If someone were to pay you ten cents for every kind word you ever spoke and collect five cents for every unkind word, would you be rich or poor?
—Unknown
Topics: Kindness
Hug your kids at home, but belt them in the car.
—Unknown
Topics: Driving, Safety
Two frogs fell into a bowl of cream. One didn’t panic, he relaxed and drowned. The other kicked and struggled so much that the cream turned to butter and he walked out.
—Unknown
Topics: Adversity, Miscellaneous
Maturity has more to do with what types of experiences you’ve had, and what you’ve learned from them, and less to do with how many birthdays you’ve celebrated.
—Unknown
Topics: Birthdays
Compromise: An amiable arrangement between husband and wife whereby they agree to let her have her own way.
—Unknown
Topics: Marriage
One of the horrors of hell is the undying memory of a misspent life.
—Unknown
Topics: Hell
Genius is nothing more than inflamed enthusiasm.
—Unknown
Topics: Genius, Enthusiasm
An amateur golfer is one who addresses the ball twice: once before swinging, and once again after swinging.
—Unknown
Topics: Golf
Life guarantees a chance—not a fair shake.
—Unknown
Topics: Realistic Expectations
I’ve decided to discontinue my long talks. It’s because of my throat. Someone threatened to cut it.
—Unknown
Topics: Conversation, Speech
If you really put a small value upon yourself, rest assured that the world will not raise your price.
—Unknown
Topics: Confidence
Trying to make someone fall in love with you is about as pointless as trying to control who you fall in love with.
—Unknown
We seldom lose our faith by a blow out, usually is just a slow leak.
—Unknown
Topics: Faith
Fear: False Evidence Appearing Real.
—Unknown
Topics: Anxiety, Fear
Common sense is what tells us the Earth is flat and the Sun goes around it.
—Unknown
Topics: Common Sense, Common Sense
Trivial things do matter… more people are killed each year by the bite of mosquitoes than are stepped upon by charging elephants.
—Unknown
Topics: Habits, Habit
Faith is that strengthening power within Urging me on my way, Teaching me all that I must know, Helping to obey. Faith is that strengthening power within Lighting the road I trod, Helping me know which way to go, Pointing the way to God.
—Unknown
Topics: Faith
The greatest home-run hitters still failed more than half the time! Don’t think of slip-ups as setbacks, realign your mind and think mistakes as learning opportunities.
—Unknown
A hard thing about business is minding your own.
—Unknown
Topics: Business
Two goats are eating cans of film on the back lots of MGM Studios. One goat turns to the other and says, “This film is good.” To which the other goat responds, “Not as good as the movie.”
—Unknown
Topics: Just for Fun
My job is never work—the only time it seems like work is when I’d rather be doing something else.
—Unknown
Topics: Jobs, Work
The results of quality work last longer than the shock of high prices.
—Unknown
Topics: Business
I don’t know whether to keep silent and let people think I am ignorant or open my mouth and release all doubts.
—Unknown
Topics: Silence
Be alert! Accidents hurt.
—Unknown
Topics: Safety
Conscience gets a lot of credit that belongs to cold feet.
—Unknown
Topics: Perspective
Character is another thing that is formed in youth and reformed in marriage.
—Unknown
Topics: Character
Athletes are driven by commitment to their sport, to themselves, to excellence itself. Commitment fuels the extra mile, the final set, the last quarter, the sprint to the line, going on when the body begs to stop.
—Unknown
Dwell in though upon the Grandest, And the Grandest you shall see; Fix your mind upon the Highest, And the Highest you shall be.
—Unknown
Topics: Vision, Prophecy
Think highly of yourself, for the world takes you at your own estimate.
—Unknown
Topics: Self Respect, Self-Esteem
Words can make a deeper scar than silence can heal.
—Unknown
Topics: Silence
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