speak

Before you speak, ask yourself if what you are going to say is true, is kind, is necessary, is helpful. If the answer is no, maybe what you are about to say should be left unsaid. Bernard Meltzer

A good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and an evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart. For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of. Luke 6:45

thinking

If everyone is thinking alike, then no one is thinking. Benjamin Franklin

Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought. John F. Kennedy

For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned. Romans 12:3

words

“Be careful with your words. Once they are said, they can be only forgiven, not forgotten.” -Unknown

“May every word that is ever spoken by our mouths be words that lift up, and never words that tear down.” Anonymous

My son, pay attention to what I say; turn your ear to my words.

Do not let them out of your sight, keep them within your heart;

for they are life to those who find them and health to one’s whole body. Proverbs 4: 20-22

work

“Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.”
Thomas Edison

Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. You are serving the Lord Christ. Colossians 3:23-24