THE HANDBOOK OF ILLUSTRATED PROVERBS 3

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Lay things by, they may come to use.
Laziness travels so slow, that poverty overtakes him.
Lean liberty is better than fat slavery.
Learning makes a great man better, and an ill man worse.
Least said is soonest mended.
Lend thy horse for a long journey, thou mayest have him return with his skin.
Less of your courtesy, and more of your purse.
Let every man praise the bridge he goes over.
Let your letter stay for the post, not the post for the letter; i. e. be always beforehand with your business.
Liars begin by imposing upon others, but end by deceiving themselves.
Liars should have good memories.
Life would be too smooth if it had no rubs in it.
Light cares speak, great ones are dumb.
Like the cat, ye fain would catch fish, but ye are loth to wet your feet.
Like the cow that gives a good pail of milk, and then kicks it over.
Like the dog in the manger, he will neither eat, nor let others eat.
Listen at the keyhole, and you'll hear news of yourself.
Little boats must keep the shore, larger ships may venture more.
Little and often fills the purse.
Little dogs start the hare, but great ones catch it.
Little minds, like weak liquors, are soonest soured.
Irving upon trust, is the way to pay double.
Lock the stable door before the steed is stolen.
Lookers on, see more than the players.
Love, a cough, and the itch, cannot be hid.
Love is blind - Love laughs at locksmiths.
Love and lordship like no fellowship.
Love thy neighbor, but pull not down thy fence.
Love is without prudence, and anger without counsels.
Love, knavery, and necessity, make good orators.
Lying rides on debt's back.
Make not the sauce till you have caught the fish.
Man punishes the action, but God the intention.
Many a good drop of broth is made in an old pot.
Many a slip 'twixt cup and lip.
Many a true word spoken in jest.
Many can bear adversity, but few contempt
Many come to bring their clothes to church, rather than themselves.
Many dogs soon eat up a horse.
Many get into a dispute well that cannot get out well.
Many go out for wool and come home shorn.
Many hands make light work.
Many talk like philosophers, and live like fools.
Many things lawful, are not expedient.
Many who wear swords, are afraid of goose quills.
Many would be cowards if they had courage enough.
Masters are mostly the greatest servants in the house.
Masters should be sometimes blind, and often deaf.
Men apt to promise, are apt to forget.
Mildness governs more than anger.
Mischiefs come by pounds, and go away by ounces.
Misfortunes come, on wings, and depart on foot.
Misfortunes that can't be avoided must be sweetened.
Money is welcome, though it comes in a dirty bag.
If yon want a thing done, go; if not, tend.
More die by food than famine.
More have repented of speech than silence.
More than we use, is more than we want.
Much better never catch a rogue than let him go again.
Much law, but no justice - Much prayer, but no piety.
Murder will out. - Mud chokes no eels.
Nature draws more than ten oxen.
Nature must obey necessity.
Nature takes as much pains in the forming of a beggar as an emperor.
Nature, time, and patience, are the three great physicians.
Necessity and opportunity make cowards valiant.
Necessity dispenses with decorum.
Necessity bath no law.
Necessity is the mother of invention.
Neglect will sooner kill an injury than revenge.
Never ask pardon before you are accused.
Never find anything before it is lost.
Never cry halloo till you are out of the wood.
Never leave that till to-morrow, which you can do today.
Never put the plow before the oxen.
Never praise a ford till you are over.
Never fall out with your bread and butter.
Never quit certainty for hope.
Never wade in unknown waters.
Never ride a free horse to death.
Never too old to learn.
Never tell your foe when your feet sleeps.
Never trust to another what you should do yourself.
Never venture out of your depth till you can swim.
Never show your teeth unless you can bite.
New brooms sweep clean.
New dishes beget new appetites.
New grief awakes the old.
New honors change manners. - New lords, new laws.
Nice cats seldom meet with a good dinner.
Nightingales can sing their own song best.
No alchemy like saving.
No choice amongst stinking fish.
No condition so low, but may have hopes; none so high, but may have fears.
No fine clothes can hide the clown.
No foolery like falling out. - No joy without alloy.
No honest man ever repented of his honesty.
No man can serve two masters.
No man is free who does not command himself.
No man is worse for knowing the worst of himself.
No mother is so wicked but wishes good children.
Let Sleeping Dogs lie.
No pride like that of an enriched beggar.
No raillery is worse than that' which is true.
No receiver, no thief - No rose without a thorn.
No vice but has its patron - No vice goes alone.
No wonder he breaks his shins that walks in the dark.
None can play the fool so well as a wise man.
None so well but be hopes to be better.
None so blind as those who won't see.
None but a wise man can employ leisure well.
Not possession, but use is the only riches.
Not to go forward in the path of virtue, is to go backward.
Not to oversee workmen, is to leave them with your purse open.
Nothing is well said or done in a passion.
Nothing sharpens sight like envy.
Nothing that is violent is permanent.
Nothing venture, nothing have.
Nothing is a man's truly, but what he comes by duly.
Nothing is easy to the unwilling.
Obedience is more seen in little things than great.
Of all studies, study your present condition.
Of two evils choose the least.
Of all flatterers, self-love is the greatest.
Of nothing comes nothing - Of saving comes getting.
Oil and truth come uppermost at last.
Old dogs don't bark for nothing.
Old foxes want no tutors.
Old praise dies unless you feed it.
Old reckonings breed new disputes.
On Candlemas day, you must have half your straw and half your hay.
One bad example spoils many good precepts.
One bird in the net is better than a hundred flying.
On paintings and fighting look afar off.
One eye of the master sees more than four of the servants.
One eye-witness is better than ten hearsays.
One foot is better than two crutches.
One hour today is better than two to-morrow.
One is not so soon healed as hurt.
One man's meat is another's poison.
One mad action is not enough to prove a man mad.
One may see day at a little hole.
One may be confuted and yet not convinced.
One may understand like an angel, and yet be a devil.
One nail drives out another.
One of these days is none of these days.
One ounce of discretion is worth a pound of wit.
One part of knowledge consists in being ignorant of
such things as are not worthy to be known.
One swallow does not make a summer.
Open rebuke is better than secret hatred.
Out of sight, out of mind.
Owe money to be paid at Easter, and Lent will seem short.
Passion is a fever that leaves us weaker than it finds us.
Patience is the best buckler against affronts.
Patience is a plaster for all sores.
Pay as you go, and keep from small scores.
Pay what you owe, and what your worth you'll know.
Penny wise and pound foolish.
Physicians' faults are covered with earth, and rich men's with money.
Plain dealing is more praised than practiced.
Plain dealing's a jewel, but they that use it die beggars.
Poets are born, orators are made.
Positive men are most often in error.
Possession is nine points of the law.
Poverty craves many things, but avarice more.
Poverty makes a man acquainted with strange bed fellows.
Practice makes perfect - Practice what you preach.
Praise the sea, but keep on the land.
Prayers and provender hinder no man's journey.
Precepts may lead, but examples draw.
Pride and poverty are ill met, yet often together.
He that is warm, thinks all are so.
Pride is as loud a beggar as want, and a great dealmore saucy.
Pride joined with many virtues chokes them all.
Pride may lurk under a thread-bare cloak.
Pride will have a fall.
Pride often borrows the cloak of humility.
Promise little and do much.
Promises are too much like pie crust.
Prosperity makes friends, but adversity tries them.
Proud looks lose hearts, but courteous words win them.
Provide for the worst, the best will save itself.
Prudent cruelty is better than foolish pity.
Quackery has no friend like gullibility.
Quarreling dogs come halting home.
Quick at meat, quick at work.
Quick come, quick go.
Quick landlords make careful tenants.
Quick returns make rich merchants.
Ragged colts may make fine horses.
Raise no more spirits than you can conjure down.
Rebuke with soft words and hard arguments.
Religion is the best armor, but the worst cloak.
Reprove thy friend privately; commend him publicly.
Reputation is often got without merit, and lost without fault.
Reproof never does a wise man harm.
Respect a man, and he will do the more.
Riches abuse those who know not how to use them.
Riches have made more men covetous, than covetousness hath made men rich.
Riches, like manure, do no good till they are spread.
Rolling stones gather no moss.
Rome was not built in a day.
Samson was a strong man, yet could not pay money
before be had it
Say nothing of my debts, unless you mean to pay them.
Say well and do well end with one letter, say well is good, but do well is better.
Saying and doing are two different things.
Scandal will rub out like dirt, when it is dry.
Scanderberg's sword must have Scanderberg's arm.
Scepters and sukors hate competitors.
Search not a wound too deep, lest thou make a new one.
Seek till you find, and you'll not lose your labor.
Send a fool to the market, and a fool he'll return;
Send your noble blood to market and see what it will buy.
Servants wont be diligent when the master's careless.
No pains, no gains - No meat, no sweet.
He that would catch Fish, must not mind getting wet.
Things usually do not go by luck, but by labor.
The pearl diver must not sit on the shore and wait for the pearl to come up. He must plunge into the water and go down to obtain it.
Serve a great man, and you'll know what sorrow is.
Short reckonings make long friends.
Sickness is felt, but health not at all.
Silence is wisdom when speaking is folly.
Silence seldom doth harm.
Silks and satins put out the kitchen fire.
Sins and debts are always more numerous than we think them to be.
Sit in your place, and none can make you rise.
Six feet of earth make all men of one size.
Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labor wears.
Sloth makes all things difficult, but industry all things easy.
Sluggard's guise, slow to bed, and slow to rise.
Small faults indulged, are little thieves that let in greater.
Soft words are hard arguments.
Some are always busy and never do anything.
Some had rather guess at much, than take the pains to learn a little.
Some have been thought brave, because they were afraid to run away.
Spare the rod, and spoil the child.
Speak what you will, bad men will turn it ill.
Speak wben you are spoken to; come when called.
Speak little, and to the purpose, and you will pass for somebody.
Surgeons should have an eagle's eye, a lion's heart, and a lady's hand.
Suspicion may be no fault; showing it is a great one.
Stake not thy head against another's hat.
Stole the horse and carried home the bridle.
Striving to better, we sometimes mar that which is well.
Tailors and writers must mind the fashion.
Take a man by his word, and a cow by her horns.
Take away fuel, take away flames.
Take me not up before I fall.
Talk is but talk; but 'tis money that buys land.
Talk of camps, but stay at home.
Talk of the war, but do not go to it.
Talking pays no toll.
Teaching others, teacheth yourself.
Tell me the company you keep, and I'll tell you what you are.
Tell not all you know, nor do all you can.
That physician is in a bad case whose physician hath the gout.
That city cannot prosper, where an ox is sold less than a fish.
That anger is not warrantable that sees two suns.
That fish is soon caught who nibbles at every bait.
That is a wise delay, which makes the road safe.
That is well spoken that is well taken.
That which we can live without, we need not covet.
That's a silly sheep that goes to the wolf to confess.
That trial is not fair where affection is judge.
That which covers thee, discovers thee.
The abuse of riches is worse than the want of them.
The anger of a good man is hardest to bear.
Much meat much malady.
The best metal is iron, the best Vegetable is wheat, the worst animal is man.
The bait hides the hook.
The balance distinguishes not between gold and lead.
The best mode of instruction is to practice what we preach.
The best physicians are Dr. Diet and Dr. Quiet.
The best remedy against an ill man, is much ground between both.
The best thing in the world, is to live above it.
The best throw of the dice, is to throw them away.
The brightest of all things, the sun, has its spots.
The burnt child dreads the fire.
The cat in gloves catches no mice.
The chicken is the country's, but the city eats it.
The coin most current is flattery.
The course of true love never did run smooth.
The cow gives good milk, but kicks over the pail.
The cross on his breast, but the devil in his heart.
The crutch of Time does more than the club of Hercules.

THE HANDBOOK OF ILLUSTRATED PROVERBS 2

Expect nothing from him who promises a great deal. Experience is good if not bought too dear. Experience is the father of wisdom, and memory the mother. Experience is the mistress of fools. Face to face, the truth comes out. Fain would the cat fish eat, hut she's loath to wet her feet. Faint praise is disparagement. Fair words and foul play cheat both young and old. Fair words break no bone, but foul words many. Fall not out with a friend for a trifle. Fame is a magnifying glass. Fancy may bolt bran, and think it flour. Far from court, far from care. Faults are thick where love is thin. Faults that are rich are fair. Feed a pig, and you'll have a hog. Feed sparingly, and defy the physician. Few words are best - Few words, many deeds. Few men will be better than their interest bids then. Fiddlers' dogs and fleas come to a feast uncalled. Fields have eyes, and hedges ears. Fire is not to be quenched with tow. Fire and water are good servants, but bad masters. First come, first served.-- First creep, then go. Flattery sits in the parlor, when plain dealing is kicked out of doors. Flight towards preferment will be but slow without some golden feathers. Fling down the nest and the rooks will be gone. Follow the river and you will get to sea. Folly is the product of all countries and ages. Fools and obstinate men make lawyers rich. Fools are not to be convinced. Fools build houses and wise men buy them. Fools should not see half done work. For that thou canst do thyself rely not on another. For want of a nail the shoe is lost; for want of a shoe, the horse is lost; for want of a horse the man is lost. The Brave suffer little, Cowards much. Moral bravery is superior to physical. Foxes never fair better than when they are cursed. Friends are not so soon got, or recovered, as lost. Friends need no formal invitation. Frightening a bird is not the way to catch it. From a bad paymaster, get what you can. From nothing, nothing can come. From saving, comes having. Frugality is an estate alone. Gain got by a lie will burn one's fingers. Game is cheaper in the markets than in the fields and woods. Gentry sent to market will not buy one bushel of corn. Getting out well is a quarter of the journey. Give advice to all, but be security for none. Give him an inch, and he'll take a mile. Give him but rope enough, and he'll hang himself. Go further and fare worse. Go into the country to hear what news in town. God healeth, and the physician hath the thanks. God helps the poor, for the rich can help themselves. God helps those who help themselves. God never sends mouths, but he sends meat. God permits the wicked, but not for ever. God shapes the back for the burden. God sends meats, and the devil sends cooks. God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb. God, who made the world so wisely, as wisely governs it. Gold goes in at any any gate except heaven's. Good at a distance, is better than evil at hand. Good bargains are pick-pockets. Good clothes open all doors. Good health is above all wealth. Good horses can't be of a bad color. Good swimmers are oftenest drowned. Good words cool more than cold water. Good words cost nothing, bat are worth much. Goods are theirs only who enjoy them. Government of the will is better than increase of knowledge. Grasp no more than thy hand will hold. Great bodies move slowly. Great braggers, little doers. Great hopes make great men. Great men have more adorers than friends. Great minds are easy in prosperity, and quiet in adversity. Great persons seldom see their faces in a true glass. Great talkers are like leaky pitchers, every thing runs out of them. Great trees keep down the little ones. Half a loaf is better than no bread. Half witted fools speak much, and say little. Have a place for every thing, and have every thing in its place. Haste trips up its own heels. Hatred is blind, as well as love. Have not thy cloak to make when it begins to rain. He benefits himself, that doth good to others. He best keeps from anger, who remembers that God is always looking upon him. He can hide his meat and seek more. He can swim without bladders. He cares not whose child cry, so his laugh. He covers me with his wings, and bites me with his bill. He cries wine, and sells vinegar. He declares himself guilty, who justifies himself before accusation. He draws water with a sieve. He giveth one knock on the hoop, and another on the barrel ; i. e., he speaks now to the purpose, now on matters wholly extraneous. He goes a great voyage, that goes to the bottom of the sea. He must rise betimes, who would please every body. He has eat up the pot, and asks for the pipkin. He has great need of a wife that marries mamma's darling. He has hit the nail on the head. He has riches enough, who needs neither borrow nor flatter. He has two strings to one bow. He hath made a good progress in a business, who hath thought well of it before-hand. He hath played a wily trick, and beguiled himself. He hath tied a knot with his tongue, that he cannot untie with all his teeth. He is above his enemies that despises their injuries. He is in great danger, who, being sick, thinks himself well. He is lifeless, that is faultless. He is like a bell, that will answer every pull. He is miserable once who feels it, but twice who fears it before it comes. He is more nice than wise. He is my friend that helps me, not he that pitieth me. He that is busy, is tempted but by one devil; he that is idle, by a legion. He that is disposed for mischief will never want occasion. He that is guilty thinks he would turn round. He that is master of himself^ will soon be master of others. He that is poor, all his kindred scorn him; he that is rich, all are kin to him. He that knows when to speak, knows too when to be silent. He that will not be counseled, cannot be helped. He that runs fast, will not run long. Where there Is a Will, there Is a Way. He that is surety for another, is never sure himself. He that knows least, commonly presumes most. He that listens for what people say of him, shall never have peace. He that looks too nicely into things, never lives easy. He that makes himself a sheep, shall be eaten by the wolf. He that mindeth not his own business, shall never be trusted with mine. He that overcomes his passions, overcomes his greatest enemies. He that overfeeds his senses, feasteth his enemies. He that payeth before hand, shall have his work ill done. He that plants trees, loves others besides himself. He that prepares for ill, gives the blow a meeting, and breaks the stroke. He that steals an egg will steal an ox. He that promises too much, means nothing. He that regards not a penny, will lavish a pound. He that resolves to deal with none but honest men, must leave off dealing. He that scattereth thorns, must not go barefoot. He that serves the public, obliges nobody. He that speaks ill of his wife dishonored himself. He that strikes my dog would strike me if he durst. He that waits for dead men's shoes, may go long enough barefoot. He that will conquer, must fight. He that will deceive the fox must rise betimes. He that will have no trouble in this world, must not be born in it. He that would have the kernel must crack the shell. He that will not sail till all dangers are over, must never put to sea. He that will not sail till he has a full fair wind, will lose many a voyage. He that will steal a pin, will steal a better thine. He that worketh wickedness by another, is wicked himself. He that would be a head, let him be a bridge. He that would kill his dog, gives out first that he is mad. He that would have the fruit must climb the tree. He will shoot higher that shoots at the moon, than he that shoots at a dunghill, though he miss the mark. He would fain fly, but wants the feathers. He'd skin a louse, and send the hide to market. He'll eat till he sweats, and work till he freezes. He'll soon be a beggar that cannot say no. He's a thief, for he has taken a dram too much. He's a wise man. who, when he's well off can keep so. He's like a cat, fling him which way you will, he'll land on his feet. He's like the singed cat, better than he looks. He's my friend that speaks well of me behind my back. He's so full of himself, that he's quite empty. He's wise that knows when he's well enough. Health is better than wealth. Man thinks himself wise, till God shows him his folly. Health is not valued till sickness comes. Hearts may agree, though heads differ. Here's talk of the Turk and Pope, but it's my next neighbor that does me the harm. Hide nothing from thy minister, physician and lawyer. Hiders are good finders. High places have their precipices. High regions are never without storms. His room's better than his company. He that would thrive by law, must see his enemy's counsel as well as his own. He that's always shooting, must sometimes hit. He that's down, down with him cries the world. He who avoids the temptation, avoids the sin. He that commences many things, finishes but few. He that depends on another, dines ill, and sups worst. He who does not rise early, never does a good day's work. He who gets, doth much, but he who keeps, doth more. He who gives fair words, feeds you with an empty spoon. He who greases his wheels, helps his oxen. He who has no shame, has no conscience. He who is a good paymaster, is lord of another man's purse. He who knows himself best, esteems himself least. He who peeps through a hole may see what will vex him. He who says what he likes, may hear what he does not like. He who serves the public, has but a scurvy master. He who stumbles twice over one stone, deserves to break his shins. He who swells in prosperity, will sink in adversity. He who thinks he knows the most, knows the least. He who trusts all things to chance, makes a lottery of his life. He who will stop every man's mouth, must have a great deal of meal. He who would reap well must sow well. He tells me my way, and don't know his own. He that always complains, is never pitied. He that blows in the dust, fills his own eyes. He that buys a house ready wrought, hath many a pin and nail for nought. He that by the plow would thrive, himself must either hold or drive. He that cannot conceal his own shame will not conceal another's. He that dares not venture, must not complain of ill luck. He that ceaseth to be a friend, never was a good one. He that does you a very ill turn, will never forgive you. He that does his own business, hurteth not his hand. He that eats till he is sick, must fast till he is well. He that falls today, may be up again to-morrow. He that fears leaves, must not come into a wood. He that finds a thing, steals it, if he tries not to restore it. He that flings dirt at another, dirties himself most. He that giveth to a good man, selleth well. He that goes a borrowing, goes a sorrowing, He that gropes in the dark, finds what he would not. He that hath a head of wax, must not walk in the sun. He that hath been bitten by a serpent, is afraid of a rope. He that hath too many irons in the fire, some of them will cool. He that his money lends, loseth both coin and friends. He is rich that is satisfied. He is the wretch that does the injury, not he that endures it. He is wise that hath wit enough for his own affairs. He is wise that can make a friend of a foe. He knows which side of his bread is buttered. He lives long, that lives till all are weary of him. He looks one way, and rows another. He may be heard when he is not seen. He may be trusted with a house full of millstones. He may find fault, but let him mend it if he can. He must be a wise man himself, who is capable of distinguishing one. He must needs swim, that's held up by the chin. He must not talk of running, that cannot go. He must stoop, that hath a low door. He overcomes a stout enemy, that overcomes his own anger. He passes sentence before he has the evidence. He pins his faith upon another man's sleeve. He preaches well that lives well. He put a fine feather in his cap. He robs Peter, to pay Paul. He has enough to do, who studies to please fools. He teaches me to be good, that does me good. Home is home, be it ever so homely. Honest as the cat, when the meat is out of reach. Honesty is the best policy. Honor and ease are seldom bedfellows. Honor buys no beef in the market. Hope is a good breakfast, but a bad supper. Hot love is soon cold - Human blood is all one color. Humanity often gains more than pride. Hunger and thirst scarcely kill any, but gluttony and thirst kill a great many. Hunger finds no fault with the cookery. Hungry men think the cook lazy. I can see as far into a millstone as another man. I cannot sell the cow and have the milk. I gave you a stick to break my own head with. I have a good cloak, but it is in France. I have lived too near the woods to be scared by owls. I live, and lords do no more. I love you well, but touch not my pocket I sell nothing on trust till to-morrow. I taught you to swim, and now you'd drown me. I would not have your cackling for your eggs. If an ass goes a traveling, he'll not come home a horse. If every one would mend one, all would be amended. If money will not be thy servant, it will be thy master. If pride were an art, there would be many teachers. If strokes are good to give, they are good to receive. If the best man's faults were written on his forehead, it would make him pull his hat over his eyes. If the counsel be good, no matter who gave it. If the devil catch a man idle, he'll set him at work. If the mountain will not go to Mahomet, let Mahomet go the mountain. If the walls were adamant, gold would take the town. If thou canst not see the bottom, wade not. If wishes were horses, beggars would ride. If you don't open the door to the devil, he goes away. If you grease a cause well, it will stretch. If you have a loitering servant, place his dinner be- fore him and send him on an errand. If you have no enemies, it is a sign fortune has forgot you. If you leap into a well, Providence is not bound to fetch you out. If you love not the noise of the bells, why pull the ropes? Jack of all trades, and master of none. Judge not of men, or things, at first sight. Keep a thing for seven years, and you'll find a use for it. Keep away from quarrels; be neither a witness nor a party. Keep good company, and you shall be of the number. Keep no more cats than will catch mice Keep the common road, and thou art safe. Keep the staff in your own hand. Keep thy shop, and thy shop will keep thee. Keeping from falling, is better than helping up. Kindness is the noblest weapon to conquer with. Kings and bears oft wrong their keepers.
Kings have long arms, and have many eyes and ears.
Knaves imagine nothing can be done, without knavery.
Knowledge in youth, is wisdom in old age.
Knowledge is silver among the poor, gold among the nobles, and a jewel among princes.
Knowledge, without practice, makes but half an artist.
Land was never lost for want of an heir.
Large trees give more shade than fruit.
Law cannot persuade, where it cannot punish.
Law makers should not be law breakers.
Law's costly; take a pint of it and then agree.
Laws catch flies, but let hornets go free.

THE HANDBOOK OF ILLUSTRATED PROVERBS 1

THE HANDBOOK OF ILLUSTRATED PROVERBS THIS EDITION CONTAINS ONLY THE PROVERBS AND NOT THE ILLUSTRATIVE ENGRAVINGS NOR THE PROSE THE HANDBOOK OF APPROVED PROVERBS OF VARIOUS NATIONS AND LANGUAGES, ANCIENT AND MODERN. ILLUSTRATED WITH NUMEROUS ENGRAVINGS AND DESCRIPTIONS: ADAPTED FOR THE USE OF ALL AGES AND CLASSES OF PERSONS BY JOHN W. BARBER NEW YORK GEORGE F. TUTTLE, Publisher, 102 Nassau Street. 1867. Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1866, BT JOHN W. BARBER, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court, for the District of Connecticut. Telical Books Seattle Preface I have a few occupations that I have done concurrently, one of which is being a book dealer, another of which is being a publisher. One of the most rewarding things about being a book dealer is that I find amazing books that very few people today seem to know about. When I find a great one, I then realize that the world would be a better place if more people knew about the work, so I see to it that I republish it in whatever way I can. One of the biggest discoveries came to me when looking at another work by the author and illustrator of one of my favorite books called “The Bible Looking Glass,” by John W. Barber. This other work I found of his by research is called “The Handbook of Illustrated Proverbs.” Part of it is like “The Bible Looking Glass” — original metaphoric and allegorical visual emblems illustrating spiritual principles. He did this same thing with his book on wise sayings, but then had a very long list of proverbs by themselves. I realized that many of this wise sayings had not been heard much in the hundred and fifty years since publication. There does not seem to me to be many things as scandalous as society not reprinting its wisdom from age to age. I realized that reprinting the whole volume might add a tone of antiquated oddness that not every one would appreciate, but most people enjoy reading wise sayings, so I decided to reprint just them. I had to spend much time editing them because the text I found online for them was typo-laden. Google had scanned the images and then when it did its computerized rendition into text like all such examples it creates it does not spend any time correcting what seems to be about a 30% rate of error, either in added gibberish or just misspelled words. Robert “R.S.” Pearson Publisher of Telical Books/Creator of ParaMind Brainstorming Software PROVERBS ILLUSTRATED BY ENGRAVINGS (THIS SECTION IS NOT REPRESENTED HERE) Wisdom is better than Strength Appearances are often Deceitful Too many Cooks spoil the Broth Borrowed Garments never fit well Longest way round, is the Shortest way home The Brave suffer little, Cowards much 'Tis all for the Best Where there is a Will, there is a Way Man thinks he's wiser-God shows him his folly The Rat that has but one hole is soon caught Where one will not, Two cannot fight A Change, but no relief If you want a thing done, go if not, send Let sleeping dogs lie He that is warm, thinks all are so He that would fish, must not mind getting wet Much meat, much Malady The master's eye does more work than his hands Try the ice before you venture on it A Stitch in time, saves nine Penny wise and Pound foolish Stop the beginning of Evil Nature will out A Friend in need, is a Friend indeed Man's extremity, is God's opportunity Necessity is the Mother of Invention Hope for the Best - be prepared for the Worst He that lies with Dogs, will rise with Fleas Let other people's Quarrels alone Safe Bind, safe Find Haste makes Waste He that's aground knows where the Shoal is Make Hay while the sun shines Lazy Folks take the most pains Two Heads are better than one Quarrel with a Sweep, and you'll get blackened Strike while the Iron is hot He makes himself Sugar - the Flies eat him up Out of the Frying-pan into the Fire None so Deaf as those that won't Hear All is/well that Ends well He that helps Another, helps Himself Experience teaches Be sure you're Right, then go ahead Proverbial Phrases selected from various languages, having the principal words in italic Proverbs belonging to Health, Diet. Proverbs about Husbandry, Weather Proverbs referring to Love, Wedlock Hebrew Proverbs Good Books create Knowledge, Virtue, and Happiness Select Sentences He dug a pit, and fell into it himself. Climb not too high, lest the fell be greater. Slow, but sure. Much Coin, much Care. Too much of a Good thing, is worse than Nothing. Better Bend than Break. What is Everybody's Business is Nobody's Business. All are not thieves that dogs bark at. Goods well bought, are half sold. Let well enough alone. It costs more to revenge Injuries than to bear them. The worth of a thing is known by the want of it. The Hog never looks higher than his head. Little strokes fell great Oaks. Prevention is better than Cure. Prove all things, hold fast that which is good. They conquer who endure. Knowledge is Power. Wisdom is better than Strength. A bad workman quarrels with his tools. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. A blind man will not thank you for a looking-glass. A bad padlock invites a picklock. A blunt wedge will sometimes do what a sharp axe will not. A bridle for the tongue is a necessary piece of furniture. A burden of one's own choice is not felt. A cake eaten in peace is worth two in trouble. A candle lights others and consumes itself. A clear conscience laughs at false accusations. A danger foreseen is half avoided. A diamond is valuable though it lie on a dunghill. A fair face may hide a foul heart. A fool may ask more questions in an hour, than a wise man can answer in seven years. A fault confessed is half redeemed. A fox should not be of the jury at a goose's trial. A friend in need, is a friend indeed. A good cause makes a stout heart and a strong arm. A good example is the best sermon. A good paymaster never wants workmen. A goose-quill is more dangerous than a lion's claw. A grain of prudence is worth a pound of craft. A great man's foolish sayings pass for wise ones. A guilty conscience needs no accuser. A handful of common sense is worth a bushel of learning. A handsaw is a good thing, but not to shave with. A house ready built never sells for so much as it cost. A joke never gains an enemy, but often loses a friend. A liar is is not believed when he speaks the truth. A little body often harbors a great soul. A little stream may quench thirst as well as a great river. A mad bull is not to be tied up with pack-thread. A man in a passion rides a horse that runs away with him. A man may say too much even upon the best of subjects. A man may talk like a wise man, but act like a fool. A man that breaks his word bids others be false to him. A mole wants no lantern. A mouse, in time, will cut a cable asunder. A proud wife, and a back door, will often make a rich man poor. A money-getting religion never wanted proselytes. A ready way to lose your friend is to lend him money. A rolling stone gathers no moss. A single fact is worth a ship load of argument. A slip of the foot may soon be recovered; but that of the tongue perhaps never. A soldier, fire, and water, soon make way for themselves. A thief passes for a gentleman, when stealing has made him rich. A thread-bare coat is armor proof against robbers. A wise man makes more opportunities than he finds. A woman's work, and washing of dishes, is never at an end. A work well begun is half ended. A word and a blow - A word is enough to the wise. Abundance, like want, ruins many. Accusing is proving, when malice and force sit judges. All complain of want of memory, but none of want of judgment. All men can't be first - All men can't be masters. All things are easy that are done willingly. An acute word cuts deeper than a sharp weapon. An honest man's word is as good as his bond. An idle person is the devil's play-fellow. Anger begins with folly, and ends with repentance. As you make your bed, so you must lie. At the gate where suspicion enters, love walks out. Bad priests bring the devil into the church. Barefooted men must not go among thorns. Barking dogs seldom bite. Be a friend to thyself, and others will be so. Be bold, but not too bold. Be just to all, but not trust all. Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing. Be slow to promise, quick to perform. Bear and forbear is good philosophy. Beauty draws more than oxen. Bees that have honey, have stings. Beggars should not be choosers. Believe only half of what you hear of a man's wealth and goodness. Bells call others to church, but go not themselves. Better a bad excuse than none at all. Better a master to be feared than despised. Better an empty house than an ill tenant. Better be alone than in bad company. Better be an old man's darling, than a young man's slave. Better be poor and live, than rich and perish. Better face a danger once than be always in fear. Better fare hard with good men than feast with bad. Better give a shilling than lend half a crown. Better give the wool than the whole sheep. Better half a loaf than no bread. Better known than trusted. Better late than never. Better late ripe and bear, than early blossom and blast. Better one's house be too little one day, than too big all the year after Better bend than break. Better one word in time than two afterwards. Beware of a silent dog, and still water. Beware of him who regards not his reputation. Birds of a feather flock together. Blessing are not valued till they are gone. Borrow not too much upon time to come. Too many Cooks spoil the Broth. Bought wit is best, but may cost too much. Brevity is the soul of wit. Bribes throw dust into cunning men's eyes. Burn not your house to fright away mice. Business makes a man as well as tries him. Buyers wants an hundred eyes, sellers none. By guess, as the blind man felled the dog. By ignorance we mistake, and by mistakes we learn. By the husk you may guess at the nut. Calamity is the touchstone of a brave mind. Call me cousin, but cozen me not. Call not the surgeon before you are wounded. Care and diligence bring luck. Careless shepherds make many a feast for the wolf. Catch not at the shadow, and lose the substance. Catch the bear before you sell his skin. Cato said, "he had rather people should inquire why he had not a statue erected to his memory, than why he had." Censure's the tax a man pays the public for being eminent. Chains of gold are stronger than chains of iron. Children and fools tell truth. Children, when little, make parents fools; when great, mad. Chose a wife rather by your ear than your eye. Climb not too high, lest the fall be greater. Clouds that the sun builds up, darken him. Clowns are best in their own company, but gentlemen are best every where. Cold broth hot again, that loved I never; old love renewed again, that loved I ever. Common sense is the growth of all countries. Company in misery makes it light. Conform to common custom, and not to common folly. Consideration gets as many victories as rashness loses. Consideration is half conversion. Consideration is the parent of wisdom. Constant complaints never get pity. Constant occupation prevents temptation. Contempt is the sharpest reproof. Contempt will sooner kill an injury than revenge. Content is the true philosopher's stone. Content lodges oftener in cottages than in palace. Cooks are not to be taught in their own kitchen. Count not your chickens before they are hatched. Courage, conduct, and perseverance conquer all be fore them. Courtesy is the inseparable companion of virtue. Courtesy on one side can never last long. Covetousness, as well as prodigality, brings a man to a morsel of broad. Covetousness often starves other vices. Cowards run the greatest danger of any men in a battle. Craft must have clothes, but truth loves to go naked. Crafty evasions save not veracity. Crafty men deal in generals. Creditors have better memories than debtors. Credulity thinks others short sighted. Crooked by nature, is never made straight by education. Crosses are ladders to heaven. Curse on accounts with relations. Custom is the plague of wise men, and the idol of fools. Cut your coat according to your cloth. Danger is next door to security. Death devours lambs as well as sheep. Death is deaf, and hears no denial. Deeds are fruits, words are. leaves. Debt is the worst kind of poverty. Deep rivers move in silence, shallow brooks are noisy. Defer not till to-morrow what may be done today. Delays are dangerous. Dependence is a poor trade to follow. Borrowed Garments never fit well. Destroy the lion while be is but a whelp. Detraction is a weed that grows only on dunghills. Diet cures more than the lancet. Diligence is the mother of good fortune. Discreet wives have sometimes neither ears nor eyes. Diseases are the tax on ill pleasures. Disputations leave truth in the middle, and party at both ends. Dissemblers oftener deceive themselves than others. Do all you can to be good, and you'll be so. Do as the friar saith, not as he doeth. Do it well that thou may'st not do it twice. Do not all you can; spend not all you have; believe not all you hear; and tell not all you know. Do not halloo till you are out of the wood. Do not make fish of one and flesh of another. Do not spur a free horse. Do unto others as you would be done unto. Do what thou ought, let come what may. Dogs gnaw bones, because they cannot swallow them. Dogs wage their tails not so much to you as your bread. Dogs never go into mourning when a horse dies. Drink washes off the daub, and discovers the man. Drive thy business, let not that drive thee. Drowning men will catch at a rush. Drunkenness makes some men fools, some beasts, and some devils. Each bird loves to hear himself sing. Eagles fly alone, but sheep flock together. Early ripe, early rotten. Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise. Eat to live, but do not live to eat. Eat well is drink-well's brother. Education begins a gentleman, conversation completes him. Empty vessels give the greatest sounds. Enough's as good as a feast, to one that's not a beast. Even doubtful accusations leave a stain behind them. Even fools sometimes speak to the purpose. Even sugar itself may spoil a good dish. Every age confutes old errors, and begets new. Every bird likes his own nest the best.
Everybody's business, is nobody's business.
Every cook praises his own broth.
Every day hath its night, every weal its woe.
Every dog hath its day, and every man his hour.
Every fool can find faults that a great many wise men can't remedy.
Every good scholar is not a good schoolmaster.
Every heart hath its own ache.
Every man doth his own business best.
Every man hath his hobby horse.
Every man hath his weak side.
Every man loves justice at another man's house, nobody cares for it at his own.
Every man can tame a shrew but he that hath.
Every one is kin to the rich man.
The longest way round, is the shortcut way home.
Every one thinks himself able to advise another.
Every one puts his fault on the times.
Evil comes to us by ells, and goes away by inches.
Evil communications corrupt good manners.
Evil is soon believed.
Evil that cometh out of thy mouth flieth into thy bosom.
Example is better than precept.

Just Be Glad 2

But sadness does not merely bring weakness, it also brings illness, and age, and it shortens the length of our days. In gladness, however, there is health and youth, strength and longevity. The glad heart will not grow old, nor can illness ever enter where the spirit of joy is supreme. When in pain, be glad ; and you can. Be glad that you are greater than pain. Be glad that pain has come to prevent you from going wrong. Be glad that you can prevent all pain in the future. And be glad that it is wholly impossible for pain to come any more after gladness has become the rule of your life. For your own advancement, be glad. The spirit of joy is the spirit that makes the heart kind, the soul strong and the mind brilliant. It is this spirit that makes for greatness, for nobleness, for excellence, for worth. We repeat it, therefore, just be glad. Would you be a pleasure and a delight to others, then be glad always. And would you add to the measure of your own joy, then give all the joy you can to the largest possible number. This you can do by living more and more in the spirit of that joy that is in itself the essence of real joy. And it is better to become the living incarnation of this spirit than to possess all the wealth in the world. It is better to have attained to perpetual gladness than to have become the crowned monarch of an entire solar system. The reason is simple. The glad heart is the sunshine of all life, a benediction to every man, a perpetual blessing to everything in creation. Inspire every atom in your own being to thrill with the spirit of joy; not the joy of sentiment, but the joy of strength, of triumph, of victory--- the joy that inwardly feels its power sublime as the soul ascends in masterful mien to the splendor of empyrean heights. It is such a joy that makes life a power, a blessing, an inspiration. And it is such a joy that comes perpetually to him who causes his soul to repeat again and again, that sweet reassuring refrain --- just be glad. Sing ever the song of triumph, of victory, of freedom --- the song that declares the supremacy of the spirit over all that may be temporal or wrong. Sing the song of the soul rising above adversity or loss, proclaiming its freedom over all that is or is to be. When the soul continues to sing in this triumphant manner, all the elements of life follow the music of that which is always well; and in such a spirit everything must be always well. Be glad, and smile with the smile that is sincere, the smile that shines just as sweetly and as naturally as the sunbeam. It is such a smile that is a smile indeed; it is such a smile that comes from the soul --- from the soul that is ever singing --- just be glad. And how soon such a smile can change the world. Meet adversity with such a smile; charm away tribulation with such a smile bursting forth into song; and let the music of the soul restore peace, love and harmony where these might have been absent. Then be stronger than adversity; rise superior to tribulation, and know that you are infinitely greater than all that is unfortunate or wrong. In the midst of adversity combine strength with rejoicing, and fate must change. Before that music of the soul that is so high and so strong that it stirs the depth of every soul, all the world pays homage on a bended knee. And wisely, because such a power can change anything, transform anything, elevate anything, emancipate anything. Go forth therefore into life with strength in your soul and music in your soul, and the future shall steadily and surely shape itself to comply with your dearest wishes and your highest aspirations. Array yourself in the strength of truth, conviction, courage, faith, resolution, victory and triumph ; and add to these another raiment === the music of gladness === and yours will be a life rilled with glory, power and light. The spirit of gladness when combined with the spirit of strength, will enlarge the mind, expand the soul, and enrich all thought and life ; it is the moving mystery from within that makes everything good in human nature grow; that makes man noble and great ; that makes human existence a world of immeasurable richness and sublime worth. It is the same spirit that makes life "a thing of beauty and a joy forever;" that makes the lovely and the true become the tangible and heal; that causes all things we have loved so much come forth into our world m abundance. Therefore be glad when you feel strong, and be strong when you feel glad; and always know that you can. Whatever your present position may be there is a way from where you now stand that leads to better things and greater things for you than you ever knew. So whatever happens, just be glad. Live the spirit of gladness; think in the spirit of joy; thus you will be able to see the royal path, for the nind that is illumined with gladness is never in the dark, never under the clouds of doubt or dismay. When overtaken with calamity or , tribulation, come forth undaunted and undismayed. Inspire the soul to reach for the high realms of victory and joy; and hold fast to that lofty position even though the whole world seem to disappear beneath your feet. With such a victory for your strong inspiration, your own soul will prove more than sufficient for all that life may demand of you. Then remember that mankind stands ready to welcome and exalt every soul whose strength is greater than any circumstance, whose joy is greater than any tribulation, and whose faith is greater than all doubts and failures in the world. When your plans cannot be carried through at present, do not feel downcast or discouraged. Just be glad. Give gladness to your mind and you give clearness to your mind ; and a clear mind can see how to evolve better plans. When your dreams do not come true and your ideals do not become real, refuse to be sad or disconsolate. Instead, rejoice with great joy to know that you are greater than your dreams, and wholly sufficient unto yourself regardless of what may transpire in the real or the ideal. Thus you will give expression to that greater power within you which surely can make your ideals real and make all your dreams come true. Prove that your cherished dreams are not necessary to your happiness, and all of those dreams will come true. Prove that you do not need the things you want, and you will get them, provided of course that you give all that is in you to the life you live. Prove that you already are sufficient in yourself, and have sufficient in the richness of your own world, and more and more will gather for you, both in the within and in the without. It is much gathering more ; much in the within gathering more everywhere ; it is your own strength inspiring all things to come with strength; it is the spirit of the great life aroused in yourself causing all things of greatness and worth to come and gather in the entire world of your own life. And it is in this spirit that we live and move and have our being, when the soul continues to sing that sweet reassuring refrain --just be glad. Whatever may be, therefore, or come to pass, continue in the spirit of this refrain. For to live in the music of such a refrain is to enjoy life infinitely more than it was ever enjoyed before. And that in itself is much indeed. Besides, be glad whatever happens, and something better will happen. When the good happens, let the soul sing with rejoicing; then greater good will happen, and there will be cause for greater rejoicing. When that which is not good happens, let the soul sing in the same triumphant spirit, and the power of that spirit will cause all ills to vanish as darkness before the glory of the morn. Remove the cause of sadness by giving all the elements of life to the spirit of joy. Smile away the darkness and the gloom ; sing away the discord and the pain ; banish tribulation with rejoicing; then you may in truth be joyous and be glad; and every hour of your long and triumphant life will add new evidence to that great inspiring statement --- all things respond to the call of rejoicing; all things gather where life is a song. WHETHER we believe that life was made for happiness or that happiness was made for life, matters not. The fact remains that he alone can live the most and enjoy the best who takes for his motto --- just be glad. Whatever comes, or whatever may fail to come, this one thing he will always remember --- just be glad. Though every mind in the world may give darkness, his will continue to give light; and though all may be lost, so there seems nothing more to give, he will not forget to give happiness. The one great thing to do under every circumstance and in the midst of every event is this --- just be glad. Wherever you may be, add sunshine. Whatever your position may be, be also a human sunbeam. What a difference when the sunbeam comes in; then why should the sunbeam remain without? There is a sunbeam in every heart. Why hide it at any time? Does not the world need your smiles? Is not everybody made happier and better when in the presence of a radiant countenance? Do. we ever forget the face that shines as the sun? And does not such a memory continue to give us strength and inspiration all through the turnings and complexities of life? We are not here to give sadness, but joy. We were not made to hide our souls in a dark thunder cloud, but to let the spirit shine in all its splendor and beauty. We are made to make life an endless song, and the sweet refrain of that beautiful song is --- just be glad. When things go wrong, just be glad. It is sunshine that brings forth the flowers from the cold and soggy earth. It is light-heartedness that puts to flight the burdens of life. It is the smile of human sweetness that dispels the chilly night of isolation and brings friendship and love to the bosom of the yearning soul. Then why be sad when gladness can do so much? Why be sad for a single moment when the smile of a single moment has the power even to change the course of human destiny. We all remember how soon a smile of God can change the world. Why not always live in that magical smile and just be glad? Then we should remember that all things respond to the song of rejoicing; all things gather where life is a song. Do you think that life is too difficult for smiles, and that you have too much to pass through to ever have happiness? Then remember that the glad heart knows no difficulty. The sunbeam even smiles at darkness, and converts the blackness of the storm into a brilliant rainbow. Just be glad, and your tears shall also become a bow of promise ; yes, and more, for in that promise you shall discern the unmistakable signs of a brighter day upon the coming morn. Do not think that happiness must keep its distance so long as you have so much to pass through. The more you have to pass through, the more you need happiness. It is the shining countenance that never turns back; it is the glad heart that finds strength to go on ; it is the mind with the most sunshine that can see the most clearly where to go and how to act that the goal in view may be gained. Just be glad, and half the burden is gone. Just be glad, and your work becomes mostly pleasure. Just be glad, and you take the keenest delight in meeting even the greatest of obstacles and the most difficult of problems. When you meet reverses, just be glad; for do we not again remember how soon a smile of God can change the world? It is not gloom that dispels darkness; it is not disconsolance that makes the mind brilliant and the soul strong. But if we would turn the tide of ill fortune we need all our brilliancy and all our strength. To master fate, to conquer destiny, to make life our own, we must be all there is in us to be. Then we must remember that it is sunshine that makes the flowers grow, and that transforms the acorn into a great and massive oak. Everything in nature, and in man, the crowning glory of nature, responds with pleasure to the magic touch of the smiling sunbeam. For again we must remember that all things respond to the call of rejoicing; all things gather where life is a song. Promise yourself that whatever may come you will always remember --- just be glad. When good things come into life, gladness will make them better. When things come that should not have come, gladness will so brighten your mind that you can see clearly how to turn everything to good account. Whatever happens or not, just be glad, and it will be much better than it possibly could have been otherwise. Therefore, gladness is not a mere sentiment. It pays. It is not a luxury for the favored few alone. It is a necessity that all should secure in abundance. If it is your belief that there is nothing in your life for which you can justly be glad, stop and count your blessings. You will surprise yourself; and you will then and there resolve never to depreciate yourself again. Henceforth, you will find it easier to be glad ; and you will also find that the more things you are glad for, the more things you will have to be glad for. Gladness is a magnet and it draws more and more of everything that can increase gladness. Just be glad --- always and under every circumstance, and nothing shall be withheld from you that can add to your welfare and happiness. Should you find it easy to be glad when things go right, and difficult to be glad when things go wrong, you are not creating your own sunshine ; and it is only the sunshine that we create ourselves, in our own world, that makes things grow in our own world. Be glad because you want to be glad, regardless of events, and you will have found that fountain of joy within that is ever ready to overflow. Be glad at all times because it is best to be glad at all times; and be glad in the presence of everything because gladness makes it better for every- thing. Just be glad, and the world will be kind to you. The sunbeam has no occasion for regrets. It is always welcome; it is always loved. Just be glad, and you will have friends without number; and it is he who has many friends -- friends that are good and true, who finds everything that is rich and beautiful in human existence. Just be glad, and you will be sought for, far and wide. The world is not looking for gloom and depression; it is looking for sunshine and joy. Just be glad, even though the whole world be against you, and all the elements of nature be in a conspiracy to place you in the hands of destruction. Even at such a time, just be glad. Thus you prove your strength. And he who can prove that he is stronger than any adversary, will win the respect --- yes, and the friendship, of every
adversary. What was against you will be for you. And this was your secret --- you
refused to be downcast, you refused to weaken, you refused to be less than your
greatest self --- even when everything seemed lost, you were strong enough to be
true to all that you knew to be true, and you tuned your life to the music of that
sweetest of all refrains --- just be glad. Because you were glad, even when there was
nothing to make you glad, you proved that you deserved everything that has the
power to make you glad. And that which we truly deserve must come to remain as
our own.

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Just Be Glad (written in 1912) 1

JUST BE GLAD BY CHRISTIAN D. LARSON 1912 ALL things respond to the call of rejoicing; all things gather where life is a song. This is the message of the new order, the new life and the new time. It is the golden text of the great gospel of human sunshine. It is the central truth of that sublime philosophy of existence, which declares that the greatest good is happiness, and that heaven is here and now. To live in the spirit of this wonderful message ; to be a living example of this great gospel, to work out in everyday life the principle of this inspiring philosophy, the first and most important thing to do, is to lay aside our sorrows and glooms, and just be glad. Wherever you are, or whatever has happened, just be glad. Be glad because you are here. You are here in a beautiful world; and all that is beautiful may be found in this world. It is a world wherein all that is rich in life may be enjoyed beyond measure; a world wherein happiness may overflow eternally in every human heart ; a world wherein all the dreams of life may be realized, and all the visions of the soul made true. Then why should we not be glad ; first of all, that we are here ; that we are in this world ; that we may stay here for a long time if we so desire, and enjoy every minute to the full. The real truth is that this world is nothing less than a limitless sea of happiness, the vastness and glory of which we are just beginning to know. And life itself is a song, while time is one eternal symphony. To be in tune with life, therefore, and to be in harmony with the endless music of time, we must of necessity be glad. But after we have learned to be glad, under every circumstance, it is no longer a necessity; it is a privilege, and has become a part of our active, living, thinking self. Just be glad, and you always will be glad. You will have better reason to be glad. You will have more and more things to make you glad. For great is the power of sunshine, especially human sunshine. It can change anything, transform anything, re-make anything, and cause anything to become as fair and beautiful as itself. Just be glad and your fate will change; a new life will begin and a new future will dawn for you. All things that are good and desirable will begin to come into your world in greater measure, and you will be enriched far beyond your expectations, both from the without and from the within. And the cause of the change is this, that all things respond to the call of rejoicing; all things gather where life is a song. When you are tempted to feel discouraged or disappointed, be glad instead. Know that you can, say that you will, and stand uncompromisingly upon your resolve. Be strong and be glad. For when strength and rejoicing combine in your soul, every trace of gloom or despair must disappear; because such conditions can exist only where weakness is the rule and mastery the exception. Combine strength with rejoicing and you will exercise a magic power and you will possess a secret that will serve you royally no matter what your difficulties or obstacles may be. All joy is light; and it is the light that dispels the darkness. When things are not to your liking, be glad nevertheless, for the glad heart can cause all things to be as we wish them to be. When things do not give you pleasure, proceed instead to create pleasure in your own heart and soul. And you can if you will always be glad. Besides, things will soon change for the better if you continue in the spirit of rejoicing. It is the law that all good things will sooner or later come and be, where the greatest happiness is to be found. Therefore, be happiness in yourself, regardless of times, seasons or circumstances. When things do not please you, resolve to please yourself by being glad, and you can add immeasurably to your happiness in this simple manner. Then you must remember that the fountain of joy within your own soul is infinitely greater than all external sources of joy combined. But as far as we can, we should add the joys from without to the joys from within, and in all things be glad. Rejoice in your strength, rejoice in your talents and powers, rejoice in the wonders of your own nature. For there is far more in you than you ever dreamed. So whatever may come, you are greater than it all, richer than it all. And knowing this, why should you not be glad. When evil befalls you, consider the fact that the good that is yet in your possession is many times as great as all the evil you could ever know. Consider this stupendous fact and be glad. Then remember, with rejoicing, that neither evil nor wrong can exist very long in the radiant sunshine of a glad triumphant soul. If you have lost anything, have no regrets. Be glad and begin again. Be glad that you can begin again. Be glad to know that the future is always richer and better than the past if we only try to make it so. Then forget the loss, and rejoice in the fact that you have the power to secure something far better in return. You know that you have this power; then you can never be otherwise than glad. Whatever comes or not, sing again and again the song of "the soul victorious" ; and mean it with your whole heart. Enter into this song with all the power of mind and spirit, for it is always that which we know and sincerely believe that contains the greater worth and power. When you resolve to be glad at all times and under every circumstance, resolve also to give your whole heart and soul to the spirit of your rejoicing. Give power to your gladness, and give life to your song. Open the way for all the sunshine of your soul ; and see that every sunbeam from within be one of power as well as one of joy. It is the full joy of the soul that makes the heart young and the mind great. For as it is in nature, so it is also in man. It is the full glory of the noonday sun that quickens the earth, that makes the fields green, that causes the flowers to bloom. Where the sun is strong all growth is luxurious and all nature bountiful. It is the same when the sunshine of the soul is full, strong and constant in the daily life of man. So therefore rejoice with great joy. Rejoice always and give life and power to your joy. There is magic in the sunshine of the soul ; there is a charmed power in the radiant splendor of a beaming countenance. Such a countenance can dispel anything that may threaten to give disappointment or dismay. So remember to be glad and mean it. It is the greatest remedy in the world, and the greatest protector in the world. It can harm nothing for it turns all wrong into right. It is the sunshine from within that causes all darkness to cease to be. It therefore brings good to everybody, and he who is always glad is always adding to the welfare of every member of the race. When fate seems unkind, do not be unkind to yourself by becoming disheartened or dismayed. Instead, rejoice in the great fact that you are greater and stronger than any fate ; that you have the power to master your whole life, and determine your destiny according to your own invincible will. Then resolve that you will begin at once to prove that strength, and cause all the elements of fate to come with you, and work with you, in building for that greater future which you have so often longed for in your visions and dreams. Therefore, whatever your fate may be, just be glad. You can change it all. And as you proceed to exercise this divine right, the darkness of today will become the sunshine of tomorrow, and the disappointments of the present will become the pastures green of the future. When calamities or catastrophies have overtaken your life, do not think that fate or Providence has ordered it so. Do not think that it has to be. Instead, forget the sorrow and the loss, and congratulate yourself over the fact that you now have the privilege to build for greater things than you ever knew before. Do not weep over loss; but rejoice to think that now you are called upon to prove the greater wisdom and power within you. You have been taken out into a new world. Before you lie vast fields of undeveloped and unexplored opportunities ---fields that you would not have known had not this seeming misfortune come upon you. So count it all joy. All things are working together for a greater good. Now it is for you to come forward in joy and accept the greater good. A richer life and a greater future are in store. Therefore, rejoice and be glad, and give strength to your rejoicing. Let your soul repeat again and again that sweet re-assuring refrain ---just be glad. In that refrain there is comfort and peace; it lifts the burdens, removes the clouds, dispels the gloom ; it takes away the sadness and the loss, and all is well again. And naturally so, for all things respond to the call of rejoicing; all things gather where life is a song. There is more to live for than you ever imagined. Thus far most of us have only touched the merest surface of human existence ; we are only on the verge of the splendor of life as it is ; we are standing on the outside, so to speak, of the real mansion of mind and soul ; and one reason is we live too much in the limitations of our disappointments, our lost opportunities, our blasted hopes, our vanquished dreams. We remain in that small world, deploring fate, when, if we would only permit mind and soul to take wings and go out upon the vastness of real existence, we would find, not only freedom, but a life infinitely richer than we had ever dreamed. But if mind and soul are to take wings in this fashion, we must learn to be glad. The heart that lives in disappointments is heavy. It will sink into the lowlands, and remain among the marshes and the bogs. But the glad heart ascends to the mountain tops. Therefore it is when we have such a heart that we can go out in search of new worlds, new opportunities, new possibilities, new joys. And the glad heart always finds that for which it goes in search. The reason is simple; for all things respond to the call of rejoicing; all things gather where life is a song. The great soul is always in search of ways and means for adding to the welfare of others. But no way is better, greater or more far-reaching than this---just be glad. Life becomes worth the living only when the living of life makes living more worth while for an ever increasing number. It is only the joys we share that give happiness; it is only the thoughts we express that enrich our own minds ; it is only the strength we use in actual helpfulness that makes our own souls strong. Therefore, to add to the pleasures of others, is to add to our own pleasure; to add to the wealth and comfort of others is to add in like manner to our own. This the great soul knows ; and every soul is great that has learned to be glad regardless of what may come or go in the world. To be glad at all times is to be of greater service to mankind than any other thing that we can do. If we have not the power or ability to apply ourselves more tangibly in behalf of others, we can instead be glad. We can always give sunshine. And we shall find that just being glad is frequently sufficient, even when needs seem great and circumstances extreme. In most instances it is all the world wants; but it does want human sunshine so much, that those who can give it at all times need not do anything else to reap immortal fame. Surround us with an abundance of human sunshine, and the day's work will easily be done; we shall, with far less effort, overcome our obstacles ; our troubles will largely be removed, and our burdens entirely laid aside. Give us the privilege to work to the music of rejoicing and our work will become a pleasure; every duty will become a privilege, and all we do will be well done. This is the way the world thinks and feels. So therefore be glad. Give an abundance of human sunshine everywhere and always, and you will please the world immensely. Then turn to the home. Can we picture anything more beautiful than a home where every soul therein is a sunbeam ; where every countenance is ever lit up with the light of rejoicing; where every word spoken rings with the music of love; and where every thought, uttered or unexpressed, is inspired by the spirit of joy. It is in such a home that the beautiful, the great and the wonderful in human nature will grow; it is in such a home that our highest ideals will be realized and the divine within find full and resplendent expression. But it is not necessary to describe the pleasures and privileges of such a home; only to say that if you want such a home, just be glad. Then consider again the worker, and where the workers must gather ; what a power for good human sunshine would be in such a place. Consider how all things change when the glad soul arrives, and how all work lightens when the spirit of joy is abroad. And every man has the power to dispense the spirit of joy wherever he may work or live. Every man can ease the ways of others in this remarkable manner; and the secret is simple --- just be glad. The work you do, be it with mind or muscle, invariably conveys the spirit of your own soul. Therefore work in the spirit of joy and your work will be the product of joy --- a rare product --- the best of its kind. It is the man who blends rejoicing with his work who does the best work ; it is the man who deeply and sincerely enjoys his work who gives the greatest worth to his work ; and the more worth we give to our work the more of the rich and the worthy our work will bring to us. We realize therefore that it is profitable in every way to learn to be glad. But it is not only profitable to ourselves ; also to all others that we may reach through word or deed. Then the profit that comes from the art of being glad is never the result of selfishness. The glad heart is never selfish. The sunbeam does not dance and sing to please its own restricted desire; it does what it does because it is what it is --- a happy, carefree sunbeam. It is the same with the glad heart, it sings because it has become the spirit of song; and all are charmed with the song. No selfish heart can really be glad. No soul that acts solely for personal gain can enter the spirit of joy; and no man who seeks only his own pleasure and comfort can ever take part in the music of rejoicing. And yet, the glad heart receives far more of everything of worth in life than does the one who forgets gladness in pursuit of gain for self alone. And again the answer is simple. For all things respond to the call of rejoicing; all things gather where life is a song.

BE glad for the things you have, and you will find you have far more than you
thought. Then you will not miss, in the least, the things you have not. Besides, the
happier you are over what has come to you, the more and the more will come to you
in the future. This is indeed a great secret, and if universally applied would cause
want to disappear from the face of the whole earth.

Be glad, for nothing is as serious as it seems to be. Then remember that sunshine
can banish any gloom ; and you can create in yourself all the sunshine you need ; so
just be glad. When trouble and misfortunes surround you, just be glad. The glad
heart and the cheerful soul alwavs make things better. It is the happy tieart that has
the most courage; it is the joyous soul that has the greatest power; and it is the
presence of sunshine that keeps darkness and gloom away.

When things go wrong, do not become disheartened; it is much easier to set them
right when your soul is full of sunshine; so just be glad. It is the best way out.
When all seems lost, remember that it requires strength to regain everything; and it
is the glad heart that remains strong. When the heart saddens, weakness will
overtake you, and it will not be possible to regain your position. So therefore be glad
regardless of what may transpire. It is one of the royal paths to everything that life
holds dear.

102 Bible Verses about Leaving Past Part Two

Obadiah 15-16 KJV
For the day of the Lord is near upon all the heathen: as thou hast done, it shall be done unto thee: thy reward shall return upon thine own head. For as ye have drunk upon my holy mountain, so shall all the heathen drink continually, yea, they shall drink, and they shall swallow down, and they shall be as though they had not been.



Acts 20:24 KJV
But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.



Matthew 24:35 KJV
Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.



2 Peter 3:10 KJV
But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.



Ephesians 2:3 KJV
Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others.



Acts 2:27 KJV
Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.



John 8:1-11 KJV
Jesus went unto the mount of Olives. And early in the morning he came again into the temple, and all the people came unto him; and he sat down, and taught them. And the scribes and Pharisees brought unto him a woman taken in adultery; and when they had set her in the midst, They say unto him, Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act. Now Moses in the law commanded us, that such should be stoned: but what sayest thou? This they said, tempting him, that they might have to accuse him. But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground, as though he heard them not. So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her. And again he stooped down, and wrote on the ground…



Matthew 24:2 KJV
And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.



Malachi 3:6 KJV
For I am the Lord, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.



Ecclesiastes 1:9-11 KJV
The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun. Is there any thing whereof it may be said, See, this is new? it hath been already of old time, which was before us. There is no remembrance of former things; neither shall there be any remembrance of things that are to come with those that shall come after.



Psalm 16:10 KJV
For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.



2 Corinthians 5:1 KJV
For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.



2 Corinthians 4:16 KJV
For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day.



Ecclesiastes 7:10-22 KJV
Say not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not enquire wisely concerning this. Wisdom is good with an inheritance: and by it there is profit to them that see the sun. For wisdom is a defence, and money is a defence: but the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom giveth life to them that have it. Consider the work of God: for who can make that straight, which he hath made crooked? In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider: God also hath set the one over against the other, to the end that man should find nothing after him. All things have I seen in the days of my vanity: there is a just man that perisheth in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man that prolongeth his life in his wickedness. Be not…



Ecclesiastes 5:12-20 KJV
The sleep of a labouring man is sweet, whether he eat little or much: but the abundance of the rich will not suffer him to sleep. There is a sore evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt. But those riches perish by evil travail: and he begetteth a son, and there is nothing in his hand. As he came forth of his mother’s womb, naked shall he return to go as he came, and shall take nothing of his labour, which he may carry away in his hand. And this also is a sore evil, that in all points as he came, so shall he go: and what profit hath he that hath laboured for the wind? All his days also he eateth in darkness, and he hath much sorrow and wrath with his sickness. Behold that which I have seen: it is good and comely for one to eat and…



Psalm 55:22 KJV
Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.



Matthew 15:3 KJV
But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?



Matthew 2:17 KJV
Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying,



Romans 8:28 KJV
And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.



2 Timothy 2:13 KJV
If we believe not, yet he abideth faithful: he cannot deny himself.



Revelation 21:4 KJV
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.



Romans 12:2 KJV
And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.



John 21:23 KJV
Then went this saying abroad among the brethren, that that disciple should not die: yet Jesus said not unto him, He shall not die; but, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee?



Luke 1:37 KJV
For with God nothing shall be impossible.



Isaiah 24:15 KJV
Wherefore glorify ye the Lord in the fires, even the name of the Lord God of Israel in the isles of the sea.



Psalm 37:1 KJV
Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.

102 Bible Verses about Leaving the Past Behind

102 Bible Verses about Leaving the Past Behind 1 John 1:9 KJV If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. Philippians 3:13-14 KJV Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. 2 Corinthians 5:17 KJV Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. Philippians 4:13-14 KJV I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me. Notwithstanding ye have well done, that ye did communicate with my affliction. Psalm 103:12-13 KJV As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us. Like as a father pitieth his children, so the Lord pitieth them that fear him. Genesis 41:51 KJV And Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh: For God, said he, hath made me forget all my toil, and all my father’s house. Philippians 3:12 KJV Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus. Isaiah 65:16 KJV That he who blesseth himself in the earth shall bless himself in the God of truth; and he that sweareth in the earth shall swear by the God of truth; because the former troubles are forgotten, and because they are hid from mine eyes. Genesis 19:17 KJV And it came to pass, when they had brought them forth abroad, that he said, Escape for thy life; look not behind thee, neither stay thou in all the plain; escape to the mountain, lest thou be consumed. Psalm 25:7 KJV Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions: according to thy mercy remember thou me for thy goodness’ sake, O Lord. Luke 9:62 KJV And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God. Isaiah 43:18-19 KJV Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old. Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert. Galatians 4:3-5 KJV Even so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements of the world: But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law, To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons. Hebrews 10:17 KJV And their sins and iniquities will I remember no more. Psalm 51:10 KJV Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me. Galatians 2:20-21 KJV I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me. I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness come by the law, then Christ is dead in vain. Philippians 3:13 KJV Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, Colossians 1:13-14 KJV Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son: In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins: 1 Corinthians 9:24 KJV Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain. Isaiah 43:25 KJV I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins. Isaiah 40:1 KJV Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God. Matthew 6:15 KJV But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses. Isaiah 43:18 KJV Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old. Hebrews 6:1 KJV Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God, Ephesians 4:31-32 KJV Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you. Acts 2:38 KJV Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. Genesis 19:26 KJV But his wife looked back from behind him, and she became a pillar of salt. Proverbs 4:25 KJV Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee. Galatians 2:20 KJV I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me. Romans 2:7 KJV To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life: Hebrews 10:38-39 KJV Now the just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him. But we are not of them who draw back unto perdition; but of them that believe to the saving of the soul. 2 Corinthians 12:8-9 KJV For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me. And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. 2 Corinthians 5:17-18 KJV Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation; Lamentations 3:22-23 KJV It is of the Lord’s mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness. Isaiah 12:2 KJV Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the Lord Jehovah is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation. Ephesians 4:23-24 KJV And be renewed in the spirit of your mind; And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness. Philippians 3:14 KJV I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. Psalm 37:1-6 KJV Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity. For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb. Trust in the Lord, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed. Delight thyself also in the Lord: and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart. Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass. And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday. 1 John 2:15 KJV Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. Isaiah 41:10 KJV Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness. Romans 6:4 KJV Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life. Joshua 1:9 KJV Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest. Romans 8:1 KJV There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. Colossians 3:2 KJV Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. John 21:15-25 KJV So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs. He saith to him again the second time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my sheep. He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep. Verily, verily, I say unto thee, When thou wast young, thou girdest thyself, and walkedst whither thou wouldest: but when thou shalt be old, thou shalt… Ephesians 4:22-24 KJV That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts; And be renewed in the spirit of your mind; And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness. Proverbs 24:16-17 KJV For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief. Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth: Psalm 37:24 KJV Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the Lord upholdeth him with his hand. Ephesians 4:22-23 KJV That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts; And be renewed in the spirit of your mind; Hebrews 13:8 KJV Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever. Romans 12:1-2 KJV I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God. Philippians 1:6 KJV Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ: Romans 6:1-6 KJV What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein? Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death? Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life. For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection: Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin. Philippians 2:13 KJV For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure. Isaiah 26:3-4 KJV Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee. Trust ye in the Lord for ever: for in the Lord Jehovah is everlasting strength: Colossians 2:13-14 KJV And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses; Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross; Ecclesiastes 7:10 KJV Say not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not enquire wisely concerning this. Proverbs 3:5-6 KJV Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. Hebrews 8:12 KJV For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more. Psalm 37:3-5 KJV Trust in the Lord, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed. Delight thyself also in the Lord: and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart. Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass. Hebrews 12:1-2 KJV Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God. Lamentations 3:23 KJV They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness. 1 Timothy 6:12 KJV Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses. 2 Timothy 4:7 KJV I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith: 1 John 3:2 KJV Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is. Philippians 3:8 KJV Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ, 2 Corinthians 7:10 KJV For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death. Revelation 21:1-4 KJV And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea. And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God. And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away. Psalm 27:10 KJV When my father and my mother forsake me, then the Lord will take me up.



1 John 2:17 KJV
And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.



Hebrews 13:14 KJV
For here have we no continuing city, but we seek one to come.



Romans 8:38-39 KJV
For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.



John 3:3 KJV
Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.



Ephesians 2:12 KJV
That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world:



1 Corinthians 13:11 KJV
When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.



Romans 14:5 KJV
One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day alike. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind.

More from The Business Guide

SAFE PRINCIPLES AND RULES

1. Remember that time is gold.

2. True intelligence is always modest.

3. Never covet what is not your own.

4. Don't cultivate a sense of over-smartness.

5. A man of honor respects his word as he does his note.

6. Shun lawsuits, and never take money risks that you can avoid.

7. Endeavor to be perfect in the calling in which you are engaged.

8. Keep your eyes on small expenses. Small leaks sink a great ship.

9. Keep your health good by adopting regular and steady habits.

10. Never forget a favor, for ingratitude is the basest trait of a man's mean character.

11. Remember that the rich are generally plain, while rogues dress well and talk smoothly.
12. Remember that steady, earnest effort alone leads to wealth and high position.

13. Never be afraid to say no. Every successful man must have the backbone to assert his rights.

14. Avoid the tricks of trade; be honest, and never misrepresent an article that you desire to sell.

15. The only safe rule is, never to allow a single year to pass by without laying up something for the future.

16. Remember that trickery, cheating and indolence are never found as attributes of a thrifty and progressive man.

17. Do not be ashamed of hard work. Work for the best salary or wages you can get, but work for anything rather than to be idle.

18. Be not ashamed to work, for it is one of the conditions of our existence. There is no criminal who does not owe his crime to some idle hour.

19. To industry and economy add self-reliance. Do not take too much advice, think for yourself. Independence will add vigor and inspiration to your labors.


GOOD BUSINESS MAXIMS.

1. Goods well bought are half sold.

2. Write a good, plain, legible hand.

3. Keep your word as good as a bank.

4. Goods in store are better than bad debts.

5. Never refuse a choice when you can get it.

6. Never take any chances on another man's game.

7. Never sign a paper without first reading it carefully.

8. Never gamble or take chances on the Board of Trade.

9. Remember that an honest man is the noblest work of God

10. Your first ambition should be the acquisition of knowledge pertaining to your business.

11. Of two investments, choose that which will best promote your regular business.

12. By prosecuting a useful business energetically, humanity is benefited.

13. Keep accurate accounts, and know the exact condition of your affairs.

14. Be economical; a gain usually requires expense; what is saved is clear.

15. Endeavor to be perfect in the calling in which you are engaged.

16. Never fail to meet a business engagement, however irksome it may be at that moment.

17. Never sign a paper for a stranger. Think nothing insignificant which has a bearing upon your success.

18. Avoid litigation as much as possible, study for yourself the theory of commercial law, and be your own lawyer.

19. Undertake no business without mature reflection, and confine your capital closely to the business you "have established.

20. Lead a regular life, avoid display, and choose your associates discreetly, and prefer the society of men of your own type.

21. Be affable, polite, and obliging to everybody; avoid discussions, anger, and pettishness; interfere with no disputes the creation of others.

22. Never misrepresent, falsify, or deceive; have one rule of moral life, never swerve from it. whatever may be the acts or opinions of other men

23. Make no investments without a full acquaintance with their nature and condition; and select such investments as have intrinsic value.

24. Never run down a neighbor's property or goods and praise up your own. It is a mark of low breeding, and will gain you nothing.

25. Above all things, acquire a good, correct epistolary style, for you are judged by the business world according to the character, expression, and style of your letters.

26. During business hours attend to nothing but business, but be prompt in responding to all communications, and never suffer a letter to remain without an answer.

27. Never form the habit of talking about your neighbors, or repeating things that you hear others say. You will avoid much unpleasantness, and sometimes serious difficulties.

28. Finally, examine carefully every detail of your business. Be prompt in everything. Take time to consider, and then decide positively. Dare to go forward. Bear troubles patiently. Be brave in the struggle of life. Maintain your integrity as a sacred thing. Never tell business lies. Make no useless acquaintances. Never appear something more than you are. Pay your debts promptly. Shun strong liquor. Employ our time well. Never be discouraged. Then work hard and you will succeed.



GENIUS, CAPITAL, SKILL, LABOR

Here is a comparative table of genius, capital, skill and labor, on the mutual basis of the almighty dollar.

Genius. The power that enabled Tennyson to take a piece of paper and make it worth sixty-five thousand dollars by writing a poem on it.

Capital. The ability to write a few words on a sheet
of paper and make it worth five million dollars, as a Vanderbilt can do.

Skill. The ability to take twenty-five cents! worth of steel and make it into watch-springs worth fourteen thousand dollars, as a mechanic can do.

Labor. The act of working ten hours a day and shoveling three or four tons of earth for $1.50, as the ditcher does.

Gospel of Sunshine 2

Part two, see blog for first ones.

Gospel of Sunshine

Has a verse about light for every day of the year. Only allows 6 images. Has to put the last one in another blog post.