In Sermon Illustrations: "Human wisdom" showing 221-240 of 3,137

Have You Ever Heard Of The Expression, "Your Name ...

Contributed by Bruce Howell on Aug 24, 2004

Have you ever heard of the expression, “Your name will be mud?” Do you know where it originated? Samuel Alexander Mudd was the doctor who set John Wilkes Booth’s leg after Booth assassinated Abraham Lincoln in Ford’s Theater in 1865. Mudd claimed he didn’t recognize Booth–didn’t really know him. ...read more

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Denomination: Wesleyan

J.i. Packer Once Said, "Wisdom Is, In Fact, The ...

Contributed by Michael Tkachuk on Dec 17, 2004

J.I. Packer once said, “Wisdom is, in fact, the practical side of moral goodness.” [J.I. Packer, Knowing God ...read more

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Denomination: Catholic

One Time The Popular Actress Sophia Loren Sobbed ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

One time the popular actress Sophia Loren sobbed to her Italian movie director, Vittorio De Sica, over the theft of some of her jewelry. And he said to her, “Listen to me, Sophia. I am much older than you and, if there is one great truth I have learned about life, it is this: NEVER CRY OVER ...read more

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Tomorrow Is Memorial Day, A Time For Remembering ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Tomorrow is Memorial Day, a time for remembering people who were important in our lives. Since 1971 Memorial Day has been observed annually on the last Monday in May. The purpose is to honor the nation’s military personnel killed in wartime. The holiday was called Decoration Day at first, because ...read more

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Pride Seems To Be A Characteristic Of People Who ...

Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Jul 12, 2007

Pride seems to be a characteristic of people who gain power. Nicolae [nee-kaw-lahy] Ceausescu [chou-shes-koo] came to power in Romania in the early 60s. By 1967 contacts with foreigners were monitored, mail was screened, telephones tapped, and homes and offices broken into. Those suspected of ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:28

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Denomination: Pentecostal

The True Secret Of Giving Advice Is, After You ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The true secret of giving advice is, after you have honestly given it, to be perfectly indifferent whether it is taken or not, and ...read more

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As Time Passes, We All Get Better At Blazing A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"As time passes, we all get better at blazing a trail through ...read more

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When A Man Comes To Me For Advice, I Find Out ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"When a man comes to me for advice, I find out what kind of advice he ...read more

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I Owe My Success To Having Listened ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"I owe my success to having listened respectfully to the very best advice, and then going ...read more

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Advice Is Like Snow: The Softer It Falls, The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Advice is like snow: the softer it falls, the longer it dwells upon, and the ...read more

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I Am Glad That I Paid So Little Attention To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

I am glad that I paid so little attention to good advice; had I abided by it I might have been saved ...read more

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When We Ask For Advice, We Are Usually Looking ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"When we ask for advice, we are usually looking ...read more

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By The Time A Man Asks You For Advice, He Has ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"By the time a man asks you for advice, he has generally made up his mind what he wants to do, and is looking ...read more

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Shun Advice At Any Pricethats What I Call Good ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Shun advice at any pricethats what I ...read more

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We All Admire The Wisdom Of People Who Come To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

We all admire the wisdom of people who come ...read more

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The Worst Waste Of Breath, Next To Playing A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The worst waste of breath, next to playing a saxophone, ...read more

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The Trouble With Giving Advice Is That People ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The trouble with giving advice is that people ...read more

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If Anything Is Worth Doing, It Is Worth Telling ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If anything is worth doing, it is worth telling someone ...read more

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Advice Is What We Ask For When We Already Know ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Advice is what we ask for when we already know the ...read more

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He Who Can Take Advice Is Sometimes Superior To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

He who can take advice is sometimes superior to ...read more

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