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I Will Say This For Adversity: People Seem To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"I will say this for adversity: people seem to be able to stand it, and that is more ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

If You Could Say It In Words There Would Be No ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

If you could say it in words there would be no ...read more

Tags: Art

The Way A Book Is Read Which Is To Say, The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"The way a book is read which is to say, the qualities a reader brings to a book can have as much to do with its worth as anything the author puts in it. Anyone who ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

The Role Of The Writer Is Not To Say What We ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"The role of the writer is not to say what we can all say, but ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

Only Amateurs Say That They Write For Their Own ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Only amateurs say that they write for their own amusement. Writing is not an amusing occupation. It is a combination of ditch-digging, ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

Cheerful People, The Doctors Say, Resist ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Cheerful people, the doctors say, resist disease better than the glum ones. In other words, ...read more

Tags: Joy

Everyone Says Forgiveness Is A Lovely Idea, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Everyone says forgiveness is a lovely idea, until they have ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness General

The Real Art Of Conversation Is Not Only To Say ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The real art of conversation is not only to say the right thing in the right place but to leave unsaid ...read more

Tags: Communication General

Gossip Is The Art Of Saying Nothing In A Way ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Gossip is the art of saying nothing in a way that leaves ...read more

Tags: Communication General

True Eloquence Consists In Saying All That ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"True eloquence consists in saying all that should be ...read more

The Greatest Of Faults, I Should Say, Is To Be ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The greatest of faults, I should say, is to be ...read more

Tags: Faults

The Tendency Of Old Age To The Body, Say The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The tendency of old age to the body, say the physiologists, is to form bone. It is as rare as it is pleasant to meet with ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Botanists Say That Trees Need The Powerful ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Botanists say that trees need the powerful March winds to flex their trunks and main branches, so that the sap is drawn up to nourish the budding leaves. Perhaps we need the gales of life in the same way, though we dislike enduring them. A blustery period in our fortunes is often the prelude to a ...read more

Tags: Endurance

It Is Often Merely For An Excuse That We Say ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

It is often merely for an excuse that we say ...read more

Tags: Competition

Listening To What People Say Is The Starting ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Listening to what people say is the starting point toward understanding them. The supervisor who listens with an open mind, giving thought to the significance of what is said, ...read more

Tags: Leadership Listening

A Study In The Washington Post Says That Women ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

A study in the Washington Post says that women have better verbal skills than men. I just want to say ...read more

Tags: Men And Women

They Keep Saying The Right Person Will Come ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"They keep saying the right person will come along, I think ...read more

Tags: Men And Women

We Need To Find The Courage To Say No To The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

We need to find the courage to say NO to the things and people that are not serving us if we want to rediscover ...read more

Tags: Truth

Never Say Nevernever Is A Long, Undependable ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Never say neverNever is a long, undependable time, and life is too full of rich possibilities to ...read more

Tags: Miscellaneous

The Days Come And Go But They Say Nothing, And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The days come and go but they say nothing, and if we do not use the gifts they bring, ...read more

Tags: Time