In the Bible there are many wise sayings both in the gospels, the wisdom literature and elsewhere. Every now and again I am reminded of various, often humorous, contemporary sayings, which can be deployed in times of trial. Below I put a selection of these in no particular order which are designed to assist people especially in times of anguish, failure or trial. Readers of this blog do not usually leave comments however I invite you to submit sayings of your own to share with us all if it suits.
- love many, trust few, always paddle your own canoe
- the best revenge is a happy life
- what doesn't kill you makes you stronger
- today is the first day of the rest of your life
- never tell on yourself
- just keep putting one foot in front of the other
- the Sun will come up again tomorrow
- if life gives you lemons make lemonade then go find someone whose life as given them vodka and have a party
- you can't hang ten on a lemon
- cry and you cry alone; laugh and the world laughs with you
- always be on your own side
- there is no cure for stupid
- birds of a feather flock together
- the fish rots from the head
- how do you make God laugh? Tell him your plans!
- if something is worth doing it is worth doing badly
- if you are not good enough without a gold medal you will not be good enough with one
- a man's got to do what a man's got to do because if a man don't do what a man's got to do what a man's got to do won't get done
- the climbing of every mountain began with a first single step
- the art of life, is using what happens to us and not controlling it (sent in by S. Seconi)
last of all, from St Paul
- Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice (Phil 4: 4)
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