Life Management
Short aphorisms
- It is the very essence of all right faith to do the right thing at the right time. 6T24
- Life is what we make of it. MLT 195
- The only safe and sure rule is to do what God says. AA475
- It is much easier to throw a thing into the mind than to get it out once it is there 2T430
- You should also have an aim, a purpose in life 2T429
- Everything must be done according to a well matured plan, and with system. EV649.
- Regularity in all things is essential. EV649.
- Never be late to an appointment. EV649.
- Promptness is necessary as well as diligence. EV650.
- Action gives power. MLT130
- Let no man allow their business dealings to rob them of their humanness. MLT242
- Our time here is short… let us make the most of life. MLT201
- The essence of true politeness is consideration for others. MLT191
- In the humblest lot excellence may be found. MLT172
- God requires thoroughness of all his servants. 2T 501
- What is worth doing at all is worth doing well. MLT219
- Love of self destroys our peace COL 15
- Allow no opportunity to pass on unimproved. MLT 233
- Do not try to crowd into one day the work of two. MLT142
- God often uses the simplest means to accomplish the greatest results. DA822
- Our thoughts produce our words, and our words react upon our thoughts. VSS 52.
- [Dont] be channels through which Satan shall communicate gloomy, disagreeable thoughts. 6T62,63
- Speak words of solid sense. VSS118
- The question that comes home to each of us is, Upon what foundation am I building? STEd 73
- We must be less proud, less sensitive, have less self-love, and be dead to self-interest. 2T566
- If perplexed, hold still; make no move in the dark. 5T571
- It will not add to our enjoyment to get angry and cultivate a perverse temper. 2T590
- We are not required to defy authorities. Our words, whether spoken or written, should be carefully considered. MLT280
- With what care should Christians regulate their habits, that they may preserve the full vigor of every faculty to give to the service of Christ. MLT254
- There can be no growth or fruitfulness in the life that is centered in self. COL 67
- Of every Christian the Lord requires growth in efficiency and capability in every line. MLT218
- How important it is that everyone shall consider where he is leading souls. We are in view of the eternal world, and how diligently we should count the cost of our influence. MLT120
- A strong, clear sense of eternal things, and a heart willing to yield all to Christ, are blessings of more value than all the riches and pleasures and glories of this world. 2T576
- We should be self-forgetful, ever… watching for opportunities to cheer others and lighten and relieve their sorrows and burdens by acts of tender kindness and little deeds of love.MLT192
- What Christ was on this earth, the Christian worker should strive to be. He is our example, not only in His spotless purity, but in His patience, gentleness. GW 121
- George Washington was enabled to perform a great amount of business, because he was thorough in preserving order and regularity. Every paper had its date and its place, and no time was lost in looking up what had been mislaid. Ev 650
- He who has appointed to every man his work, according to his ability, will never let the faithful performance of duty go unrewarded. MLT247
- It is a misfortune to borrow the trouble of next week to embitter the present week. When real trouble comes, God will fit every meek and lowly one to bear it. When His providence permits it to come, He will provide help to endure it. 2T641
- In the end, it does not profit any man to be selfish. 2T641
- Opposing circumstances should create a firm determination to overcome them…Make a beginning. The oak is in the acorn. 6T145
- God has no use for lazy men in His cause; He wants thoughtful, kind, affectionate, earnest workers. 4T411
- Principle is always exacting. No man can succeed in the service of God unless his whole heart is in the work and he counts all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ. No man who makes any reserve can be the disciple of Christ. DA 273