Wise Sayings, A-Z (Biblical or otherwise) + authors if known

[joyshirley]

N

However, I consider my life worth nothing to me; my only aim is to finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me—the task of testifying to the good news of God’s grace.

Acts 20:24

 

[paska]

O

O give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; His love endures forever.
Psalms 118:1

 

[St_Worm2]

P

 

[St_Worm2]

Q (quietly)

 

[joyshirley]

R

Reading about nature is fine, but if a person walks in the woods and listens carefully, he can learn more than what is in books, for they speak with the voice of God.

George Washington Carver

 

[KevinC1129]

S

Safety doesn't happen by accident. - Anonymous

 

[St_Worm2]

T

Today is mine. Tomorrow is none of my business. Does it make sense to pray for guidance about the future if we are not obeying in the thing that lies before us today? How many momentous events in Scripture depended on one person's seemingly small act of obedience! ~Elisabeth Elliot
.​

 

[joyshirley]

U

For I do not seek to understand that I may believe, but I believe in order to understand. For this I believe that unless I believe, I should not understand.

St Anselm of Canterbury

 

[KevinC1129]

V

Vengeance is God's job, not ours. - F. LaGard Smith

 

[St_Worm2]

W

"Waiting itself is beneficial to us: it tries faith, exercises patience, trains submission, and endears the blessing when it comes" ~Charles H. Spurgeon
.​

 

[joyshirley]

Y

But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace you have been saved.

Ephesians 2:4-5

 

[KevinC1129]

Z

While we are zealous for good works, let us be careful not to put them in the place of Christ's righteousness, and not to advance anything which may betray others into so dreadful a delusion.
Mathew Henry

 

[Citizen of the Kingdom]

A
An apple a day keeps the doctor away

 

[KevinC1129]

B

The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!"

John 1:29

 

[St_Worm2]

C

 

[joyshirley]

D

Daily prayers to God should never be seen as a task. It should be a necessity in our life just as air is a necessity for us in order to breathe and live.

Oliver Powell

 

[paska]

E

Flatter me and I may not believe you. Criticize me and I may not like you. Ignore me and I may not forgive you. Encourage me and I will not forget you.
--William Arthur Ward

 

[St_Worm2]

F

 

[paska]

G

You will never know all the good that a simple smile can do.

Mother Teresa

 

[faroukfarouk]

"Have faith in God" (Mark 11.22)