Spiritual Kindling’s Great Quotes and Bible Verses
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Ability
“And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one; to each according to his several ability; and he went on his journey.” (Matthew 25:15)
“There hath no temptation taken you but such as man can bear: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation make also the way of escape, that ye may be able to endure it.” (1 Corinthians 10: 12-14)
"And now I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you the inheritance among all them that are sanctified.” (Acts 20: 32)
“God does not ask about our ability, but our availability.” (Anonymous)
“Ability will never keep up with the demand for it.” (Malcolm S.Forbes)
“There is something that is much more scarce, something rarer than ability. It is the ability to recognize ability.” (Robert Half)
“I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate his life by conscious endeavor.” (Henry David Thoreau)
“It is almost as presumptuous to think you can do nothing as to think you can do everything.” (Phillips Brooks)
Achievement
“No man fails who does his best.” (O.S. Marden)
“Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly.” (Robert Kennedy)
Adversity
“In the day of prosperity be joyful, and in the day of adversity consider; yea, God hath made the one side by side with the other, to the end that man should not find out anything that shall be after him.” (Ecclesiastes 7:14)
“But he said unto her, Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh. What? shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this did not Job sin with his lips.” (Job 2: 10)
“Jehovah upholdeth all that fall, and raiseth up all those that are bowed down.” (Psalm 145:14)
“Call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.” (Psalm 50:15)
“Jehovah also will be a high tower for the oppressed, a high tower in times of trouble; they that know thy name will put their trust in thee; for thou, Jehovah, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.” (Psalm 9: 9-10)
“Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of Jehovah, which he will work for you to-day:” (Exodus 14:13)
“Jehovah is my light and my salvation; Whom shall I fear? Jehovah is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? (Psalm 27: 1)
“Cast thy burden upon Jehovah, and he will sustain thee: He will never suffer the righteous to be moved.” (Psalm 55:22)
“Jehovah is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that take refuge in him.” (Nahum 1:7)
“A friend loveth at all times; and a brother is born for adversity.” (Proverbs 17:17)
“Let not your heart be troubled: believe in God, believe also in me.” (John 14:1)
“If your knees are knocking, kneel on them.” (Anonymous)
“A stumble may prevent a fall.” (English Proverb)
“Every path has its puddle.” (Proverb)
“A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials.” (Chinese Proverb)
“There can be no rainbow without a cloud and a storm.” (John Heyl Vincent)
“Adversity is a fact of life. It can't be controlled. What we can control is how we react to it.” (Anonymous)
“Start by doing what's necessary; then do what's possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible.” (St. Francis of Assisi)
“When we are flat on our backs there is no way to look but up.” (Roger Babson)
“I would never have amounted to anything if it were not for adversity.” (J.C. Penney)
“Affliction comes to us, not to make us sad but sober; not to make us sorry but wise.” (Henry Ward Beecher)
“The wise man in the storm prays to God, not for safety from danger; but for deliverance from fear: it is the storms within which endangers him, not the storm without.” (Ralph Waldo Emerson)
“When you dig another out of their troubles, you find a place to bury your own.” (Anonymous)
“Cast thy burden upon Jehovah, and he will sustain thee;” (Psalm 55:22)
“Life is what happens to us when we are making other plans.” (Thomas LaMance)
“I discovered I always have a choice and sometimes it’s only a choice of attitude.” (Judith M.Knowlton)
“Trust ye in Jehovah for ever; for in Jehovah, even Jehovah, is an everlasting rock.” (Isaiah 26:4)
“And He said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my power is made perfect in weakness. “ (2 Corinthians 12:9)
“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.” (Isaiah 41:10)
“A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials.” (Chinese Proverb)
“One trouble with trouble is that it usually starts out like fun.” (Anonymous)
“Trouble is part of your life, and if you don’t share it, you don’t give the person who loves you a chance to love you enough.” (Dinah Shore)
“Whatever happens, abide steadfast in a determination to cling simply to God.” (Saint Francis de Sales)
“One of the secrets of life is to make stepping stones out of stumbling blocks.” (Jack Penn)
“Let God's promises shine on your problems.” (Corrie Ten Boom)
“Consider the postage stamp: its usefulness consists in the ability to stick to one thing till it gets there.” (Josh Billings)
“Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass . . . it’s about learning to dance in the rain.” (Anonymous)
“When I hear somebody sigh that life is hard, I’m always tempted to ask, ‘Compared to what?’” (Sidney J. Harris)
“They who have steeped their souls in prayer can every anguish calmyly bear.” (Richard Monckton MilnesHoughton)
“A smooth sea never made a skillful mariner.” (Anonymous)
“Through humor, you can soften some of the worst blows that life delivers. And once you find laughter, no matter how painful your situation might be, you can survive it.” (Bill Cosby)
Advice
“The trouble with good advice is that it usually interferes with your plans.” (Anonymous)
“Never give advice unless asked.” (German proverb)
“Many receive advice, only the wise profit from it.” (Pubilius Syrus)
Ambition
““God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace to the humble.” (James 4:6)
“Most people would succeed in small things if they were not troubled with great ambitions.” (Henry Wadsworth Longfellow)
“Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss it you will land among the stars."
(Les Brown)
“A person who aims at nothing is sure to hit it.” (Anonymous)
“Ah, but a man's reach should exceed his grasp, or what's a heaven for?” (Robert Browning)
Anger
“Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself, it tendeth only to evil-doing.” (Psalm 37:8)
“A fool’s vexation is presently known; but a prudent man concealeth shame.”
(Proverbs 12:16)
“There is that speaketh rashly like the piercings of a sword; but the tongue of the wise is health.” (Proverbs 12:18)
“A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil; but the fool beareth himself insolently, and is confident.” (Proverbs 14:16)
“He that is soon angry will deal foolishly; and a man of wicked devices is hated.” (Proverbs 14:17)
“A wrathful man stirreth up contention; but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.” (Proverbs 15:18)
“He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit, than he that taketh a city.” (Proverbs 16:32)
“He that spareth his words hath knowledge; and he that is of a cool spirit is a man of understanding.” (Proverbs 17:27)
“It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife; but every fool will be quarreling.” (Proverbs 20:3)
“Say not thou, I will recompense evil: wait for Jehovah, and he will save thee.” (Proverbs 20:22)
“He whose spirit is without restraint is like a city that is broken down and without walls.” (Proverbs 25:28)
“A fool uttereth all his anger; but a wise man keepeth it back and stilleth it.”
(Proverbs 29:8)
A fool gives full vent to his anger, but a wise man keeps himself under control (Proverbs 29:11)
“For his anger is but for a moment; His favor is for a life-time.” (Isaiah 30: 5)
“An angry man stirreth up strife, and a wrathful man aboundeth in transgression.” (Proverbs 29:22)
“Ye have heard that it was said to them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment: but I say unto you, that every one who is angry with his brother shall be in danger of the judgment; and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council; and whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of the hell of fire. If therefore thou art offering thy gift at the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath aught against thee, leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way, first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.” (Matthew 5:21-24)
“Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamor, and railing, be put away from you, with all malice: (Ephesians 4:31)
“. . . but now do ye also put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, railing, shameful speaking out of your mouth.” (Colossians 3:8)
“A soft answer turneth away wrath; but a grievous word stirreth up anger.” (Proverbs 15:1)
“Let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: for the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.” (James 1:20)
“Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:” (Ephesians 4:26)
“He that is slow to anger is of great understanding; but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.“ (Proverbs 14:29)
“It takes two flints to make a fire.” (Louisa May Alcott)
“For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness.” (Ralph Waldo Emerson)
“Anger: an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured.” (Seneca)
"Anger like fire, finally dies out - but only after leaving a path of destruction."
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"Hot tempers lead to cool friends." (Unknown)
“Whatever is begun in anger, ends in shame.” (Benjamin Franklin)
“Two things a man should never be angry at: what he can help, and what he cannot help.” (Thomas Fuller)
“Speak when you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret.” (Ambrose Pierce)
“Anger is a wind that blows out the lamp of the mind.” (Robert Green Ingersoll)
“When a man points a finger at someone else, he should remember that four of his fingers are pointing at him.” (Louis Nizer)
“You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist.” (Indira Gandhi)
“People who fight fire with fire end up with ashes.” (Abigail Van Buren)
“Anger can be an expensive luxury.” (Italian proverb)
“Anger is one letter short of danger.” (Anonymous)
“When you feel "dog tired" at night, it may be because you growled all day.” (Anonymous)
“Anger is never without reason, but seldom a good one.” (Benjamin Franklin)
“He who flings mud loses a lot of ground.” (Anonymous)
Asking
“It is not fair to ask of others what you are unwilling to do yourself” (Eleanor Roosevelt)
“There are no foolish questions and no man becomes a fool until he has stopped asking questions” (Charles P. Steinmetz)
“By asking for the impossible we obtain the possible” (Italian proverb)
Attitude
“You've got to sing like you don't need the money, love like you'll never get hurt. You've got to dance like no one is watching. It's gotta come from the heart, if you want it to work.” (Susannah Clark)
“Our attitude toward life determines life's attitude towards us.” (Earl Nightingale)
“Attitudes are more important than facts.” (Karl Menninger)
“I discovered I always have choices and sometimes it's only a choice of attitude.” (Judith M. Knowlton)
“Humor prevents a ‘hardening of the attitudes.’” (Joel Goodman)
“Adopting the right attitude can convert a negative stress into a positive one.” (Hans Selye)
“In the end, the size of a person's accomplishment can best be measured by the size of their heart.” (Anonymous)
“A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.” (Herm Albright)
“A strong positive mental attitude will create more miracles than any wonder drug.” (Patricia Neal)
“There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.” (William Shakespeare)
“A man sees in the world what he carries in his heart.” (Johann Wolfgang Goethe)
“Change your thoughts and you change your world.” (Norman Vincent Peale)
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