 8:3)

１３０１．One day on the job I noticed some customers had been waiting for service in the ice cream section for a while. Even though it wasn't my job, I went over and helped them. First I washed my hands and then put on plastic gloves. The young girls looked at me and one spoke out, “You don't pick your nose with those gloves do you?” I glared at her and quickly responded, “No, I have different gloves for that. I wipe my ass with these!”

１３０２．
I will lift up my eyes to the mountains;
From where shall my help come?
My help comes from the Lord,
Who made heaven and earth.
He will not allow your foot to slip;
He who keeps you will not slumber.
--- (Psalm 121:1-3)

１３０３．What comes from the heart goes to the heart.

１３０４．Be on the alert to recognize your prime at whatever time of your life it may occur. --- Muriel Spark

１３０５． In the sixth month of Elizabeth's pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a village in Galilee, to a virgin named Mary. She was engaged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of King David. Gabriel appeared to her and said, "Greetings, favored woman! The Lord is with you! Blessed are you among women."Confused and disturbed, Mary tried to think what the angel could mean. "Don't be afraid, Mary," the angel told her, "for you have found favor with God! You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you will name him Jesus. He will be very great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his ancestor David. And he will reign over Israel forever; his Kingdom will never end!"Mary asked the angel, "But how can this happen? I am a virgin."The angel replied, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the baby to be born will be holy, and he will be called the Son of God. What's more, your relative Elizabeth has become pregnant in her old age! People used to say she was barren, but she has conceived a son and is now in her sixth month. For nothing is impossible with God."Mary responded, "I am the Lord's servant. May everything you have said about me come true." And then the angel left her. --- The Bible

１３０６．Thankful person is thankful under all circumstances. A complaining soul complains even if he lives in paradise.

１３０７．Four people were flying in an airplane. A priest, a boy scout, the smartest man in the world, and the pilot. Suddenly, the plane started to give trouble, and it looked as though they would have to jump out. However, there were only three parachutes. First, the pilot took one and said “I have a wife and kids! I can't die!”and jumped out. Then, the smartest man took one and said “I'm the smartest man, I can't die!” and jumped out. At last, the priest and the boy scout were left. “You take the last parachute, I am old” said the priest. And the boy scout replied, “Don't worry we can both have one! The smartest man in the world just jumped out of the plane with my backpack!”

１３０８．so that we confidently say, “The Lord is my helper, I will not be afraid. What will man do to me?” --- (Hebrews 13:6)

１３０９．SplashData has released the list of worst passwords of 2012, and “123123” is #16 on the list of 25. Most surprising, the number one bad password is…”password”.

１３１０．"What is defference between man and Superman?" "Man wears underwear under the trouser and superman wears it over the trouser."

１３１１．And He has said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for power is perfected in weakness.” Most gladly, therefore, I will rather boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may dwell in me. --- (2 Corinthians 12:9)

１３１２．The United States will never be a civilized country until we spend more money for books than we do for chewing gum.

１３１３．But the Lord is faithful, and He will strengthen and protect you from the evil one. --- (2 Thessalonians 3:3)

１３１４．Two guys, one old and one young, are pushing their carts around the DIY Store when they collide. "Sorry about that" says the old guy to the young guy, "I'm looking for my wife, and I guess I wasn't paying attention to where I was going." The young guy says: "That's OK. It's a coincidence, but I'm looking for my wife, too. I can't find her and I'm getting a little desperate." The old guy says: "Well, maybe we can help each other. What does your wife look like? The young guy says: "Well, she is 27 years old, tall, with red hair, blue eyes, long legs, big boobs, and she's wearing a skimpy halter top and tight white shorts. What does your wife look like?" The old guy says: "Doesn't matter - let's look for yours."

１３１５．Many a man has fallen in love with a girl in a light so dim he would not have chosen a suit by it.

１３１６．Look at how a single candle can both defy and define the darkness. --- Anne Frank

１３１７．A guy phones up his Boss, but gets the bosses' wife instead. "I'm afraid he died last week." she explains. The next day the man calls again and asks for the boss. "I told you" the wife replies, "he died last week." The next day he calls again and once more asks to speak to his boss. By this time the wife is getting upset and shouts, "I'VE ALREADY TOLD YOU TWICE, MY HUSBAND, YOUR BOSS, DIED LAST WEEK! WHY DO YOU KEEP CALLING?" "Coz," he replied laughing, "I just love hearing it..."

１３１８．You know good manners but you use but few. --- a proverb

１３１９．Children are natural mimics--they act like their parents in spite of every effort to teach them good manners. --- Unknown

１３２０．A few days later Mary hurried to the hill country of Judea, to the town where Zechariah lived. She entered the house and greeted Elizabeth. At the sound of Mary's greeting, Elizabeth's child leaped within her, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.Elizabeth gave a glad cry and exclaimed to Mary, "God has blessed you above all women, and your child is blessed. Why am I so honored, that the mother of my Lord should visit me? When I heard your greeting, the baby in my womb jumped for joy. You are blessed because you believed that the Lord would do what he said. --- The Bible

１３２１．
“Last night…’ Morrie said softly.

 Yes? Last night?

 “… I had a terrible spell. It went on for hours. And I really wasn’t sure I was going to make it. No breath. No end to the choking. At one point, I started to get dizzy… and then I felt a certain peace, I felt that I was ready to go.”

 His eyes widened. “Mitch, it was a most incredible feeling. The sensation of accepting what was happening, being at peace. I was thinking about a dream I had last week, where I was crossing a bridge into something unknown. Being ready to move on to whatever is next.”

 But you didn’t.

 Morrie waited a moment. He shook his head slightly. “No I didn’t. But I felt that I could. Do you understand?

 “That’s what we’re all looking for. A certain peace with the idea of dying. If we know, in the end, that we can ultimately have that peace with dying, then we can finally do the really hard thing.”

 Which is?

 “Make peace with living.”

 He asked to see the hibiscus plant on the ledge behind him. I cupped it in my hand and held it up near his eyes. He smiled.

“It’s natural to die,” he said again. “The fact that we make such a big
hullabaloo over it is all because we don’t see ourselves as part of nature.
We think because we’re human we’re something above nature.”

 He smiled at the plant.

 “We’re not. Everything that gets born, dies.” He looked at me.

 “Do you accept that?”
 Yes.

 “All right,” he whispered, “now here’s the payoff. Here is how we are
different from these wonderful plants and animals.

 “As long as we can love each other, and remember the feeling of love we
had, we can die without ever really going away. All the love you created is
still there. All the memories are still there. You live on─in the hearts of
everyone you have touched and nurtured while you were here.”

 His voice was raspy, which usually meant he needed to stop for a while.
I placed the plant back on the ledge and went to shut off the tape recorder.
This is the last sentence Morrie got out before I did:

 “Death ends a life, not a relationship.”



１３２２．Accept everything about yourself - I mean everything, You are you and that is the beginning and the end no apologies, no regrets .--- Henry A. Kissinger

１３２３．
　A PERSON was ILL..

　DAY 1 A fellow advised HIM TO go to a DOCTOR.

　DAY 2 THE FELLOW AGAIN advised him to visit a DOCTOR,
　he nodded with an unpleasant smile..

　DAY 3 STILL,HE WAS ILL N he did not go to the DOCTOR.

　THE ILL PERSON came n asked THE FELLOW how much would the
　doctor cost him?

　The FELLOW replied not more than 5$

　the ILL person asked him how much will it cost him if he
　dies..

　The FELLOW looked at him and said around 2$

　The ill person replied "I SHALL DIE , THEN"

１３２４．Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. --- (Romans 12:21)

１３２５．Cast your burden upon the Lord and He will sustain you; He will never allow the righteous to be shaken. --- (Psalm 55:22)

１３２６．It is a thousand times better to have common sense without education than to have education without common sense.

１３２７．If I were a Painter, you would be my picture. If I were a Poet, you would be my poetry. If I were a Composer, you would be my music. But ALas!!! I'm a Cartoonist, so you would be my...

１３２８．
Commit your way to the LORD,
Trust also in Him, and He will do it. He will bring forth your righteousness as the light
And your judgment as the noonday.
Rest in the LORD and wait patiently for Him;
Do not fret because of him who prospers in his way, Because of the man who carries out wicked schemes.
--- (Psalm 37:5-7)

１３２９．A customer was bothering the waiter in a restaurant. First, he asked that the air conditioning be turned up because he was too hot, then he asked it be turned down bercause he was too cold, and so on for about half an hour. Surprisingly, the waiter was very patient and he walked back and forth and never once got angry. So finally, a second customer asked him why he didn't throw out the pest. "Oh, I really don't care or mind," said the waiter with a smile. "We don't even have an air conditioner."

１３３０．A clear stream is avoided by fish.

１３３１．Discovery consists of seeing what everybody has seen and thinking what nobody has thought. --- Albert von Szent-Gyorgyi

１３３２．See that no one repays another with evil for evil, but always seek after that which is good for one another and for all people. --- (1 Thessalonians 5:15)

１３３３．For this finds favor, if for the sake of conscience toward God a person bears up under sorrows when suffering unjustly. --- (1 Peter 2:19)

１３３４．Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials,  knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance. And let endurance have its perfect result, so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing. --- (James 1:2-4)

１３３５．My music is best understood by children and animals.

１３３６．Every good thing given and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shifting shadow. --- (James 1:17)

１３３７．
Purify me with hyssop, and I shall be clean;
Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
--- (Psalm 151:7)

１３３８．The boss who was on the 25th floor of the building called up the clerk on the ground floor for an important file. Since it was rather urgent the boss told the clerk it was an emergency and that he should hurry with the file. After more than 30 minutes the clerk appeared all tired and panting for breath. The Boss asked him why he was panting and what caused the huge delay. The clerk replied, 'Boss when I went to the lift it said ' during an emergency please use the staircase'!!!

１３３９．
Be gracious to me, O God, according to Your lovingkindness;
According to the greatness of Your compassion blot out my transgressions.
--- (Psalm 51:1)

１３４０．Do not fear to be eccentric in opinion, for every opinion now accepted was once eccentric.

１３４１．If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. --- (1 John 1:9)

１３４２．Better die with honor than live with shame.

１３４３．Enthusiasm is a volcano on whose top never grows the grass of hesitation. --- Kahlil Gibran

１３４４．Creditors have better memories than debtors.

１３４５．A guy walked into his friend's office. He found his friend sitting at his desk, looking very depressed. "Hey, what's up with you?", he asked. "Oh, its my wife," replied the man sadly. "She's hired a new secretary for me." "Well, nothing wrong in that," he said, "Is she blonde or brunette?" "Neither. He's bald."

１３４６．It is a trustworthy statement, deserving full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, among whom I am foremost of all. --- (1 Timothy 1)

１３４７．The customer said angrily to the waiter, “There are two flies in my soup ! What's the meaning of this? The waiter replied politely, “ I wouldn't know , sir. I am not fortune teller.

１３４８．
You are not pleased with burnt offering. The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit;
A broken and a contrite heart, O God, You will not despise.
--- （Psalm 51 :16-17）

１３４９．There are two periods in his life when a man doesn't understand women - before marriage and after marriage.

１３５０．But now having been freed from sin and enslaved to God, you derive your  benefit, resulting in sanctification, and the outcome, eternal life. For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. --- （ Romans 6 :22-23）

１３５１．On my four-year-old daughter's first trip to Disneyland, she couldn't wait to get on Mr. Toad's Wild Ride. As the car zoomed through the crazy rooms, into the path of a speeding train, and through walls that fell away at the last second, she clutched the little steering wheel in front of her. When the ride was over, she said to me a little shakily, "Next time, you drive. I didn't know where I was going."

１３５２．"Doctor, Doctor You've got to help me. I just can't stop my hands shaking." "Do you drink a lot?" "Not really - I spill most of it!"

１３５３．But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all generously and without reproach, and it will be given to him. --- (James 1:5)

１３５４．We may pass violets looking for roses. We may pass contentment looking for victory.

１３５５．A person who speaks two languages is bilingual...　A person who speaks three languages is trilingual...　A person who speaks four or more languages is multilingual. What is a person who speaks one language? An American.

１３５６．So I say to you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks, receives; and he who seeks, finds; and to him who knocks, it will be opened. --- （Luke 11:9-10）

１３５７．Family means putting your arms around each other and being there. --- Barbara Bush

１３５８．But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. --- （Galatians 5:22-23）

１３５９．Talking joy in living is a woman's best cosmetic.

１３６０．But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. --- （Matthew 6 :33）

１３６１．But prove yourselves doers of the word, and not merely hearers who delude themselves. --- (James 1:22)

１３６２．It's relaxing to go out with my ex-wife because she already knew I'm an idiot.

１３６３．
Make me walk in the path of Your commandments,
For I delight in it.
Incline my heart to Your testimonies
And not to dishonest gain.
--- (Psalm 119:35-36)

１３６４．
Trust in the LORD with all your heart
And do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him,
And He will make your paths straight.
--- （ Proverbs 3:5-6）

１３６５． Strange, isn't it? Everyone wants to go to heaven but no one wants to die.

１３６６．There is a Californian dude going through a desert. He's wearing shorts, sunglasses, a towel and listening to music on his walkman. He's having a good time. Suddenly he sees a caravan approaching. He stops the Arabs and ask them cheerfully:　"Hey dudes how far is the sea?" They look at each other and say: "Two thousand miles!" And he says: "Wow what a cool beach!!!"

１３６７．"What do you call a dog with no legs?"　"Doesn't matter... he won't come to you anyway!"

１３６８．The master of the art of living makes little distinction between his work and his play, his labor and his leisure. --- Bｕｄｄａ

１３６９．
　The train clanked and rattled through the suburbs of Tokyo on a drowsy spring afternoon. Our car was comparatively empty─a few housewives with their kids in tow, some old folks going shopping. I gazed absently at the drab houses and dusty hedgerows.
  At one station, the doors opened, and suddenly the afternoon quiet was shattered by a man bellowing violent, incomprehensible curses. The man staggered into our car. He wore laborer’s clothing and was big, drunk and dirty. Screaming, he swung at a woman holding a baby. The blow sent her spinning into the laps of an elderly couple. It was a miracle that the baby was unharmed.
  Terrified, the couple jumped up and scrambled toward the other end of the car. The laborer aimed a kick at the retreating back of the old woman but missed as she scuttled to safety. This so enraged the drunk that he grabbed the metal pole in the center of the car and tried to wrench it out of its stanchion. I could see that one of his hands was cut and bleeding. The train lurched ahead, the passengers frozen with fear. I stood up.
  I was young then, some twenty years ago, and in pretty good shape. I’d been putting in a solid eight hours of aikido training nearly every day for the past three years. I liked to throw and grapple. I thought I was tough. The trouble was, my martial skill was untested in actual combat. As students of aikido, we were not allowed to fight.
  “Aikido,” my teacher had said again and again, “is the art of reconciliation. Whoever has the mind to fight has broken his connection with the universe. If you try to dominate people, you’re already defeated. We study how to resolve conflict, not how to start it.”
  I listened to his words, I tried hard. I even went so far as to cross the street to avoid the “chimpira,” the pinball punks who lounged around the train stations. My forbearance exalted me. I felt both tough and holy. In my heart, however, I wanted an absolutely legitimate opportunity whereby I might save the innocent by destroying the guilty.

１３７０．At that time the Roman emperor, Augustus, decreed that a census shoueld be taken throughout the Roman Empire. (This was the first census taken when Quirinius was governor of Syria.) All returned to their own ancestral towns to register for this census. And because Joseph was a descendant of King David, he had to go to Bethlehem in Judea, David's ancient home. He traveled there from the village of Nazareth in Galilee. He took with him Mary, his fiancee, who was now obviously pregnant. And while they were there, the time came for her baby to be born. She gave birth to her first child, a son. She wrapped him snugly in strips of cloth and laid him in a manger, because there was no lodging available for them. --- The Bible

１３７１．Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves do not break in or steal; --- （ Matthew 6:19-20）

１３７２．And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect. --- (Romanns 12:2)

１３７３．"Do you want to hear a dirty joke?" "Ok" "A white horse fell in the mud."

１３７４．There is a kind of beauty in imperfection. --- Conrad Hall

１３７５．A woman who cannot be ugly is not beautiful.

１３７６．A man pulls up to the curb and asks the policeman, "Can I park here?"　"No," says the cop. "What about all these other cars?" "They didn't ask!"

１３７７．When opportunity finally knocked on his front door, he was out in the back yard looking for four-leafed clovers.

１３７８．God brings men into deep waters not to drown them, but to cleanse them. --- Aughey

１３７９．That night there were shepherds staying in the fields nearby, guarding their flocks of sheep. Suddenly, an angel of the Lord appeared among them, and the radiance of the Lord's glory surrounded them. They were terrified, but the angel reassured them. "Don't be afraid!" he said. "I bring you good news that will bring great joy to all people. The Savior -- yes, the Messiah, the Lord -- has been born today in Bethlehem, the city of David! And you will recognize him by this sign: You will find a baby wrapped snugly in strips of cloth, lying in a manger."Suddenly, the angel was joined by a vast host of others -- the armies of heaven -- praising God and saying, "Glory to God in highest heaven, and peace on earth to those with whom God is pleased."When the angels had returned to heaven, the shepherds said to each other, "Let's go to Bethlehem! Let's see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about."They hurried to the village and found Mary and Joseph. And there was the baby, lying in the manger. After seeing him, the shepherds told everyone what had happened and what the angel had said to them about this child. All who heard the shepherds' story were astonished, but Mary kept all these things in her heart and thought about them often. The shepherds went back to their flocks, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen. It was just as the angel had told them. --- The Bible

１３８０．Literature is the orchestration of platitudes.

１３８１．Of all the days, the day on which one has not laughed is surely the most wasted.

１３８２．Every Jack has his Jill.

１３８３．Happiness often sneaks in through a door you didn't know you left open. --- John Barrymore

１３８４． Eight days later, when the baby was circumcised, he was named Jesus, the name given him by the angel even before he was conceived. Then it was time for their purification offering, as required by the law of Moses after the birth of a child; so his parents took him to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord. The law of the Lord says, "If a woman's first child is a boy, he must be dedicated to the Lord."So they offered the sacrifice required in the law of the Lord -- "either a pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons." --- The Bible

１３８５．Good morning, I'm the piano tuner. But I didn't send for you. No, but the neighbors did.

１３８６．Miss Figpot was teaching her class math. She said "Johnny, if your father earned $100.00 and gave half of it to your mother, what would she get?" Little Johnny answered "a heart attack!"

１３８７．We have come to know and have believed the love which God has for us. God is love, and the one who abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him. --- (1 John 4:16)

１３８８．For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life. For God did not send the Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world might be saved through Him. --- ( John 3:16-17)

１３８９．My boss is so unpopular, even his own shadow refuses to follow him.

１３９０．Women are like elephants - everyone likes to look at them but no one likes to have to keep one.

１３９１．Fancy may kill or cure.

１３９２．I am too blessed to be stressed!

１３９３．A man goes to the doctor and says, "Doctor, wherever I touch, it hurts." The doctor asks, "What do you mean?" The man says, "When I touch my shoulder, it really hurts. If I touch my knee - OUCH! When I touch my forehead, it really, really hurts." The doctor says, "I know what's wrong with you - you've broken your finger!"

１３９４．There's one thing that money can't buy - and that's poverty.

１３９５．I'm not saying he's ugly but he's got a perfect face for radio.

１３９６．Why is it that when you retire and time is no longer so important, they give you a watch.

１３９７．A young man at a New Year's party turns to his friend and asked for a cigarette. 'I thought you made a New Year's resolution to quit
　smoking,' his friend said. 'I'm in the process of quitting,' the man said. 'Right now, I am in the middle of phase one.' 'What's phase one?' 'I've quit buying.'

１３９８．Unfortunately, our culture and systems - most definitely including schooling - are still organized for the old, industrial economy where we’ve learned conformity will be rewarded. “We’ve been so thoroughly brainwashed and intimidated and socialized that we stay huddled together, waiting for instructions,” Godin writes.

１３９９．Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes in Me will live even if he dies, --- (John 11 :25)

１４００．A guy walks into a bar and demands to know. "Who's the strongest in here?" The toughest guy looks at him and says "I am the strongest around here!" The other guy politely asks "Can you help me push my car to the gas station?"

１４０１．He measures others by his own standard.

１４０２．Kindness makes a fellow feel good, whether it's being done to him or by him. --- Frank A. Clark

１４９３．For while we were still helpless, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. For one will hardly die for a righteous man; though perhaps for the good man someone would dare even to die. But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. --- (Romans 5:6-8)

１４９４．In prosperity think of adversity.

１４９５．Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face. --- Victor Hugo

１４９６． When the crowds came to John for baptism, he said, "You brood of snakes! Who warned you to flee God's coming wrath? Prove by the way you live that you have repented of your sins and turned to God. Don't just say to each other, 'We're safe, for we are descendants of Abraham.' That means nothing, for I tell you, God can create children of Abraham from these very stones. Even now the ax of God's judgment is poised, ready to sever the roots of the trees. Yes, every tree that does not produce good fruit will be chopped down and thrown into the fire."The crowds asked, "What should we do?" John replied, "If you have two shirts, give one to the poor. If you have food, share it with those who are hungry. "Even corrupt tax collectors came to be baptized and asked,  "Teacher, what should we do?"He replied, "Collect no more taxes than the government requires.""What should we do?" asked some soldiers. John replied, "Don't extort money or make false accusations. And be content with your pay." --- The Bible

１４９７．Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children; and walk in love, just as Christ also loved you and gave Himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God as a fragrant aroma. --- (Ephesians 5 :1-2)

１４９８．Women's intuition is the result of millions of years of not thinking.

１４９９．One day, while I was playing with my new doll, Miss Sullivan put my big rag doll into my lap also, spelled “d-o-l-l” and tried to make me understand that “d-o-l-l” applied to both. Earlier in the day we had had a tussle over the words “m-u-g” and “w-a-t-e-r.” Miss Sullivan had tried to impress it upon me that “m-u-g” is mug and that “w-a-t-e-r” is water, but I persisted in confounding the two. In despair she had dropped the subject for the time, only to renew it at the first opportunity. I became impatient at her repeated attempts and, seizing the new doll, I dashed it upon the floor. I was keenly delighted when I felt the fragments of the broken doll at my feet. Neither sorrow nor regret followed my passionate outburst. I had not loved the doll. In the still, dark world in which I lived there was no strong sentiment of tenderness. I felt my teacher sweep the fragments to one side of the hearth, and I had a sense of satisfaction that the cause of my discomfort was removed. She brought me my hat, and I knew I was going out into the warm sunshine. This thought, if a wordless sensation may be called a thought, made me hop and skip with pleasure.　We walked down the path to the well-house, attracted by the fragrance of the honeysuckle with which it was covered. Some one was drawing water and my teacher placed my hand under the spout. As the cool stream gushed over one hand she spelled into the other the word water, first slowly, then rapidly. I stood still, my whole attention fixed upon the motions of her fingers. Suddenly I felt a misty consciousness as of something forgotten-a thrill of returning thought; and somehow the mystery of language was revealed to me. I knew then that “w-a-t-e-r” meant the wonderful cool something that was flowing over my hand. That living word awakened my soul, gave it light, hope, joy, set it free! There were barriers still, it is true, but barriers that could in time be swept away. I left the well-house eager to learn. Everything had a name, and each name gave birth to a new thought. As we returned to the house every object which I touched seemed to quiver with life. That was because I saw everything with the strange, new sight that had come to me. On entering the door I remembered the doll I had broken. I felt my way to the hearth and picked up the pieces. I tried vainly to put them together. Then my eyes filled with tears; for I realized what I had done, and for the first time I felt repentance and sorrow.I must write you a line this morning because something very important has happened. Helen has taken the second great step in her education. She has learned that everything has a name, and that the manual alphabet is the key to everything she wants to know.  In a previous letter I think I wrote you that “mug” and “milk” had given Helen more trouble than all the rest. She confused the nouns with the verb “drink.” She didn’t know the word for “drink,” but went through the pantomime of drinking whenever she spelled “mug” or “milk.” This morning, while she was washing, she wanted to know the name for “water.” When she wants to know the name of anything, she points to it and pats my hand. I spelled “w-a-t-e-r” and thought no more about it until after breakfast. Then it occurred to me that with the help of this new word I might succeed in straightening out the “mug-milk” difficulty. We went out to the pump-house, and I made Helen hold her mug under the spout while I pumped. As the coldwater gushed forth, filling the mug, I spelled “w-a-t-e-r” in Helen’s free hand. The word coming so close upon the sensation of cold water rushing over her hand seemed to startle her. She dropped the mug and stood as one transfixed. A new light came into her face.

１５００．For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life. For God did not send the Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world might be saved through Him. --- (John 3 :16-17)

１５０１．For many walk, of whom I often told you, and now tell you even weeping, that they are enemies of the cross of Christ, whose end is destruction, whose god is their appetite, and whose glory is in their shame, who set their minds on earthly things. --- (Philippians 3 :18-19)

１５０２．Tom had this problem of getting up late in the morning and was always late for work. His boss was mad at him and threatened to fire him if he didn't do something about it. So Tom went to his doctor who gave him a pill and told him to take it before he went to bed. Tom slept well and in fact beat the alarm in the morning. He had a leisurely breakfast and drove cheerfully to work. "Boss", he said, "The pill actually worked!" "That's all fine" said the boss, "But where were you yesterday?"

１５０３．“I’ve been around many rich people in my life. I don’t think I’ve learned anything from them. I think most of them are highly tense, anxious individuals who have not shared with me the great wisdom that I’m getting from people from different walks of life, sometimes much humbler." --- （Oliver Stone: I Learned Nothing From the Rich）

１５０４．Many plans are in a man’s heart, But the counsel of the LORD will stand. --- (Proverbs 19:21)

１５０５．It is not this way among you, but whoever wishes to become great among you shall be your servant, --- (Matthew 20:26)

１５０６．Let sleeping dogs lie.

１５０７．Meditate. Live purely. Be quiet. Do your work with mastery. Like the moon, come out from behind the clouds! Shine. --- Buddha

１５０８．So, as those who have been chosen of God, holy and beloved, put on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience; --- (Colossians 3 :12)

１５０９．The best way to make your dreams come true is to wake up.

１５１０．You don't think we have a problem with drugs in America today? I've been reading about Drug dealers who are smuggling drugs into the country in very creative ways, but this is unbelievable; Associated Press is reporting that "NASA found crack in Space Shuttle foam."

１５１１．A man goes to an office and sees a crying secretary. "What is the matter with you?" "My boss told me that I’m not pretty enough to make so many typing errors."

１５１２．Come to Me, all  who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and YOU WILL FIND REST FOR YOUR SOULS. --- (Matthew 11:28-29)

１５１３．Never miss a chance to keep your mouth shut. --- Robert Newton Peck

１５１４．"Now my grandfather, he knew the exact day of the year that he was going to die. It was the right year too. Not only that, but he knew what time he would die that day, and he was right about that too."　"Wow, that's incredible. How did he know all of that?"　"The judge told him."

１５１５．Once the game is over, the king and the pawn go back into the same box. --- Italian Proverb

１５１６．A philosophy professor wrote the following final exam question on the blackboard: How do you plan to make a living with a philosophy degree?

１５１７．
1. Sleep now and a dream will come out; Study now and a dream will come true.
2. Today you wasted is tomorrow loser wanted.
3. The earliest moment is when you think it's too late.
4. Better do it today than tomorrow.
5. The pain of study is temporary; the pain of not study is lifelong.
6. You never lack time to study; you just lack the efforts.
7. There might not be a ranking of happiness but there is surely a ranking of success.
8. Studying is just one little part of your life; loosing it leads to loosing the whole life.
9. Enjoy the pain if it's inevitable.
10. Waking up earlier and working out harder is the way to success.
11. Nobody succeeds easily without complete self-control and strong perseverance.
12. Time passes by.
13. Today's slaver will drain into tomorrow's tear.
14. Study like a Dog; Play like a gentleman.
15. Stop walking today and you'll have to run tomorrow.
16. A true realist is one who invests in future.
17. Education equals to income.
18. Today never comes back.
19. Even at this very moment your competitors keep reading.
20. No pain, No gain

１５１８．My notion of a wife at forty is that a man should be able to change her, like a bank note, for two twenties.

１５１９．People may fail many times, but they become failures only when they begin to blame someone else. --- Unknown

１５２０．Brigands demand your money or your life - women require both.

１５２１．People who are too sharp cut their own fingers.

１５２２．Respect your efforts, respect yourself. Self-respect leads to self-discipline. When you have both firmly under your belt, that's real power. --- Clint Eastwood

１５２３．Keep watching and praying that you may not enter into temptation; the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak. --- (Matthew 26 :41)

１５２４．Set your goals high, and don't stop till you get there. --- Bo Jackson

１５２５．In the same way the Spirit also helps our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we should, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words; --- (Romans 8:26)

１５２６．Marriage is an outmoded silly convention started by the cavemen and encouraged by the florists and the jewellers.

１５２７．Roses are red, Violets are blue, Sugar is sweet, And so are you.

１５２８．Win a few, lose a few.

１５２９．Perhaps the best introduction to the philosophy which I wish to advocate will be a few words of autobiography. I was not born happy. As a child, my favorite hymn was: “Weary of earth and laden with my sin.” At the age of five, I reflected that, if I should live to be seventy, I had only endured, so far, a four-teenth part of my whole life, and I felt the long-spread-out boredom ahead of me to be almost unendurable. In adolescence, I hated life and was continually on the verge of suicide, from which, however, I was restrained by the desire to know more mathematics. Now, on the contrary, I enjoy life; I might almost say that with every year that passes I enjoy it more. This is due partly to having discovered what were the things that I most desired, and having gradually acquired many of these things. Partly it is due to having successfully dismissed certain objects of desire-such as the acquisition of indubitable knowledge about something or other-as essentially unattainable. But very largely it is due to a diminishing preoccupation with myself. Like others who had a Puritan education, I had the habit of meditating on my sins, follies, and shortcomings. I seemed to myself-no doubt justly-a miserable specimen. Gradually I learned to be indifferent to myself and my deficiencies; I came to center my attention increasingly upon external objects: the state of the world, various branches of knowledge, individuals for whom I felt affection. External interests, it is true, bring each its own possibility of pain: the world may be plunged in war, knowledge in some direction may be hard to achieve, friends may die. But pains of these kinds do not destroy the essential quality of life, as do those that spring from disgust with self. And every external interest inspires some activity which, so long as the interest remains alive, is a complete preventive of ennui. The happiness which he attributes to religion he could have obtained from becoming a crossing-sweeper, provided he were compelled to remain one. External discipline is the only road to happiness for those unfortunates whose self-absorption is too profound to be cured in any other way.

１５３０．who is the one who condemns? Christ Jesus is He who died, yes, rather who was raised, who is at the right hand of God, who also intercedes for us. --- ( Romans 8:34)

１５３１．Tomorrow is another day.

１５３２．but I have prayed for you, that your faith may not fail; and you, when once you have turned again, strengthen your brothers. --- (Luke22:32)

１５３３．Whatever you look like, marry a man of your age: as your beauty fades, so will his eyesight.

１５３４．On landing, a Westjet stewardess was heard to say: "Please be sure to take all of your belongings. If you're going to leave anything, please make sure it's something we'd like to have."

１５３５．When I fall in love, It will be forever, Or I'll never fall in love.

１５３６．In a twinkling the figure vanished completely.

１５３７．You are funny. I won't turn you down.

１５３８．Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it. --- Charles R. Swindoll

１５３９．The life of man is a winter's day and a winter's way

１５４０．A man walks into a doctor's office. He has a cucumber up his nose, a carrot in his left ear and a banana in his right ear. "What's the matter with me?" he asks the doctor. The doctor replies, "You're not eating properly."

１５４１．not returning evil for evil or insult for insult, but giving a blessing instead; for you were called for the very purpose that you might inherit a blessing. --- (1 Peter 3:9 )

１５４２．It doesn't matter how you get knocked down in life. ... All that matters is that you gotta get up.

１５４３．The eye is blind if the mind is absent.

１５４４．That they may have a little peace, even the best dogs are compelled to snarl occasionally. --- William Feather

１５４５．I and the Father are one. ---(John 10:30)

１５４６．I hate the sound of an ambulance. My wife ran away with an ambulance driver and every time I hear a siren, I get the shakes thinking he might be bringing her back.

１５４７．Let's party tonight!

１５４８．What is done in a hurry is never done well.

１５４９．We cannot hold a torch to light another person's path without brightening our own. --- Ben Sweetland

１５５０．Therefore, to one who knows the right thing to do and does not do it, to him it is sin. --- (James 4:17)

１５５１．The lovely young girl said to me the other day, 'Hello, handsome, could you tell me the way to the optician's?'

１５５２．I can do all things through Him who strengthens me. --- (Philippians 4:13)

１５５３．But Jesus was saying, “Father, forgive them; for they do not know what they are doing.” And they cast lots, dividing up His garments among themselves. --- (Luke 23:34)

１５５４．You may know by a handful the whole sack.

１５５５．You are unique. Just like everyone else. --- Anonymous

１５５６．Upon entering the little country store, the stranger noticed a sign saying "DANGER! BEWARE OF DOG!" posted on the glass door. Inside he noticed a harmless old hound dog asleep on the floor besides the cash register. He asked the store manager, "Is THAT the dog folks are supposed to beware of?" "Yep, that's him," he replied. The stranger couldn't help but be amused. "That certainly doesn't look like a dangerous dog to me. Why in the world would you post that sign?" "Because," the owner replied, "before I posted that sign, people kept tripping over him."

１５５７．A friend is one of the nicest things you can have, and one of the best things you can be. --- Douglas Pagels

１５５８．Did you know about the guy who trained in origami and opened a shop in New York? The business folded.

１５５９．Better leave it unsaid.

１５６０．Be slow in choosing a friend, slower in changing. --- Benjamin Franklin

１５６１．A husband asked his wife what she wanted for her birthday. "Oh, just give me something with diamonds." So he bought her a pack of playing cards.

１５６２．Few words are best.

１５６３．Fashion your life as a garland of beautiful deeds. --- Buddha

１５６４．God blesses you who are hungry now, for you will be satisfied. God  blesses you who weep now, for in due time you will laugh.What blessings await you when people hate you and exclude you and  mock you and curse you as evil because you follow the Son of Man. When that happens, be happy! Yes, leap for joy! For a great reward  awaits you in heaven. And remember, their ancestors treated the  ancient prophets that same way."What sorrow awaits you who are rich, for you have your only  happiness now.What sorrow awaits you who are fat and prosperous now, for a time of awful hunger awaits you. What sorrow awaits you who laugh now, for your laughing will turn to mourning and sorrow.What sorrow awaits you who are praised by the crowds, for their ancestors also praised false prophets.

１５６５．This is the confidence which we have before Him, that, if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. And if we know that He hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests which we have asked from Him. --- ( 1 John 5:14-15)

１５６６．I stood beneath my girl's window singing and serenading her, and she threw me a flower. What made the bump on your head? She forgot to take the flower out of the pot.

１５６７．I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may be with you forever; --- ( John 14:16)

１５６８．She always has a stiff neck and can't look back. Try a little flattery - it usually turns their heads.

１５６９．A man was wandering around in a field, thinking about how good his wife had been to him and how fortunate he was to have her.
He asked God, "Why did you make her so kind-hearted?" The Lord responded, "So you could love her, my son." "Why did you make her so good-looking?" "So you could love her, my son." "Why did you make her such a good cook?" "So you could love her, my son." The man thought about this. Then he said, "I don't mean to seem ungrateful or anything but ... why did you make her so stupid?" "So she could love you, my son."

１５７０．Good care first, medicine next for the sick man.

１５７１．God has two dwellings; one in heaven, and the other in a meek and thankful heart. --- Izaak Walton

１５７２． "But to you who are willing to listen, I say, love your enemies! Do good to those who hate you. Bless those who curse you. Pray for those who hurt you. If someone slaps you on one cheek, offer the other cheek also. If someone demands your coat, offer your shirt also. Give to anyone who asks; and when things are taken away from you, don't try to get them back. Do to others as you would like them to do to you."If you love only those who love you, why should you get credit for that? Even sinners love those who love them! And if you do good only to those who do good to you, why should you get credit? Even sinners do that much! And if you lend money only to those who can repay you, why should you get credit? Even sinners will lend to other sinners for a full return."Love your enemies! Do good to them. Lend to them without expecting to be repaid. Then your reward from heaven will be very great, and you will truly be acting as children of the Most High, for he is kind to those who are unthankful and wicked.You must be compassionate, just as your Father is compassionate.

１５７３．"Do not judge others, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn others, or it will all come back against you. Forgive others, and you
 will be forgiven. Give, and you will receive. Your gift will return to you in full --  pressed down, shaken together to make room for more, running over, and poured into your lap. The amount you give will determine the  amount you get back."Then Jesus gave the following illustration: "Can one blind person  lead another? Won't they both fall into a ditch? Students are not greater than their teacher. But the student who is fully trained will become like the teacher. "And why worry about a speck in your friend's eye when you have a  log in your own?

１５７４．not returning evil for evil or insult for insult, but giving a blessing instead; for you were called for the very purpose that you might inherit a blessing. --- (1 Peter 3:9)

１５７５．A fine is a tax for doing wrong. A tax is a fine for doing well.

１５７６．But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. --- (Galatians 5:22-23)

１５７７．Be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you. --- (Ephesians 4:32)

１５７８．Knowledge is power.

１５７９．Kites rise highest against the wind, not with it. --- Winston Churchill

１５８０．"So why do you keep calling me 'Lord, Lord!' when you don't do what  I say? I will show you what it's like when someone comes to me, listens to my teaching, and then follows it. It is like a person building a house who digs deep and lays the foundation on solid rock. When the floodwaters rise and break against that house, it stands firm because it is well built. But anyone who hears and doesn't obey is like a person who builds a house without a foundation. When the floods sweep down against that house, it will collapse into a heap of ruins."

１５８１．I like her from a distance, the way you like the sun.

１５８２．The cannibal wailed into the restaurant in New York, and he said to the waiter, “ I would like to eat a child.” Shocked, the waiter asked 　“What do you mean sir?”　And the cannibal replied, “Well, the sign at the door said, Children Half price”

１５８３．We can never obtain peace in the outer world until we make peace with ourselves. --- Dalai Lama

１５８４．Once Jesus was in a certain place praying. As he finished, one of his disciples came to him and said, "Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples."Jesus said, "This is how you should pray: "Father, may your name be kept holy. May your Kingdom come soon. Give us each day the food we need,and forgive us our sins, as we forgive those who sin against us. And  don't let us yield to temptation."

１５８５．Parable of the Lost Sheep
　Tax collectors and other notorious sinners often came to listen to Jesus teach.　This made the Pharisees and teachers of religious law complain that he was associating with such sinful people -- even eating with them!　 So Jesus told them this story:"If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them gets lost, what will he do? Won't he leave the ninety-nine others in the wilderness and go to search for the one that is lost until he finds it? And when he has found it, he will joyfully carry it home on his shoulders.　When he arrives, he will call together his friends and neighbors, saying, 'Rejoice with me because I have found my lost sheep.'　In the same way, there is more joy in heaven over one lost sinner who repents and returns to God than over ninety-nine others who are righteous and haven't strayed away!　"Or suppose a woman has ten silver coins and loses one. Won't  light a lamp and sweep the entire house and search carefully until  she finds it?　And when she finds it, she will call in her friends and neighbors  and say, 'Rejoice with me because I have found my lost coin.' In the same way, there is joy in the presence of God's angels when even one sinner repents."

１５８６．Money can buy you a great dog, but it won't buy a wag of its tail.

１５８７．Ordinarily, an army likes high places and dislikes low ground, values light and despises darkness. Take care of physical health and stay where there are plenty of resources. When there is no sickness in the army, it is said to be invincible.



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