Spiritual Thoughts

  M y problem is I say what  I am thinking before I think  what I am saying. ~ Laurence J. Peter H e who guards his mouth and his tongue, guards his life from troubles. ~ Proverbs 21:23

  If  your mind goes blank, don't forget to turn off the sound. ~ Cybersalt H e who guards his mouth and his tongue, guards his life from troubles. ~ Proverbs 21:23

W hen you rule your mind, you rule your world. When you choose your thoughts, you choose results. ~ Imelda Shanklin   H e who guards his mouth and tongue, guards his soul from troubles. ~ Proverbs 21:23

R aise your words, not your voice. It is rain that grows flowers, not thunder. ~ Rumi   T he mouth of the righteous flows with wisdom but the perverted tongue will be cut out. There is one who speaks rashly like the thrusts of the sword, BUT the tongue of the wise brings healing. ~ Proverbs 10:31; 12:18

  Friday Tale ~ Knowledge to Live By    Ø   The most destructive habit:  Worry Ø The greatest joy;  Giving Ø  The greatest loss:  Loss of self - respect Ø The most satisfying work:  Helping others. Ø  The ugliest personality trait:  Selfishness Ø Our greatest natural resource:  Our youth Ø  The greatest "shot in the arm:  Encouragement Ø The greatest problem to overcome:  Fear Ø   The most effective sleeping pill:  Peace of mind Ø The most crippling failure disease:  Excuses Ø  The most powerful force in live:  Love Ø The most dangerous outsider:  A gossiper Ø  The world's most incredible computer:  The brain Ø The worst thing to be without:  Hope Ø  The deadliest weapon:  The tongue Ø The two most power-filled words: " I can " Ø  The greatest asset:  Faith Ø The most worthless emotion:  Self - pity Ø   The most bea...

  S ometimes when I'm talking, my words can't keep up with my thoughts. I wonder why we think faster than we speak. Probably so we can think twice before we speak. ~ Bill Watterson   E ven a fool who keeps silent is considered wise; when he closes his lips, he is deemed intelligent. The tongue of the wise dispenses knowledge,  BUT the mouths of fools pour out folly. ~ Proverbs 17:28; 15:2

  T he tenets of Tuesday talks tell that troubling tongue treatment not to be tolerated. ~ Inga von Gadenstedt  T ruthful lips will be established forever, BUT a lying tongue is only for a moment. ~ Proverbs 12:19

Friday Tale - the Tongue "T he boneless tongue so small and weak can crush and kill," declared the Greek. "The tongue destroys a greater horde," The Turk asserts, "than does the sword." The Persian proverb wisely saith "A lengthy tongue, an early death." Or sometimes takes this form instead, "Don't let your tongue cut off your head." "The tongue can speak a word, whose speed," Says the Chinese, "Outstrips the steed." While Arab sages this impart,  "The tongue's great storehouse is the heart." From the Hebrew with the maxim sprung, "Though feet should slip, ne'er let the tongue." The sacred writer crowns the whole, "Who keeps his tongue, doth keep his soul." Prov.22:5   ~ From: Gems of Truth in Simple Settings T he tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the tongu...

T here is nothing stronger in   the world than gentleness.   ~Han Suyin A gentle tongue is a tree of life.  ~Proverbs 15:4