Famous Quotes: H
Habits
“First we form habits, then they form us. Conquer your bad habits or they will conquer you.” (Rob Gilbert)
“Bad habits are like chains that are too light to feel until they are too heavy to carry.” (Warren Buffet)
“Bad habits are like a comfortable bed, easy to get into, but hard to get out of.” (Anonymous)
“Habit is stronger than reason.” (George Santayana)
“Nothing is stronger than habit.” (Ovid)
Happiness
“A cheerful heart is a good medicine; but a broken spirit drieth up the bones.” (Proverbs 17:22)
“Remember that happiness is a way of travel, not a destination” (Roy Goodman)
“Happiness is not having what you want, but wanting what you have.” (Rabbi H. Schachtel)
“Happiness is inward, and not outward; and so, it does not depend on what we have, but on what we are.” (Henry Van Dyke)
“Happiness consists of three things; someone to love, work to do, and a clear conscience.” (Anonymous)
“Remember, happiness doesn't depend upon who you are or what you have, it depends solely upon what you think.” (Dale Carnegie)
“Kindness is the highest form of intelligence.” (Wayne Teasdale)
“True happiness is not attained through self-gratification but through fidelity to a worthy cause.” (Helen Keller)
“Success is getting what you want; happiness is wanting what you get.” (Dale Carnegie)
“Happiness is living by inner purpose.” (David Augsberger)
“Laughter is the closest thing to the grace of God.” (Karl Barth)
“Happiness may well consist primarily of an attitude toward time.” (Robert Gruidin)
“Wise sayings often fall on barren ground, but a kind word is never forgotten.” (Sir Arthur Helps)
“Just think how happy you would be if you lost everything you have right now - - and then got it back again.” (Anonymous)
“It is the chiefest point of happiness that a man is willing to be what he is.” (Desiderius Ermasmus)
“For our heart shall rejoice in him, because we have trusted in his holy name.” (Psalm 33:21)
“Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.” (Buddha)
“Happiness is a butterfly, which when pursued, is always just beyond your grasp, but which, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you.” (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
“This is the day which Jehovah hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.” (Psalm 118:24)
“Happiness will never come to those who fail to appreciate what they already have.” (Anonymous)
“The time to be happy is now. The place to be happy is here. The way to be happy is to make others so.” (Anonymous)
“That day is lost on which one has not laughed.” (French proverb)
“The purpose of man’s life is not happiness but worthiness.” (Felix Adler)
“When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us.” (Helen Keller)
“I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought, and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.” (G.K. Chesterton)
“To achieve happiness, we should make certain that we are never without an important goal.” (Earl Nightingale)
“Happiness often sneaks in through the door you didn’t know you left open.” (John Barrymore)
“Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.” (Albert Schweitzer)
Health
“Know ye not that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit which is in you, which ye have from God? and ye are not your own; for ye were bought with a price: glorify God therefore in your body.” (1 Corinthians 6: 19, 20)
“They that wait for Jehovah shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; they shall walk, and not faint.” (Isaiah 40: 31)
“For thou, O Jehovah, art my refuge! Thou hast made the Most High thy habitation; there shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy tent.” (Psalm 91: 9,10)
“My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings. Let them not depart from thine eyes; Keep them in the midst of thy heart. For they are life unto those that find them. And health to all their flesh.” (Proverbs 4: 20-22)
“And Jesus answering said unto them, They that are in health have no need of a physician; but they that are sick.” (Luke 5:31)
“Beloved, I pray that in all things thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.” (3 John 1:2)
“Pleasant words are as a honeycomb, Sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.” (Proverbs 16:24)
“Stress comes from within; it is your reaction to circumstances, not the circumstances themselves.” (Brian Tracy)
“Wealth can’t buy you health, but health can buy you wealth.” (Henry David Thoreau)
“You can set yourself up to be sick, or you can choose to stay well.”
(Wayne Dyer)
“To lengthen thy Life, lessen thy meals.” (Benjamin Franklin)
"A healthy body is the guest-chamber of the soul; a sick, its prison." (Francis Bacon)
"A feeble body weakens the mind." (Jean Jacques Rousseau)
“If I'd known I was gonna live this long, I'd have taken better care of myself. (100 year old James Hubert Blake)
“Take care of your body with steadfast fidelity. The soul must see through these eyes alone, and if they are dim, the whole world is clouded.” (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe)
"He who has health, has hope; and he who has hope, has everything." (Arabian proverb)
“Money is the most envied, but the least enjoyed. Health is the most enjoyed, but the least envied.” (Charles Caleb Colton)
“Vitality shows not only in the ability to persist, but in the ability to start over.” (Anonymous)
“Good friends are good for your health.” (Irwin Sarason)
“Laughter is the most healthful exertion.” (Christoph Wilhelm Hufeland)
“A fitness program must involve body, mind and spirit.” (Anonymous)
“He who laughs, lasts.” (Mary Pettibone Poole)
“The best medicine I know for rheumatism is to thank the Lord that it ain’t gout.” (Josh Billings)
Heaven
““There the wicked cease from troubling; and there the weary are at rest.” (Job 3: 17)
“In my Father’s house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you; for I go to prepare a place for you.” (John 14: 2)
“Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal: but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth consume, and where thieves do not break through nor steal: for where thy treasure is, there will thy heart be also.” (Matthew 6: 19-21)
“Verily I say unto you, Except ye turn, and become as little children, ye shall in no wise enter into the kingdom of heaven.” (Matthew 18: 3)
“It is easier for a camel to go through a needle’s eye, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.” (Mark 10: 25)
“Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” (Matthew 5: 3)
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life.”
(John 3: 16)
“I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth on me, though he die, yet shall he live; and whosoever liveth and believeth on me shall never die.
(John 11: 25,26)
“Our help is in the name of Jehovah,Who made heaven and earth.” (Psalm 124: 8)
“The mind is its own place, and in itself, can make heaven of Hell, and a hell of Heaven.” (John Milton)
“Aim at heaven, and you will get earth thrown in; aim at earth, and you will get neither.” (C.S. Lewis)
“Can you tell a plain man the road to heaven? Certainly, turn at once to the right, then go straight forward.” (B.Wilberforce)
“Many might go to Heaven with half the labor they go to hell.” (Ralph Waldo Emerson)
“Ah, but a man’s reach should exceed his grasp, or what’s a heaven for.”
(Robert Browning)
“How well I have learned that there is no fence to sit on between heaven and hell.” (Johnny Cash)
“Earth hath no sorrow that heaven cannot heal.” (Sir Thomas More)
“Every charitable act is a stepping stone toward heaven.” (Henry Ward Beecher)
“God is in heaven: all’s right with the world.” (Robert Browning)
Hell
“And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him.” (Revelations 6: 8)
“Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not unto one of these least, ye did it not unto me. And these shall go away into eternal punishment: but the righteous into eternal life.” (Matthew 25: 45, 46)
“So shall it be in the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the righteous, and shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.” (Matthew 13: 49, 50)
“And if thine eye cause thee to stumble, cast it out: it is good for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into hell; where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.” (Mark 9: 47, 48)
“If you're going through hell, keep going.” (Winston Churchill)
“Hell has three gates: lust, anger, and greed.” (Bhagavad Gita)
“Today, society does not talk about hell. It's as if it did not exist, but it does. There is eternal punishment for those who sin and do not repent.” (Pope Benedict XVI)
“Hell is paved with good intentions.” (Marcus Tullius Cicero)
“Hell isn't merely paved with good intentions, it is walled and roofed with them.” (Aldous Huxley)
“To appreciate heaven well, it's good for a person to have some fifteen minutes of hell.” (Will Carleton)
Hero
“A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself.” (Joseph Campbell)
“In valor there is hope.” (Publius Cornelius Tacitus)
Home
“Home is the place where the great are small and the small are great.” (Robert Savage)
“For a man's house is his castle. “ (Lord Edward Coke)
"Home" is any four walls that enclose the right person.” (Helen Rowland)
“The ornament of a house is the friends who frequent it.” (Ralph Waldo Emerson)
Honesty
“For we take thought for things honorable, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men.” (2 Corinthians 8:21)
“And when ye pray, ye shall not be as the hypocrites: for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have received their reward.” (Matthew 6: 5)
“Honesty is the first chapter of the book of wisdom.” (Thomas Jefferson)
“Honesty is the best policy.” (Benjamin Franklin)
“An honest man's the noblest work of God.” (Alexander Pope)
“Honesty is the best policy. If I lose mine honor, I lose myself.” (William Shakespeare)
Hope
“Be strong, and let your heart take courage, all ye that hope in Jehovah.” (Psalm 31: 24)
“For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith Jehovah, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope in your latter end.” (Jeremiah 29:11)
“Now faith is assurance of things hoped for, a conviction of things not seen.” (Hebrews 11:1)
“Wherefore girding up the loins of your mind, be sober and set your hope perfectly on the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.” (1 Peter 1:13)
“Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, in the power of the Holy Spirit.” (Romans 15:13)
“Hope deferred maketh the heart sick; but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.” (Proverbs 13: 12)
”They that wait for Jehovah shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; they shall walk, and not faint.” (Isaiah 40:31)
“The greatest discovery of my generation is that human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind.” (William James)
“Whatever the mind … can conceive it can achieve.” (W. Clement Stone)
“Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life’s coming attractions.” (Albert Einstein)
“A man is what he thinks about all day long.” (Ralph Waldo Emerson)
“The hopeful man sees success where others see failure, sunshine where others see shadow and storm.” (O.S. Marden)
“It is more serious to give up hope than to sin.” (St. John of Karpathos)
“We promise according to our hopes, and perform according to our fears.” (Francois de La Rochefoucauld)
“Hope is itself a species of happiness, and, perhaps, the chief happiness which this world affords.” (Samuel Johnson)
“Every thing that is done in the world is done by hope.” (Martin Luther)
“There is no hope but in prayer.” (Andrew Bonar)
"No one really knows enough to be a pessimist." (Norman Cousins)
“Trust your hopes, not your fears.” (David Mahoney)
“He who has health, has hope. And he who has hope, has everything.” (Arab proverb)
Hospitality
“Forget not to show love unto strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.” (Hebrews 13:2)
"Come, you who are blessed by my Father. Inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, a stranger and you welcomed me.” (Matthew 25:34-36)
“When friends are at your hearthside met, sweet courtesy has done its most If you have made each guest forget that he himself is not the host.” (Thomas Bailey Aldrich)
“Who practices hospitality entertains God himself.” (Proverb)
Humility
“Whosoever shall exalt himself shall be humbled; and whosoever shall humble himself shall be exalted.” (Matthew 23:12)
“Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.” (Matthew 18:4)
“Doing nothing through faction or through vainglory, but in lowliness of mind each counting other better than himself.” (Philippians 2:3)
“Surely he scoffeth at the scoffers; but he giveth grace unto the lowly.” (Proverbs 3: 34)
“The fear of Jehovah is the instruction of wisdom; and before honor goeth humility.” (Proverbs 15:33)
“When we become aware of our humility, we've lost it.” (Anonymous)
“Greatness is not found in possessions, power, position, or prestige. It is discovered in goodness, humility, service, and character.” (William Arthur Ward)
“Humility is like underwear; essential, but indecent if it shows.” (Helen Nielsen)
“It was pride that changed angels into devils; it is humility that makes men as angels.” (Saint Augustine of Hippo)
“If you would have people speak well of you, then do not speak well of yourself.” (Blaise Pascal)
“Do you wish to rise? Begin by descending. You plan a tower that will pierce the clouds? Lay first the foundation of humility.” (Saint Augustine of Hippo)
“Life is a long lesson in humility.” (James Matthew Barrie)
“No one should be ashamed to admit they are wrong, which is but saying, in other words, that they are wiser today than they were yesterday.” (Alexander Pope)
“Plenty of people wish to become devout, but no one wishes to be humble.”
(Francois Duc de La Rochefoucauld)
Hypocrisy
"So when you give to the poor, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they may be honored by men Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full.” (Matthew 6:2)
"When you pray, you are not to be like the hypocrites; for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and on the street corners so that they may be seen by men Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full.” (Matthew 6:5)
"Whenever you fast, do not put on a gloomy face as the hypocrites do, for they neglect their appearance so that they will be noticed by men when they are fasting Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full.” (Matthew 6: 16)
“The true hypocrite is the one who ceases to perceive his deception, the one who lies with sincerity.” (Andre Gide)
“Go put your creed into your deed.” (Ralph Waldo Emerson)
“Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo.” (Ambrose Pierce)
“He is a hypocrite who professes what he does not believe; not he who does not practice all he wishes or approves.” (William Hazlitt)
“Great hypocrites are the real atheists.” (Francis Bacon)
“Hypocrisy is a form of identity theft that we perpetrate on ourselves.” (Unknown)
