As we all know, on our walk through Life’s Journey, we are given Golden Nuggets of wisdom passed down to us. We may not know their worth at first, but as we grow, we begin to understand their meaning. I know I picked up thoughtful quotes, funny remarks, and pieces of wisdom passed down to me. Some come from family members, teachers, friends, books, or complete strangers. It’s these golden nuggets that stick with us long after we’ve heard them.
This page is my growing collection of memorable thoughts I have acquired through my years. Some I have heard, while others gathered from books such as Apples of Gold compiled by Jo Petty. In this book, she lovingly shared the sayings she had collected over the years with us. She did not claim them for her own, nor do I. I simply want to pass them on to others. Some of them have made me smile, laugh, reflect, or see life from a different perspective. I hope you enjoy them.
Golden Nuggets From Me To You
All hard work brings a profit, but mere talk leads to poverty. Proverbs 14:23 From the NIV of the Bible.
Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and your plans will succeed. Proverbs 16:3 NIV of the Bible
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. Galations 5:22-23, NIV Bible
Do you see difficulties in every opportunity or opportunities in every difficulty?
I do not feel my age yet. But then the spirit has no age!
Old age isn’t so bad…when you consider the alternative.
Children are a great comfort in your old age—and they help you reach it faster, too.
To see God in everything makes life the greatest adventure there is.
Joy is not in things; it is in us.
The secret of happy living is not to do what you like but to like what you do!
You can’t keep trouble from coming, but you needn’t allow it a chair to sit on.
If we pause to think, we will have cause to be thankful.
We can do anything we want if we stick to it long enough.
A man can fail many times, but he isn’t a failure until he begins to blame somebody else.
Sometimes the best gain is to lose.
Trouble is only opportunity in work clothes.
There is nothing wrong with the younger generation that twenty years won’t cure.
A mistake is evidence that someone has tried to do something.
You reached middle age when all you exercise is caution.
Just about the time you think you can make both ends meet, somebody moves the ends. (This one is so true!)
Do right and leave the results with God.
There isn’t any map on the road to success; you have to find your own way.
When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang on.
God is playing chess with man. He meets his every move.
God never closes one door without opening another.
The past cannot be changed; the future is still in your power.
A wish is a desire without any attempt to attain its end.
Why do opportunities always look bigger when they are going than when they are coming?
The grass always looks greener on the other side.
Fear brings more pain than does the pain it fears.
Morale is when your hands and feet keep on working when your head says it can’t be done.
Don’t be afraid to be afraid.
He didn’t know it couldn’t be done but went ahead and did it.
The only ideas that will work for you are the ones you put to work.
Wisdom consists in knowing what to do with what you know.
When young, consider that one day you will be old, and when old, remember you were once young.
An open mind leaves a chance for someone to drop a worthwhile thought in it.
Laziness travels so slowly that poverty soon overtakes him.
People that fly into a rage always make a bad landing.
The best victory is to conquer self.
Habit is a cable; we weave a thread of it every day, and at last we cannot break it.
Who gossips to you will gossip of you.
Do you act or react?
There is nothing wrong with making mistakes, but don’t respond to encores.
If your outgo exceeds your income, then your upkeep will be your downfall.
Too many people quit looking for work when they find a job.
Ideas are funny little things. They won’t work unless you do.
I will be adding thoughts to this as time goes by so check back to see what else you may find. I hope some bring back memories for you, or enlightened you. Have a great day, ya