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Proverbs 28:3

A ruler a who oppresses the poor
is like a driving rain that leaves no crops.

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Farmer's Almanac,

"If you can't get people to listen to you any other way, tell them it's confidential."

Joke

"Why didn't the skeleton climb the mountain?" "It didn't have the guts."

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1 Timothy 6:17

Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment.

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Earl Nightingale, "Never give up on a dream just because of the time it will take to accomplish it. The time will pass anyway."

Joke

"What do you call it when a snowman throws a tantrum?" "A meltdown."

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1 Timothy 6:10

For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.

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Unknown, "A committee is a group of the unwilling, chosen from the unfit, to do the unnecessary."

Joke

"Dad, can you put my shoes on?" "No, I don't think they'll fit me."

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1 Timothy 5:1-2

Do not rebuke an older man harshly, but exhort him as if he were your father. Treat younger men as brothers, older women as mothers, and younger women as sisters, with absolute purity.

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Princess Diana, "Carry out a random act of kindness, with no expectation of reward, safe in the knowledge that on day someone might do the same for you."

Joke

"Where do you learn to make a banana split?" "Sundae school."

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1 Timothy 4:12

Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith and in purity.

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Babe Ruth, "It's hard to beat a parson who never gives up."

Joke

"What did the zero say to the eight?" "That belt looks good on you."

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1 Timothy 2:1-4

I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for all people— for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. This is good, and pleases God our Savior, who wants all people to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth.

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George Washington, "Associate with people of good quality if you value your own reputation; for it is better to be alone than in bad company."

Joke

"I only know 25 letters of the alphabet. I don't know y."

Verse

Romans 6:11-14

In the same way, count yourselves dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus. 12Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its evil desires. 13Do not offer any part of yourself to sin as an instrument of wickedness, but rather offer yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life; and offer every part of yourself to him as an instrument of righteousness. 14For sin shall no longer be your master, because you are not under the law, but under grace.

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Ben Jonson,
"There is no greater hell than to be a prisoner of fear."

Joke

"I don't trust those trees. They seem kind of shady."

Verse

Romans 4:23-25

The words “it was credited to him” were written not for him alone, 24but also for us, to whom God will credit righteousness—for us who believe in him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead. 25He was delivered over to death for our sins and was raised to life for our justification.

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Napoleon Hill,

"Big pay and little responsibility are circumstances seldom found together."

Joke

"What does a sprinter eat before a race?" "Nothing, they fast!"

Verse

Romans 3:23-24

for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, 24and all are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.

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Carl Jung, "We can't change anything until we accept it. Condemnationdoes not liberate, it oppresses."

Joke

"What's the best thing about Switzerland?" "I don't know, but the flag is a big plus."

Verse

Romans 2:7-8

To those who by persistence in doing good seek glory, honor and immortality, he will give eternal life. 8But for those who are self-seeking and who reject the truth and follow evil, there will be wrath and anger.

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Sammy Davis, Jr.,

"You always have two choices: your commitment versus your fear."

Joke

"What did Baby Corn say to Mama Corn?" "Where's Pop Corn?"

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Romans 1:28-32

Furthermore, just as they did not think it worthwhile to retain the knowledge of God, so God gave them over to a depraved mind, so that they do what ought not to be done. 29They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit and malice. They are gossips, 30slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant and boastful; they invent ways of doing evil; they disobey their parents; 31they have no understanding, no fidelity, no love, no mercy. 32Although they know God’s righteous decree that those who do such things deserve death, they not only continue to do these very things but also approve of those who practice them.

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Marlo Thomas,

"My father said there were two kinds of people in the world: givers and takers. The takers may eat better, but the givers sleep better."

Joke

"I asked my dog what's two minus two. He said nothing."

Verse

Psalm 33:4,5

For the word of the Lord is right and true;
he is faithful in all he does.
The Lord loves righteousness and justice;
the earth is full of his unfailing love.

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Jimmy Buffett,
"It takes no more time to see the good side of life than it takes to see the bad."

Joke

"How do you make 7 even?" "Take away the s."

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Psalm 18:1,2

I love you, Lord, my strength.
The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer;
my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge,
my shield b and the horn c of my salvation, my stronghold.

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James Clear,
"A valuable skill in life is to be larger than the situation."

Joke

"Did you hear the rumor about butter? Well, I'm not going to spread it!"

Verse

Psalm 15:1-5

Lord, who may dwell in your sacred tent?
Who may live on your holy mountain?
The one whose walk is blameless,
who does what is righteous,
who speaks the truth from their heart;
whose tongue utters no slander,
who does no wrong to a neighbor,
and casts no slur on others;
who despises a vile person
but honors those who fear the Lord;
who keeps an oath even when it hurts,
and does not change their mind;
who lends money to the poor without interest;
who does not accept a bribe against the innocent.
Whoever does these things
will never be shaken.

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Dr. Seuss,
"Only you can control your future."

Joke

"Why can't a nose be 12 inches long? Because then it would be a foot."

Verse

Psalm 53:1

The fool says in his heart,
“There is no God.”
They are corrupt, and their ways are vile;
there is no one who does good.

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Aristotle,
"Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees the others."

Joke

"How do you get a squirrel to like you? Act like a nut."