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Gems of Wisdom

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A man wrapped up in himself makes a very small bundle.

— Benjamin Franklin

The fool wonders; the wise man asks.

— Benjamin Disraeli

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A single conversation with a wise man is better than ten years of study.

— Chinese proverb

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Without the assistance of the Divine Being, I cannot succeed. With that 
assistance, I cannot fail. 

— Abraham Lincoln

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I am only one, but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do
something; and because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do
something I can do.

— Edward Everett Hale 

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We can do no great things—only small things with great love. 

— Mother Teresa

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Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare.

— Japanese proverb

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All prayers are answered. We need to distinguish between a prayer unanswered and one not answered how or when we would like it to be.

— Lloyd Ogilvie

Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.

Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.

— Leo Tolstoy

No matter how far you have gone on a wrong road, turn back.

No matter how far you have gone on a wrong road, turn back.

— Turkish proverb

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