Just Squibbing
A true Christian gentleman is a gentleman who serves those who need him whether they can be of any possible service to him or not.
—O—
Fear—intelligent fear—of the consequences of sin may give you pause—and save your soul. Courage is not foolhardiness, neither is a chance in a million the wise man's odds.
—O—
Someone has said: "the best way to get rid of the devil is to r-e-s-i-s-t him." Oh, yeah! When you resist the devil he will flee from you. Now look what you've done! You've driven him away! How do you expect to teach him since you've driven him away? Don't you think it would be much nicer to sit down beside the old fellow, put your arms around him, finger in his beard a while, tell him how subtle and skillful he has been in deceiving the millions down through ages? Invite him into your church and call on him to lead your prayers? Maybe you can deceive him as he has deceived the millions. "What think ye?"
The man who knows the truth and loves it so well that he cannot refrain from telling it to others is usually a safe teacher, but he who waits for the professor to tell him how to polish the truth is never safe. He regards the professor's "polish" above the divine truth.
It must take an awful lot of talk, as well as capital, to get a seat in Washington, and a lot of people seem to think that's all it will take to get a seat in heaven.
—O—
It cost our Savior more to live for others than for Himself, but it cost most of us a lot more to live for self than for all others.
According to the latest report on the divorce evil there must be an awful lot of stale mates in this great nation.
—O—
Yes, it is human to make mistakes, but the trouble is some people are just too human.
—O—
The housing shortage may be a blessing in disguise to some of us, especially when it cuts down the number attending our "gossiping clubs."
—O—
The trouble with doing the wrong thing once is we usually do it once too often.
—O—
Winds are produced by differences in atmospheric pressure—especially when you mention a man's latest deer-kill, or a woman's "new look."
—O—
It may not be so dangerous to tote a little money around in your pocket, but it is exceedingly dangerous to carry it in your heart.