February 13, 2011:

Ponderings of a Pilgrim PASTOR

“Short and Sweet”

Wise, witty epigrams can sometimes teach more truth than could easily be
expressed in many words. Here are some I have found recently.  Enjoy!

• Go the extra mile.  It’s never crowded. — Executive Speedwriter Newsletter
• When we seek to discover the best in others, we somehow bring out the best in ourselves. — William Arthur Ward
• Enjoy the little things for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things. — Robert Brault
• There is more to life than increasing its speed. — Mohandas K. Gandhi
• Never ruin an apology with an excuse. — Kimberly Johnson
• Sometimes less is more (Like when listening to a sermon). — Kenneth F. Gruebel
• The reason grandparents and grandchildren get along so well is that they have a common enemy. — Sam Levenson
• My interest is in the future . . . because I’m going to spend the rest of my life there. — Charles Kettering
• You never know when you’re making a memory. — Rickie Lee Jones
• Happiness is good health and a bad memory. — Ingrid Bergman
• Those who bring sunshine to the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves. — James Matthew Barrie
• The most called-upon prerequisite of a friend is an accessible ear. — Maya Angelou
• Too much of a good thing is wonderful. — Mae West
• Probably nothing in the world arouses more false hopes than the first four hours of a diet. — Dan Bennett
• Failure is the opportunity to begin again, more intelligently. — Henry Ford
• We make a living by what we get; we make a life by what we give. — W.A. Nance
• Imagination is the true magic carpet. — Norman Vincent Peale
• The fragrance always stays in the hand that gives the rose. — Hada Bejar
• Your expression is the most important thing you can wear. — Sid Ascher
• Kindness can become its own motive. We are made kind by being kind. — Eric Hoffer
• Wisdom is the reward you get for a lifetime of listening when you’d have preferred to talk. — Doug Larson
• He has the right to criticize who has the heart to help. — Abraham Lincoln
• God has given us two hands — one to receive with and the other to give with. We are not cisterns made for hoarding; we are channels made for sharing. — Billy Graham
• Violence is a sign of temporary weakness. — Jean Jaures
• “Be who you are and be that well.” — St. Francis de Sales
• “In my life I have sometimes been more grateful for what I did not say than what I could have said.” — Dave Brown
• “When I despair, I remember that all through history the ways of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants and murderers, and for a time they can seem invincible, but in the end they always fall. Think of it — always.” — Mahatma Gandhi

Love,
Pastor Dave