Words of Wisdom
Words of Wisdom
Words of Wisdom Archive - August 2008
A second on the tongue is a lifetime in the heart
"We sometimes forget how deadly of a weapon our tongues can be. When we say hurtful things to someone in the heat of the moment, we need to remember that what we say we can never take back. It can be forgiven but never forgotten."
- Submitted by Stacey Strobel
Turn on the light of awareness, and darkness will go away
"My husband Jack Cavanagh would always say this, and he was so right. I don't know where he got it from, but he believed it."
- Submitted by Loretta Cavanagh
The happiest man is not the one who has the most but the one who needs the least
"My father told me that often when I was growing up. We did not have a lot of money but we had each other and some of my favorite childhood memories are of my parents, my brother and me sitting in the living room after dinner and telling stories and laughing. I wouldn't have traded those moments for the biggest, shiniest toy in the world. To this day, I measure myself with those words because without a happy home and the love of your family, no material possession is worthwhile."
- Submitted by Club Q&S member Dayami
What we have done in this world for ourselves dies with us. What we have done for others while here, remains and lives forever
"This is so true!"
- Submitted by Debi Lovett
One of the greatest victories you can gain over someone is to beat him at politeness -- Josh Billings (1818 - 1895)
"I read this in a book I won. It's a great thing to remember!"
- Submitted by Polly Bailey
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